Organizations Seeking Volunteers
Name: Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
Purpose: Palo Alto Battlefield NHS ? a unit of the National Park Service - preserves the site of the first battle of the U.S.-Mexican War and informs visitors about the national and international importance of both the Battle and the War.
Volunteer Needs, Duties, & Requirements:
o Visitor Center: Help others enjoy the park. Greet visitors, provide information, and answer the phone. If you enjoy meeting new people, this is a good job for you.
o Sewing: If you have sewing talents, we have a special project just for you. The park is creating a fabric map showing the changes in land ownership before and after the U.S.-Mexican War. The park will provide all material and templates.
Location: Brownsville, Texas - Palo Alto is just north of the intersection of FM 1847 (Paredes Line Road) and FM 511. From Rt. 77/83 take the FM 511 exit and drive east approximately two miles to FM 1847. The park visitor center is on the east side of 1847, 1,000 feet north of the intersection.
Volunteer Coordinator: Karen Weaver
Phone: (956) 541-2785, ext. 332
Email: Karen_Weaver@nps.gov
Alzheimer's Association
Volunteers are needed as group facilitators, family consultants, and
Helpline assistants.
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Margarett Sanders
Phone: 1-800-509-9590
1000 Camelot Dr. 78550 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide community based
voluntary health organization dedicated to controlling cancer
through research, education and service. Volunteers are trained to
coordinate income development and patient service projects
concentrating on eliminating cancer as a threat on human existence.
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila Armstrong
Phone: 1-956 682-8329
5413 S. McColl Rd. 78539 American Heart Association
The mission of the American Heart Association is to reduce
disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The
AHA services the Upper Valley and Lower Valley with two offices that
are located in Harlingen and McAllen, Texas. The organization works
to educate children and adults about the risk factors for heart
disease and how to lead a healthier lifestyle and advocates for
healthier public policies; and raises money for cardiovascular
research.
Location: McAllen and Harlingen, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Judy Micelle
Phone: 1-800-242-8721 or
1-956-425-3924 Harlingen; 1-956-984-0201 McAllen
806 Morgan Blvd., Redelco Plaza, Suite D 78550
This non-profit organization educates people with such things as a
Support Group for Smokers, a Better Breathing class, as well as
services for information on asthma and other such related problems.
Location: McAllen, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Humberto S. Leal
Phone: 1-956-631-5461
616 Avocet Ave. 7850l American Red Cross, Brownsville Chapter
Volunteers are needed for disaster services training.
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Sylvia Galvan
Phone: 1-800-785-7851
405 W. Jefferson 78520 American Red Cross, South Texas Chapter
This humanitarian volunteer organization provides disaster relief
assistance, 24-hour emergency communications and training in
life-saving, first aid, CPR, swimming, life guarding and HIV/AIDS
education.
Location: McAllen, Pharr, Harlingen, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Sylvia Galvan
Phone: 1-800-785-7851 or 1-956-972-1300 Return to Table of Contents
A.N. "Tony" Rico Elementary (M.A.N.O.S.)
This reading program assists 1st and 2nd grade students with their
reading skills. Volunteers can donate anywhere from 30 minutes to 8
hours daily or weekly to work with individual students. The program
runs from September through May excluding all school holidays.
Location: Weslaco, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Sandra Moravitz
Phone: 1-956-969-6815, Ext. 241 Bishop Enrique San Pedro-Ozanem
Center
The center provides housing, food, clothing, and social services on
a temporary basis to all those who are in monetary need, have no
relatives or a place to stay in the area. The center also provides
educational and technical services.
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Volunteer coordinator: Pedro Gracia
Phone: 1-956-831-6331
656 North Minnesota 78521
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Council
The scouting program with adult leadership provides camping and
outdoor activities and assists in teaching the scouts citizenship,
moral character, and physical, mental and emotional fitness, and
personal growth.
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Ernie Gonzalez
Phone: 1-956-423-0250
P.O. Box 2424 78551
Children's Haven International
This non-profit organization provides a loving home for needy Mexican
children in Reynosa, Tamps., Mexico. It maintains a collection office in
Pharr, TX., for funds, donated items, storage of excess food, etc., and
a Thrift Shop at 110 S. Main, Donna, TX.
Location: Pharr, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Gregory Tru
Phone: 1-956-787-7378
400 E. Minnesota Rd. -- 78577 Clover Elementary (HOSTS)
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing a healthy atmosphere
for abandoned, abused and neglected children. A structured academic
mentoring program that teaches reading to students.
Location: San Juan, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Mrs. Palacios
Phone: 1-956-702-5753
200 N. Nebraska --- 78589 Confederate Air Force
Volunteers needed at the Rio Grande Valley Wing for the gift shop and
office and as museum guides.
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Stan Stanly
Phone: 1-956-541-8585
955 South Minnesota --- 78521
Return to Table of Contents Easter Seals Society of the Rio Grande
Valley
A comprehensive outpatient center, providing rehabilitation services to
children and adults with disabilities. Services provided include
physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to clients
regardless of their ability to pay.
Location: McAllen, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Kim McKay
Phone: 1-956-631-9171
P.O. Box 489 --- 78505 Edinburg Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber provides assistance to visitors to Edinburg and the business
community. It is located in the historic Southern Pacific Train Depot
and manned by Winter Texans who coordinate registration of Winter Texan
visitors, provide tours of the train depot and assist with promoting
Edinburg as a Winter Home to visitors from the North, and as a location
for conventions and meetings.
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Aida Hernandez
Phone: 1-956-383-4974
P.O. Box 85 --- 78540
Return to Table of Contents Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc.
A non-profit clearinghouse which receives and distributes donated
surplus food to needy families in six South Texas counties and more than
105 pantries in Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr, Cameron, Zapata, and Jim Hogg
Counties.
Location: McAllen, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Janie Saldaña
Phone: 1-956-682-8101, Ext. 23 or 1-956-682-7921
P.O. Box 6521 --- 78502
Gladys Porter Zoo
Volunteers needed as docent program guides and for help in the gift shop
and feeding animals.
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Sergio Garcia
Phone: 1-956-546-7187
500 Ringgold St. ---78520 Good Neighbor Settlement House
The House helps local needy families and children with activities,
teaching, cooking, donated items, and skills.
Location: Brownsville, Texa
Volunteer Coordinator: Mary Jane Rangel
Phone: 1-956-542-2368
1254 E. Tyler St. --- 78520 Heart of the Valley Hospice
Volunteers are needed to stay with terminally ill patients to relieve
caregivers and to run errands.
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Donna Jonke
Phone: 1-800-333-6131
P.O. Box 2026, San Benito, TX 78586
Return to Table of Contents Hidalgo County Historical Museum
The Museum preserves and interprets the unique history and heritage of
South Texas and Northeastern Mexico through interpretive exhibits,
educational programs, collection conservation, research, and
publications. HCHM's store also has a wide variety of books and gifts
with regional cultural and historical flavor.
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Robert Garcia
Phone: 1-956-383-6911
121 E. McIntyre --- 78539
Historic Brownsville Museum
Volunteers needed for the office, museum display and as guides.
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Volunteer Coordinator: Maricela Cardenas
Phone: 1-956-548-1313
641 E. Madison --- 78520
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