Athens County Historical Society and Museum
Contacts:
www.athenshistory.org
Kelee Riesbeck (pr. reesbek)
65 North Court Street, Athens
592-2280
Goals of the organization
- Exhibit
- Educate
- Collect
- Exhibits are interactive and hands on
- Extensive genealogy section and assistance
Assistance Needed:
- entering data for objects that are donated;
- fundraising;
- answering the phones and greeting guests
Membership Costs and Benefits
Individual: $15. Free admission to museum and museum events; discounts at local restaurants and shops; reduced overnight rate at the Holiday Inn Express of Athens; The Bulletin ; 10% off at ACHS&M Museum Store
Family: $30. Same as above + free admission to museum and museum events for family members (must live in same home)
Friend of the ACHS&M: $100. Same as Family + able to rent the ACHS&M building at reduced rate.
Business, group, or club: $175. Same as above for employees (must show card for free admission) + reproduction of vintage photo of building they occupy (if available) or reproduction of vintage photo of their choice
Sponsoring: $250. Same as above + free admission to museum for friends and family
Life: $500.Same as above + may schedule guided tours of ACHS&M collections for themselves and their guests + name on plaque at ACHS&M
Patron: $1,000. Same as above + may schedule guided walking tours of uptown Athens for themselves and their guests.
ACHS&M Membership Discounts at local businesses include:
- $88/night room rate at The Holiday Inn Express, Athens
- 15% off all lunch or dinner entrees at The Oak Room
Current fundraising efforts planned are:
- "Adopt an Artifact" ranging from $100 to $2000; contributions go toward preservation of specific artifact and storage.; donation will be noted on display or storage of artifact
- Constructing a log cabin and can participate in 'chinking'
- On going fundraising efforts
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Athens Workstation
Center For Human Resource Development
Contacts:
http://ws.athenscountygovernment.com/workforce.htm
Joe McGowan
70 N. Plains Road
The Plains, Ohio 45780
Phone: (740) 797-1405
Toll free:
Fax: (740) 797-3105
TTY: (740) 797-2817
Email: workstation@athenscountygovernment.com
Goals of the organization:
- Free employment, training and support services for businesses, job seekers and the community.
Primary offerings:
- Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE)
- GED
- Computers for job searches
Assistance Needed:
This agency has experienced lay-offs recently so they cannot use volunteers while employees are laid off.
This service, previously with Job and Family Services is now operating under the Board of Regents. Funding is a little unstable at this point and looks to shift considerably with new funding model.
No current or planned fundraising efforts.
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Athens County Habitat For Humanity
Contacts:
www.athenshabitat.org
Greg Ross
Executive Director
525 West Union Street
Athens, Ohio 45701
(740) 592-0032
Goals of the organization:
Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical, non-profit organization whose goal is to eliminate sub-standard housing throughout Athens County. We work in partnership with families to build safe, decent and affordable homes. Costs are kept low by using as much volunteer labor and materials as possible. Families selected are chosen by the affiliate's Family Selection Committee which reviews an applicant family's income, current debts, ability to repay, and inadequate living conditions. Every affiliate follows a nondiscriminatory policy of family selection. Neither race nor religion is a factor in choosing the families who receive Habitat houses. The selected families are required to put in 250 hours of "sweat equity" into their home, by working side by side with Habitat volunteers on building-related projects such as construction and fund raising.
Each Habitat for Humanity home is sold to a family in need at no profit and at no interest. The cost of the home is then repaid by a no-interest mortgage over a fixed period of time. These payments are then recycled to build more houses in Athens County. Homes have been built in Athens, Coolville, Amesville, Nelsonville, Sharpsburg and Glouster. 23 homes have been built in Athens County since 1990, and we are preparing to start our 24rd home.
Assistance Needed:
- No current building opportunities except for women – Women Raise the Roof
- Expect to break ground in July for another house that would accept male and female volunteers
- Happy to have people volunteer their 'daytime' skills to help – examples would include an accountant, IT professional or a fundraiser. They will take your volunteer offering and try to fit you where you could help and be comfortable.
- Always take monetary donations.
- Many committees available; board is comprised of people who have volunteered in one of the committees but need not be long time volunteer to advance to chair on of the committees. Ex: Chris Moberg is chairing a finance committee. Chris is a finance professor. Mick Harris is on the Board and began working with Habitat when the OU Coalition was working.
