Needs From: Lowcountry Volunteer Connections

Children and adults schedule field trips to the Maritime Center and other local sites. Field Trip Assistants work with the PRSF Naturalist to lead specific topics (e.g., shrimp, oysters, birds, march habitat, etc.) during the field trips. Content is supplied by the Naturalist. Docent led tours of the center may also be done.

Hours variable: generally weekday mornings

Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen is in search of a motivated individual who can research, prepare and submit grants available locally and nationally that could benefit Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen.

Additionally, if this individual could train board members on this process to ensure sustainability.

The South Carolina Youth Leadership Conference continues to grow in services to our young adults including the Individual Leadership Education And Development project for ninth grade students - ILEAD-9.  This innovative program has expanded from Hilton Head Island High School to include May River High School in Bluffton resulting in the need for additional individuals who enjoy working with our young adults.  We are especially looking for those with a strong interest in personal leadership who may have a particular expertise they might share with the students.  Experience in teaching or group facilitation is a plus.  We also need those who are willing to assist with the classes where exercises on teamwork requires working with small groups of four or five students. Our programs at Hilton Head Island High School and May River High School are held one day on alternate weeks during the school year. Please contact Jan Steffen at jansteffen21@gmail.com to discuss your interests!

The South Carolina Youth Leadership Conference continues to grow in services to our young adults including the Individual Leadership Education And Development project for ninth grade students - ILEAD-9.  This innovative program has expanded from Hilton Head High School to include May River High School in Bluffton resulting in the need for additional individuals who enjoy working with our young adults.  We are especially looking for those with a strong interest in personal leadership who may have a particular expertise they might share with the students.  Experience in teaching or group facilitation is a plus.  We also need those who are willing to assist with the classes where exercises on teamwork requires working with small groups of four or five students. Our programs at Hilton Head Island High School and May River High School are held one day on alternate weeks during the school year.  Please contact Jan Steffen at jansteffen21@gmail.com to discuss your interests!

Greet members, answer the telephone, give tours of our facility, filing, document shredding, represent Y at community events, stuffing envelopes, miscellaneous administrative tasks. 1-2 hours per week at the Wardle Family Y in Port Royal.

Throughout the year we need coaches and other volunteers to help with youth  and adult sports. Some of our youth sports are: gymnastics, soccer, t-ball, basketball, flag football and cheerleading. We also occasionally need volunteer coaches and assistance with adult sports (soccer, flag football, kickball, volleyball)

We have 3 slots open for a great opportunity to be a huge impact on our seniors. Our Mobile Meals program provides meals to homebound seniors. We have 3 routes open right now without drivers due to 2 of them relocating and another needing surgery. With most of our seniors, the interaction with their drivers are all they receive and you would be an important part of their daily life. Meals are provided through Beaufort Memorial Hospital and you would meet our program supervisor their to receive your client meals. 

LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth is seeking an individual with Fund Development expertise. 

Are you a History buff? Enjoy meeting and interacting with new people? Our Volunteer Docents provide guided tours of the Heyward House Museum and offer general information about the area to visitors from all over the world. This volunteer opportunity is flexible enough to fit any schedule. Even if you call the Lowcountry home for part of the year, we would love to have you join our team! 

We provide training and you choose your 3-hr shifts. 

We are currently in great need of docents in the afternoons and on Friday mornings! 

If you are interested in speaking further about this volunteer opportunity, please call (843)757-6293! 

Are you a History buff? Enjoy meeting and interacting with new people? Our Volunteer Walking Tour Docents provide guided tours of historic Old Town Bluffton and offer general information about the area to visitors from all over the world. This volunteer opportunity is flexible enough to fit any schedule. Even if you call the Lowcountry home for part of the year, we would love to have you join our team! 

We provide training and you choose your availability! Walking Tours are offered Tuesday-Friday generally in the mornings and last about 1hr-1hr 30 min. If you are interested in speaking further about this volunteer opportunity, please call (843)757-6293! 

Volunteers have the ability to make their own schedule and choose how many hours they work. Our patient care volunteers meet with our patients and provide companionship for them. Our patient care volunteers read with our patients and spend time talking about life, family, and movies or TV shows. The Hospice Patient Care Services Volunteer supplements the professional staff of Hospice, providing respite for family members/caregivers and other types of support which enhances the hospice care.

