Houston Office: 11200 Richmond, Suite 110 Houston, TX 77082 League City Office: 2525 South Shore Blvd, Suite 400 League City, TX 77573 Volunteer Coordinator Reverend Debbie Leo 832-266-8
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HCC Approved Community Service Site List
IMPORTANT: Contact information is as current as possible However, turnover occurs in any organization Whether calling or emailing, if in doubt, always address your inquiries to the site’s Volunteer Coordinator/Director of Volunteer Services Remember that you are representing Houston Community College Please be polite and professional and dress appropriately
ORGANIZATION OPPORTUNITIES ADDRESS CONTACT INFORMATION
Alief ISD:
Volunteers in
Public Schools
Tutoring, mentoring, reading
to students;
assisting in classrooms and libraries, clothing pantry Requires a national criminal history search
Various campuses
12302 High Star Houston, TX 77072
Complete online form at Aliefisd.net Dana Christensen
dana.christensen@aliefisd.net
281-498-8110 ext 2550
American
Hospice
Working with people at the end
of their lives
Houston Office:
11200 Richmond, Suite 110
Houston, TX 77082 League City Office: 2525 South Shore Blvd, Suite 400 League City, TX 77573
Volunteer Coordinator Reverend Debbie Leo 832-266-8121 Houston office: 281- 496-5666 League City Office: 832- 536-3300
Asia Society
Texas Center
Art gallery and architecture tour docents; family days volunteers;
Information desk volunteers;
business and cultural programs volunteers;
community outreach volunteers;
administration volunteers; special events volunteers;
performing arts theatre volunteers
1370 Southmore Blvd
Houston, TX 77004
Visitor Services & Volunteer Coordinator, Jahan Jafarpour
JJafarpour@AsiaSociety.org
713-496-9901
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program, adult education and mentoring, community outreach, special projects
230 Collins Road Richmond, TX 77469
Volunteer and Advocacy Director Laura Rosilez
laura@attackpoverty.org
832-228-7172
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Mentoring children with whom you have been matched in terms
of interests; a year-long commitment
is desired
6437 High Star Houston, TX 77074
Raul L Garcia
rgarcia@bbbstx.org
713-271-2783
Bilateral
US-Arab Chamber
of Commerce
Preparing for and attending Chamber sponsored and co-sponsored events
P.O Box 571870 Houston, TX 77257-1870
Education Director Hala Al-Abdulwahed
hala@bilateralchamber.org
Matthew Kocian
matthew@bilateralchamber.org
713-880-8168
Buffalo
Soldiers
Museum
Meet and greet;
clerical duties
3816 Caroline Houston, TX 77004
Bobbie Matthews
bobbiematthews1@aol.com
713-942-8920
Center for the
Healing of
Racism
Conducting workshops for children, administrative support, assisting
at events and workshops
5200 Fannin Houston, TX 77227
Cherry Steinwender
cfhr1@juno.com
713-520-8226
Child
Advocates
Helping abused and neglected children, fundraising and special events
Background check required
2401 Portsmouth, Suite 210 Houston, TX 77098
Claire Sabatier
claire.sabatier@childadvocates.org
713-529-1396 ext 242
Children’s
Museum
Lemonade Day:
teaching youth to start, own, and operate their own business
1500 Binz Houston, TX 77004
Mindalyn Galli 713-535-7286 713-400-9332
Christian
Community
Service Center
Youth services, food pantry, needs assessment, resale shop, JobNet help for the
unemployed
Four locations in Houston : 3434 Branard,
6856 Bellaire Blvd, 5407 Bellaire Blvd,
3224 Mercer St
Clare Bruce
cbruce@ccschouston.org
713- 961-3993 ext 211
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Animal
Protection
Assembling care packages for animals, helping at the shelter, special events
17555 Katy Freeway Houston, TX 77094
Volunteer Coordinator
volunteer@cap4pets.org
281-497-0591
City of
Houston
Mayor’s Office
of Education
Initiatives
Mentoring students on college and career goals, volunteering, internships
900 Bagby St, Public Level, Houston, TX 77002
Anne Lohoues
anne.lohoues@houstontx.gov
832-393-0901 832-231-5503 Michael Webb
michael.webb@houstontx.gov
832-393-0856
Communities
in Schools of
Houston
Tutoring and mentoring children
in schools in HISD, Alief ISD, Spring Branch ISD, Aldine ISD Requires a criminal background check
1235 North Loop West, Suite 300 Houston, TX 77008
Julie Johnson jjohnson@cis-org 713-654-1515 ext 165
Covenant
House
Two Tracks:
1) Handing out sandwiches, making referrals, attending events 2) Working in the crisis shelter, vocational education programs Track 2 requires reference forms, an