- A listing of specific committee meetings open to volunteers is available at: http://www.athenshabitat.org/events.php
Current fundraising efforts
- Selling notecards – a pack of 12 for $15
- Looking for a building of approximately 5,000 square feet for storing supplies and donations.
- Accept used car donations for resale
- Cash offerings
- Land donations
- Stocks, bonds, beneficiary designations
Additional information
Used to have an OU coalition – ended probably four or 5 years ago; group raised money and built the house with mostly staff and faculty – some students. They would love to see that revived. (I thinkit happened a lot faster and generated more PR for them than some of the other groups.)
There are a lot of OU employees involved in different ways but not as reps of OU – as reps of churches or on their own.
Happy to talk to us more about specific fit for individuals or groups but also for more general info if we want to try to organize for a bigger effort. They also will be happy to come to a group to speak about needs and efforts.
- On going fundraising efforts
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Factory Street Studio
Contacts:
www.factorystreetstudio.org
37 Ohio Avenue, Athens
594-2302
Goals of organization:
Factory Street Studio provides an educational program in the Southeastern Ohio region, dedicated to teaching and promoting creative dance, movement and other artistic expressions through classes, mentoring, and performances. The program is designed to maximize self-esteem, dance technique, personal growth, and cooperative spirit in the studio and the community.
Assistance needed:
Advisory and governance
Our Board is comprised of community members and parents of dancers. Committees include Public Relations, Fundraising, and Building/Maintenance. We are always looking for new members interested in being a part of a performing arts organization.
Events
Our annual Winter Concert will be a collaborative event with other arts organizations around the city. Volunteers will be needed to coordinate, set up, and advertise the event.
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Contacts:
http://www.acvna.org/
Christy Truly - volunteer coordinator
30 Herrold Avenue, Athens
594-8226 extension 475
Goals of the organization:
The organization provides nursing care, assistance with daily living tasks, or anything in between to make recovering from a hospital stay or coping with a terminal illness at home a reality. We are dedicated to providing cost effective, high quality home health services to the people in our Appalachian Community.
They provide services to Medicaid clients through Ohio Home Care programs as well as for clients with Workers' Compensation, Veteran's Administration, Medicare and other payor sources. Private pay services are also available for their clients.
Assistance needed:
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Urgent need for hospice volunteers - informational session October 14, 2009, 1:30 to 2:30 pm at the Hospice office (30 Herrold Ave.) If you are interested but can't attend that meeting please call the number above.
They train volunteers to go into homes for respite care – to give providers a break. There is an upfront time commitment for the training: paper work completion, approximately 6 hours of video on how to do the jobs involved in respite work, approximately 2 hours to review a manual; a few quizzes to insure that information is recognized – those portions probably take 10 to15 hours. There is an additional 2 hours of hands on training- working with another to get experience with patients.
- They are happy to take donations from the community for patients – many patients can't afford services so they are dependent of financial donations to maintain services to everyone regardless of ability to pay.
- They also welcome expertise/skills for special projects or assistance with running their operations. Examples of appreciated expertise or skill donation are training on topics of organizational development; computer assistance – understanding why computer or software problems occur and how to remedy them/installation of software/maintenance; coordinating fundraisers or special community projects.
- Advisory Board is comprised of volunteers and slots open occasionally. Board members are attached to the organization by a relationship with patients or a history with the organization
Current fundraising efforts
- They are happy to work with anyone for whatever they can contribute.
- They have an annual fund drive beginning in the spring.
- Their primary fundraiser is a raffle for quilts. The Quilt Auction is held in June.
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Stuart's Opera House
Contacts
www.stuartsoperahouse.org
Adam Fischer, Chief Operating Officer
52 Public Square
P.O. Box 217
Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
740-753-1924
Goals of organization:
An historical community-based arts center where nationally and internationally recognized performers provide first-class performances and community events are held.
They do about 40 shows per year and an additional 40 – 50 events. They have about 20,000 people pass through their doors each year.