Volunteers create their own schedules around our office hours. The Administrative volunteer supplements the staff of Hospice, providing office, clerical and administrative support. This volunteer will help answer phone calls, file paper work, and complete office tasks. 

Drives a specified route once a week between the hours of 11am-12:30pm delivering meals to between 5-10 people who are homebound. We have a long term route driving position available on Friday. (So every Friday at 11/11:30am) 

Our Mobile meals drivers, each drive a specified route one day a week delivering between 5-12 meals. Once in a while, and more often during the summer, a driver will be out of town or need a substitute for their route for that week. We are looking for individuals willing to step in when that happens as a substitute driver. Meals are picked up at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. 

The interviewer is responsible for interviewing each client to verify and document eligibility for food and clothing; and, determine if financial assistance can be provided based on policies.  The position requires empathy, patience, non-judgment while keeping in mind the best use of limited resources, and the policies and procedures. The volunteer would be utilizing a web-based data tracking software to input client data, called Charity Tracker.  HELP of Beaufort provides training and support on all aspects of the position: data input, procedures, policy and procedures, and local community resources.  A volunteer can choose to volunteer for one or two days a week from 09:15 am – 12:30 pm, Monday – Friday.

HELP is also planning on expanding the services to one evening a week and possibly one weekend a month if it can find volunteers that would be available consistently. 

HELP is trying to find volunteers that can do one or two weekdays. HELP is exploring the opportunity of having the Pantry open one weekend a month and one evening a week if it could find reliable, consistent volunteers to do so. Pantry volunteers are available to families as they shop for their food, the volunteer encourages the shopper to make healthy choices by pointing out recipes, and healthy tips. The volunteer makes sure the pantry, refrigerators, and freezers are clean and restocked at the end of their day. They maintain the temp logs of the freezers and refrigerators, and, rotate the food.

This is a relaxing job, it does not involve working with clients. It is a critical function; hundreds of families benefit from HELP’s free clothing store monthly. HELP receives tons of clothing that require sorting and hanging. Training is provided

A typical morning volunteering for Meals-on-Wheels would involve picking up 10-15 hot meals at the Meals-on-Wheels office at 9:30am.  The office is on Capital Drive on Hilton Head Island. You would then deliver meals to the doors of our clients who are unable to grocery shop and prepare meals on their own.  In most cases, you would be done in an hour and a half. You must have a valid drivers license and use your own vehicle.

We are very flexible with scheduling.  Some drivers will drive as little as twelve times a year, some will drive twice that, some are seasonal, and some are substitutes.  We currently need drivers for mid-Island routes.

The Outside Foundation seeks an individual with a grants writing and/or researching background who would be interested in donating approximately 4-6 hours per week researching potential grants for funding the Foundation's various programs and initiatives.

Agape Family Life Center (AFLC) welcome Volunteers for its Food Pantry.  If you enjoy serving others with compassion, have a great personality, and organizational skills, then AFLC is the place for you.  Our Food Pantry operates Wednesday & Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm.  You may contact us for more information at (843) 784-6008.

Agape Family Life Center (AFLC) welcome Volunteers for its Food Pantry.  If you enjoy serving others with compassion, have a great personality, and organizational skills, then AFLC is the place for you.  Our Food Pantry operates Wednesday & Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm.  You may contact us for more information at (843) 784-6008.

Urgently need registered nurses - opportunities to work directly with MD, PA or NP in care delivery or to provide counseling and education as care coordinator.  SC active license or volunteer license necessary.

Manage front desk for medical office.  Greet patients, make appointments, answer phone, basic computer skills needed and outgoing attitude needed

Meet with patients at initial intake or annual review appointments to confirm eligibility for Clinic services.  Review includes establishing household income, residence, uninsured status and other personal information.

Need help counseling patients on good eating habits, healthy meal preparation, smart shopping - working in collaboration with medical providers.

Mental Health America of Beaufort/Jasper counties is currently seeking board members. 

