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Students seeking volunteer opportunities may access the
following resources to locate a volunteer organization which
fits their interests or passion. Information is also provided
for students interested in exchange programs.
Local Volunteer Opportunities
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Local Volunteer Organization |
Phone Number |
Website/E-mail |
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Idaho State Veterans Home |
334-5000 |
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| Boys and Girls Club of Ada
County |
321-9157 |
|
| Boys
and Girls Club – Nampa |
461-7203 |
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| Idaho Foodbank |
336-9643 |
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| A Treehouse Education Center |
867-4022 |
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| Agency for a New Americans |
338-0033 Ext. 31 |
|
|
Shakespeare Festival |
336-9221 |
|
|
Idaho Botanical Gardens |
343-8649 |
|
| MK
Nature Center |
368-6060 |
|
|
Discovery Center |
343-9895 |
http://www.scidaho.org
|
|
Reach Out & Read |
466-7869 |
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| Big
Brothers/Big Sisters |
377-2552 |
|
|
World Center for Birds of Prey |
362-8687 |
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| Zoo
Boise |
384-4260 |
|
|
Boise Parks & Recreation |
334-4199 |
www.idahoparks.org
|
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Boise YMCA |
377-9622 |
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| Girl Scouts
|
377-2011 Ext. 105
|
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| Senior
Programs |
345-7777
|
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| Idaho Humane Society |
342-3508 |
www.idahohumanesociety.org |
| Log
Cabin Literacy |
331-8000 |
www.logcablit.org |
| Habitats for Humanity |
468-0217 |
www.hfhboise.org |
| YWCA |
344-5501
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Idaho Fish & Game |
334-3700
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| Idaho Youth Ranch |
322-6687
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| Boise Rescue Mission |
343-2389
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| City Light Home for Women and Children |
368-9901 |
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| BSU’s
Children’s Center |
426-4404
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| Idaho Black History Museum |
433-0017
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| Special Olympics |
323-0482 |
|
|
Ronald McDonald House |
336-5478 |
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| Healthy
Community/Healthy Youth |
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| Treasure Valley Americorps
Consortium |
208-395-8912 |
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Sign up to receive volunteer opportunities in your zip code
areas – www.volunteermatch.org An online referral service for
volunteer opportunities. The search can be modified to include
only those opportunities in a specific location and/or by
specific interests.
National/International Volunteer Opportunities
- United Nations' Children's
Fund
- Volunteers for America
- Do Something! Win
a $500.00 grant to improve your community
- Make A
Difference Day Receive a $10,000.00
award.
- USA – CORPS 60,000 groups across the country and around
the world that need your help TODAY! 877-USA-CORPS
- Global
Volunteers
- Tiger Woods
Start Something – 1-800-316-6142, ages 8-17
complete 10 internet sessions, volunteer and apply for
$100-$5,000 scholarship!
- Contact the
United Way
for opportunities in our area.
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Americorps is a network of national service programs that
engages more than 50,000 Americans. They tutor and mentor youth,
build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and
streams, run after-school programs, and help communities respond
to disasters. In the Treasure Valley, Americorps (TVAC) members tutor
elementary school children in the Boise, Caldwell, Vallivue,
Notus and Melba school districts.
Want to be an exchange student?
Here are two respected programs to choose from:
Rotary Club of Boise, PO Box 1636 Boise, ID 83701-1636
Apply
in the spring of your junior year for the following fall. Applications
for
Rotary
long term exchange programs are available online.
AFS-USA, Inc. Local
contact: Hanna
Lee Betz Phone: 208-345-5078
Timberline Contact: Lori Lodge, 854-6230 ext. 117
Student Job Opportunities
A Job Opportunity notebook is maintained in the Timberline
High School Career Center for students to look for part time and
summer employment. These jobs cover a wide variety of employment
experiences.
Idaho Commerce & Labor
(Job Service Office)
332-3575
Northwest Youth
Corps offers a
challenging education and job-training experience that helps
youth and young adults develop the skills they need to lead full
and productive lives.
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