They've begun a children's educational opportunity and hope to expand. They've partnered with a company to bring four shows in this past year – each show from a different country highlighting their unique culture and talents. The show's participants visit area schools during the day and then the schools' children attend shows at Stuart's. Families then can attend a night performance. They have reached Nelsonville York schools, Amesville Elementary and hope to expand to Athens City and Hocking County schools
For summer (June through September) they have, on the second Thursday of the month, a closed parking lot and band set up outside in the parking lot. They sell beer and had a great crowd for the first month. That's an easy way to experience Stuarts' offerings without long term commitment. Advertising about the events is in The Messenger, at Casa, The Farmacy
Assistance needed:
- This organization is interested in assistance from volunteers or individuals and the volunteerism can be sporadic or periodic. They can use help doing anything from staffing envelopes to selling concessions, ushering at events to cash contributions.
- They have a volunteer Board of Advisors. The board meets monthly on the third Monday at 5:30.
- They are interested in board members who have expertise in specialized areas. Right now they need an attorney. There are no minimum donation amounts to be a board member. They hope to do some renovation to the facility so an architect would be helpful.
They also have a supporting Guild
- Active: Those who wish to support the Opera House through the payment of dues and by volunteering at various functions at the Opera House, such as serving refreshments at performances, fundraising, and ushering.
- Sustaining: Those who wish to support the Opera House financially through the payment of dues.
- Individual membership: $15
- Couple membership: $25
Some of the duties include:
*Acting as ushers during events
*Hand out programs/take tickets
*Run concessions
*Operate merchandise sales
- Monthly meetings held at the Opera House on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:00 PM.
- Individual Support - Friend of Stuart's
Become a friend of the opera house through the Friends of Stuart's Opera House Program. A number of levels are available and with each level, Stuart's Opera House offers benefits ranging from the purchase of tickets prior to public ticket sale dates to opera house merchandise and a subscription to the Stuart's Opera House email newsletter. Gifts may be tax-deductible.Examples:
- Donation - $50.00
Purchase up to two tickets to any show, prior to the public on-sale date.
Name listed in programs
- Donation - $100.00
Purchase up to four tickets to any show, prior to the public on-sale date.
Name listed in programs
- Donation - $1000.00
Ten complimentary tickets for shows produced by SOH (limit 2 per show)
Purchase up to twenty tickets to any show, prior to the public on-sale date.
Name listed in programs
- Donation - $10,000.00
Six complimentary tickets for all shows produced by SOH
Purchase tickets to any show, prior to the public on-sale date.
Name publicly displayed in Stuart's Opera
Name listed in programs
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Southeastern Ohio Regional Food Center
Contacts
http://www.hapcap.org/seorfc.htm
Marilyn Sloan
A Division of Hocking . Athens . Perry Community Action
1005 C.I.C. Drive
Logan, Ohio 43138
800-385-6813
Goals of the organization
They serve 10 counties. They are the source of food for foodbanks and pantries and free meals in that 10 county area. They do direct distributions to those food pantries and kitchens. Individual food pantries or meal service is arranged through each individual place – they only supply to those with services like Lottridge in Coolville, Salvation Army, St Paul's, United Methodist Church, Church of Christ, etc.
This service provides services to those in need directly and to those providers who make available food boxes or meals to those in need. The smaller food pantries or meal service providers arrange schedules and provisions according to their operating principles and availability. This service supplies to those with services like Lottridge in Coolville, Salvation Army, St Paul's, United Methodist Church, Church of Christ, etc.
Assistance needed:
- November 3, 2009 levy -Issue 6; passage of a .25mill five year levy would help provide home delivered and dining site meals to senior citizens through the Regional Food Center by reducing the waiting list for meal provision, supporting and expanding the volunteer delivery network and increasing dining sites
- Monetary donations are accepted and appreciated - $1 provides the equivalent of 10 meals
- Senior food distribution
- Meet at Athens County Fairgrounds and pass boxes to senior recipients once a month.
- Currently distributing 4400 boxes a month. Each box contains 13 items in the box.
- The distributions are directly to people who need help.
- This is a 2 hour time commitment and it occurs from 9 am to 11 am with scheduled dates each month.
- Marilyn needs one day notice of number of volunteers so she can have others stay in Logan if we have help down here.
- Pack boxes for distribution
- Opportunity to pack boxes for distributions at warehouse in Logan.
- Need 7 to help and they work 7 am to 3 pm weekdays.
- If there is a desire to help on Saturdays need to give her 2 week notice to set up availability
- On and near campus food collection during move-out
- Coordinating with Ed Newman to gather food students will be throwing away at move out on campus and hopefully around campus.
