Florida Keys Volunteer Center

🗣Are you seeking to make a difference in ANIMAL CARE for BIRDS by providing RESCUE and TRANSPORT for a BIRD HOSPITAL?

Come volunteer with the Mission Wild Bird Hospital for their Transport & Rescue Volunteer event and help assist staff with bird rescue!

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🏘️To Promote Bird Health & Wellness…

Mission Wild Bird Hospital is seeking CARING & ENGAGING volunteers to help with rescuing and transporting birds.

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📢Event Info: Most of the patients that come to the Mission Wild Bird Hospital are brought to us from the public, but occasionally we need to go out to pick up a bird.

Role: Birds are already in a box waiting for pickup, but sometimes they still need to be caught and contained. Rescue is not a requirement to be a transporter, if you do not feel comfortable or are not physically able to contain a bird, we will only call you for birds that are already contained.

Transport Range: Our transport range is MM70 to MM106, and we have one mainland pickup point at Everglades Outpost in Homestead. Boats, kayaks, and jet skis are also useful for water rescues.

Provisions: Transporters are provided with a towel/sheet to put in their cars. Additionally, rescuers are provided with a crate, towels, gloves, and other PPE required for certain species of birds.

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✋Volunteer Role:
Help Handle Bird Emergencies (Rescuing and/or transporting injured wild birds)

REQUIREMENT:
Volunteers MUST have a reliable, safe personal vehicle, valid U.S driver's license, and a clean driving record.

*IMPORTANT:
-All volunteers MUST attend a volunteer orientation before beginning their position. Orientations are scheduled MONTHLY.

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📅Date: ONGOING
⏰Time: TO BE DETERMINED
🏘️Location: Mission Wild Bird Hospital (92080 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, FL 33070)

✨Benefits
-Experience the OUTDOORS
-Experience HELPING WILD BIRDS
-GAIN SKILLS & EXPERIENCE in Animal Care, Animal Crisis Management, and Animal Hospital Support

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The mission to promote Wild Bird Health & Wellness cannot be achieved without your VOLUNTEER presence!

✔️SIGN UP NOW: For Signup, Information/Questions, Please [email protected]

WEBSITE: https://www.keepthemflying.org/

Voly Keys: “Where Your Passions & Volunteer Opportunities Click”

🗣Are you seeking to make in difference in FLORIDA ANIMAL WELFARE by supporting Whales & Dolphins Protection, Marine Education Programs, and Scientific Research?

Come volunteer with Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder for their Marine Mammal Conservation Volunteer position and help make a difference in connecting people with conservation efforts.

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🏘️To Promote Marine Mammal Conservation…

Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder is seeking animal-loving volunteers passionate about the OCEAN, MARINE MAMMALS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, HANDS-ON PROJECTS, and TEAMWORK to help assist with nonprofit operations.

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📢Event Info:

ABOUT: We're on a mission to protect Whales & Dolphins and the Habitats upon which we all depend!

MISSION: DPMMR seeks to connect people with Marine Mammal Conservation and do our part to help Protect Whales & Dolphins.

OFFERINGS: We promote Animal Welfare, facilitating impactful Education Programs, conducting Scientific Research, and operating THE ONLY Whale & Dolphin stranding organization in the Florida Keys.

IMPACT: Our volunteers play a PIVOTAL ROLE in making sure Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder is able to fulfill our mission to protect Whales & Dolphins!

FOUR PILLARS OF MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION:
1-Animal Welfare
2-Education & Outreach
3-Scientific Investigation
4-Rescue & Response

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COMMITMENT: Volunteers must commit to completing a MINIMUM of one 4-hour shift each week for a MINIMUM of 12 weeks.

✋Volunteer Roles & Duties:
-Connect Center Daily Operations Assistance
-Animal Care Team Assistance (answering guest questions)
-Guest Programs Photography
-Facility Maintenance Help

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📅Date: ONGOING
⏰Time: TO BE DETERMINED
🏘️Location: Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder (31 Corinne Place Key Largo, FL, United States, Florida 33037)

✨Benefits
-Enjoy MEANINGFUL, PURPOSEFUL, and ANIMAL WELFARE-BASED Activities
-LEARN About Whale & Dolphin Conservation & Animal Welfare
-EXPERIENCE A Community of Animal-Loving Professionals
-GAIN SKILLS & EXPERIENCE in: Animal Protection, Animal Welfare & Care, Nonprofit Operations, Photography, Facilities Maintenance, Teamwork, and More!

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The mission to promote Animal Welfare in Florida cannot be achieved without YOUR VOLUNTEER presence!

