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Would you like to volunteer in the community to help local kids?

Here are some opportunities to do so:

Tuscaloosa City Schools:
-needs volunteers for the Important Individuals program to visit schools and encourage select youths to strive for excellence. Volunteers participate in various activities with the children.
Call 759-3528 for more info

Girl Scouts Tombigbee Council:
-needs volunteers to help with marketing, product sales, fundraising and to serve as troop leaders.
Call Lisa at 800 477-5755 ext. 15 for more info

CHOM (Children's Hands-On Museum):
-needs volunteers for program assistance or floor work on exhibits who can commit to a recurring weekly schedule.
Call 349-4235 for more info

Kids on the Block:
-this is an educational puppet program that teaches children about disability awareness, medical and educational differences and social concerns. Volunteer to learn puppetry. No experience necessary.
Call Toni at 752-2689 for more info

Juvenile Mentoring Program:
-Juvenile Mentoring Program is seeking mentors for students in the 7th, 8th and 9th grades. Mentors must be 19 or older, h ave transportation and enjoy working with young people. The program is sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Call Kathleen Hughes at 348-3467

Family Solutions:
-Family Solutions is a nonprofit organization that provides a safe environment for children to visit their family members who have court-ordered visitations. It needs volunteers to supervise the visits.
Call 342-2566

Department of Human Resources:
-The Alabama Department of Human Resources needs volunteer drivers for its Family and Children Service programs. Mileage will be reimbursed at 40.5 cents per mile. Volunteers must pass a background check and have a valid driver's license, insurance and reliable vehicle.
Call 554-1209

Foster Care:
-Brewer-Porch Children's Center Therapeutic Foster Care Program needs families interested in caring for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children ages 5-18. Potential parents must be at least 25 and be willing to complete training.
Call 348-0876 for more info.

Youth for Christ:
-Youth for Christ/Campus Life is in need of volunteers to help work with students in various club settings as well as volunteer with clerical duties. There is also room for volunteers within the monthly newsletter mailing.
Call 752-3361 for more info.