• American Cancer Society Discovery Shop - Volunteers are needed for a variety of interesting positions. No retail experience is necessary. Schedules are flexible and training will be provided. The Discovery Shop is located at 207 E. Alpine Ave. Call Jackie Ronzone at (209) 941-2737.
• American Diabetes Association-San Joaquin Chapter - Needs help with a variety of short- and long-term office and fund-raising projects. (209) 472-2080.
• American Lung Association - Volunteers are needed to assist ALA in programs such as distribution of educational materials at health fairs, educating youth and adults in schools and businesses and assisting staff with fund-raising activities, such as Asthma Walk and Crab Feed. (209) 478-1888.
• Arc-San Joaquin - A nonprofit rehabilitation program for people with developmental disabilities needs volunteers to assist with answering phones and other office duties, assisting on community outings and a handyman for minor repairs monthly. Artists, musicians and crafts persons come share your time and talents. Call Cathy at (209) 955-1625.
• Armchair Travelers - Share a national or international trip with 40 senior citizens at Delta College. The theater room is equipped with Powerpoint, DVD and VCR for showing pictures on Tuesday afternoons. Call Dot Robinson at (209) 957-5427.
• AseraCare Hospice - Accepting applications for volunteers. Comprehensive training is provided. Learn how to be a comfort to a dying person and their loved ones. For more information, call Linda Amador, volunteer coordinator, (209) 474-8349.
• Golden Haven Residential Care Facility - Volunteer opportunities to those willing to help Alzheimer's patients. (209) 464-4743.
• Camlu Retirement Community: Volunteer for the garden fitness walk, board games, cards, sing-a-longs or just socializing with the residents. (209) 951-2030.
• Catholic Charities - Needs volunteers to become companions to in-bound seniors who live alone and are isolated. (209) 948-1582.
• Community Blind Center - Simple sewing in its weaving department and ceramics, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. every Mon., Tues. and Wed.; Arts and crafts, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thurs. 130 W. Flora St. (209) 466-3836.
• Court Appointed Special Advocates - Trained volunteers research a case, interview parties involved, make recommendations to the court and lend support to the children. Call CASA of San Joaquin for more information, (209) 644-5329.
• Dameron Hospital Auxiliary - Openings are available at the coffee cart, reception desk, surgery information desk and the gift shop in sales. If your preference is sewing or making crafts, there are openings in boutique gifts or puppets. Call (209) 461-3152.
• Delta Blood Bank - Volunteer drivers are needed to transport units of blood from their nearest area fixed draw site to the Stockton Laboratory, 65 N. Commerce St., nd to transport the blood from the laboratory to local hospitals. Drivers will be compensated for mileage while using their vehicles. (209) 473-6471.
• Emergency Food Bank - Volunteers are needed for office/clerical work, truck driving and general warehouse and food-handling duties. (209) 464-7369.
• Golden Haven Residential Care Facility - Volunteer opportunities to those willing to help Alzheimer's patients. (209) 464-4743.
• Habitat for Humanity - Volunteers needed to work 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sat. doing inventory and assisting with the sale of recycled building materials. (209) 271-1025.
• Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) - Volunteers needed as counselors to help medical beneficiaries navigate Medicare issues. Training is provided. Counseling sites in Lodi, Manteca and Stockton. Call for information. (209) 470-7812.
• Home borrowers service - Volunteers needed to take library materials to homebound people who cannot come to the library themselves. If you can give four to five hours a month, call (209) 951-8371.
• Hospice Preferred Choice - Applications are being accepted for volunteers to visit terminally ill adults and their families in the Stockton and Lodi area. Training and support is provided. (209) 467-8902.
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program - The Department of Aging is seeking volunteers to assist people residing in long-term care facilities. Volunteers are trained and state-certified to investigate and resolve problems for residents in long-term care facilities. They also serve as mediators, resolving complaints on residents' rights, financial matters and abuse issues, dietary needs, exploitation, neglect, Advanced Health Care Directives and other concerns. If interested in becoming an Ombudsman, call (209) 468-3785.
• Mary Graham Children's Shelter Foundation - Tutors are needed in all areas for first-year college students. Call Dorene Guerrero at (209) 468-7614.
• Meadowood Health and Rehab Center - Applications are being accepted for volunteer services positions. Located on same campus with O'Connor Woods, 3110 Wagner Heights Road. (209) 956-3444.
