This list details volunteer opportunities submitted directly to The Times. Please contact these agencies for additional information. For information on other volunteer opportunities, contact United Way 211 at 770-534-0617. 

AARP Tax-Aide Program. Volunteers who work four to eight hours weekly during tax filing season to assist elderly and low-income residents prepare income tax returns. Classroom and supervised training. Contact Jere Randall, 770-718-9511 or Tom Fox, 706-864-5657.

American Cancer Society. Drivers to transport cancer patients to and from treatment centers. Contact 770-297-1176.

American Red Cross. Volunteers needed for disaster relief teams, to train the community in preparedness services such as CPR, first aid, baby-sitting and life guarding, to welcome and register blood donors and serve refreshments, to assist in administrative services such as fundraising, public relations, translating, interpreting and office support. Contact Barbara Barber, 770-532-8453, ext. 26.

Angel Flight Southeast. Need volunteer pilots to provide free air transportation to medical facilities for citizens who are financially distressed or otherwise unable to travel on public transportation. Contact Scarlett Auten, 770-904-0904.

Autumn Breeze Assisted Living. Volunteers to help residents with activities such as bingo, indoor horseshoes and music to help older adults remain active. Contact Ellen Bates, activities director, 770-297-1100.

Boys and Girls Clubs. Volunteers to help with general supervision of children, tutoring, art and physical education programs. Need coaches and referees. Help needed after 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Contact 770-532-8102.

CASA. Court Appointed Special Advocates are needed to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. Volunteers are trained, screened and supervised. Training for the Hall-Dawson CASA program begins Aug. 19. Contact Lisa McCarthy 770-531-1964 or casaofhall@bellsouth.net.

Catholic Social Services Inc. Bilingual volunteers needed to assist in serving low-income Latino population. Needs include translation and interpretation for clients in the community, office assistance and computer class instruction. Contact 770-534-3337.

Center Point Mentor Program. Recruiting caring adults to become mentors for Hall County and Gainesville students. Time requirements include a two-hour training session and a commitment to meet with your student one hour a week (this includes travel time) for the duration of the school year. Trainings are offered at noon and 6 p.m. throughout the year. Contact Kate Hoffmann, mentor coordinator, 770-535-1050; or mentor@centerpointgainesville.com.

Challenged Child and Friends. Volunteers needed to work in classrooms of Northeast Georgia’s Early Intervention Center to work with children 6 weeks to 6 years old. Contact Joy Green, 770-535-8372, ext 120 or joy@challengedchild.org.

Compassionate Hospice. Individual volunteers and group organizations needed to help people coping with a terminal illness and their families. Flexible scheduling. Also looking for organizations to sponsor or participate in a charity event each year. Contact Steven Vanlerberghe, 678-717-0969.

Court Visitor Program. Volunteers to monitor the care, condition and assets of dependent adults, to work with families at problem solving and report to the court. Volunteers will be screened, trained and supervised. Contact Denise, Hall County Probate Court, 770-533-7830.

Crossroads Hospice. Hold a hand, listen, sing, run errands for a family or help in the hospice office. Free ongoing training. Flexible hours. Contact Ella, 770-270-9898 or hospicevolunteer@bellsouth.net.

The Disabled American Veterans Transportation Network. Drive veterans between Gainesville and the VA hospital in Decatur in the organization’s van. Contact Gene Boccumini, 770-869-7062.

Embracing Hospice. Visit patients in homes, read to patients, write letters, provide transportation, run an errand, prepare meals, provide hair care and light housekeeping. Perhaps the most important thing this volunteer offers is listening, sharing quiet moments, giving a gentle pat on the arm and just being there. Contact 678-570-7363 or mandisha.thomas@americanhospice.com.

First Steps. Volunteers needed to help support, educate and give referrals to parents in early months of parenting. Contact Sylvia Storm, 770-538-7959.

Foreign Links Around the Globe. Volunteers to be hosts to foreign exchange students for five month semester or 10 month school year program. Contact 866-540-4029 or flagexchange@yahoo.com.

Gainesville Action Ministries. Volunteers needed to answer phones, schedule appointments, greet clients, help with building maintenance and entertain children while parents are being counseled. Will train volunteers to work with clients if desired. Bilingual volunteers welcome. Contact Sue Lane, 770-531-0144.

Gainesville Care Center. Make homemade cookies for monthly "Girl Talk" teen girls program. Assemble educational handouts for high school abstinence/STD program. GCC is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Contact Sandy Henry, 770-535-1413 or office@gainesvillecare.org.

