Opportunities From: Florida State College at Jacksonville

Volunteer: Digital Impact Ambassador

Organization: JaxCareConnect
Location: Remote/Hybrid (Jacksonville-based)
Time Commitment: Averaging 1 hour per month | Flexible | Episodic or Ongoing

Overview:

Help expand access to healthcare by supporting JaxCareConnect’s mission online! As a Digital Impact Ambassador, you'll use your social media presence to share, like, and engage with our content — and help increase community awareness about no-cost and low-cost primary care services for uninsured Duval County residents. Volunteers may also attend local events to capture photo and video content for our social media platforms.

Responsibilities:

- Share and engage with JaxCareConnect content on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok

- Help expand our reach through hashtags, reposts, stories, etc.

- (Optional) Attend community events to capture social media content (photo, video, etc.)

- Stay informed on our services and share our mission with your network

Qualifications:

- At least 18 years

- Passion for healthcare equity and community engagement

- Basic familiarity with social media platforms

- Must reside in or be connected to the Jacksonville area

How to Get Started:

Email us at connect@jaxcareconnect.org with the subject line "Digital Impact Ambassador Volunteer.”

Agency: JaxCareConnect

Organization: JaxCareConnect
Location: Remote/Hybrid (Jacksonville-based)
Time Commitment: Averaging 1 hour per month | Flexible | Episodic or Ongoing

Overview:

Help expand access to healthcare by supporting JaxCareConnect’s mission online! As a Digital Impact Ambassador, you'll use your social media presence to share, like, and engage with our content — and help increase community awareness about no-cost and low-cost primary care services for uninsured Duval County residents. Volunteers may also attend local events to capture photo and video content for our social media platforms.

Responsibilities:

- Share and engage with JaxCareConnect content on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok

- Help expand our reach through hashtags, reposts, stories, etc.

- (Optional) Attend community events to capture social media content (photo, video, etc.)

- Stay informed on our services and share our mission with your network

Qualifications:

- At least 18 years

- Passion for healthcare equity and community engagement

- Basic familiarity with social media platforms

- Must reside in or be connected to the Jacksonville area

How to Get Started:

Email us at connect@jaxcareconnect.org with the subject line "Digital Impact Ambassador Volunteer.”

Agency: JaxCareConnect

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 32207

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Become a NAMI Support Group Facilitator

NAMI Jax provides free in-person and online support groups to people living with a mental health condition and their families/caregivers. These groups are run by trained facilitators who have lived experience and provide support, compassion, and understanding. We provide a weekend training and all the materials you will need to succeed. 

Here are brief descriptions of the support groups we provide and their schedule: 

Young Adult Support Group: For young adults (ages 18-30) seeking support, compassion, and education about recovery. Formal diagnosis is not required. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15pm on Zoom. 

(HIGH NEED!) Teen Support Group: For high-school-age teens (about ages 14-17) seeking support, compassion, and education about recovery. Formal diagnosis is not required. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00pm at Wolfson Children's Hospital. 

Family Support Group: For family members, caregivers and friends of individuals living with mental illness or co-occurring substance use disorder. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00pm at at Baptist Jacksonville Main Campus. or 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm at Orange Park Hospital. Zoom sessions every Monday at 6:15-7:45pm.  

Agency: NAMI Jacksonville

NAMI Jax provides free in-person and online support groups to people living with a mental health condition and their families/caregivers. These groups are run by trained facilitators who have lived experience and provide support, compassion, and understanding. We provide a weekend training and all the materials you will need to succeed. 

Here are brief descriptions of the support groups we provide and their schedule: 

Young Adult Support Group: For young adults (ages 18-30) seeking support, compassion, and education about recovery. Formal diagnosis is not required. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15pm on Zoom. 

(HIGH NEED!) Teen Support Group: For high-school-age teens (about ages 14-17) seeking support, compassion, and education about recovery. Formal diagnosis is not required. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00pm at Wolfson Children's Hospital. 

Family Support Group: For family members, caregivers and friends of individuals living with mental illness or co-occurring substance use disorder. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00pm at at Baptist Jacksonville Main Campus. or 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm at Orange Park Hospital. Zoom sessions every Monday at 6:15-7:45pm.  

Agency: NAMI Jacksonville

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 32202

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: "Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program" (RAMP) at the Center for Independent Living Jacksonville.

MENTORS NEEDED!

 

- Help high school students with disabilities (e.g. living with autism, behavioral and emotional challenges, etc.)

- Career-oriented

- Part-time virtual/part-time in-person

- 1 hour a week for 12 months - required commitment

- Provide social support

- Help mentees (age 13-17) achieve their goals through mentoring

 

For more information, contact Margarita Hunnefield (Program & Services Director)

mhunnefield@ciljacksonville.org

 

 

 

 

Agency: FSCJ Volunteers

MENTORS NEEDED!

 

- Help high school students with disabilities (e.g. living with autism, behavioral and emotional challenges, etc.)

