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Community Partners and Volunteer Opportunities

Aging Services for the Upper Cumberland Yard clean-up, general cleaning and painting
Algood Senior Citizens Center Outreach for the homebound and under served elderly for needs assessments, telephone reassurance help with food prep, distribution of food, stocking, sorting, cooking, cleaning, help with finding resources
American Red Cross Disaster preparedness training, Instructor training, battery/ smoke alarm biannual checks
Baxter Senior Citizens Center Events TBA
Blood Assurance Events TBA
Board of Probation and Parole Events TBA
Boy Scouts of America Volunteer tasks at all camp facilities. Working directly with youth.
Bradford Health Services Events TBA
Brighter Paths Cook-out and ball game, pizza and a movie, birthday cards or Christmas cards 
Brydstown Medical Center Volunteers for filing office, clerical wk, etc…
CASA Planning fundraising events and working at events
Child Advocacy Center 31st Judicial District Events TBA
Cookeville Children's Museum Fundraising assistance / work in museum (would like to extend hours) / Saturday morning classes (education major preferred) *curricula planning * maybe lead a class
Cookeville Committee for UNIFC Events TBA
Cookeville Regional Medical Center

BMI (PC schools), Heath Fair- Height, weight, blood pressure & data entry, First Aid Kits @ Walmart

Cookeville Rescue Mission Plan, cook, serve meal to residents: but set and eat with them as well. Socialize with them
Crisis Pregnancy Center Events TBA
Cumberland Children's Center Events TBA
Cumberland Early Scholars Academy Events TBA
Cumberland Trail Conference Events TBA
Department of Human Services Events TBA
Dismas House Landscape, painting, outdoor trimming, general home maintenance, A&D substance abuse materials, guest speakers and mentors, office duties, cook
Friends of Animals Speak to groups about proper pet ownership / help coordinate events / Work with the SNAP program (spay-neuter assistance program) / Petco on Saturdays
Genesis House Organizing donating items and items in the closets, kitchen and storage shed, yard work, painting
Girl Scouts of America Troop leaders, Leading troop meetings 1 a mo (5 hours a month), taking newspaper to animal shelter, college students discuss college life
Habitat for Humanity

Building of houses / work @ RESTORE :
   Lighting display
   Unloading dock
   Pick of Donations
Update websites & graphics, Tutoring for habitat kids

Happy Haven Home and yard clean up / construction outside
Head Start LBJ&C Assist with recruitment drive, work on playgrounds, clean windows and debris around buildings, reading to children, assist in mealtime and classroom activities, serve as a 3rd person in classroom
Helping Hands of Putnam County Volunteers with trucks (Postal Food Drive in May), client intake, stocking, packing and bagging food
HELP Program of Putnam County: Advocates for Upper Cumberland Elderly Yard work, painting and transportation, minor home repairs, and homemaker-aide services, telephone reassurance service
Humane Society Yard maintenance, wax floors, new flyers and literature needs to be distributed and updated
Jackson County Juvenile Court and Anti-Drug Coalition

Needs 1 student volunteer preferably in CJ to Mentor and oversee the Youth Corps. Services

Kids Putnam Mulch, (all volunteers require background checks) help feed and play with the children
Legal Aide Case investigations, office filing, court filing, client interviewing.
Leisure Services BOO Fest (Oct) annually (volunteers dress up in costumes for children) trick or treat alternative.
Live Music in America Assist in school presentations with set up and tear down
Livingston Regional Hospital Events TBA
MADD Awareness activities
Meals on Wheels: Elderly Nutrition Program Volunteers to assist in delivery of the meals, packaging the meals, cleaning vehicles
Mediation Services Gardening, help with newsletter, community mailing, data collection and entry, etc. office cleaning
Monterey Senior Citizens Center Home visits, TTU speakers on various health and education matters
Mustard Seed Ranch Policy manuals & forms, research equestrian therapy and help implement program on the ranch
National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee Events TBA
NHC Healthcare Center McMinnville Events TBA
Overton County Senior Citizens Center Assisting seniors in completing small repairs and projects to make their homes more livable and safer, chores, errands, preparing income tax for seniors
Overton County Sheriff's Department Events TBA
Pacesetters Inc. Materials for wheelchair ramps, safety fences, home repair, painting, ramp building, and yard work
Pacesetters Training Center Events TBA
Personal Growth and Training Center Events TBA
Picket County Humane Society Events TBA
Putnam County Animal Shelter

Clean, laundry, dishes, take dogs out to play, 12-4 pm (M-S)

Putnam County Clean Commission Events TBA
Putnam County Department of Children's Services Events TBA
Putnam County Juvenile Detention Center and Court

Cleaning at detention center / homework help, Truancy monitoring (help probation officer track truancy)

Putnam County Senior Citizens Center Help contacting people who need help, meeting and greeting new members and giving them a tour, expanding games and social functions
Putnam County Veterans Service Office Volunteers must have military experience
Premier Diagnostic Imaging Events TBA
Relative Caregiver Program of the Upper Cumberland Yard and home maintenance, provide educational presentations during support group meetings, errand running, respite and mentoring
Relay for Life Nutritional supplements for Cancer patients, Events TBA
SACC (Structured Athletics for Challenged Children) Buddies, Wooden ramps made for entering the dugouts at the baseball fields
Salvation Army Fundraiser
Soles for Souls Coordinate a supply drive or a fundraiser,Shoes (all kinds), Gently worn (to people in need) – badly worn (help build inner city tracks and playgrounds)
Stephens Center Construction of handicap access ramp, office cleaning and painting, yard and home clean up for clients, newsletter, help with community awareness project at certain times of the year, help with fundraising, child care for parenting classes (fingerprinting required) 
Susan B Komen Cancer Foundation

Help with events,
Hand out health packets,

Suzanne Hensley Fitness Center Events TBA
Tennessee Poison Center Assistance with distributing poison prevention literature at health and safety fairs in Putnam County
TTU Child Development Lab Small group instruction (ages 6wks – 5yrs) / assist with office paperwork, / organize and clean workroom, toys, classrooms and materials 
UCHRA Van Buren Head Start Events TBA
Vocational Training Center Assist in fundraising, provide interviewing experiences to clients
Wilson County Juvenile Court Events TBA
YMCA Requires volunteer forms and background checks
Youth Villages

Mentoring program, Mentors must be 21 years old 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 
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