Welcome!
Every year more than 400 volunteers help support virtually every department at Nashville CARES, including Client Services, Meal Programs, Fund Development and Marketing, Education, General Office/Administration, and Special Events.
ON-GOING OPPORTUNITIES
CARE TEAMS
CARE Teams are groups of people or individuals committed to helping people with the practical aspects of daily living. Volunteers may help with the following:
- Shopping and errands
- Simple house work
- Yard work
- Social support
Each team/individual is assigned to one client and provides service to that client for as long as necessary. Assignments may be short or long-term and vary in frequency. Assistance can be provided evening, weekends or whenever the volunteer has time and/or the client has a need.
NUTRITION PROGRAM
Providing supplemental food is a critical service for clients.
- CARE-A-Van: Deliver frozen dinners to clients on a weekly basis.
- Food Bags: Deliver food bags to clients on a monthly basis.
- Volunteers stock the pantry and assemble food bags.
- Help with making daily lunch for clients.
EDUCATION PROGRAM
- Outreach, Testing and Prevention Events
- Peer Education Programs
- Assembling prevention materials
- Research
- Data Entry
SPECIAL EVENTS and DEVELOPMENT
- Marketing and mailings
- Event planning committees/training
- Participation in event day activities
- Data entry
ADMINISTRATIVE
- Filing
- Data entry
- Mailings
GROUP OPPORTUNITIES
Groups of all sizes are welcome at CARES. We can tailor a project to meet your group requirements! Projects include but are not limited to:
- CARE Team
- Stocking the food pantry
- Making food bags
- Yard work for clients
- Large mailing projects
- Special events such as the WALK
- Delivering meal routes
- Holiday Activities
Group projects can be one-time or ongoing depending on your needs.
INTERNSHIPS
Internship opportunities are available at Nashville CARES. For inquiries, please contact Volunteer Manager Amy Walter at AWalter@NashvilleCARES.org
or 615-259-4866 ext. 239.