Gainesville-Hall County Alliance for Literacy. Need adults to be tutors for basic literacy class serving adults up to a fourth-grade reading level. Contact Dorothy Shinafelt, 770-531-4337.

Gateway House. Need volunteers to work with children who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence. Contact Shelby Kinsey, 770-539-9080.

The Guest House Adult Care Center. Need volunteers to talk with clients, help with activities and crafts. Contact Sandy Pearson, 770-535-1487.

Happy Tails Pet Therapy Inc. Marietta-based group that serves Northeast Georgia needs members 18 and older and their pet dogs, cats or rabbits to brighten patients’ days at local health care facilities. Orientations held periodically. Contact 770-740-8211.

Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Need volunteers to sit with terminally ill patients in their homes, run errands and provide relief for family members in Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, northern Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Stephens, Union and White counties. Also need help with clerical work in hospice office. Contact Carol Jewell, Hospice of NGMC volunteer coordinator, at 770-533-8888 or 888-572-3900.

Humane Society of Hall County. Need volunteers for animal socialization, to help play with and walk shelter adoption pets, mini-adoption specialists to assist with adoptions taking place at Gainesville PetSmart on Saturdays and special event volunteers. Options no matter how much or how little time available. Contact Kelley Uber, 770-532-6617 or info@humanesocietyhallcounty.com.

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids. Need volunteers to supervise exhibits, lead story time or teach arts and crafts activities on a one-time or ongoing basis. Contact 770-536-1900.

Junior Achievement of Georgia, Gainesville District. Need volunteers (business persons, parents, college students) to present classes in grades K-12 to inspire young people to value free enterprise, business and economics. Material and training provided. Serving Northeast Georgia counties. Contact Tanya Applebaum, 770-297-1222.

Legacy Link. Help Medicare recipients getting prescription drugs and other services. Need clerical help and outside speakers. Training provided. Contact 770-538-2650.

LifeLink of Georgia. Need volunteers to assist with educational programs pertaining to organ and tissue donation and transplantation in North Georgia and other areas of the state. Contact 800-544-6667.

Meals on Wheels. Deliver meals within the city of Gainesville. Routes take approximately one hour; training provided. Contact Milon Christman, 770-503-3330.

Mended Hearts of Northeast Georgia. Visit with heart patients and their families at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Volunteer in Ronnie Green waiting room or attend meetings at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month. Must be former heart procedure patients or spouses. Training provided. Contact Peggy Vardeman, 770-532-2326.

Odyssey Healthcare Athens. Need compassionate, friendly people to provide support and companionship for patients and families. Free training required; no minimum time commitment. Contact Ginger Gunter, 706-425-0700.

Pacific Intercultural Exchange. Host an international exchange student; volunteers must provide home, food and quiet study area. Or be an area representative and help place exchange students with families. 877-534-3144.

Premier Hospice of Georgia. Volunteers needed for companions and to sit in homes/facilities during end-of-life vigil. Bilingual volunteers welcome. Free training, ongoing support. Contact Valerie or Cecil, 770-533-4422 or 866-533-4422.

Prevent Child Abuse. Nursery volunteers from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays. Contact Dottie Turner, 770-287-3071 or 770-536-1443.

RSVP: Retired & Senior Volunteer Program. Looking for volunteers 55 and older to help at the following sites in Hall County: Center Point, mentors for public school children; Keep Hall Beautiful, event volunteers; Hall County Senior Life Center, computer teachers and scrap booking teachers; Meals on Wheels, delivery drivers and phone reassurance volunteers; and Hall County Emergency Management, Community Emergency Response Team and Web site volunteers. Contact Terry Shuler, RSVP director (Legacy Link Inc.), 770-538-2650.

Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County. Help with educational programs about car seat safety, helmet safety, fire safety, poison prevention and more. Contact Kim Martin, 770-533-8095 or kimberly.martin@nghs.com.

STS Foundation. Need host families to provide room and board and a safe environment for exchange students from August until May. Contact Brian MarGrave at 800-522 4678.

United Hospice. Looking for volunteers as end-of-life companions, family support and respite for caregivers in homes and nursing facilities. Training provided. Contact Sandy Hatfield, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, 800-844-9641.

Veterans Community Outreach. Need volunteers for after-school program, computer lab and homework assistance. Contact 770-531-0046.

Willowwood Nursing Center. Adopt a grandparent, spend free time with residents. Contact Tina Gipson, 770-967-2070, ext. 20.