Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteering

Persons interested in volunteering can complete our online Volunteer Application available for each of our Volunteer Opportunities below. Groups seeking to volunteer or planning a service trip can email us or call (504)483-3557.

Volunteers always have been essential to fulfilling the mission of Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans. Since Hurricane Katrina, volunteers have increased in numbers. Read some Volunteer Profiles.

Our organization serves as the community-wide coordinator for volunteers helping with the recovery. If you are a local or out-of-town individual or group seeking to help with hurricane recovery, we can find meaningful opportunities for you. We have placed more than 10,000 volunteers in the region since the storm.

Adults, youth, seniors and groups are welcome to volunteer with Volunteers of America programs. Whatever your interests, skills or available time, we have a volunteer opportunity suitable for you in a variety of program areas.

Volunteers gut houses, work with the disabled, assist case managers, help at-risk youth and work in our offices. Most persons begin volunteering to help others, but continue to volunteer because of the benefits it brings to their own lives.

St. Tammany Volunteering
Our NorthShore office has special volunteer programs for seniors in St. Tammany. Learn more about RSVP and Faith In Action.

Volunteer Opportunities

Gutting Flooded Homes
Location:	many locations throughout area
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
We're looking for folks eager to help local residents recover by tearing out sheetrock and scrubbing walls and fixtures.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Buddy To Persons With Disabilities
Location:	homes in New Orleans area, Slidell
Date/Time Commitment:	varies
Share your time with a resident of our group homes for adults and children with developmental disabilities.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Human Rights Advocate
Location:	Not applicable
Date/Time Commitment:	Varies
Experts with medical, legal or advocacy training are needed to monitor services for adults and children with disabilities in our group homes.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Bridge Builder For Persons With Disabilities
Location:	varies
Date/Time Commitment:	varies
Help guide our clients who may need assistance with independent living activities such as shopping, using public transportation, cooking, etc.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Clerical Aide--Mental Health Services
Location:	New Orleans
Date/Time Commitment:	variable
Filing, clerical support such as copying, shredding confidential documents and reception duties.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Recreation Aide For Youth
Location:	Orleans, Jefferson, St.Tammany
Date/Time Commitment:	Varies
Help with outings for children who have been abused or neglected or are behaviorally disordered or at-risk.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Resource Family
Location:	Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany
Date/Time Commitment:	Varies
Families are needed to provide extended family resources for children who have been abused or neglected or are behaviorally disordered or at-risk.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Buddy, Extended Family To Children In Community Homes
Location:	New Orleans East
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Be a buddy or extended family member to children in our care.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Service Specialist--Family Resource Center
Location:	New Orleans
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Provide support to the Family Resource Center's intake specialist and help in maintaining updated referral directory.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Tutor
Location:	New Orleans
Date/Time Commitment:	Twice weekly, 3 to 6 p.m.
Help students with homework and upgrade their academic skills.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Speaker For Youth
Location:	New Orleans
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Share yourself with kids. Expose children to your career path or life story as enrichment.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Music Aide For Youth
Location:	New Orleans
Date/Time Commitment:	After school hours.
Work with the youth choir.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Clerical Aide--Neighborhood Development
Location:	New Orleans, St. Tammany
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Provide clerical support to comprehensive volunteer program in support of our mission.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Project Specialist--Neighborhood Development
Location:	New Orleans, St. Tammany
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Help with volunteer staffing component of special projects and/or new community services for neighborhood development initiatives.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

RSVP--Community Volunteering For Persons 55+
Location:	St. Tammany
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) enables volunteers aged 55 and over to contribute their time, talent, experience and interests in parish-wide volunteer opportunities in literacy and learning, disaster recovery, faith in action, hospitals, food banks, special events and at home positions. RSVP offers variety and flexibility.
Contact:	Elizabeth Zornman

Administrative Clerk
Location:	Canal Street headquarters
Date/Time Commitment:	Varies
Copy, sort and file at Volunteers of America main offices.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Clerical Aide--Fund Raising
Location:	Canal Street headquarters
Date/Time Commitment:	Varies
Phone work and clerical support.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Research Assistant
Location:	Canal Street headquarters
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Assist in researching and investigating grants and foundations for agency development plans.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Image Development Aide
Location:	Canal Street headquarters, Mandeville offices
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Keep our excellent work in the public eye by helping to write public service announcements, press releases and related items.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Surveyor--Quality Assurance
Location:	Canal Street headquarters, community
Date/Time Commitment:	Varies
Conduct standardized interviews with consumers and stakeholders measuring service quality.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Improvement Team Member
Location:	Canal Street headquarters
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Serve as a team member to design and implement quality improvement plans.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Recovery Case Manager
Location:	Multiple
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
We seek volunteers to be trained as case managers to help our community recover from the storm--one family at a time.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Help Observe Significant Occasions
Location:	Varies
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
Help with volunteer projects planned for significant days such as Make A Difference Day and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday, among others.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Host Students During Alternative Spring Break
Location:	varies
Date/Time Commitment:	varies
Hosts are needed to provide a friendly face and information about New Orleans to college students serving our community on their spring break.
Contact:	Woody Hosler

Host Recovery Volunteers
Location:	Variable
Date/Time Commitment:	Variable
We seek faith-based congregations or others willing to house recovery volunteers.
Contact:	Woody Hosler