• Mediation Center of San Joaquin County - Volunteers are needed to serve as mediators, assisting parties in resolving private disputes, including small claims court cases. Also, seeking presenters to promote and teach conflict resolution skills. The center will provide training. (209) 474-8794.
• Retired Senior Volunteer Program - RSVP of San Joaquin County is sponsored by the Human Services Agency. It helps people, age 55 and older, find service opportunities in their home communities. Participants serve from a few to over 40 hours a week in organizations that range from hospitals and youth recreation centers to local police stations and education facilities. RSVP involves seniors in service that matches their personal interests and makes use of their skills and lifelong experiences. Interested applicants should call Olivia Briesmeister at (800) 510-2020 or (209) 468-2208.
• Road to Recovery program - The American Cancer Society needs drivers to transport cancer patients to and from their cancer treatments. If you can spare a few weekday hours between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. each month, please call (209) 941-2679.
• San Joaquin County Senior Peer Counseling - The program is seeking volunteers 55 or older to help peers face the challenges and concerns of growing older. A 10-week training program is held on Tuesdays and Fridays 9a.m.-noon, from June 10-Aug. 19. Call Donna Combs at (209) 953-5552.
• SJC American Red Cross - Volunteers are needed in Tracy and the rest of San Joaquin County. The American Red Cross helps communities prepare and respond to disasters. Volunteers receive free training. Call Harper at (209) 466-6971.
• S.T.A.R.S. - Sheriff's Team of Active Retired Seniors is looking for volunteers. Must be age 50-plus. (209) 468-4622 or (209) 468-4469.
• St. Joseph's Medical Center - Volunteer opportunities are available to assist with visitor information, mail, newspaper and flower delivery to patients; transporting patients to their rooms or to x-ray; assisting in the gift shop, providing gifts and information to new mothers and more. (209) 467-6527.
• St. Mary's Interfaith Dining Room - Needs kitchen helpers; clothes sorters/distributors in women's/men's departments; volunteer doctors, dentists, nurses and hygienists; interpreters; project organizers; gardeners. (209) 467-0703.
• Stockton Animal Shelter Friends - Pet lovers needed at the Adopt-A-Pet Center, 7475 Murray Drive, Suite 19, for pet adoption counseling, animal care and transport, computer entry and general office duties, special event planning and temporary foster homes for puppies and kittens. (209) 956-3647 or (209) 937-7096.
• Stockton Interfaith caregiver program - Provide volunteer assistance for seniors 60 and older who live at home and want to maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life. Services include friendly visiting, telephone reassurance, shopping, transportation escort to appointments, yard work and light housekeeping. (209) 461-5112.
• Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library - Looking for volunteers to read to children ages 0-5 and to provide parents with role models for reading aloud and engaging children in reading. If you can spare one hour per week, call (209) 937-8929 or e-mail RORSJ@ci.stockton.ca.us and find out date of next training session.
• Stockton Shelter for the Homeless - Volunteers for painting, cooking, arts and crafts, story time and more. (209)465-3612.
• SunBridge Heritage Care Center - Volunteers nneded to enhance the quality of life of residents by assisting in activities, social services and physical therapy. (209) 956-5000.
• Tracy Meals on Wheels - Volunteers needed for delivery of meals to homebound seniors. (209) 644-5044.
• Troke Branch Library - Volunteers needed for checking in material and other library tasks. 502 W. Benjamin Holt Drive. (209) 937-7000.
• Valley Gardens Health Care Center - Read to residents, provide one-on-one visits, write letters or play music. (209) 957-4539.
• VIPS - Volunteers in Police Service; support day-to-day operations of the department, working with patrol, investigations and community service. (209) 937-8477.
FRENCH CAMP
• San Joaquin General Hospital - Assist visitors with gift shop purchases or greet and provide information at hospitality desk in main lobby. (209) 468-6041.
LODI
• Animal Friends
Connection - Volunteers are needed to work in
the office from 1-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., to be at
adoption sites in Stockton and Lodi and to help
with education, pet therapy and various
fund-raising committees. (209) 365-0535.
• Docent Council - San Joaquin County Historical Museum, Micke Grove Park, needs volunteers to participate in the Museum docent program. Training will begin in October. Docents help schoolchildren experience 1880s pioneer life by showing them how to pan for gold, punch leather and tin, grind corn, cook biscuits in a wood stove and learn their school lessons in the museum's authentic pioneer classroom. Docents must be able to give 12 to 15 hours per month during the four month training and then at least five hours per month in volunteer activities after graduation. Call Robin Wood at (209) 331-2055 or (209) 953-3460.
