Needs From: United Way of Utah County

What youth need most is a caring adult who peacefully resolves conflicts and communicates in a healthy way. They need someone to trust and who trusts them. If you are interested in making an impact in the life a youth near you, please sign up today!

Wasatch Behavioral Health maintains a list of potential Eagle Scout projects on their website at: http://www.wasatch.org/blog/service-projects/.  

If you are interested in a listed project, or have other skills that might lend themselves to a custom Eagle Scout project, please contact us at: BeAHeroWMH@wasatch.org.

Please note: We ask that potential donors call ahead to coordinate their donations as needs fluctuate and we may not have a need for certain items. Call before starting your fundraiser or donation drive as well so that we can confirm the need. We want to make sure that no effort or money is wasted!

To coordinate drop off-

Call: Laurie Loader, Shelter Director, 801-691-5403 – or by email or Rylie Stone, Volunteer Coordinator,  801-691-5402 – email 

**Please follow the directives of the CDC and our local health department** 

Volunteer at Tabatha's Way Food Pantry. Visit https://tabithaswaynorth.org/volunteer/ to sign-up. 

Contact 801-598-3993 to participate

Do you have a neighbor that is unable to do their own yard care? Reach out to them and arrange a time to help them get their yard ready for Spring. What can you do? Cut grass? Plant flowers? Clean flowerbeds? Prepare a garden? 

DONATE needed items at 45 East 100 North, Spanish Fork, UT 84660

Contact: 801-709-8573 or info@tabithasway.org for more information

PANTRY HOURS

Tuesday : 11:00 am - 2:00 pm  &  6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday : 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Thursday : 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Friday : 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
2nd & 4th Saturday : 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sunday : CLOSED
Monday : CLOSED

Help record audio versions of public domain books. 

VISIT https://forum.librivox.org/ TO GET STARTED

Volunteer Virtually with Library of Congress. Improve access to history by transcribing, reviewing, and tagging Library of Congress documents. 

 VISIT https://crowd.loc.gov/ TO GET STARTED

Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.

Contribute your skills and passions to help people with print disabilities read. From scanning and proofreading, to describing images, to providing support for Bookshare® teachers and families.

The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. This research is made possible by volunteers — more than a million people around the world who come together to assist professional researchers. Our goal is to enable research that would not be possible, or practical, otherwise. Zooniverse research results in new discoveries, datasets useful to the wider research community, and many publications.

VISIT https://www.zooniverse.org/ TO GET STARTED

TED Translators are a global community of volunteers who subtitle TED Talks, and enable the inspiring ideas in them to crisscross languages and borders.

VISIT https://www.ted.com/participate/translate TO GET STARTED

Tarjimly means “translate for me” and was founded in 2017 in response to the Syrian refugee crisis and the US Refugee & Travel Ban. Our mission is to improve the lives of refugees and the efficiency of humanitarian services by eliminating language barriers.

The Tarjimly mobile app allows the world’s 3 billion multilingual speakers to remotely volunteer their language skills as translators and interpreters for the 65 million displaced people. Today, it is the most accessible translator service in the world.

When a refugee, asylum seeker, or humanitarian worker requests a translator for a particular language, Tarjimly’s machine learning matching algorithm selects the best volunteer available in our community of 8,000+ people. This person is then connected in a live chat with the person in need, where they can send text, documents, and start a phone or video call.

VISIT https://www.tarjim.ly/en TO GET STARTED

Each year, disasters around the world kill nearly 100,000 and affect or displace 200 million people. Many of the places where these disasters occur are literally 'missing' from any map and first responders lack the information to make valuable decisions regarding relief efforts. Missing Maps is an open, collaborative project in which you can help to map areas where humanitarian organizations are trying to meet the needs of vulnerable people.

How does it work?

Step 1. Remote volunteers trace satellite imagery into OpenStreetMap

Step 2. Community volunteers add local detail such as neighborhoods, street names, and evacuation centers

Step 3. Humanitarian organizations use mapped information to plan risk education and disaster response activities that save lives.

VISIT https://www.missingmaps.org/ TO GET STARTED

Crisis Text Line is the free, 24/7 text line for people in crisis in the United States. The service is powered by volunteer Crisis Counselors who work remotely—anywhere with a computer and secure internet connection works.

Crisis Counselors answer texts from people in crisis, bringing them from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening, collaborative problem solving, and safety planning.

 VISIT https://www.crisistextline.org/become-a-volunteer/ TO GET STARTED

Visit their website utahvalleyfamilysupport.org for more information

Maintenance & Household Supplies

Food Items (ITEMS MUST NOT BE EXPIRED)

Nursery Supplies

**Please follow the directives of the CDC and our local health department** 

Arrange a book trade with a neighbor. Leave a few books to read on their porch. Maintain social distancing while continuing to encourage literacy. 

Come play with children in our Crisis Respite Nursery!

