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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Service Opportunities Database
Service Agencies and Community Partners
America Reads
- 1-800-433-7327
- www.ed.gov/americareads
- The America Reads Challenge calls on all Americans to help ensure that every American child can read well and independently by the end of 3rd grade.
Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center
- (215)487-9555
- www.ashetennis.org
- 4015 Main St.Philadelphia, PA 19127
- The Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center wants to create and promote opportunities to improve the quality of life of young people through tennis and education.
Awbury Arboretum
- (215)849-2855
- www.awbury.org
- 1 Awbury Road Philadelphia, PA 19138
- A non-profit organization that provides classes for students to interact with the environment.
Best Buddies
- (215)569-0069
- www.bestbuddiespennsylvania.org
- 1700 Sansom Street, Suite 701 Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Seeks to enhance the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for socialization and employment.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- (215)790-9200
- www.bbbsa.org
- 9 North Darlington Street West Chester, PA 19380
- Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest and largest youth mentoring Organization in the United States.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia
- (215)735-8818
- www.bgcphila.org
- 1518 Walnut St, Suite 712 Philadelphia, PA 19102
- The mission at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia has always been to inspire and empower young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential to become productive, caring, and responsible citizens.
Germantown YMCA
- (215)927-3170
- 1240 East Chelton Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19138
- Dedicated to ensuring that the children have a childhood that is full of play,adventure and investigation.
Heartland
- (610)941-6700
- 4070 Butler Pk., Suite 100 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
- Heartland Hospice’s program utilizes a team approach to meet the physical, social and spiritual needs of their patients and their families.
Hunger Walk (Greater Philadelphia Coalition against Hunger)
- (215)430-0555
- www.hungerwalk.org
- 2901 W. Hunting Park Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19129
- The Walk Against Hunger brings people together to raise funds that assist struggling families in our region with food.
Inglis House
- (215)581-0718
- http://inglis.org/
- 2600 Belmont Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19131
- Inglis House is a wheelchair community serving younger adults, 17 years and older, with physical disabilities.
MANNA
- (215)496-2662
- http://www.mannapa.org/frameset.asp?
- PO Box 30181 Philadelphia, PA 19103
- MANNA delivers nourishment to people living with HIV/AIDS and also people undergoing treatments for cancer in Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware.
Mid County Senior Services
- (610)353-6642
- http://www.mainlinehealth.org/mlh/centprog/senior/article_11281.asp
- 22 Media Line Rd. Newtown Square, PA 19073
- Mid County Senior Services, an affiliate of Main Line Health, is a social service organization serving the communities of Philadelphia's western suburbs by providing a variety of quality services and facilities for older adults, including Adult Day Services, Senior Centers and Home Support Programs.
Northern Home for Children
Old Academy Players
- (215)843-1109
- www.oldacademyplayers.org
- 3540-3544 Indian Queen Ln. Philadelphia, PA 19129
- A non-profit community theatre located in the East Falls section of Philadelphia.
P.C.A.H. (Philadelphia Concerned About Housing)
- (215)748-8750
- http://www.achieve-ability.org/
- 21 S. 61st St.
Philadelphia, PA 19139
- helps low income, single parent, formerly homeless families achieve long-term self-sufficiency by providing them with housing and comprehensive, integrated, intensive, support.
Philabundance
- (215)339-0900
- www.philabundance.org
- 3616 South Galloway Steet
- P.O. Box 37555 Philadelphia, PA 19148
- Philabundance works to end hunger and malnutrition in the Delaware Valleyby rescuing surplus food and distributing it to local organizations serving people in need.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
- (215)684-7920
- www.philamuseum.org
- Volunteer Services Department
- P.O. Box Philadelphia, PA 19101
- Departmental Volunteers assist administrative and curatorial departments throughout the museum with assignments that range from research and cataloguing to clerical work.
Philadelphia Senior Center
- (215)546-5879
- www.philaseniorcenter.org
- 509 South Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19147
- For over 50 years, PSC has created opportunities for mature adults to live healthy, active lives.
Philadelphia Teen Challenge
- (215)849-2054
- www.teenchallenge.com/philadelphia
- PO Box 4196
- 156 W. School House Lane Philadelphia, PA 19144
- Long term drug and alcohol treatment (Christian Discipleship) for men and women 18 years of age and above.
Philadelphia Zoo
- (215)243-1100
- www.philadelphiazoo.org
- 3400 West Girard Ave.
- Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Attn: Zoo Volunteer
- There is an active database of over 600 volunteers who assist the Zoo in the Children’s Zoo, educating the public, working at their retail shops, meeting and greeting visitors, assisting departments with special events, and office support.
Project H.O.M.E.
- (215)232-7272
- www.projecthome.net
- 1515 Fairmount Ave. Philadelphia, Pa 19130
- The mission of the Project H.O.M.E. community is to empower persons to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to address structural causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
- (215)848-2577
- http://redeemereastfalls.org/
- 3462 Midvale Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19129
- They look for ways to help build their community by reaching out to others in the community.
SHARE
- (888)574-2735
- 312)321-5160
- www.share.org
- 401 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
- SHARE Inc. is an independent, volunteer run association providing IBM customers with user focused education, professional networking, and industry influence.
Simpson House
- (215)878-3600
- www.simpsonhouse.org
- 2101 Belmont Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19131
- An assisted living home, where volunteers can contribute by visiting, writing letters, doing various activities with the people that live there, playing music, etc.
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
- (215)427-5000
- www.stchristophershospital.com
- E. Erie Ave. & Front St.
- Philadelphia, Pa 19134
- St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children takes care of children, starting from when they are an infant up until adulthood. The hospital has an intimate, homelike setting that puts the children at ease.
St. Columba
- 4133 Chestnut St.Philadelphia, Pa 19104
- A residence facility for homeless people in Philadelphia.
The Franklin Institute
- (215)448-1200
- www.fi.edu
- 222 North 20th St.
- Philadelphia, PA 19103
- In the spirit of inquiry and discovery embodied by Benjamin Franklin, the mission of The Franklin Institute is to inspire an understanding of and passion for science and technology learning.
The Picasso Project
- (215)563-9051
- c/o Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth
- 7 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 6th FloorPhiladelphia, PA 19103 The Picasso Project was created to reach out to people to support more opportunities for all children to learn by advocating for more funds for schools generally and for increased educational opportunities through the arts for children.
Urban Bridges at St. Gabriel’s
- (215)329-6122
- 101 East Roosevelt Blvd
- Philadelphia, Pa 19120
- Urban Bridges is a non-profit community based organization that offers after school and summer art and academic-focused programs to school-age children and literacy training, mentoring and tutoring for adults, children, and families in the disadvantaged neighborhood of Olney-Feltonville in Philadelphia.
Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers
- (215)951-0330 ext. 101
- http://wissahickon.patrails.org/#
- 3721 Midvale Ave Philadelphia, PA 19129
- The Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers (WRV) is dedicated to the restoration of the Wissahickon Valley Park.
Community Service Office
Phone:
215.951.2634
Fax:
215.951.2644
Email: Community Service@PhilaU.edu
Community Service Office
Phone:
215.951.2743
Fax:
215.951.2644
Email:
CommunityService@PhilaU.edu
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