- On June 11, 12 and 13 they will be working with him to gather food that students may be getting rid of before going home.
- Working 9 am to 5 pm those days – see Ed for locations and assistance needed.
Additional information:
Available upon request - powerpoint presentation and supporting articles
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My Sister's Place
Contacts:
Rachael Parry – Volunteer Coordinator
P.O. Box 1158 Athens, OH 45701
740-593-7125
740-594-8337 volunteer line
Goals of organization
My Sister's Place provides a safe haven for battered women and their children. They provide short term housing and resources for victims of domestic violence. The location of housing is confidential. Counselors and advisors are involved in assisting women and children with transitions for housing, transportation and legal issues.
Assistance needed
Volunteers participate in training for one hour per week for four weeks. They are expected to commit four hours per week for one year with scheduling flexibility. Volunteers must undergo a background check ($26 preferably paid for by the volunteer but the shelter will pay if financial hardships exist) and a clear TB check (available for free at Athens County health Department).
Volunteers help with household tasks for the shelter. Cleaning, food preparation, daycare and administrative tasks are commonly assigned tasks.
They also accept donations of:
- money
- household items – cleaners, trash bags, paper towels, toilet paper, sheets, towels, detergent, dishwashing liquid
- non-perishable food items
They would be willing to work with individuals and organizations who want to sponsor fundraisers also.
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ATCO Adult Services
Contacts:
http://www.athenscbmrdd.org/services-for-adults/atco-workshop.htm
21 South Campbell Street
Athens, OH
Teresa Fulk
740-592-6659, ext. 215
Jeff Bierlein
740-592-6659 ext. 254
Goals of organization
ATCO has been opening doors for people with disabilities since 1969. It is a department of the Athens County Board of MRDD. Currently providing services to 189 adults in Athens County, ATCO is a non-profit corporation that provides employment and training to eligible individuals with developmental disabilities.
Assistance needed
Depending on how the volunteer's availability possibilities are listed below. Only those volunteers who need more than 20 hours per quarter are needed to volunteer within the Atco facility. All other volunteers will be helping with activities that take place in the community.
- Monday Lunch, noon-1pm
Between 12-15 individuals go up from Atco.
Volunteers help people carry their food trays thru the line, and join us for lunch as well. Lots of socializing
- Tuesday Rec Night, between 3:30-6pm
Between 45-55 people attend each week.
People bowl, shoot pool, do crafts, play uno, and just hang out.
Volunteers help people bowl, keep score, shoot pool, play uno, and cheer folks on.
- Wednesday Bowling League, 5-7pm
Happens Fall, Winter, and Spring, 8 nights each quarter.
8 teams of 5, with about half of the participants with a disability and the other half being OU students.
Volunteers assist folks with bowling, keeping score, and cheering their teammates on.
Volunteers must be willing to commit to the eight Wednesdays, since you will be on a team, and your teammates will be counting on you each week.
- Movement Dance Group at Putnam, day and time varies each quarter
One day a week for an hour at Putnam, Fall, Winter, and Spring.
OU Dance majors lead the group.
5 to 6 individuals participate.
Volunteers don't need to be dance majors, they just help participants follow the activities.
- Movie Night, one Tuesday night each month after Tues Rec Night, about 40-45 consumers attend
- Amusement Park trip each summer, about 30 individuals attend
- OU sporting events such as football, volleyball basketball, baseball, and softball
- Plays, musical performances, dance concerts, outdoor drama, Copperheads games, Clippers games, Indians game
- Athens County Fair, Franklin Park, Bake Sale, Car Wash, Pool tournaments, Canoe Picnic, Fishing trip,
- Halloween Dance, Valentines Dance, Dinner for Two
- Disability Awareness Festival each March
- Passion Works events
For volunteers who can donate more than 20 hours each quarter additional opportunities exist.
A volunteer must compete the volunteer orientation before volunteering. There is a application packet that must be completed prior to service as well that includes a limited background checks and reference requests.
Board – There are two current vacancies but conditions must be met before appointment. County Board of Developmental Disabilities is comprised of seven members. The qualifications and appointment of board members are addressed in ORC Section 5126.029. Five members shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, with at least two of those five being an immediate family member of an individual eligible for services by the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities (ACBDD). Whenever possible, the commissioners are to ensure one of those two is an immediate family member of an individual eligible for adult services, while the other is to be an immediate family member of an individual eligible for early intervention, pre-school or school-age services.
