Volunteer Opportunities
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: Information Services, 919-872-7933
Friendly Visitor:
Visit one hour a week in an older adult's home to
provide companionship.
When: Weekly
Where: Client's home - Locations vary
Contact: Information Services, 919-872-7933
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.
When: When contacted.
Where: Locations vary in Wake County
Contact Person: Garman Troup - 919-872-7933
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
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:
919-831-6295
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):
919-831-6295
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.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE):
919-856-4739
PO Box 406
Raleigh, NC 27602
Volunteers with business experience offer consulting services to
new or existing businesses.
Triangle United Way:
919-460-8687
1100 Perimeter Park West, Suite 112
Morrisville, NC 27560
Coordinates volunteer services in many United Way-sponsored agencies
and other non-profit agencies.
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.