interview, orientation, TB skin test, and
background check
1111 Lovett Houston, TX 77006
Volunteer Coordinator Angel Wood
awood@covenanthouse.org
713-523-2231 ext 5628
Crossroads:
Community
Partnership for
Youth, Inc
One-to-one mentoring with youth 10-17 on juvenile probation;
clerical internships
at the Chimney Rock location Two hour training session required
Must be 21, pass a criminal
background check, and make a 1 hour per week
commitment for 6 months
6300 Chimney Rock
Houston, TX 77081 Additional sites downtown, in Katy and Clear Lake
Jan Gibbs
jan.gibbs@hcjpd.hctx.net
713-295-2779
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Elementary
Reading to children
in English or Spanish
5100 Gulfton Houston, TX 77081
Sarai Barrera
sbarrera@houstonisd.org
Xionny Garcia
xgarcia@houstonisd.org
713-295-5223
Emergency Aid
Coalition
Volunteering at emergency food pantry, sorting and distributing clothing
5401 Fannin Houston, TX 77004
Complete volunteer form at:
http://www.eachouston.org
713-528-3663
Escape Family
Resource
Center
Preparing for and assisting with parent-child communication Classes, data input
Background check required
1721 Peck Rd, Suite 300 Houston, TX 77055
Volunteer Coordinator Sandy Mercado
smercado@www.learntoparent.org
713-942-9500 ext 14
Fort Bend
Family YMCA
Working events:
Monthly Parents’
Night Out, Fall Family Festival, Open House, Healthy Kids Day
4433 Cartwright Road
Missouri City, TX 77459
Sharon Hilburn
sharonh@ymcahouston.org
281-499-9622
Fort Bend ISD
Volunteers and
Partnerships
Volunteering, tutoring, mentoring
16431 Lexington Sugar Land, TX 77479
Coordinator for Volunteers and Partnerships Pamela Shaw
pamela.shaw@fortbendisd.com
281-634-1112
Fort Bend
County
Women’s
Center
Helping survivors
of domestic violence and sexual assault
P O Box 183 Richmond, TX 77406
Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator Amber Paaso
apaaso@fortbendwomenscenter.org
281-344-5759
Ft Bend
County
Museum
Aiding staff, assisting at events, leading school programs, participating in offsite events (EX:
Texian Time Machine), creating and installing exhibits
500 Houston St Richmond, TX 77469
Education Coordinator Jessica Avery
javery@fortbendmuseum.org
281-342-6478
Foundation for
India Studies
Interviewing participants in the Indo-American Oral History Project, jointly sponsored by the Houston Public Library, the Mayor’s Office and the Foundation
N/A President
Krishna Vavilala
kvavilala@gmail.com
713-795-5169
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Lincoln
Education
Center
Reading to children
in Spanish or English
Background check required
1102 Taft Houston, TX 77019
Katherine Fisher
kfisher2@houstonisd.org
713-942-1400
Hester House
(Julia C Hester
House)
Early childhood services, family social services, senior services
2020 Solo St Houston, TX 77020
Nelda K Allen 713-672-2573
The House of
Amos
Working in food pantry; ESL tutoring
8030 Boone Rd Houston, TX 77072
Becky Rittmann
buyerpma2@yahoo.com
281-495-9061
Houston Area
Women’s
Center
Program support, special events, child care
1010 Waugh Dr Houston, TX 77019
Volunteer Coordinator Gwyndlen Holt
gholt@hawc.org
Houston Food
Bank
Packaging and distributing food, making referrals to other services
535 Portwall Houston, TX 77029
Remi Lewis
rlewis@houstonfoodbank.org
Terence Franklin
tfranklin@houstonfoodbank.org volunteer@houstonfoodbank.org
713-547-8604
Houston
Independent
School District
Varies by school
Includes reading, tutoring,
mentoring
Requires a criminal background check and proof of identification
*Some specific schools and contacts are on this list
Main office:
4400 West 18th
Houston, TX 77092
www.houstonisd.org Click on Community Click on Volunteers in Public Schools Complete application per instructions
Houston
Museum of
African
American
Culture
Volunteers are always needed in the following areas:
administrative, education, curatorial and special events
4807 Caroline St Houston, TX 77004
Operations Manager Renae Medlock rmedlock@hmaac.org 713-526-1015
Houston
Museum of
Natural
Science Sugar
Land
History and science research 13016 UniversityBlvd
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Suma Mathew
smathew@hmns.org
281-313-2277 ext 104
Houston
Rescue and
Restore
Coalition
Creating public awareness of human trafficking
in the Houston area
N/A Community/Volunteer Outreach Coordinator
Clare Ridzi
