SUPPORT CHILDREN’S CHANCE in May with a $1 donation at participating area Bi-Lo stores. Look for donation opportunities at the register or at Ziggybanks in stores. Call 803-254-5996 or visit www.childrenschance.org.
PAL BASEBALL, a program for children with special needs and their families, needs volunteers. Games are played at Miracle Field at Pine View Ballpark. For details, contact Lisa Blackmon at 803-260-2367 or email jannee@earthlink.net.
FAMILY SHELTER needs volunteers to donate time and resources to assist homeless children and families. For details, visit www.columbiafamilyshelter.org.
THE LEXINGTON COUNTY GUARDIAN AD LITEM Program needs volunteers to advocate for children taken from homes as a result of abuse and neglect. A 30-hour training program is required. Training focuses on the family court system, how to recognize abuse and neglect and how to communicate with children and others involved in the case. For details, visit http://Lexington.scgal.org. To learn more about volunteering in other counties, visit scgal.org.
VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS and weekend foster families are needed for PAALS, Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services. For qualifications and requirements, visit www.paals.org.
701 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART needs skilled, enthusiastic volunteers to help with events, programs and at the art gallery. For more information, email volunteer@701CCA.org.
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE needs volunteers in a variety of roles. Volunteers at the house help with cleaning, answer phones and interact with families and McMeal volunteers provide dinner for families at the house. Call 254-3181. Volunteers also serve in the family room at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. Call 803-254-0118. Visit www.rmhofcolumbia.org.
VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS ARE NEEDED for Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands, formerly the Rape Crisis Network. For details, visit www.stsm.org.
BABY SHOWERS are needed for mothers served by Birthright of Columbia. Items needed include crib sheets, blankets, baby wash, diapers, wipes and infant and maternity clothes. For details about hosting an event, call 803-765-0165.
THE S.C. VOLUNTEER GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM needs volunteers to serve as advocates for children in abuse and neglect proceedings. Extensive training and support are provided. Visit www.scgal.org.
DONATE BROKEN ELECTRONICS, including digital cameras, laptops, cell phones, graphing calculators and more, to Harmony School for recycling. For details, email harmonyschoolsc@gmail.com.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to sort donations and hang clothes at the Salvation Army’s Family Store. Call 803-667-4943.
DONATE CLOTHING and other items to the Palmetto Thrift Store to benefit Children’s Chance. For information on holding a clothing drive, call 803-254-5996 or e-mail childrenschance@bellsouth.net.
PALMETTO HEALTH FOUNDATION’S RICHIE RACCOON Birthday Club gives children the opportunity to turn their birthday party into a charitable event benefiting patients at Children’s Hospital. For details, contact Lynn Hazel at 803-434-2827 or lynn.hazel@palmettohealth.org.
THE CAYCE-WEST COLUMBIA LIONS CLUB meets twice monthly. The group supports a variety of charitable efforts. For details, call Charlene Frye at 803-331-9529.
ROLLING READERS, a nonprofit children’s literacy program, needs volunteers to read aloud or tutor reading to children. Call 803-733-7323, e-mail myra@rollingreadersonline.org or visit www.rollingreadersonline.org.
THE GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA – MOUNTAINS TO MIDLANDS needs qualified adult volunteers to be troop leaders, camp helpers and volunteer drivers. Call Maxine Higgins at 803-782-5133, ext. 3031 or visit www.gssc-mm.org.
STEPHEN MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS are needed at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. No formal religious training is needed, but 50 hours of training over 20 weeks is required. Stephen Ministers work with patients through the hospital’s chaplaincy program. For details, call 803-434-7555.
UNITED HOSPICE OF THE PIEDMONT needs volunteers to provide patient companionship. The time commitment is typically one hour per month. Licensed massage therapists, musicians and artists are also encouraged to volunteer. Call Alyse at 803-771-0489.
HEARTLAND HOSPICE needs volunteers to sit with patients, run errands, help make bereavement calls and more. Call 803-939-2788.
ODYSSEY HEALTH CARE needs volunteers to visit with hospice patients. Call 803-798-1102.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA needs volunteers for blood services, the preparedness department, office administration and emergency deployment. All volunteers must take orientation classes. Call 803-540-1215 or visit www.centralscredcross.org for a volunteer application.
THE HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK needs volunteers to assist in product rescue and repackaging, assisting clients, and organizing and staffing special events. Opportunities include professional services, graphic design, computer support and landscaping. Call 803-254-4432.
CHILDREN’S CHANCE — an organization that helps South Carolina children with cancer and their families — is seeking people to volunteer time, talents or resources. Call 803-254-5996 or visit www.childrenschance.org.
THE OLIVER GOSPEL MISSION, a nonprofit, private Christian organization that helps rebuild men’s lives, needs volunteers to work in the kitchen and to perform general maintenance, administration and marketing duties. Call 803-254-6470.
ZIG THE PIG’S adoption program is open to children in grades K – 12. Zig includes curriculum and a book about pediatric cancer. Guidance counselors scheduling service learning projects can call DeeAnn Jones at 803-254-5996 or visit www.zigthepig.org.