✔️SIGN UP NOW: https://www.connecttoprotect.org/volunteer

For Signup, Information/Questions, Contact:
E: [email protected]
P: 1 305-453-4321

WEBSITE: https://www.connecttoprotect.org/

Voly Keys: “Where Your Passions & Volunteer Opportunities Click”

🗣Are you seeking to make a difference in COMMUNITY EDUCATION by helping prepare PRESENTATIONS for an ENGAGING MUSEUM EXHIBIT?

Come volunteer with Florida Keys History of Diving Museum for their From Diving To Space exhibit and help support an out-of-this-world event!

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🏘️To Present An Engaging Museum Exhibit…

The Florida Keys History of Diving Museum is seeking OUTGOING & ENGAGING volunteers to help set up their museum exhibits.

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📢Event Info: Volunteers needed to assist with presentation set-up & breakdown as well as engaging with the attendees on the third Wednesday of every month @ 7pm in the Research Library.

Roles Available:
-Presentation Setup Volunteer
-Visitor Engagement Volunteer

✋Volunteer Role: Volunteers are needed on-site to help set up for the presentation, greet and engage with visitors while directing them to the Research Library.

Volunteers are encouraged to enjoy the presentation and then requested to stay to help put chairs away, set the Library up for normal use Thursday morning.

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📅Date: ONGOING
⏰Time: TO BE DETERMINED
🏘️Location: History of Diving Museum (82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036)

✨Benefits
-Experience an ENGAGING SPACE-THEMED EXHIBIT
-GAIN SKILLS & EXPERIENCE in Event Management & Preparation

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The mission to share community education cannot be achieved without your VOLUNTEER presence!

✔️SIGN UP NOW: For Signup, Information/Questions, Please [email protected]

Voly Keys: “Where Your Passions & Volunteer Opportunities Click”

🗣Are you seeking to make a difference in the lives of Adults with Developmental Disabilities through ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES ASSISTANCE or TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, to promote LIFE SKILLS?

Come volunteer with M.A.R.C. for their Adult Day Training Volunteer Event and help with supporting Enriching, Fun, and Meaningful Activities!

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🏘️To Promote Life Skills Programming…

M.A.R.C.is seeking volunteers passionate about HOLISTIC ACTIVITIES, COMPASSIONATE CARE, and SERVICE WORK to help assist with Morning & Afternoon adult activities.

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📢Event Info:

Volunteer Roles Available:
Activities Assistant (9-11am, 11am-1pm, 1-2pm, 2-3pm)
Drivers (8-9am & 3-4pm-Preferred experience driving large vehicles, but can train)

Schedule: Activities Assistant
9-11am Morning Activities: Volunteers are needed to assist with morning activities (ex. morning walks, cognitive activities, such as puzzles, sorting, coloring. And life skills, such as folding laundry, word comprehension skills.

11am-1pm Lunch Assistance: Helping with lunch, serving and accompanying clients while eating. Followed by assistance brushing teeth and washing hands and face.

1-2pm Cognitive Activities: Assistance with cognitive activities or cleaning their area, finishing projects, watching a movie, reading a story

2-3pm Social Hour: Clients will socialize with peers or join a fitness class which is scheduled 3 days/week.

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Important Information
-After Lunch: Fun Activities can be planned (ex. mini golf, basketball, corn hole, ball tossing)
-Time Commitment: Suggested 2 hour shifts (will welcome any time-Mornings are most urgent time blocks to fill)
-Background Check & Training: All volunteers serving more than 10 hours/month require a Level 2 Background Check & HIPPA Training (both provided)

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✋Volunteer Role: Duties Include…

Duties: Volunteer Driver-Contact For Details.

Duties: Activities Assistant Volunteer
-Morning Activities Assistance: Morning walks, cognitive activities (puzzles, sorting, coloring), life skills (folding laundry, word comprehension skills)
-Lunch Assistance: Serving/accompanying clients while eating, brushing teeth assistance, washing hands and face.
-Cognitive Activities Assistance: Cognitive activities, cleaning, finishing projects, watching a movie, reading a story.
-Social Hour Assistance: Clients will socialize with peers, or join a fitness class (scheduled 3 days/week)

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📅Date: ONGOING (Monday-Sunday | Federal Holidays Off)
⏰Time: MULTIPLE TIMES AVAILABLE
🏘️Location: 1401 Seminary Street, Key West, FL 33040

✨Benefits
-Enjoy MEANINGFUL & PURPOSEFUL Activities
-Experience a SOCIAL & FUN Environment
-GAIN SKILLS & EXPERIENCE in Enrichment Activities, Nonprofit Service, Adult Developmental Disability Services, and More!
-RECEIVE HIPAA Training
-LEARN Adult Programming Practices

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The mission to promote Life Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities cannot be achieved without your VOLUNTEER presence!

✔️SIGN UP NOW: https://marchouse.org/volunteer

For Information/Questions, Contact: [email protected]

Voly Keys: “Where Your Passions & Volunteer Opportunities Click”