volunteer@houstonrr.org
713-874-0290
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Hispanic
Culture
Office work, assisting with/attending cultural events
3315 Sul Ross Houston, TX 77098
Maria Gomez
institute@ihch.org
713-528-1492
Junior
Achievement
Teaching K-12 students about economics, consumerism, business math, personal finance, and international marketing
Criminal background check required
2115 E
Governors Circle Houston, TX 77092
Kathleen Madsen
kmadsen@jahouston.org
713-682-4500 ext 237
Lantrip
Elementary
Reading to children
in English or Spanish
100 Telephone
Rd Houston, TX 77023
Miriam Vicente
mvicente@houstonisd.org
713-924-1670
Lee High
School
Conversation partners for ESL students, tutoring, mentoring for Project Hope
6529 Beverly Hill St
Houston, TX 77057
Dan Reinhold
dreinho@gmail.com
http://projecthopeofhouston.org
Literacy
Advance
Houston
Tutoring, adult basic education, ESL, office work
2424 Wilcrest, Suite 120 Houston, TX 77042
Volunteer Coordinator
volunteer@literacyadvance.org
713-266-8777 ext 16
Literacy
Council of Fort
Bend County
Tutoring, assisting with mailings, data entry, student assessments, training preparation, help
at the front desk
12530 Emily Court Sugar Land, TX 77478
Amelia Perez
aperez@ftbendliteracy.org
281-240-8181
Lord of the
Streets
Ministry
Sorting clothing, supporting those in
AA, other duties
3401 Fannin Houston, TX 77004
Myra Mitchell 713-526-0311
MD Anderson
Cancer Center
Administrative, clinic assistance, gift shop
Placement based
on an interview
100 hours minimum Strict application deadlines apply
1515 Holcombe Houston, TX 77030
Parking validated
Complete volunteer interest questionnaire at: mdanderson.org
Director of Volunteer Services Mary Donnelly Jackson 713-792-5646
MacGregor
Elementary
Assisting teachers
in classrooms
Requires a background check
4801 LaBranch Houston, TX 77004
Melanie Makey
mmakey@houstonisd.org
713-942-1990
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Hermann
Memorial City
Medical Center
Way-finding volunteers, station volunteers, ancillary volunteers Long term volunteers only Waiting list
of two weeks to two months
Requires a one year commitment
of 3.5 hours per week, one weekday only
921 Gessner Houston, TX 77024
Earl Pereira
earl.pereira@memorialhermann.org
Memorial
Hermann NW
Hospital
Based on skill level and interview;
limited patient contact
1635 North Loop West
Houston, TX 77008
Lindsay Cockram
lindsay.cockram@memorialhermann.org
713-867-4460
Memorial
Hermann SE
Hospital
Minimum 100 hours required
Based on skill level and interview EX:
clerical, helping with patient and family comfort, food services
11800 Astoria Blvd
Houston, TX 77089
Kevin Long
kevin.long2@memorialhermann.org
281-929-4164
Memorial
Hermann
Sugar Land
Hospital
Apply March 1 for summer program, August 1 for school year program
17500 West Grand Parkway South
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Director of Volunteer Services Cathy Clark
281-725-5254
Memorial
Hermann
Texas Medical
Center
Limited patient care, assisting with occupational therapy
6411 Fannin Houston, TX 77030 Parking validated
Apply online at:
memorialhermann.org 713-704-4141
TIRR Memorial
Hermann
Based on skill level and interview 1333 MoursundHouston, TX
77030 Parking available
Complete volunteer form at:
tirr.org Volunteer Services Coordinator Irma Almaguer
713-797-5225
Mental Health
America Fort
Bend County
Developing resource guides, fundraising, depression screening
10435 Greenbough Dr Stafford, TX 77477
Jeanne Wallace
jwallace@mhafbc.org
281-207-2480
Mental Health
America of
Greater
Houston
Making referrals, advocacy, administrative duties
2211 Norfolk, Suite 820 Houston, TX 77098
Alejandra Posada
aposada@mhahouston.org
713-523-8963 ext 473
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Hospital
Depends on application
Orientation, Social Security number, and drug test required
6565 Fannin Houston, TX 77030
Complete online application:
methodisthealth.com/volunteer Susan Savell
713-394-6000
Montrose
Counseling
Center
Clerical, special events, outreach, gay and lesbian switchboard, assembling education materials
401 Branard #2 Houston, TX 77006
Volunteer Specialist Megan Caldwell
volunteerprogram@montrosecounselingcenter.org
713-529-0037 ext 395
Museum of
Fine Arts
Houston
Bayou Bend Cottage, family days and programs, Bayou City Art Festival, Glassell Sketch Day, museum holiday party
5601 Main St Houston, TX 77005
