[nabs-l] volunteering

Mon Dec 2 23:04:53 UTC 2013

Hello Lilly, if none of the below ideas work out I suggest talking to your local city and seeing if they have a volunteer Cordinator for you could volunteer with the city and help out at like special holiday event and whatnot. Have a great deal of fun doing it.

Joseph Hudson
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> On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:36 PM, "Lillie Pennington" <lilliepennington at fuse.net> wrote:
> 
> These are all grate ideas.
> After looking at my schools course guide, it does not appear that this type
> of senior project is listed. However, I may see if I could do it as some
> sort of independent study for credit. 
> I will also contact the red cross in my area, probably the volunteer
> coordinator if there is one to see if this is an option, along with perhaps
> some hospitals, since I liked that idea. 
> I will also look at websites such as volunteer match to see if I can find
> anything there.
> Thanks everyone
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Silveira
> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 3:05 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] volunteering
> 
> Hi Lilly,
> 
> All these ideas are great.  I would definitely pursue the job shadowing idea
> if you can.  As has already been pointed out, you may be a little limitted
> in what you can do because of the confidentiality involved in your
> particular career fields.  Another suggestion I would offer is that you look
> into whether your high school has a senior project program.  Some do, some
> don't.  Basically, the senior project is a course, either elective or
> required, in which you create a project, usually something that services the
> community and which is focused on your chosen career field.  You usually
> have a mentor who will help you and guide you toward your project goal.  For
> example, when I was a senior, I learned how to conduct and then conducted my
> high school choir.  Again, confidentiality could come into serious play for
> you in your career fields, but it's something to look into.
> If you want to know more, feel free to e-mail me off-list.  You might also
> look into your local red-cross.  They always welcome vollunteers, especially
> young people who want to go into counseling or nursing.  I hope this helps.
> 
>> On 12/1/13, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I've found the best way to look for opportunities is to just go out 
>> and find them.  Listen to what others are doing around you.  If 
>> someone wins a scholarship from a local thing in your area and there 
>> is a bio that says, "He volunteers at place X doing work with the 
>> Elderly, and place Y helping the homeless," and those things sound 
>> appealing to you, call the locations and see if they could use the 
>> extra set of hands.  I've found the name of the game in volunteering 
>> is just making yourself known and available to the agencies because 
>> otherwise they won't always be actively looking for volunteers.
>> 
>> In my experiences, it is rare that someone else will put you in touch 
>> with an opportunity.  I've only had that happen to me once, and I 
>> don't expect that to happen again since it was just fortunate 
>> circumstance.  If you can find an email on a web site, try that first 
>> as people check email much more quickly than phone these days.  If you 
>> need to try calling do it.  If they want an in-person interview, 
>> arrange it as best you can.  (I did that for one of my volunteer jobs 
>> and it was really beneficial.  I got to know the staff in advance, 
>> learn the layout of the building, and they got a sense of how I could 
>> fit into the agency and how they could use my help.  If this is what 
>> they ask for, do your best to make it work.
>> 
>> Try volunteering with psychologists.  Some will offer that to high 
>> school students interested in the field.  In my experiences doing work 
>> that was confidential, you may need to sign a form stating that you 
>> won't reveal personal information about clients, but it's nothing that 
>> will keep you from working with the agency.  Try to see if you can 
>> work at a hospital of some sort.  That would have endless 
>> opportunities for networking with different people and different age 
>> groups.  Schools are great too.  In my senior year I got to job shadow 
>> a speech pathologist, even though I was in a teaching program.  Try to 
>> tie things in from interdisciplinary fields whenever possible.  I 
>> think all the suggestions given sound great, but I will send more if I 
>> think of them.
>> 
>>> On 12/1/13, Lillie Pennington <lilliepennington at fuse.net> wrote:
>>> This raises a good question. How does one go about finding the 
>>> opportunities?
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 29, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Rebecca Sabo <beckyasabo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi
>>>> How do you get involved to fine volunteer positions ?  I have my AA 
>>>> degree in Human Services.  I am working toward my BA in human 
>>>> services.  I am looking for work or volunteer in the field of human 
>>>> service.  I need more work experience on my resume.
>>>> Becky
>>>>> On Nov 28, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Arielle Silverman 
>>>>> <arielle71 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi illie,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I volunteered for a teen crisis hotline when I was in high school. 
>>>>> It would be a great way to learn what it is like to counsel people 
>>>>> dealing with serious life challenges and to see if this is 
>>>>> something you enjoy and feel comfortable with. You could also 
>>>>> volunteer for a Hospice or other facility that involves nursing 
>>>>> care. Some of these kinds of programs may have job shadow or summer 
>>>>> intern opportunities for teens. Good luck!
>>>>> Arielle
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 11/27/13, Lillie Pennington <lilliepennington at fuse.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks for all of the suggestions. I will begin looking into some 
>>>>>> nonprofits around here and talking to some people as to what I 
>>>>>> could do. Again, thanks for all the help.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Nov 27, 2013, at 10:41 PM, "Ashley Bramlett"
>>>>>>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Lillie,
>>>>>>> I suggest you job shadow some people in these fields. Also 
>>>>>>> conduct informational interviews which basically means you 
>>>>>>> interview someone in the field about their job; ask how they got 
>>>>>>> there, what skills they use, what typical duties are like, and 
>>>>>>> what they like and dislike about the job.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Its smart of you to research careers because so many people just 
>>>>>>> take jobs they don't like or they go to higher education and 
>>>>>>> study a lot. After studying and obtaining a degree, they get jobs 
>>>>>>> and find out they hate the field.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Preparing early will help you get a good career and a happy one too.
>>>>>>> To volunteer, look at nonprofits.
>>> 
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