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Art 2 Heart

Ages Served:  Children & Teens

623 Myrta,  Kerrville, TX   78028

Needs:  Teachers, Office/Clerical, Music/Entertainment, Transportation

Website:   www.art2heart.org

Service Times:  Week days & Week-ends

Contact:  Lorraine LeMon   830-792-3338

E-mail:  

Other Needs:  Tutors

Mission Statement:  To improve the ethical quality of society by changing the PERSONAL and DECISION-MAKING behaviour of young people.

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Hill Country CARES

Ages Served:  All

PO Box 291817,  Kerrville, TX   78029-1817

Needs:  Teachers, Office/Clerical, Maint./Repairs

Website:  www.hccares.com

Service Times:  Week days and Week-ends

Contact:  Judy Sullivan, Executive Director     830-257-2400

info@hccares.com

Other Needs:  crisis hotline workers, horse therapy program for teens volunteers (side walkers, horse handlers, mentors), special events, ReRuns resale shop help

 

   

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-destructive behaviors.  

Christian Women's Job Corps  Kerr County

Ages Served:  Female Adults

1140 Broadway   Kerrville, TX   78028

Needs:  Teachers, Mentors, Office/Clerical, Food Service

Website:   www.cwjckerrcounty.org

Service Times:  Week days

Contact:  Debbie Ridout   830-895-3660

E-mail:  cwjc@ktc.com

Other Needs:

 

 

 

One Time Project:  Fall and Spring Semester - one or both

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.  

Volunteer Services Council - Kerrville State Hospital

Ages Served: Adults, Senior Adults

721 Thompson Drive

Needs:  Office/Clerical, Teacher, Music/Entertainment

Website:    

Service Times:  Week Days

Contact:  Nan Schiavo,  830-896-2211 ext. 6269

E-mail:  nan.schiavo@dshs.state.tx.us

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  

Riverside Nature Center

Ages Served: Teens, Adults, Sr. Adults

150 Francisco Lemos,   Kerrville, TX   78028

Needs: Teacher, Maint./Repairs, Counselor, Speaker/Motivator

Website:  www.riversidenaturecenter.org

Service Times: Both

Contact:  Barbara Stidham    830-257–4837

E-mail:  director@riversidenaturecenter.org

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.

Families & Literacy, Inc.

Ages Served:  Adults, Senior Adults

1006 C, Junction Hwy.   Kerrville, TX   78028

Needs:  Mentor, Office/Clerical, Teacher

Website:   www.familiesandliteracy.org

Service Times:  Week days

Contact:  Mike Hunter - 830-896-8787

E-mail:  kerrlit@yahoo.com

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.