Two appointments are to be made by the senior probate judge, specifying one of those two is to be an immediate family member of an individual eligible for residential services or supported living. So, in total, at least three of the seven board members are to be family members of individuals eligible for county board services.
Qualifications of a County Board Member include:
- Resident of the County;
- Citizen of the United States;
- Interest and knowledge in the field of developmental disabilities and other allied fields;
- Professional training and/or experience in business management, finance, law, health care practice, personnel administration or government service; and,
- Membership of the board shall reflect, to the maximum extent possible, the composition of the county.
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Athens County Red Cross
Contacts:
www.athensohredcross.org
Pamela Martino – Executive Director
100 South May Avenue
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-5273
Goals of organization
The American Red Cross offers services:
- domestic disaster relief
- community services that help the needy;
- support and comfort for military members and their families;
- the collection, processing and distribution of lifesaving blood and blood products;
- educational programs that promote health and safety;
- international relief and development programs.
The Athens chapter services Athens and Vinton Counties.
Assistance needed
Disaster relief - Volunteers can be trained for responding to emergency situations like the scene of fires or weather related destruction to help with making arrangements for families, helping with tasks in the days following the emergency until the family can get settled again.
Assistance with blood drives – Volunteers assist with registering donors, arranging for food during blood drives, transporting blood to Columbus following a drive
Provisions - Comfort kits are provided to those experiencing emergency loss of housing. Comfort kits contain personal hygiene articles for children and adults. Kits can also include blankets, towels, sheets, dishes, etc. for basic living needs.
Administrative and fund-raising -Volunteers staff information tables, assist with administrative tasks at the chapter house, teach first aid and CPR, fund raise
Advisory board made up of volunteers with experience in previous Red Cross events
On-line calendar of events and meetings at http://www.athensohredcross.org/calendar.html
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Athens Sandlot Baseball/Softball League
Contacts:
www.athenssandlot.com
George McCarthy
P.O. Box 958
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-3357
Goals of the organization
1. Playing Baseball Should Be Fun for Everyone Involved!
2. The children should be given all of the tools they need to be the best players that they can be!
3. Sportsmanship and developing baseball skills take precedent over "winning at all cost!"
In meeting those goals, the following rules and guidelines are in effect:
- We do not turn away any children
- All teams are evenly matched
- Baseball skills are stressed
- All parents, players and coaches must agree to a code of conduct
- Baseball should be fun!
- There should be opportunities for more competitive children
Statistically, only a small percentage of the kids that will play in our league will play baseball at the high school level or beyond. Recognizing that, we want to develop children that love and appreciate the game of baseball and have fond memories of when they were competing as kids.
The organization has extensively renovated fields and facilities and provided scholarships for those who could not otherwise afford registration, gloves and cleats.
Assistance Needed
The addition of lights to fields would provide opportunity for more teams, games and tournaments. Donations or grants towards the purchase of lights for one or more fields is the next large project for the organziation.
Concessions stands are open during games and tournaments, usually Monday through Thursday evenings and all day Saturdays from April through June. Staffing the concession stands is appreciated.
Fundraising is currently focused on paying for lighting for the fields. Any donation or assistance with fundraising would be appreciated.
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Goodworks
Contacts:
http://www.good-works.net/
Keith Wasserman – Executive Director
P.O. Box 4
Athens, OH 45701
740-594-3339
Goal of Organization
We are a community of hope for those struggling with poverty in rural Appalachia. We provide biblical hospitality through The Timothy House (our shelter for the rural homeless), The Hannah House (our long-term residential care community), jobs programs, volunteer service opportunities, and community development ministries in the context of Christian Community.
Assistance needed
- The Timothy House: Providing shelter for the rural homeless since 1981
- Weekday Mornings:Volunteers come to the Timothy House at 8:30 am and work until noon or 1 pm once a week. Greeting the residents in the morning, sharing morning responsibilities, answering the doorbell, assisting families with child care, helping residents with morning tasks, doing laundry and preparing a lunchtime meal for those in the house constitute much of the morning responsibilities. This commitment is once a week for 10 weeks.
