Charity Chicks Community Corner

Do you know of a local community volunteer opportunity or fundraising event that might interest a Charity Chick? Email your info (event, date, location, website, contact info) to sstitzel@charitychicksnc.com and we'll post your event here! Please note - at least 2 weeks notice needed or you info may not go up in time!!

Community Volunteer Opportunities

Riverwood Therapeutic Riding Center

We always have volunteer opportunities, as we consistently need around 100 volunteers per week. No horse or special needs experience required! Must be at least 14 to volunteer, and we hold orientation sessions throughout the year. The next volunteer orientation training will be August 27th from 9:30am - 1pm.

WS Chamber of Commerce & WS/FC Schools - Corporate Volunteers Program

The Corporate Volunteers Program is a partnership between the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. The Chamber manages the program and we place volunteers throughout 16 of the district’s equity plus schools, (schools where more than 75% of students receive free/reduced lunch).

They are trying to connect 150 kindergarten students with caring adult volunteers currently. Typically, volunteers serving in our program work one-on-one with an assigned student for one hour a week, now through the end of April. We also allow 2 people to “partner” and share the responsibility of working with a student, so the student sees one of the volunteers every week, allowing the volunteers to alternate their visits to every other week. The time frame for choosing the hour is between 9 am and 2pm, and the volunteer sessions take place at the school where the volunteer signs up to serve.

For more details, contact Jennifer Cobb at jcobb@winstonsalem.com!

Great Local Charitable Organizations That We Love

The Children’s Law Center, www.childrenslawcenternc.org,
Shannon Heck- 336-831-1909 ext. 8
The Children’s Law Center is a local nonprofit which advocates on behalf of the best interests of children in domestic violence issues, high conflict custody cases, and education concerns. Our Guardians Ad Litem act to ensure that children are protected from the emotional damage that can occur when children are exposed to violence and conflict within the home. We work with more than 120 children each year.

Piedmont Environmental Alliance
Janet Loew, www.peaNC.org

Smart Start of Forsyth County
Sarah Deal, www.smartstart-fc.org

AIDS Care Service
Katherine Foster, www.aidscareservice.org

CareNet Counseling
Katie Boswell, www.carenetcounseling.org

El Buen Pastor Latino Community Services
Mary Bolton, www.elbuenpastorLCS.org

Crisis Control Ministry, Inc.
Vicki Jones, www.crisiscontrol.org

Bethesda Center for the Homeless
Clyde Manning, www.bethesdacenter.org

HandsOn Northwest North Carolina
Amy Lytle, www.HandsOnNWNC.org

Ronald McDonald House
Anita Ogburn, www.rmhwinstonsalem.org

Amos Cottage
Loy McGill, www.amoscottageinc.org