- Career-oriented

- Part-time virtual/part-time in-person

- 1 hour a week for 12 months - required commitment

- Provide social support

- Help mentees (age 13-17) achieve their goals through mentoring

 

For more information, contact Margarita Hunnefield (Program & Services Director)

mhunnefield@ciljacksonville.org

 

 

 

 

Agency: FSCJ Volunteers

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Volunteer Haiti Inc. – Online Volunteering Opportunities (VH – OVO)

Limited mobility, busy schedules, and physical distance cannot prevent you from giving back to your community. Volunteer Haiti Inc. is one of the many nonprofit organizations, which allows you to volunteer from home using your smartphone, your laptop, and any means of communication.  

Online Volunteering Opportunities (OVO)

Writing letters to deployed soldiers Creating and editing Videos Drafting newsletters for Volunteer Haiti Inc.  Developing fundraising drives: School supplies for unfortunate students in Haiti/Marketing web fundraising efforts to solicit donations from family, friends, and online connections. Spreading the word: sharing Volunteer Haiti Inc.’s mission across social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Tic -Toc, Twitter, and YouTube. 

Agency: Volunteer Haiti Inc.

Limited mobility, busy schedules, and physical distance cannot prevent you from giving back to your community. Volunteer Haiti Inc. is one of the many nonprofit organizations, which allows you to volunteer from home using your smartphone, your laptop, and any means of communication.  

Online Volunteering Opportunities (OVO)

Writing letters to deployed soldiers Creating and editing Videos Drafting newsletters for Volunteer Haiti Inc.  Developing fundraising drives: School supplies for unfortunate students in Haiti/Marketing web fundraising efforts to solicit donations from family, friends, and online connections. Spreading the word: sharing Volunteer Haiti Inc.’s mission across social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Tic -Toc, Twitter, and YouTube. 

Agency: Volunteer Haiti Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 32211

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida - Classroom and Computer Lab Supply Drive

The Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida (formerly Learn to Read Jacksonville) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving adult literacy. We provide small group classes, computer lab learning, and tutors to help our adult students improve their reading, writing and math skills. 

We are always grateful for reading, math, and computer lab supplies. 

Lead a supply drive for donations! 

Reading and Math Classroom Supplies

Pencils (#2) and Cap Erasers

Loose Leaf Wide-Ruled Notebook Paper

Composition Books (no spiral wire)

Paper Pocket Folders for Homework (without 3 prongs/no metal parts)

Dry Eraser markers and erasers

Shopping bags, or any bags to hold student supplies

 

Computer Lab Supplies

Mouse pads

AA batteries

 

We welcome clubs or organizations to have a team drive; or individuals contributions are gratefully accepted. Thank you!

Agency: Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida

The Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida (formerly Learn to Read Jacksonville) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving adult literacy. We provide small group classes, computer lab learning, and tutors to help our adult students improve their reading, writing and math skills. 

We are always grateful for reading, math, and computer lab supplies. 

Lead a supply drive for donations! 

Reading and Math Classroom Supplies

Pencils (#2) and Cap Erasers

Loose Leaf Wide-Ruled Notebook Paper

Composition Books (no spiral wire)

Paper Pocket Folders for Homework (without 3 prongs/no metal parts)

Dry Eraser markers and erasers

Shopping bags, or any bags to hold student supplies

 

Computer Lab Supplies

Mouse pads

AA batteries

 

We welcome clubs or organizations to have a team drive; or individuals contributions are gratefully accepted. Thank you!

Agency: Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 32202

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Academic Service-Learning -The World Wide Fund for Nature -

See service opportunity in the Fall 2021 Academic Service-Learning Guide 

https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

 

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

See service opportunity in the Fall 2021 Academic Service-Learning Guide 

https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

 

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Academic Service-Learning - Changing Homelessness - Donate Items - attachment or link below

Fall 2021 Service-Learning Guide

 

This service  is opportunity is located at the end of the Fall 2021 Academic Service-Learning.  Clink the link to see the guide in pdf format. 

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Fall 2021 Service-Learning Guide

 

This service  is opportunity is located at the end of the Fall 2021 Academic Service-Learning.  Clink the link to see the guide in pdf format. 

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: The Ancestry World Archives Project https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: StoryCorps Connect -https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Thank a Health Care Professional! -See guide for details - https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

Fall 2021 Service Leaning LibGuide

https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Fall 2021 Service Leaning LibGuide

https://guides.fscj.edu/ld.php?content_id=56787380

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Speaking Volunteers with ENGin

 

ENGin is looking for volunteers to serve as speaking buddies for international students. This is a super-flexible and unique opportunity to make a difference without leaving your room. Plus, you'll get to know peers across the world!

  Here's how it works:

We will pair you up with a Ukrainian student to video chat each week at times that are convenient for you. We match students and volunteers based on age, gender preference, and schedules. We will provide you with training and suggested session activities. The commitment starts at just 1 hour/week.

To join our team, please fill out this short form: https://forms.gle/QSXn8jN8uUPoMrK26. Once we receive it, we will reach out to schedule a 15-minute video call to provide more details and answer any questions. You can learn more about ENGin at www.enginprogram.org. If you have any questions before signing up, please contact us at info@enginprogram.org.

  Why Volunteer with ENGin?

Make an impact without leaving your room: ENGin offers a unique opportunity to make a personal connection and a tangible difference in another student's life, all from your laptop or phone. 

Create your own schedule: It can be tough to fit volunteer hours into a busy schedule! ENGin offers volunteers maximum flexibility: you decide when to schedule speaking sessions with your student. If something comes up, you can reschedule a session. 