Our Crisis Respite Nursery provides a safe place for children ages newborn to 11 years old. Families use the nursery for a crisis such as a medical emergency, death of a family member, a mental health crisis, or if a child is at risk of experiencing abuse, neglect, or trauma. The nursery is most often used for respite reasons (a break). This includes a parent or guardian needing to attend a therapy appointment, support group, court hearing, doctor appointment, or a job certification class or interview--or just feeling stressed and needing a break.

Once the children enter the nursery, we want them to feel safe and simply play and be a kid. As a volunteer, your main responsibility is spending one-on-one time with the children. We expect you to play with them and have fun with them.

WHEN CAN I VOLUNTEER?

Volunteers choose a shift with our Nursery Coordinator. These shifts can be scheduled any day/time when the nursery is open:

After orientation, you must set up at least one consistent weekly time to come (usually a 1-2 hour shift). That way we can expect you the same day and time every week. 

You must commit to help a minimum of 20 hrs. Depending on your availability, this minimum requirement can be done within 3-4 months, but we would greatly appreciate volunteers who are able to help longer periods of time.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?

Volunteers attend a 90 minute orientation where a background check will be filled out and mailed to the Dept of Human Services Office of Licensing. You MUST pass a background check in order to volunteer. This can take 3-5 weeks to process. You may volunteer once before the background check clears, but then must wait to schedule additional shifts until you are notified it has cleared. Background checks will cost the volunteer $38.25, but can be reimbursed after 20 hours of volunteering. If you are 16 or 17 you must attend orientation, but don't need a background check.

Our Volunteer Coordinator holds at least one orientation a week. However, please note that Saturday or Sunday orientations are not available. To schedule an orientation, contact our Volunteer Coordinator by e-mail at: volunteer@utahvalleyfamilysupport.org

As part of Women United's Childhood Literacy Campaign, we are in need of sponsors who would like to purchase/donate books monthly for Utah County 1st and 2nd-grade students at the elementary schools that we have identified as having the highest need. These books go home with the students to keep and build their personal library. You can purchase the books and deliver them to the students each month, or Women United volunteers can help with delivery.

RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) connects you with Utah Valley Rides to offer low-cost rides (in a furnished van) to home-bound seniors so that they can run errands or visit the doctor.

No commercial driver's license needed. Choose a route on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday from 9 am to 2 pm. Hours are flexible to fit your schedule!

RSVP is one of the largest senior volunteer organizations in the country. RSVP places volunteers 55+ where they are needed most in the community. Enjoy benefits of joining this FREE program: flexible hours & days, supplemental insurance coverage, mileage reimbursement, free Sharetix event tickets (ball games, theater, symphony, and more!), and recognition events. 

Women United is open to any woman who applies and donates a minimum of $100 per year to United Way of Utah County.

In keeping with United Way practice, there are different levels of donation support. On Women United each donation level has different benefits and service opportunities. These benefits and opportunities can be modified from time to time as determined by the Board of Directors of WU.

Supporters of Women United are women who donate between $100-$499 per year to the United Way of Utah County.

Emerging Leaders of Women United are women who donate $500-$999 per year to United Way of Utah County.

Leaders of Women United are women who donate $1000 or more per year to United Way of Utah County.

The Onsite Victim Support program involves spending time with many different children while they are visiting the CJC.  The volunteer agrees to come in for one two-hour shift, Monday-Friday between 8 am and 6 pm, at the same time every week.  The volunteer plays with and talks to children who are here for interviews and medical exams.  This position requires a four-month commitment and a one-hour orientation.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, please call the Victim Assistance Coordinators at (801) 851-8504 or (801) 851-8520 to select a shift and set up an orientation time or for more information.

Our Crisis Respite Nursery could use help in providing food to feed the children.

We serve three meals a day and several snacks a day, but we have a hard time keeping stocked up on healthy snack food and our canned and boxed food levels are getting low.

A flyer (PDF) with current food items needed and guidelines is available on our web site and is updated each month.

Food Items Needed (see end of this list for food guidelines)

ITEMS MUST NOT BE EXPIRED

FOOD DONATION GUIDELINES

Acceptable Donations

FOOD MUST BE UNEXPIRED

Unacceptable Donations

ANY EXPIRED FOOD

The Children and Teen Groups, led by licensed clinical therapists, are held Tuesdays, 3-8 pm and Thursdays, 5-8 pm.  The groups teach skills in a light-hearted atmosphere.  Volunteers set up rooms, sign in families and help with children during group sessions.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, please call the Treatment Coordinator at (801) 851-2433 for more information.

The volunteer will be working with adult students to assist the teacher in the classroom with one-on-one tutoring, small group tutoring, correcting student work, and anything that will help the teacher. The volunteer may work in one or more classes Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM and Monday through Thursday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

The volunteer must be able to help in the classroom at least one hour a week for one semester or more. The volunteer must have a minimum of a high school diploma.