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Art 2 Heart |
Ages Served: Children & Teens |
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623 Myrta, Kerrville, TX 78028 |
Needs: Teachers, Office/Clerical, Music/Entertainment, Transportation |
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Website: www.art2heart.org |
Service Times: Week days & Week- |
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Contact: Lorraine LeMon 830- |
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Other Needs: Tutors |
Mission Statement: To improve the ethical quality of society by changing the PERSONAL
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Hill Country CARES |
Ages Served: All |
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PO Box 291817, Kerrville, TX 78029- |
Needs: Teachers, Office/Clerical, Maint./Repairs |
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Website: www.hccares.com |
Service Times: Week days and Week- |
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Contact: Judy Sullivan, Executive Director 830- |
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Other Needs: crisis hotline workers, horse therapy program for teens volunteers (side walkers, horse handlers, mentors), special events, ReRuns resale shop help
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Mission Statement: Hill Country CARES™ mission is to promote healthy individuals,
healthy families and healthy communities by providing prevention, intervention and
recovery services for domestic violence; sexual assault; abuse and neglect of children,
elderly or persons with disabilities; chronic illness education, and self- |
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Christian Women's Job Corps Kerr County |
Ages Served: Female Adults |
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1140 Broadway Kerrville, TX 78028 |
Needs: Teachers, Mentors, Office/Clerical, Food Service |
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Website: www.cwjckerrcounty.org |
Service Times: Week days |
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Contact: Nina Cruthirds 830- |
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Other Needs:
One Time Project: Fall and Spring Semester - |
Mission Statement: The purpose of Christian Women's Job Corps of Kerr County is to give women in need hope for their future by equipping them for life and employment, moving them from dependency to self sufficiency. |
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Volunteer Services Council - |
Ages Served: Adults, Senior Adults |
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721 Thompson Drive |
Needs: Office/Clerical, Teacher, Music/Entertainment |
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Service Times: Week Days |
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Contact: Nan Schiavo, 830- |
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Other Needs: Arts & Crafts assistant; special events assistant; process donations |
Mission Statement: Our purpose to contribute to the quality of life of individuals with mental illness served by Kerrville State Hospital |
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Riverside Nature Center |
Ages Served: Teens, Adults, Sr. Adults |
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150 Francisco Lemos, Kerrville, TX 78028 |
Needs: Teacher, Maint./Repairs, Counselor, Speaker/Motivator |
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Website: www.riversidenaturecenter.org |
Service Times: Week days & Week- |
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Contact: Barbara Stidham 830- |
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Other Needs: Teach or assist teachers in lessons for school group on nature related topics; lead tours of grounds (after training on the native plants on on the grounds; plant docent; teach adult education in seminars on nature topics; counselor or assistant for summer day camps; work on the grounds (after training) planting, weeding, moving plants, pruning; assist with special projects and/or special events |
Mission Statement: Riverside Nature Center is dedicated to fostering greater awareness and appreciation of the Texas Hill Country's natural resources through information, education, and by example. |
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Families & Literacy, Inc. |
Ages Served: Adults, Senior Adults |
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1006 C, Junction Hwy. Kerrville, TX 78028 |
Needs: Mentor, Office/Clerical, Teacher |
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Website: www.familiesandliteracy.org |
Service Times: Week days |
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Contact: Mike Hunter - |
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Other Needs: Our class schedule mirrors the school year of KISD. |
Mission Statement: It is the mission of Families & Literacy, Inc. to enable Hill Country adults, through education, to be better prepared to participate in the life of the community.
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O.T.T.E.R. (Our Time To Enjoy Reading) |
Ages Served: Children |
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Fredericksburg Primary School, 1110 S Adams |
Needs: Teachers, Mentors |
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Fredericksburg, TX 78624 |
Service Times: Week days |
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Contact: Melissa Mial, 830- |
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Other Needs: Starts Oct 11 and ends Dec 16 |
Mission Statement: Our goal is to inspire at risk kindergarten students to love books and reading. O.T.T.E.R. volunteers demonstrate the joy of reading by reading fun books one on one to a child for 20 minutes twice a week. O.T.T.E.R. was awarded the 2006 Governor's Volunteerism Award because it's a simple way to make a difference in the life of a child and it works!
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Boys & Girls Club of the Texas Hill Country |
Ages Served: Chidlren |
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501 W. Main Ste. 101, Fredericksburg, TX 78251 |
Needs: Mentor, Office/Clerical, Music/Entertainment/ Teacher/Food Service/Maint. Repairs/Transportation |
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Website: www.bgcatxhc.org |
Service Times: Week days |
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Contact: Cody Huffman, 830- |
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Mission Statement: Our mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. |
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Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas |
Ages Served: Children, Teens |
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1100 East Main, Kerrville, TX 78028 |
Needs: Mentor/Teacher/Office- |
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Website: www.girlscouts- |
Service Times: Week days & week- |
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Contact: Devon McLaughlin 800- |
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Other Needs: We have opportunities for a wide variety of volunteers including adult
facilitators to provide training for other adult volunteers, periodic volunteers
for programs, adults and teens to support Day Camp July 11- |
Mission Statement: We build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make
the world a better place. One time project: Kerr County Summer Day Camp 2011, June
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