Connect with peers across the globe: The opportunity for intercultural exchange is one of the best aspects of our program. Our volunteers love getting to know their speaking buddies, learning about a different culture, and sharing stories about their own lives. 

Get valuable one-on-one tutoring experience: Armed with resources and support from our team, you'll gain valuable skills such as preparing for a session, asking good questions, and forming a strong working relationship with a peer. 

Am I Eligible?

ENGin has 3 main criteria for volunteers:

 

Age: You should be 14-22 years old.

English fluency: Volunteers should be native English speakers or fluent in English (English level of C1-C2).

Commitment: Volunteers should be ready to dedicate 1-2 hours a week to ENGin. If you're looking for more hours, we can accommodate that too!

You don't need teaching experience to volunteer with ENGin. Our learners have all studied English grammar and vocabulary and can carry on a conversation. Volunteers are not expected to prepare or deliver formal lessons - rather, they chat informally with their buddies to help them practice and improve their spoken English. 

 

Agency: FSCJ Volunteers

 

ENGin is looking for volunteers to serve as speaking buddies for international students. This is a super-flexible and unique opportunity to make a difference without leaving your room. Plus, you'll get to know peers across the world!

  Here's how it works:

We will pair you up with a Ukrainian student to video chat each week at times that are convenient for you. We match students and volunteers based on age, gender preference, and schedules. We will provide you with training and suggested session activities. The commitment starts at just 1 hour/week.

To join our team, please fill out this short form: https://forms.gle/QSXn8jN8uUPoMrK26. Once we receive it, we will reach out to schedule a 15-minute video call to provide more details and answer any questions. You can learn more about ENGin at www.enginprogram.org. If you have any questions before signing up, please contact us at info@enginprogram.org.

  Why Volunteer with ENGin?

Make an impact without leaving your room: ENGin offers a unique opportunity to make a personal connection and a tangible difference in another student's life, all from your laptop or phone. 

Create your own schedule: It can be tough to fit volunteer hours into a busy schedule! ENGin offers volunteers maximum flexibility: you decide when to schedule speaking sessions with your student. If something comes up, you can reschedule a session. 

Connect with peers across the globe: The opportunity for intercultural exchange is one of the best aspects of our program. Our volunteers love getting to know their speaking buddies, learning about a different culture, and sharing stories about their own lives. 

Get valuable one-on-one tutoring experience: Armed with resources and support from our team, you'll gain valuable skills such as preparing for a session, asking good questions, and forming a strong working relationship with a peer. 

Am I Eligible?

ENGin has 3 main criteria for volunteers:

 

Age: You should be 14-22 years old.

English fluency: Volunteers should be native English speakers or fluent in English (English level of C1-C2).

Commitment: Volunteers should be ready to dedicate 1-2 hours a week to ENGin. If you're looking for more hours, we can accommodate that too!

You don't need teaching experience to volunteer with ENGin. Our learners have all studied English grammar and vocabulary and can carry on a conversation. Volunteers are not expected to prepare or deliver formal lessons - rather, they chat informally with their buddies to help them practice and improve their spoken English. 

 

Agency: FSCJ Volunteers

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: SHINE Volunteer - Florida Dept. of Elder Affairs

https://floridashine.org/Join-the-Team.aspx  (Must complete application first )

As a volunteer, you will help us meet our mission by performing one or all of a variety of functions, including:

Provide information, counseling, and assistance in person or by phone Deliver educational presentations Distribute educational and promotional materials in your community Assist with general program support Recruit additional volunteers Educate community partners about the program

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

https://floridashine.org/Join-the-Team.aspx  (Must complete application first )

As a volunteer, you will help us meet our mission by performing one or all of a variety of functions, including:

Provide information, counseling, and assistance in person or by phone Deliver educational presentations Distribute educational and promotional materials in your community Assist with general program support Recruit additional volunteers Educate community partners about the program

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Summer 2021 Virtual Service-Learning Guide: Click https://guides.fscj.edu/FYE/servicelearning

2021 Summer Monthly Service-Learning GuideThis guide will outline several virtual service-learning options in detail. 

When you finish, come back to this site AND choose "Summer 2021 Virtual Service-Learning Guide"  to UPLOAD your completed service hours.

Email servicelearning@fscj.edu if you have any questions.

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

2021 Summer Monthly Service-Learning GuideThis guide will outline several virtual service-learning options in detail. 

When you finish, come back to this site AND choose "Summer 2021 Virtual Service-Learning Guide"  to UPLOAD your completed service hours.

Email servicelearning@fscj.edu if you have any questions.

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: FSCJ Virtual Volunteering

  Virtual Volunteer Opportunities (While Social Distancing)

Virtual Volunteer Opportunities (While Social Distancing)

Volunteering not only allows you the unique opportunity to give your time and talents to your community but also to learn more about the world in which you live.  Even if you just take a few hours out of your week to volunteer, it can make an impact not only in your life but also in the lives of others.  Plus it feels good and looks great on a resume! 

You can always find more volunteer opportunities and track your service at FSCJ Serves, but here is a list of virtual volunteer opportunities you can take advantage of while social distancing.  For more information, please contact FSCJVolunteers@fscj.edu.