Volunteer Services Manager Lesleigh Gilmour
713-639-7507
lgilmour@mfah.org
Volunteer Services Coordinator Brooke Manning
bmanning@mfah.org 713-639-7578 volunteers@mfah.org
Museum of
Natural
Science
Volunteers must be
18 years old and are expected to complete 40 hours
of volunteering per year after
extensive training and placement
5555 Hermann Park Dr
Houston, TX 77030
Jennifer Grbode
713 639 4667
Neighborhood
Centers – The
Bridge
Working with immigrants;
English as a second language, art, music, computer, citizenship classes
6500 Rookin St Houston, TX 77074
Lina Perez
mperez@neighborhood-centers.org
713-592-0288
Nuestra
Palabra: Latino
Writers Having
their Say
Interns for 90.1 FM radio show, multi-media support for literary programs, creating signs and graphics for events
419 Lovett Houston, TX 77006
Tony Diaz aztecmuse@aol.com
Office of the
Attorney
General
Assisting child support officers
Internships available Must pass a criminal background check
6161 Savoy Houston, TX 77036 Additional sites
in the greater Houston area
Dalia Perez
dalia.perez@texasattorneygeneral.gov
713-787-7147
Pearland
Neighborhood
Working in the food pantry
2335 N Texas Ave
Debbie Craddock
debbie@pnctexas.com
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77581 281-485-1987
Planned
Parenthood
Houston
Outreach, sexual and reproductive health services for women
4600 Gulf Frwy
Houston, TX 77023 Multiple locations throughout the Houston area
Volunteer Coordinator Tosca Davis
713-541-5372 Apply online at:
www.plannedparenthood.org/gulf-coast/
Prevent
Blindness
Texas
Become a certified vision screener, assisting at events
2202 Waugh Dr Houston, TX 77006
Alexandra N Moscoso
amoscoso@preventblindnesstexas.org
713-526-2559 ext 109
Project Row
Houses
Working in after school program, advocating for youth, working with young mothers, art installations
2501 Holman Houston, TX 77004
Cheryl Flores
cflores@projectrowhouses.org
713-526-7662
Resolutions
Hospice
Patient care, bereavement, administrative duties
7641 South Frwy Houston, TX 77021 Openings in multiple locations
Shronda (Shay) Rogers
srogers@myhospice.us
281-840-9251 832-588-6083
St Joseph
House
Mentoring members with mental illness, assisting with social and recreational activities
3307 Austin St Houston, TX 77004
Venita Preston 713-523-5958
SEARCH
Homeless
Services
Assisting homeless clients 2505 FanninHouston, TX
77002
Lista Estes
lestes@searchhomeless.org
Thao Costis
tcostis@searchhomeless.org volunteer@searchhomeless.org
Sheltering
Arms Senior
Centers
Assisting in social activities with adult daycare center with seniors who have
dementia specific disabilities
Background check and a one hour orientation required
Multiple locations Stasha Scruggssscruggs@neighborhood-centers.org
713-667-2840
Shriner’s Assisting with
therapy for 6977 Main StHouston, TX Mark Templemtemple@shrinenet.org
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Children
children, making popcorn, and participating in activities with children Requires drug screening and
an interview
77030 713-797-1616
Star of Hope
Mission
Working in call center or clothing store, giving tours, mentoring, making care packs, serving meals,
administrative tasks
Multiple locations in the Houston area
Courtney Hill
chill@sohmission.org
713-440-5385 Danielle Butschek
dbutschek@sohmission.org
713-440-5365
Tellepsen
Family
Downtown
YMCA
Working with
10-12 year old girls in the GIRLS (girls in real life situations) Program, teen groups, social services
808 Pease Houston, TX 77002
Missions Director Mary Huggins 713-739-3630
maryh@ymcahouston.org
Social Responsibility Director Damitra Myles
713-739-3615
damitram@ymcahouston.org
Texas
Children’s
Hospital
Greeting guests, delivering toys to children, playing games, reading to patients, helping a child with
homework, leading
an art project, hosting a puppet show, opening a playroom, delivering crafts, or going on air with Radio Lollipop
Requires a once per week commitment of 2-3 hour shifts Must
be 18 years or older
6621 Fannin Houston, TX 77030 Opportunities at the Main Campus, West Campus and Pavilion for Women
Janet Buffone
jlbuffon@texaschildrens.org
https://waystogive.texaschildrens.org 832-824-2257
Urban Harvest Working at
farmers' markets, helping develop business plans
Multiple market locations Main address: 2311 Canal St Houston, TX 77003
Libby Kennedy
libby@urbanharvest.org
713-880-5540
USO Houston Special projects
with troops, 14657 Sneider St Sarah Wolffswolff@uso.org