- Weekday Evenings:Volunteers come to the Timothy House from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm once a week. Assisting with the dinner meal preparation, visiting with the residents, answering the doorbell, assisting families with child care, helping the residents with specific tasks--daily household chores, filling out job application forms, assisting with educational projects, social activities--constitute much of the evening responsibilities. At the end of the evening, you are given the opportunity to write in your journal about some of your experiences. This commitment is once a week for 10 weeks
- Weekend (Saturday or Sunday once a month, morning, afternoon or evening): In partnership with several local churches, Good Works sponsors a weekend volunteer opportunity for individuals or families in the faith community wanting to serve the homeless once a month for 4-5 hours
- Food Pantry Worker: At a time arranged between you and our staff, volunteers commit to coming to The Timothy House or The Good Works Luhrig Road location once a week to help organize the food pantry.
- FRIDAY NIGHT LIFE a weekly event where community members, homeless individuals, formerly homeless people, families, and college students join together to provide a public meal to an estimated 120-150 people.
o Participate in the supper as an informal mentor serving once a week from 4:30-7:30 pm for an 8-10 week commitment.
o Sponsor a supper. Organize a group (not less then 7 and no more than 14) to provide the meal and help with the clean up once or twice a year.
o Participate in our KIDS CLUB held every Friday night. This will involve working with other KIDS CLUB volunteers in one of several areas with children: pre-K children, K-6 grade children, and teens. The Good Works KIDS CLUB relies on volunteers who make a minimum 20 week commitment.
o Volunteer driver: Because transportation is a major problem for so many of our friends living in poverty here in SE Ohio, Good Works attempts to organize and provide some transportation to help people get to Friday Night Life. We need volunteers who are willing to drive their own cars or use one of our vans to pick up kids and adults who want to come to the supper.
o Help organize adult activities which will take place before and after the supper: share music, drama, art or something else which can enrich Friday Night Life.
o Food Recovery: In partnership with Ohio University, volunteers pick up food from the Ohio University dining hall stores and transport it to the Good Works locations once a week. This food is set aside and distributed to participants in our Friday Night Life community each week. On an average week, we provide food for about 40 families to take home. We will provide a vehicle for volunteers to pick up and transport the food.
- THE GOOD WORKS HEALTH EDUCATION We are seeking an RN or LPN who would like to be involved as a volunteer in the Health Education program on a once-a-month or once-a-week basis. We are also seeking presenters who are willing to provide a 30-45 minute seminar on a heath topic that you are qualified to speak and feel passionate about. Previous topics included nutrition, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Workshops are provided at 6:30 pm each Friday at our Friday Night Life program.
- TRAINING FOR LIFE COMPUTER CLASS We assist people of all ages by teaching typing, internet access and Microsoft Office. Most of those who participate are residents of The Timothy House and are homeless. The long-term goal is to broaden the student's computer usage skills and increase their attractiveness to prospective employers. For more information on when the class meets and how you can volunteer one morning or evening a week to assist in computer software training
- GOOD GIFTS The Good Gifts Store is a small non-profit fair-trade business (we are a Ten Thousand Village Store) located on the Good Works Luhrig Road property. Good Gifts also goes off-site to civic groups, churches and other organizations for a one day, 2-4 hour sale.
The purpose of Good Gifts is twofold. First, we purchase hand-crafted items from citizens living in developing (third-world) nations which helps to provide for their families. We then re-sell these items here in Southeast Ohio. Second, the money from these products becomes a source of income to allow Good Works to hire and train individuals who participate in our Life in Transition long-term housing program. Volunteers can assist with inventory management or can sign up to be on call to manage a Good Gifts sales-event in the community
- WORK-GROUP PROJECTS: One-time service projects. Organize a group of 5-10 volunteers to help with a 1 or 2 day service project? Good Works relies on volunteers for all of our labor-intensive and skilled projects. There are many service opportunities at both of Good Works' two properties which are particularly conducive for small groups, but can also be suitable for individuals. Good Works Timothy House has several one-day service opportunities. The Hannah House, located five minutes from Athens on the Good Works Luhrig Road property, is an eight bedroom farmhouse that houses some of our offices, a 30 bed dormitory and our Life In Transition program which offers long-term shelter to the recovering homeless. Both Good Works properties provide volunteer opportunities for groups of 5-30 people interested in landscaping, cutting & splitting wood, trail maintenance, home maintenance/repair, painting, carpentry, and other similar tasks.