 

Virtual Volunteer Opportunities:

 

Amnesty Decoders
Amnesty Decoders is an innovative platform for volunteers around the world to use their computers or phones to help our researchers sift through pictures, information, and documents. Join a global network of digital volunteers helping us research and expose human rights violations.

 

Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes  is a free mobile app with one main goal: to make the world more accessible for blind and low-vision people. The app connects blind and low-vision individuals with sighted volunteers from all over the world through a live video call.

 

BookShare.Org
Book Share (Links to an external site.) offers thousands of books to people with reading disabilities. As an online volunteer, you can either scan books to be added to the collection or edit books that have been scanned.

 

Career Village
Career Village (Links to an external site.) is an online platform where students ask career questions that are answered by people working, or that have worked, in that field. All you need is a LinkedIn account to start helping students become better informed about the career decisions they are facing.

 

Catchafire
Catchafire (Links to an external site.) uses its website to match professionals with nonprofits based on their skills, cause interest and time availability. You’ll find tons of skills-based volunteering opportunities, many of which can be completed virtually.

 

Community In Schools

https://cisjax.org/virtual-volunteering/ (Links to an external site.)

Try this book reading virtual volunteer opportunity! Help build literacy and engagement by picking up a children's book. Read to the camera as if you're reading to a child in the classroom!

Sit and face the camera as you introduce the book, share the author, and read page by page. Check out the link below for more information and instructions!

 

Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line (Links to an external site.) is a free 24/7 national crisis-intervention and counseling service conducted exclusively through SMS text. Volunteers use the nonprofit’s web-based platform to provide emotional support to texters who are dealing with a wide range of issues– bullying, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and more. Prospective volunteers go through a screening and lengthy self-paced training. Once completed, volunteers sign-up to take one four-hour shift each week for a year.

 

Hope at Hand 

https://uwnefl.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=95153 (Links to an external site.)

Don't recycle those newspapers and magazines just yet!

Hope at Hand instructors need words and images cut out for upcoming lessons...and it's an indoor activity that's fun for the whole family!

Cut positive or neutral words from magazines or newspapers (i.e. handle, building, relieve, fresh, better, solving, etc.) Please no words describing physical characteristics. Cut negative or challenge words from magazines or newspapers (i.e. fake, unsettled, roughest, control, enemy, regret, etc.) No words like rape or murder. Cut out from magazines faces without hair (men and women), living room items (tables, pictures, pillows, sofas, etc.), house pets (dogs, cats, birds, fish, etc.) flowers, eyes, noses, ears, and mouths. Cut girls, women, boys, and men doing everyday things (no celebrities - no words) Cut bodies and heads - cartoons are okay, too.

Please use regular-edge scissors and sort images and words in their respective categories. Keep images and words flat, no folds or creases. Please see the examples below.

Mail your handiwork to:

Hope at Hand

3886 Atlantic Blvd.

Jacksonville, FL 32207

Or drop them off in our mail slot.

*Within 2-3 days following your registration you will receive a welcome email from a Hope At Hand staff person; please check your Spam mailbox.  If an email is not received please contact Hope At Hand office. 

Contact Hope At Hand Office if you have any questions.  (904) 619-3778

 

Send a virtual card or letter (Links to an external site.) to those in quarantine and isolation to brighten their day. 

 

Provide positive encouragement to children 

Support children by joining the Granny Cloud (Links to an external site.), an online learning environment that helps children living below the poverty line in India learn basic English. You are there to help develop the student’s skills in English and give them the opportunity to grow and collaborate with their peers. Meet with the students via Skype and moderate their lessons by providing positive encouragement. 

 

Smithsonian Digital Volunteer program
The Smithsonian Digital Volunteer program (Links to an external site.) engages the public in making its collections more accessible. Digital volunteers transcribe historic documents and collection records to facilitate research and preserve these valuable assets for future generations.

 

Translators Without Borders
Translators Without Borders (Links to an external site.) recruits volunteers who want to translate texts into different languages for NGOs and nonprofits.

 

Tutor.com (Links to an external site.)

If you have experience as a teacher or a professor or industry professional, use your expertise to teach young students. It can be very rewarding to see a student you helped succeed and achieve their goals.

 

Again, you can always find volunteer opportunities and track your service at FSCJ Serves.For more information, please contact FSCJVolunteers@fscj.edu.

Agency: FSCJ Volunteers

  Virtual Volunteer Opportunities (While Social Distancing)

Virtual Volunteer Opportunities (While Social Distancing)

Volunteering not only allows you the unique opportunity to give your time and talents to your community but also to learn more about the world in which you live.  Even if you just take a few hours out of your week to volunteer, it can make an impact not only in your life but also in the lives of others.  Plus it feels good and looks great on a resume! 

You can always find more volunteer opportunities and track your service at FSCJ Serves, but here is a list of virtual volunteer opportunities you can take advantage of while social distancing.  For more information, please contact FSCJVolunteers@fscj.edu.

 

Virtual Volunteer Opportunities:

 

Amnesty Decoders
Amnesty Decoders is an innovative platform for volunteers around the world to use their computers or phones to help our researchers sift through pictures, information, and documents. Join a global network of digital volunteers helping us research and expose human rights violations.

 

Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes  is a free mobile app with one main goal: to make the world more accessible for blind and low-vision people. The app connects blind and low-vision individuals with sighted volunteers from all over the world through a live video call.

