Volunteer Opportunities Sponsored by RFS

Telecare:

Spend a few minutes a day to telephone an older person and check on his/her well-being.
When: Daily
Where: Your home
Contact: The Center for Volunteer Caregiving: 919-460-0567

Friendly Visitor:

Visit one hour a week in an older adult's home to provide companionship.
When: Weekly
Where: Client's home - Volunteers needed throughout Wake County
Contact: The Center for Volunteer Caregiving: 919-460-0567

Senior Centers:

Participate in programs, lead craft or foreign language classes, lead dances, play instruments, etc.
When: As scheduled
Where: Raleigh, Cary, Wendell, Garner, Wake Forest
Contact Numbers:

• Cary, 919-469-4081
• Garner, 919-779-0122
• Raleigh, 919-856-6444
• Wendell-Eastern Wake, 919-365-4248
• Wake Forest, 919-554-4111

Housing & Home Improvement:

Assist with minor home repairs or help build wheelchair ramps.
When: When contacted.
Where: Locations vary in Wake County
Contact Person: Garman Troup - 919-872-7933

Total Life Centers:

Assist with music, exercise, crafts, cooking or general programs and activities for participants.
When: As scheduled
Where: Total Life Centers at Wendell, Garner, Cary, North Raleigh.
Contact Numbers:

• Cary, Kildaire, 919-467-6906
• Cary, Bond Park, 919-460-9008
• Raleigh, Creedmoor Rd, 919-676-5858
• Raleigh, Departure Dr, 919-873-1870
• Garner, 919-773-3790
• Wendell, 919-365-4248

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Other Volunteer Opportunities

Center for Volunteer Caregiving:

919-460-0567
975 Walnut Street, Suite 311
Cary, NC 27511
A coordinated effort to match volunteers with elderly and disabled people in need of the following non-medical services: transportation, grocery shopping and errands, friendly visiting, occasional meal preparation, telephone reassurance, light housekeeping, yard work and minor repairs, respite care. No fees for service, no income criteria.

City of Raleigh Volunteer Services:

919-831-6100
310 West Martin Street, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27602
Places volunteers to work in non-profit agencies that receive city funding.

Executive Service Corps of the Greater Triangle, Inc.:

919-681-3536
DUMC 3669, Durham, NC 27710
Retired executives volunteer as consultants to non-profit agencies.

Foster Grandparent Program:

919-831-6098
310 West Martin Street, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27602
Recruits low-income seniors (60+) to volunteer with youth and children. Small stipend.

Literacy Council of Wake County:

919-787-5559
915 W Morgan St
Raleigh, NC
Trains volunteers to teach literacy and English as a second language.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP):

919-831-6121
310 West Martin Street, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27603
Volunteers 55 and older are matched with volunteer opportunities in city-funded and non-profit agencies. Similar programs are available in Orange, Durham, and a number of other NC counties.

SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives):

919-856-4739
PO Box 406
Raleigh, NC 27602
Volunteers with business experience offer consulting services to new or existing businesses.

Wake County Human Services Volunteer Community Services:

919-250-3842
10 Sunnybrook Road
Raleigh, NC 27620
Volunteers needed for various programs serving needy Wake County residents.