- GOOD WORKS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Good Works relies on volunteers, skilled or unskilled, to assist with the task of maintaining both of our properties. Volunteers can assist once a week or once every two weeks with different projects on our properties at an arranged time. Projects include lawn mowing, yard work, cleaning, painting, wood cutting, etc. Those who have skills to offer can help us with various carpentry, plumbing and electrical projects
- FIXING BICYCLES: Good Works has several bicycles donated from the community that need constant repair and maintenance. We are seeking a volunteer who could come on occasion to assist us in the repair and maintenance of our bicycles
- FIXING AUTOMOBILES: Good Works has several cars donated from the community that often need repair and maintenance. We are seeking a volunteer who could come on occasion to assist us in the repair and maintenance of our automobiles
- HELP WITH MAILINGS: At Good Works, we send out newsletters to the community and to those who donate to us. We are looking for volunteers who would like to assist us with these projects. We need people that we could call or e-mail when we have an up-coming mailing project.
- SAMARITAN PROJECTS This is an outreach which provides opportunities for small groups of volunteers to visit the homes of widows, senior citizens and people with disabilities in our community who are no longer able to care for their property and do not have the income to pay someone to do the work for them. Small groups of volunteers are organized to visit and serve at the homes of citizens in rural Appalachia. Home maintenance, lawn and garden care and other small projects are the focus of this service opportunity. We welcome volunteers in groups of 2 to 8, depending on the project.
- SENIOR VISITS - The Good Works Senior Care program was developed to connect volunteers with seniors in Athens County who have requested visitation. We ask volunteers to commit to visiting weekly or bi-weekly for 2-3 hours. Senior Care usually involves volunteers who are willing to build long term relationships with seniors over a period of months
- THE HOPE CENTER: We have begun construction on a new building on the Luhrig Road property behind our Administrative Office building. The Hope Center will provide desperately needed meeting space for visiting work groups, volunteers and staff. This facility will also provide new opportunities for education and a place to strengthen and build community. Funds for this project are currently being solicited from individuals and organizations
- SUMMER SERVICE: Good Works sponsors a summer KIDS DISCOVERY CLUB for children (K-6) each summer. The program goes from 9:00 am–1:00 pm, includes lunch and three volunteer opportunities. You can volunteer to provide support to the summer staff assisting with oversight of the children, assist in the preparation of lunch for about 50-60 children and adults, and/or participate in the summer program by offering a 30-60 minute one-time presentation of various topics from health care to education about animals.
To complete the application, you will need three personal references so please bring e-mail or telephone contact information about your references with you.
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Athens County Humane Society
Contact:
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/athenshumane.html#contact
Julie Tatge
phone:
740.592.6047
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this is a voicemail-only system; you must leave a message for us to contact
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email: info@athenshumane.org
Athens County Humane Society
PO Box 765
Athens, OH 45701
Goals of the Organization:
The
Athens County Humane Society is committed to promoting better care and
compassion for animals, providing permanent homes with responsible caregivers
for our companion animals, and reducing abandonment and euthanasia of healthy
animals by providing spay and neuter assistance and education.
- lower-cost spay or neuter options and financial assistance with spay/neuter
- pediatric/early spay and neuter options (spay and neutering of animals as young as 8 weeks of age)
- limited foster care for homeless animals (dogs and cats)
- adoption services
- help with locating rescues to take in animals we cannot
- organic catnip for sale
- a “lost and found” list
100%
volunteer organization
Assistance Needed:
The Humane Society is always in need of:
- animal
crates or carriers (large and small),
- cat-sized
humane traps (to trap feral/wild cats to be spayed/neutered),
- copy
paper, folders with pockets,
- paper
towels (for use at spay/neuter clinics),
- puppy
pads (as cage liners during clinics),
- books
about dog or cat care or training (or any other pet care books), and
- monetary
donations.
They
always need foster homes; you would provide a temporary home for animals while
they are searching for their forever homes.
Committees
help support the work of the Humane Society
Membership Committeedeals with issues pertaining to
increasing membership, communicating with members, creating the newsletter,
donations, and the election process.
Education
Committee works
to provide information to the community about responsible pet ownership and
humane animal issues.
Fundraising
Committee
organizes events and other programs to help raise funds to support ACHS
programs so that we can assist more animals in our community.