• Health For All, Inc. - Adults of all ages wanted to volunteer in adult day health care program to assist frail elderly and dependent, disabled and/or medically compromised adults in day program setting. Creativity, knowledge and expertise will be greatly appreciated with this diverse population. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Located at 125 S. Washington St. 367-1552.
• Lodi Meals on Wheels - Volunteers needed for delivery of meals to homebound seniors from 9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Monday through Friday. (209) 369-1591.
• Lodi Memorial Hospital - Volunteer openings are available at the surgery desk, ER, gift shop, cardiac rehabilitation, ICU and interacting with patients and visitors. For applications, call (209) 339-7616.
• Loel Center - Volunteers needed for Little Corner Shop part-time. Monday through Friday. (209) 369-1591.
•PALS (People Assisting Lodi Shelter) - Volunteers are needed for cage cleaning, animal walking, etc., at Lodi Animal Shelter. (209) 366-2102.
• Reach Out and Read San Joaquin: Volunteers, specifically those bilingual in Spanish/English, are needed to read to children at Lodi Memorial Hospital Pediatric Clinic while they wait to see their doctor. If you are 16 years or older and can read to children at least one hour per week, please call and sign up for the next training session, (209) 937-8929.
MANTECA
• Convention & Visitors Bureau - Outgoing individuals who are good with people and have their own transportation are needed for the Visitor Guides Program. Volunteers will attend an orientation before their first assignment and have bimonthly training to keep their guide information updated and improve skills. Volunteers work a minimum of four hours per month. (209) 823-7229.
• Kaiser Permanente - Volunteers are needed for gift shop sales, member assistance at the information desk, reading and interacting with patients and various clerical duties, as needed at Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center, 1777 W. Yosemite Ave. (209) 825-3526.
• Reach Out and Read San Joaquin: Volunteers, specifically those bilingual in Spanish/English, are needed to read to children at the office of Dr. Eduardo J. Sumaquial while they wait to see the doctor. If you are 16 years or older and can read to children at least one hour per week, please call and sign up for the next training session, (209) 937-8929.
• Teens Helping Seniors - Manteca Children's Foundation is trying to start a new program where teens can do a variety of projects for seniors who can no longer do all the things they want to or should around the house. If you are interested in helping, call Jim McConough at (209) 470-2235.
RIPON
• City of Ripon - A volunteer is needed to drive the city van to Modesto on Thursday afternoons approximately every four to six weeks. (209) 599-2108.
TRACY
• Hospice Sutter Tracy Community Hospital - Looking for caring men and women who are willing to provide respite care, companionship and support to hospice patients. (209) 833-2463.
• Lolly Hansen Senior Center - Volunteers are needed for the following positions: Receptionist to answer phones, greet clients and some clerical work; and a computer instructor. (209) 831-4230.
• Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Volunteer Services - Seeking individuals to join the group of hospital volunteers. As a vital support to the hospital, there are many opportunities, from escort to information desk and gift shop. (209) 833-2328.
• Tracy Animal Shelter: Help the homeless animals with donations of rugs, washcloths, towels, blankets, Purina Kitten Chow, canned cat/dog food, toys/stuffed. (209) 831-4363.
• Tracy Volunteer Caregivers: Volunteers are needed to help seniors remain independent in their own homes. If interested in helping serve senior citizens, call (209) 815-1101.
• Womens Center of Tracy - Volunteers needed to help support direct service programs for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. (209) 941-2611 or (209) 833-0300.
MOTHER LODE
• Calaveras Crisis Center - Volunteer opportunities in office work, crisis line, hospital response, courtroom accompaniment, victim advocate, childcare assistance, public speaking, thrift center. Training required for some positions. (209) 754-1300.
• Girl Scout Muir Trail Council - Need troup leaders, adult volunteers, advisors for older girls, committee members for programs and fundraising events. Training provided. (209) 522-9001, ext. 113.
• Ombudsman Program - Volunteers needed to serve the needs of seniors who are in long-term care, skilled nursing or residential nursing facilities in Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties. Volunteers must be willing to attend extensive certification training. (209) 532-7632.