The Opp-Guide would like to highlight some outstanding non-profit organizations in the South Florida area that have great volunteer opportunities for teens and have not been reviewed yet by anyone in the community! Definitely check out what these organizations have to offer. Let us know about your experience. Fill out a review and receive an additional community service hour for contributing to the Guide and sharing your experience with other teens in the area.
 Children’s Home Society
Mission: “Embracing Children. Inspiring Lives. Established in 1902, Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) is one of Florida’s oldest private not-for-profit organizations providing services to children and families. CHS delivers a unique spectrum of social services designed to protect children at risk of abuse, neglect or abandonment; to strengthen and stabilize families; to help young people break the cycle of abuse and neglect; and to find safe, loving homes for children. Every year, CHS helps to improve the lives of about 100,000 children and family members.”
Volunteer: Volunteers play a critical role in the success of the Children’s Home Society. "Opportunities vary throughout the state but include such rewarding activities as mentoring, rocking babies, help kids with their homework, organizing and supporting fundraising events, advisory board leadership, advocacy and more.” Visit the CHS Volunteer site: http://www.chsfl.org/volunteer.php
Contact: www.chsfl.org
- Broward County – LaWanda Gibson
- Palm Beach County – Jane Snell
- Dade and Monroe County – Julie Rentz
 Daily Bread Food Bank
Mission: The Daily Bread Food Bank “empowers other South Florida Not-for-profit organizations to feed needy people and improve their lives.” The Daily Break Food Bank does this by providing food and other grocery products while educating and engaging the South Florida community to fight hunger and poverty.
Volunteer:
The Daily Bread Food Bank (DBFB) has tons of volunteer opportunities for teens! The DBFB needs volunteer help in its warehouse to help sort donated food from supermarkets, food companies, and local food drives. There is also a need for volunteers in the DBFB’s office. The organization could really use teens who have computer and typing skils.
Volunteer Site: http://www.dailybread.org/index.cfm/category/2/page/13/lang/en.html
Contact: www.dailybread.org
For more information about volunteering at Daily Bread Food Bank, contact the DBFB’s Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Wescott at 305-474-8805
 Miami Lighthouse
Mission: “To provide vision rehabilitation and eye health services that promote independence, to educate professionals, and to conduct research in related fields.”
Volunteer: The Miami Lighthouse organization offers volunteer opportunities that deal with children’s programs, publications and publicity, fundraising, health fairs, arts and crafts, field trips, recordings for the blind, administrative support, and more. If you are looking for a meaningful way to spend some time giving back to the community, check out the numerous volunteer positions available at Miami Lighthouse. For more information, contact Mabel Lopez (mlopez@miamilighthouse.org) or visit http://www.miamilighthouse.com/VolunteerOpportunities.asp
Contact: www.miamilighthouse.com
Phone: 305-856-2288
Fax: 305-285-6967
Address: 601 SW 8th Avenue, Miami, FL 33130
Email: info@miamilighthouse.org
 The Pet Project
Mission: “It is the mission of the Pet Project to help pet owners living with HIV/AIDS or other disabling conditions to keep their pets by providing pet care and ongoing support”
Volunteer: Love pets and helping people? Volunteer at the Pet Project for Pets and help ill pet owners keep their pets. Volunteers assist Pet Project for Pets in placing pets that ned adoption, fundraising events, office support, transportation, and more. Visit http://www.petprojectforpets.org/volunteer.php for more information on volunteering.
Contact: www.petprojectforpets.org
Phone: 954.568.5678 (Office)
Fax: 954.561.1987
Address: 1164 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Ste 308, Oakland Park, FL 33334-2709
 Help Me Hear
Mission: “To give the gift of hearing to impoverished deaf children across the globe by providing them with the most advanced hearing devices available.”
Volunteer: Help Me Hear always needs enthusiastic and passionate volunteers! Call 1-877-GIV-Hear for more information.
Contact: http://www.helpmehearfoundation.org/ or 1-877-GIV-Hear
 I Care I Cure Foundation
Mission: The I Care I Cure Foundation supports the development of, and raises public awareness about, cutting-edge, targeted therapies for childhood cancer, so that the treatment of childhood cancer will be gentler and more tolerable.
Volunteer: The I Care I Cure Foundation is in the process of developing many opportunities for teenagers to get into the action. Teenagers can earn community service hours by conducting unique “fun”-draisers for I Care I Cure, developing High School Service Club Chapters, volunteering for the I Care I Cure home office in South Florida, and volunteering for local I Care I Cure chapters and events in their communities. For more information contact kiml@icareicure.org.
Contact: www.info@icareicure.org
Address: 10433 S. Lake Vista Cir., Davie, FL 33328
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