 

BookShare.Org
Book Share (Links to an external site.) offers thousands of books to people with reading disabilities. As an online volunteer, you can either scan books to be added to the collection or edit books that have been scanned.

 

Career Village
Career Village (Links to an external site.) is an online platform where students ask career questions that are answered by people working, or that have worked, in that field. All you need is a LinkedIn account to start helping students become better informed about the career decisions they are facing.

 

Catchafire
Catchafire (Links to an external site.) uses its website to match professionals with nonprofits based on their skills, cause interest and time availability. You’ll find tons of skills-based volunteering opportunities, many of which can be completed virtually.

 

Community In Schools

https://cisjax.org/virtual-volunteering/ (Links to an external site.)

Try this book reading virtual volunteer opportunity! Help build literacy and engagement by picking up a children's book. Read to the camera as if you're reading to a child in the classroom!

Sit and face the camera as you introduce the book, share the author, and read page by page. Check out the link below for more information and instructions!

 

Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line (Links to an external site.) is a free 24/7 national crisis-intervention and counseling service conducted exclusively through SMS text. Volunteers use the nonprofit’s web-based platform to provide emotional support to texters who are dealing with a wide range of issues– bullying, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and more. Prospective volunteers go through a screening and lengthy self-paced training. Once completed, volunteers sign-up to take one four-hour shift each week for a year.

 

Hope at Hand 

https://uwnefl.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=95153 (Links to an external site.)

Don't recycle those newspapers and magazines just yet!

Hope at Hand instructors need words and images cut out for upcoming lessons...and it's an indoor activity that's fun for the whole family!

Cut positive or neutral words from magazines or newspapers (i.e. handle, building, relieve, fresh, better, solving, etc.) Please no words describing physical characteristics. Cut negative or challenge words from magazines or newspapers (i.e. fake, unsettled, roughest, control, enemy, regret, etc.) No words like rape or murder. Cut out from magazines faces without hair (men and women), living room items (tables, pictures, pillows, sofas, etc.), house pets (dogs, cats, birds, fish, etc.) flowers, eyes, noses, ears, and mouths. Cut girls, women, boys, and men doing everyday things (no celebrities - no words) Cut bodies and heads - cartoons are okay, too.

Please use regular-edge scissors and sort images and words in their respective categories. Keep images and words flat, no folds or creases. Please see the examples below.

Mail your handiwork to:

Hope at Hand

3886 Atlantic Blvd.

Jacksonville, FL 32207

Or drop them off in our mail slot.

*Within 2-3 days following your registration you will receive a welcome email from a Hope At Hand staff person; please check your Spam mailbox.  If an email is not received please contact Hope At Hand office. 

Contact Hope At Hand Office if you have any questions.  (904) 619-3778

 

Send a virtual card or letter (Links to an external site.) to those in quarantine and isolation to brighten their day. 

 

Provide positive encouragement to children 

Support children by joining the Granny Cloud (Links to an external site.), an online learning environment that helps children living below the poverty line in India learn basic English. You are there to help develop the student’s skills in English and give them the opportunity to grow and collaborate with their peers. Meet with the students via Skype and moderate their lessons by providing positive encouragement. 

 

Smithsonian Digital Volunteer program
The Smithsonian Digital Volunteer program (Links to an external site.) engages the public in making its collections more accessible. Digital volunteers transcribe historic documents and collection records to facilitate research and preserve these valuable assets for future generations.

 

Translators Without Borders
Translators Without Borders (Links to an external site.) recruits volunteers who want to translate texts into different languages for NGOs and nonprofits.

 

Tutor.com (Links to an external site.)

If you have experience as a teacher or a professor or industry professional, use your expertise to teach young students. It can be very rewarding to see a student you helped succeed and achieve their goals.

 

Again, you can always find volunteer opportunities and track your service at FSCJ Serves.For more information, please contact FSCJVolunteers@fscj.edu.

Agency: FSCJ Volunteers

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Academic Service-Learning Crime Characters

See Professor Hall's Instrctions if you are in her class. 

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If you are a student in another class, please refer to the instructions below.

CRIME CHARACTERS ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT – 10 service hours

Crime has been central in shaping the history and society of Australia. This project will make a significant contribution to family, local, social and criminal justice history by revealing untold stories about the lives of people who committed crimes in Australia across time. It aims to discover new perspectives on the types of factors that led to individuals ending up in the prison system. In particular, it is hoped that the research will challenge existing ideas about what the label of 'criminal' has historically meant by revealing the diverse nature of the people who spent time in prison.

Why?

Transcription of these prison records offers unprecedented opportunities to discover how criminal offending fitted into the wider lives of offenders, as well as illuminating the involvement of individuals in a range of criminal activity from the end of the convict period through to the start of the Second World War. The creation of this dataset will thus bridge gaps between historical knowledge of crime and contemporary criminological research by providing insights into the contexts and patterns of offending across a period that saw significant legal and social developments, including mass migrations, changing technologies, war, economic depressions, the emergence of the narcotics traffic, and the evolution of new forms of punishment.

 

Virtual Learning

Read the Background research, FAQ’s and other pertinent information from project website.

 

Virtual Service

Pick 3 crime characters and read their backgrounds.