Island House, a program of Mental Health America of Beaufort/Jasper counties is currently seeking volunteers to assist in a variety of groups for our clients.  We serve adults that have been diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness.  A vital part of a positive recovery in mental health is socialization.  Playing games, having positive conversations and helping out in the kitchen for lunch preparation are all areas where we have a need.  

Our perfect volunteer will enjoy research required to help update records.  Data Base Entry is preferred, but we are happy to train the right person. 4 hours a week of your time would be a great value to the work of the Development Office.    

Licensed physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and registered nurses are needed to provide medical care to eligible patients.  Hours and schedule can be arranged to suit volunteer's schedule.

We currently are in need of a person to assist with our food pantry operation. 2-4 hours on Thursdays and Fridays. Duties will include: loading and unloading food from vehicle. Sorting food, bagging for clients, putting food into the pantry. Other days and times may be needed depending on food drives held.

Sort donations 

Keep store clean

Help store staff where needed

Visit patients in their home offering patient and family support.  This might include: having conversations with the patient or caregiver, reading to the patient, sitting with the patient, making a light meal (sandwich) for the patient, providing light cleaning to help the caregiver in the home, etc.

Cooking Matters is a 6-week, hands-on nutrition and cooking educational series offered to limited resource participants in the Lowcountry. As a volunteer, you will be sharing your knowledge and skills to engage and encourage participants to choose healthier foods for a healthier lifestyle. Make a real difference in the lives of people at risk for hunger.

Basic Function:

Primary Duties:

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You will have the opportunity to work with other passionate volunteers as each team is composed of a nutritionist, chef, and class assistant. Volunteer instructors receive the curriculum that will be taught in each class. Most of all, our Cooking Matters classes are fun and exciting and provide you with some quality volunteer experiences.

*Cooking Matters classes take place at various locations throughout the Lowcountry, including Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper, and Colleton Counties.

Cooking Matters is a 6-week, hands-on nutrition and cooking educational series offered to limited resource participants around the greater Charleston Area. As a volunteer, you will be sharing your knowledge and skills to engage and encourage participants to choose healthier foods for a healthier lifestyle. Make a real difference in the lives of people at risk for hunger.

Basic Function:

Primary Duties:

Volunteer Work Schedule:

You will have the opportunity to work with other passionate volunteers as each team is composed of a nutritionist, chef, and class assistant. Volunteer instructors receive the curriculum that will be taught in each class. Most of all, our Cooking Matters classes are fun and exciting and provide you with some quality volunteer experiences.

*Cooking Matters classes take place at various locations throughout the Lowcountry, including Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper, and Colleton Counties.

Cooking Matters is a 6-week, hands-on nutrition and cooking educational series offered to limited resource participants around the greater Charleston Area. As a volunteer, you will be sharing your knowledge and skills to engage and encourage participants to choose healthier foods for a healthier lifestyle. Make a real difference in the lives of people at risk for hunger.

Basic Function:

Primary Duties:

Volunteer Work Schedule:

You will have the opportunity to work with other passionate volunteers as each team is composed of a nutritionist, chef, and class assistant. Volunteer instructors receive the curriculum that will be taught in each class. Most of all, our Cooking Matters classes are fun and exciting and provide you with some quality volunteer experiences.

*Cooking Matters classes take place at various locations throughout the Lowcountry, including Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper, and Colleton Counties.

The Island Recreation Center is always looking for dedicated volunteer coaches who are able to plan and supervise games and practices 2-3 days per week for male and/or female athlete's ages 4-15 years old. Some of the responsibility of a volunteer coach includes but it’s not limited to: supervising assistant coaches and team parents, teaching young athletes the fundamental of sports, attending all league functions and participate in league activities/coaches meetings.

All volunteers must be approved by the association. A volunteer coach must successfully pass a background check, attend scheduled coaching meetings, and have knowledge of the sport.

If interested, please email Bob Rozek or call 843-681-7273

The Island Recreation Association has opportunities throughout the year with community events that include but are not limited to: beverage sales, ticket sales, supervising kids area, recycling efforts, traffic control and more.

The Board of Directors and Advisory Board are an important driving force of The Island Rec Center.

Looking for a volunteer who like to write Grants for our program and our special people we serve.