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Connecting People With
Community Needs

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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-ends |
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Contact: Lorraine LeMon 830-792-3338 |
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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 |
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PO Box 291817, Kerrville, TX 78029-1817 |
Needs: Teachers, Office/Clerical, Maint./Repairs |
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Website: www.hccares.com |
Service Times: Week days and Week-ends |
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Contact: Judy Sullivan, Executive Director 830-257-2400 |
info@hccares.com |
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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-destructive behaviors. |
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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: Debbie Ridout 830-895-3660 |
E-mail: cwjc@ktc.com |
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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. |
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Volunteer Services Council - Kerrville State Hospital |
Ages Served: Adults, Senior Adults |
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721 Thompson Drive |
Needs: Office/Clerical, Teacher, Music/Entertainment |
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Website: |
Service Times: Week Days |
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Contact: Nan Schiavo, 830-896-2211 ext. 6269 |
E-mail: nan.schiavo@dshs.state.tx.us |
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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: Both |
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Contact: Barbara Stidham 830-257–4837 |
E-mail: director@riversidenaturecenter.org |
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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 - 830-896-8787 |
E-mail: kerrlit@yahoo.com |
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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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