Membership Opportunities
- Junior-for
supporters age 17 and younger, one year term, no voting privileges--$5
- Individual-for
supporters 18 and over, one year term, voting privileges--$25
- Family-a
special rate for all members in one household, one year term, those members 18
and over have voting privileges--$40
- Senior-for
supporters age 65 and over, one year term, voting privileges--$10
- Life-for
supporters 18 and over, lifetime term, voting privileges--$200
- Business-your
business can support us for one year, non-voting--$100
Current fundraising efforts
planned are:
- Ohio University
Parents Weekend – October 23 – Bake Sale in Baker University
Center
- Pictures
with Santa at the Market on State – pictures of your pets taken with Santa
during the holiday season (watch local media for specifics)
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National Alliance on Mental Illness, Athens
Chapter
Contacts:
http://www.namiathensohio.org/index.htm
E-mail: namiathens@gmail.com
Appalachian Behavioral Health Care
100
Hospital Drive
Athens OH 45701
Goals of the Organization:
NAMI Athens is a private, family-based organization with
two primary purposes: To advocate for and promote the recovery of people with
mental illness and to provide information and support to their families.
With free courses, conferences,
and monthly meetings, NAMI provides information to assist with understanding
and coping with mental illness.
Current Projects:
- Radio
Program
We are on WOUB AM 1340 at 1:00-1:30PM on the fourth Sunday of every month, part
of the "Conversations from Studio B" series.
- CIT / Jail Diversion program
We help in the "Crisis Intervention"
training of police to recognize signs of mental illness in offenders and take them
for treatment rather than to jail.
- The
Ridges Cemeteries Project
We work with others to restore, beautify, demystify and return dignity to the
final resting place of 1,965 former patients buried in the old mental health
hospital cemeteries.
Assistance Needed:
- Monetary Donations
- NAMI
is a certified not-for-profit organization (31-1543181). Tax free donations may
be sent in the form of checks to "NAMI Athens",100 Hospital Drive, Athens,
OH 45701.
- To
earmark your donation exclusively to a particular NAMI project - The Athens
Photographic Project, Crisis Intervention/Jail Diversion Police Training, NAMI
Night Classes, the Ridges Cemeteries Project - make a note in the memo line of
the check.
- All
gifts will be acknowledged with a thank-you letter which can be used for tax
purposes. Donors will also receive a year's subscription to the NAMI
Newsletter.
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Athens Area Mediation Service
Contact:
http://www.athensmediation.com
John
Schmieding
aams@frognet.net
8 N.Court Street, Suite 408
Athens, OH
45701
740-594-6169
Goals of the Organization:
The
Athens Area Mediation Service is a nonprofit organization that provides the
residents of Athens
County with cooperative
approaches to dispute resolution. As such, AAMS is dedicated to promoting
and supporting reconciliation, integrity, openness and inclusion. In addition,
by training community members to serve as mediators and sharing these skills
with others, AAMS empowers individuals and community groups to respond to
conflict effectively.
Current Offerings:
- How
to Enroll in Training
The
Athens Area Mediation Service sponsors intensive 15 hour training in
mediation skills. Those participating will learn to use
the listening skills and thoughtfully structured approaches of mediation
to respond to a wide variety of conflict situations. Shorter
training sessions are available from time to time. To learn when
training sessions are offered please check the calendar on the website
or call our office at 740-594-6169. - How to
Become a Mediator
If you
wish to become a mediator, contact John Schmieding at 740-594-6169 or
aams@frognet.net. You can refer to our
online Calendar of Events for upcoming training sessions. Mediator training is
free for Ohio University faculty, staff, and
administrators. Reduced tuition is often available for students and other
Athens
community members - How to
Arrange a Mediation
Call the Athens Area Mediation
Service at 740-594-6169. Tell us your concerns. Together we will assess
whether the situation is appropriate for mediation and, if so, AAMS will
contact the other people involved in the dispute to schedule a mediation
session. Remember, mediation is a confidential and voluntary service. No one
will be turned away because of inability to pay. - How to
Refer a Case
Supervisors,
social workers, or even friends and neighbors may know individuals in conflict
who would benefit from mediation. Please call our office at 740-594-6169 to discuss in confidence.
Assistance Needed:
Mediator
Training - Fundamentals of Mediation
Training
Four
Mondays or Tuesdays beginning
Oct.
12 or 13th, 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Monetary
donations for scholarships to train mediators
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