Our Homework Help & Tutoring Program provides after-school tutoring in all subjects to students’ grades K-12 at libraries, schools, and community centers. Our tutors and aides are typically comprised of teachers, school support staff, college students, and persons with a background in education or childhood development.
Volunteers have opportunities to engage guests in the Origen Museum’s animal exhibits and to work seasonally in our Butterfly Habitat.
Have a green thumb or love the outdoors? Help our team keep things blooming in the Botanical Garden and teach others how to grow and live sustainably in the desert. The Springs Preserve is a great place to make new friends who share your love of gardening!
Engage guests in our museums, exhibits and throughout the property while they learn about the Mojave Desert and the history of the Las Vegas Valley.
Assist the Kitchen Staff with food preparation, serving of the Residential Lunch and helping in the dish area. All food prepared during this shift will help directly in feeding guests outside of our gates, as well as our recovery clients in our program working on their recovery and stronger living.
The Thrift Store cannot operate without the help of our recovery clients and volunteers, as we work to ensure the merchandise is sorted and ready for sale. This opportunity will have volunteers working in alongside our clients in-program working on their recovery and stronger living.
Assist the Kitchen Staff with food preparation for evening meal services. All food prepared during this shift will help directly in feeding guests outside of our gates, as well as our shelter guests and recovery clients in our program working on their recovery and stronger living.
Assist the Kitchen Staff with packaging hot dinner for the community meal guests and then serving at the Residential / Shelter Guest Dinner service. All packaged dinners will be passed out by security to our guests outside of our gates. Volunteers will work alongside our clients in-program working on their recovery and stronger living.
Time commitment: 2-4 hours / week. Help make sure our organization is running efficiently and effectively. *All volunteer applicants are required to contribute a one-time donation of $50 when submitting their application. The donation does not guarantee selection for a volunteer position.
Time commitment: 3-6 hours / week (mostly Fridays and Saturdays). Girls Circle is a group mentorship service for participants ages 12-18 who are presenting behavioral problems such as anger, aggression, educational deficit and truancy, poor self-esteem and self-image, poor decision-making, difficulty effectively solving a problem, authority and/or family conflict, criminal and/or negative peers, habitual runaways,…