Transcribe 3 full records of crime characters following the directions provided by the site. https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ajpiper/criminal-characters/classify

 

Virtual Reflection

Write a 1-2 page reflection of your learning.

What did you learn about Criminal Characters through this experience?   

What did you find most intriguing about transcribing the criminal profiles? 

Given what you learned about the project, describe how you saw the importance of this work?

As a result of this assignment, how can you use this experience to help others?

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

See Professor Hall's Instrctions if you are in her class. 

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If you are a student in another class, please refer to the instructions below.

CRIME CHARACTERS ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT – 10 service hours

Crime has been central in shaping the history and society of Australia. This project will make a significant contribution to family, local, social and criminal justice history by revealing untold stories about the lives of people who committed crimes in Australia across time. It aims to discover new perspectives on the types of factors that led to individuals ending up in the prison system. In particular, it is hoped that the research will challenge existing ideas about what the label of 'criminal' has historically meant by revealing the diverse nature of the people who spent time in prison.

Why?

Transcription of these prison records offers unprecedented opportunities to discover how criminal offending fitted into the wider lives of offenders, as well as illuminating the involvement of individuals in a range of criminal activity from the end of the convict period through to the start of the Second World War. The creation of this dataset will thus bridge gaps between historical knowledge of crime and contemporary criminological research by providing insights into the contexts and patterns of offending across a period that saw significant legal and social developments, including mass migrations, changing technologies, war, economic depressions, the emergence of the narcotics traffic, and the evolution of new forms of punishment.

 

Virtual Learning

Read the Background research, FAQ’s and other pertinent information from project website.

 

Virtual Service

Pick 3 crime characters and read their backgrounds.

Transcribe 3 full records of crime characters following the directions provided by the site. https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ajpiper/criminal-characters/classify

 

Virtual Reflection

Write a 1-2 page reflection of your learning.

What did you learn about Criminal Characters through this experience?   

What did you find most intriguing about transcribing the criminal profiles? 

Given what you learned about the project, describe how you saw the importance of this work?

As a result of this assignment, how can you use this experience to help others?

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Holiday E-cards to Hospitalized Children

 

 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Holiday E-cards to Hospitalized Children

Register for the project in FSCJ SERVES (serve.fscj.edu).  Watch St. Jude video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8PYbFlm4Jw

Watch a child patient video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8PYbFlm4Jw

Visit St. Jude Together website.

https://together.stjude.org/en-us/

Visit the “About Pediatric Cancer” section. Select one type of cancer about which to learn. Send a free e-card(s) to St. Jude kids.

 https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/online-card-message-patients.html?sc_icid=get-involved-lz-card

 Follow instructions to create and submit e-card.

Send multiple cards as desired. Write a one-page reflection of your experience and submit to your professor as an assignment. Log your completed service hours in FSCJ SERVES (serve.fscj.edu).

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

 

 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Holiday E-cards to Hospitalized Children

Register for the project in FSCJ SERVES (serve.fscj.edu).  Watch St. Jude video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8PYbFlm4Jw

Watch a child patient video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8PYbFlm4Jw

Visit St. Jude Together website.

https://together.stjude.org/en-us/

Visit the “About Pediatric Cancer” section. Select one type of cancer about which to learn. Send a free e-card(s) to St. Jude kids.

 https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/online-card-message-patients.html?sc_icid=get-involved-lz-card

 Follow instructions to create and submit e-card.

Send multiple cards as desired. Write a one-page reflection of your experience and submit to your professor as an assignment. Log your completed service hours in FSCJ SERVES (serve.fscj.edu).

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Academic Service-Learning SCOTUS NOTES - Prof. Kim Hall or another Instructor

See Professor Hall's Instrctions if you are in her class. 

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If you are a student in another class, please refer to the instructions below.

 

SCOTUS NOTES ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT – 10 service hours

 

Title: SCOTUS  NOTES ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT  10 service hours

Transcribe the handwritten conference notes left by Supreme Court justices. Your transcriptions will provide unprecedented access to the justices' conversations in thousands of Court decisions.

The transcription will contribute to key research about law and politics as each participant will become a citizen archivist and transcriber, creating materials that will be of use and openly available to scholars interested in law, policy, and decision making in the nation's highest court. Perhaps the most meaningful outcome is that the collaborative will provide public access to documents that will open up the Court in ways not possible to those who cannot access the Library of Congress or travel to law schools around the country. In so doing, they will also provide these insights in a format that will lead to a better understanding of the justices' decision making process on a wide variety of important cases over the past half century.

