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Volunteers making a difference!
US Congressman Brian Baird with some of the local people who recently received the President’s VolunteerService Awards.
The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Volunteer Center/RSVP matches individuals with volunteer opportunities in over 104 nonprofit, private, and public organizations where people can make a positive impact in their communities.
We can help you find volunteer opportunities, which fit your interests and skills. Giving any where from one to forty hours a week, volunteers make contributions of their time and talents in a variety of different ways:
Delivering meals to homebound elderly
- Building houses for low income families
- Mentoring and tutoring young people
- Helping in food banks and homeless shelters
- Participating in community crime prevention programs
- Assisting in hospitals, nursing homes & hospice care centers
- Protecting fragile rivers and forests
- Teaching adults to read
- Serving on advisory councils and boards
- Assisting at museums, concerts & theaters
- However you choose to serve, you can make a difference in your community.
Benefits of being a volunteer
- Quarterly newsletters with useful information and new opportunities
- Database to match your interests with volunteer opportunities
- The chance to learn something new everyday
- The opportunity to use your experience and skills
- Supplemental accident and liability insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- The personal satisfaction of knowing that you are making a positive difference in your community.
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