The purpose of the project is three-fold:

Provide on-line access to a large collection of almost 50,000 pages of Supreme Court conference notes that reside at the Library of Congress, Washington and Lee Law School, and Yale Law School, by digitizing all the notes; Engage citizen archivists and transcribers to crowdsource transcriptions of the justices' notes with greater efficiency and accuracy than could be done by researchers at participating institutions; and Facilitate large-scale quantitative analysis based on these notes to demonstrate how justices interact with one another as they make decisions on law and policy in the United States. Virtual Learning or Tutorial

Unlock Who Said What and When! Our goal is to generate a searchable archive of everything written in hundreds of meetings where the Supreme Court decided thousands of cases.            Identify A Line of Notes Use your cursor to underline a full line of text. Then you will be prompted to transcribe the text you have underlined

Transcribing Tips: Transcribe the handwritten words exactly as they appear. This includes abbreviations, shortened words, symbols, etc.  Sometimes you will come across notations that are very difficult to decipher. In fact, some words (or letters) may not be legible. This is completely normal so do not fret! If there are letters you cannot transcribe, please replace each unclear letter with an asterisk (*).   Read Background information, About section, and FAQ sections.   https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zooniverse/scotus-notes-behind-the-scenes-at-supreme-court-conferenc

Virtual Service or  Task

Click the  “transcribe full record”  button and follow tutorial and directions on the page.                  Underline a piece of text. A piece of text is defined as one line of text within the conference notation sections.   To learn more about the document, click the information icon below the image

Virtual Reflection - Submit to your professor

Submit a reflection to capture what you learned in this project.                                                  

What did you learn about SCOTUS through this experience?   

What did you find most intriguing about transcribing SCOTUS NOTES?   

Describe how you saw the importance of this work to the work of the Supreme Court?   

As a result of this assignment, how can you use this experience to help others?

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

See Professor Hall's Instrctions if you are in her class. 

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If you are a student in another class, please refer to the instructions below.

 

SCOTUS NOTES ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT – 10 service hours

 

Title: SCOTUS  NOTES ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT  10 service hours

Transcribe the handwritten conference notes left by Supreme Court justices. Your transcriptions will provide unprecedented access to the justices' conversations in thousands of Court decisions.

The transcription will contribute to key research about law and politics as each participant will become a citizen archivist and transcriber, creating materials that will be of use and openly available to scholars interested in law, policy, and decision making in the nation's highest court. Perhaps the most meaningful outcome is that the collaborative will provide public access to documents that will open up the Court in ways not possible to those who cannot access the Library of Congress or travel to law schools around the country. In so doing, they will also provide these insights in a format that will lead to a better understanding of the justices' decision making process on a wide variety of important cases over the past half century.

The purpose of the project is three-fold:

Provide on-line access to a large collection of almost 50,000 pages of Supreme Court conference notes that reside at the Library of Congress, Washington and Lee Law School, and Yale Law School, by digitizing all the notes; Engage citizen archivists and transcribers to crowdsource transcriptions of the justices' notes with greater efficiency and accuracy than could be done by researchers at participating institutions; and Facilitate large-scale quantitative analysis based on these notes to demonstrate how justices interact with one another as they make decisions on law and policy in the United States. Virtual Learning or Tutorial

Unlock Who Said What and When! Our goal is to generate a searchable archive of everything written in hundreds of meetings where the Supreme Court decided thousands of cases.            Identify A Line of Notes Use your cursor to underline a full line of text. Then you will be prompted to transcribe the text you have underlined

Transcribing Tips: Transcribe the handwritten words exactly as they appear. This includes abbreviations, shortened words, symbols, etc.  Sometimes you will come across notations that are very difficult to decipher. In fact, some words (or letters) may not be legible. This is completely normal so do not fret! If there are letters you cannot transcribe, please replace each unclear letter with an asterisk (*).   Read Background information, About section, and FAQ sections.   https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zooniverse/scotus-notes-behind-the-scenes-at-supreme-court-conferenc

Virtual Service or  Task

Click the  “transcribe full record”  button and follow tutorial and directions on the page.                  Underline a piece of text. A piece of text is defined as one line of text within the conference notation sections.   To learn more about the document, click the information icon below the image

Virtual Reflection - Submit to your professor

Submit a reflection to capture what you learned in this project.                                                  

What did you learn about SCOTUS through this experience?   

What did you find most intriguing about transcribing SCOTUS NOTES?   

Describe how you saw the importance of this work to the work of the Supreme Court?   

As a result of this assignment, how can you use this experience to help others?

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Academic Service Learning - “#HereForOurHeroes Operation Gratitude Letters of Gratitude

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Night Without A Bed

“Night Without a Bed”

     

 

 National Awareness Campaign Highlighting

Family Homelessness

Register for the project in FSCJ SERVES (serve.fscj.edu).  Spend the night sleeping without your bed, on a couch, on a floor, in a car or in a tent but not in your cozy bed. Watch any video to learn about Family Promise and family homelessness in Jacksonville.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Family-Promise-of-Jacksonville-84460106251/videos/?ref=page_internal

Share photos on FSCJ’s Center for Civic Engagement Facebook page to raise awareness and ask others to join you in sleeping without a bed and donating to Family Promise. Write a one-page reflection of your experience and submit to your professor as an assignment. Log your completed service hours in FSCJ SERVES (serve.fscj.edu).

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

“Night Without a Bed”

     

 

 National Awareness Campaign Highlighting

Family Homelessness

Register for the project in FSCJ SERVES (serve.fscj.edu).  Spend the night sleeping without your bed, on a couch, on a floor, in a car or in a tent but not in your cozy bed. Watch any video to learn about Family Promise and family homelessness in Jacksonville.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Family-Promise-of-Jacksonville-84460106251/videos/?ref=page_internal

Share photos on FSCJ’s Center for Civic Engagement Facebook page to raise awareness and ask others to join you in sleeping without a bed and donating to Family Promise. Write a one-page reflection of your experience and submit to your professor as an assignment. Log your completed service hours in FSCJ SERVES (serve.fscj.edu).

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 32202

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Alternative Service Learning Guide - Academic Service Learning

To see specific opportunities for assignments, please refer to the LibGuide to access the following 2 guides from:  https://guides.fscj.edu/FYE/service

1. Alternative Forms of Service-Learning During Challenging Times

2. Fall 2020 Monthly Themed Academic Service Learning Guide

If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact Dr. Jametoria Burton servicelearning@fscj.edu or jburton@fscj.edu

 

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

To see specific opportunities for assignments, please refer to the LibGuide to access the following 2 guides from:  https://guides.fscj.edu/FYE/service

1. Alternative Forms of Service-Learning During Challenging Times

2. Fall 2020 Monthly Themed Academic Service Learning Guide

If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact Dr. Jametoria Burton servicelearning@fscj.edu or jburton@fscj.edu

 

 

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Red Cross Digital Volunteer

How to Become a Red Cross Digital Volunteer

1. Register as an American Red Cross volunteer. You can sign up online by visiting RedCross.org/Volunteer/.

2. Pick your Opportunity! During intake, you will have the opportunity to search for a position or complete the interactive role finder to find other opportunities you may find to be a good fit.

3. Take training. Once you are approved into a volunteer position, you will have access to EDGE to take this and additional training (which will vary according to regional needs and current skillset). Take the Social Basics course found in the EDGE learning hub.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Digital Volunteer for the American Red Cross! Please read through the description and requirements carefully before applying for this volunteer role.

When disaster strikes, Digital Volunteers assist the Social Engagement team by:

Monitoring online conversations for disaster-affected people who may need Red Cross help Sharing important disaster updates and resources through their personal social media accounts Offering a compassionate voice to people who have been impacted

Digital Volunteers sign up to monitor, engage, and report in four-hour shifts. While this work is done remotely, our Digital Volunteers report directly to the National Headquarters Social Engagement team in coordination with their local chapter communicators.

This role is a good fit for you if: Your online presence reflects our Fundamental Principles Your friends would describe you as empathetic, patient and unflappable You have good judgment You are willing to use your personal social presence to act as an official volunteer of the American Red Cross. You are capable of handling many details at once Technology Requirements

Due to the time commitment and technical tools involved in this role, there are a few requirements that you must meet before you can get trained to be a Digital Volunteer.

You must have: An active Twitter and/or Facebook account An active and regularly checked email account Intermediate to advanced proficiency in using social media sites Some familiarity with social media monitoring programs and online group collaboration tools (examples: Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, online forums) The ability to use a computer for at least four (4) continuous hours, including breaks Ready to Join? It’s easy! Register as an American Red Cross volunteer. You can sign up online by visiting RedCross.org/Volunteer/. Pick your Opportunity! During intake, you will have the opportunity to search for a position or complete the interactive role finder to find other opportunities you may find to be a good fit. Take training. Once you are approved into a volunteer position, you will have access to EDGE to take this and additional training (which will vary according to regional needs and current skillset). Take the Social Basics course found in the EDGE learning hub.

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

How to Become a Red Cross Digital Volunteer

1. Register as an American Red Cross volunteer. You can sign up online by visiting RedCross.org/Volunteer/.

2. Pick your Opportunity! During intake, you will have the opportunity to search for a position or complete the interactive role finder to find other opportunities you may find to be a good fit.

3. Take training. Once you are approved into a volunteer position, you will have access to EDGE to take this and additional training (which will vary according to regional needs and current skillset). Take the Social Basics course found in the EDGE learning hub.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Digital Volunteer for the American Red Cross! Please read through the description and requirements carefully before applying for this volunteer role.

When disaster strikes, Digital Volunteers assist the Social Engagement team by:

Monitoring online conversations for disaster-affected people who may need Red Cross help Sharing important disaster updates and resources through their personal social media accounts Offering a compassionate voice to people who have been impacted

Digital Volunteers sign up to monitor, engage, and report in four-hour shifts. While this work is done remotely, our Digital Volunteers report directly to the National Headquarters Social Engagement team in coordination with their local chapter communicators.

This role is a good fit for you if: Your online presence reflects our Fundamental Principles Your friends would describe you as empathetic, patient and unflappable You have good judgment You are willing to use your personal social presence to act as an official volunteer of the American Red Cross. You are capable of handling many details at once Technology Requirements

Due to the time commitment and technical tools involved in this role, there are a few requirements that you must meet before you can get trained to be a Digital Volunteer.

You must have: An active Twitter and/or Facebook account An active and regularly checked email account Intermediate to advanced proficiency in using social media sites Some familiarity with social media monitoring programs and online group collaboration tools (examples: Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, online forums) The ability to use a computer for at least four (4) continuous hours, including breaks Ready to Join? It’s easy! Register as an American Red Cross volunteer. You can sign up online by visiting RedCross.org/Volunteer/. Pick your Opportunity! During intake, you will have the opportunity to search for a position or complete the interactive role finder to find other opportunities you may find to be a good fit. Take training. Once you are approved into a volunteer position, you will have access to EDGE to take this and additional training (which will vary according to regional needs and current skillset). Take the Social Basics course found in the EDGE learning hub.

Agency: FSCJ Center for Civic Engagement

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Allow Groups: No