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YOUR TIME & TALENT

To submit a volunteer opportunity, contact Paula Brown at pbrown@LIFEseniorservices.org or (918) 664-9000, ext. 1207.

Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference. – Kathy Calvin

Family & Children’s Services, Women in Recovery

Volunteer for an organization that’s been around for more than 100 years. Family & Children’s Services appreciates individual and group volunteers who assist with agency projects ranging from helping at their thrift store to their Women in Recovery (WIR) program, where they need help with sober, fun programs such as art, chess, Zumba, yoga, knitting, etc. The WIR program is an intensive outpatient alternative for eligible women facing long prison sentences for non-violent, drug-related offenses. Interested volunteers are asked to complete the volunteer application online to be matched with a current need. The application must be completed and is available at fcsok.org/volunteer. For more information, contact mcbradley@fcsok.org.

Early Settlement Mediation Tulsa

Since the early 1980s, Early Settlement Mediation Tulsa has offered people an opportunity to voluntarily resolve disputes on their own, bypassing the need for costly, and often lengthy, legal proceedings. They provide a confidential, formal, out-of-court mediation service to help settle disputes. As a new mediation volunteer, you will receive conflict resolution training (around 20 hours), including coaching and observation time to see how it’s done. Once certified, you can help others, and you will have skills you can use in your own life as well. The Early Settlement Mediation program is sponsored by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, the City of Tulsa, and Tulsa County. Contact LeiLani Armstrong at larmstrong@tulsacounty.org or call (918) 596-7786.

StreetCats, Inc.

StreetCats is an all-volunteer organization that finds homes for cats in need. Volunteer tasks include dusting, vacuuming, mopping, washing bedding and food bowls; emptying and washing litter boxes, and cleaning cat trees. Disinfectants with bleach are used. StreetCats may have other opportunities for administrative work and/or adoption events. Download a volunteer application at streetcatstulsa.org and take it to the facility. Linda will explain how the scheduling works. StreetCats is located at 6520 E. 60th St. (behind Charlie's Chicken at East 60th Street and South Sheridan Road). Hours are Tuesday – Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact StreetCats at (918) 298-0104.

Ronald McDonald House

A sick or injured child is so hard on a family’s heart – and pocketbook. Hundreds of children travel to Tulsa annually to be treated for serious illnesses or injuries. Anxiety about the child’s illness is often multiplied by lengthy hospital stays, months of outpatient treatment, and the expense of being away from work and home. If not for Ronald McDonald House of Tulsa, entire families would spend days and nights in hotels, in cars traveling from one destination to another, or in hospital waiting rooms to be close to their sick children. Ronald McDonald House especially needs respite and client support volunteers. Contact Tanya Tipling at (918) 496-2727 or email at ttipling@rmtulsa.org.

For more information about these volunteer opportunities, call LIFE's volunteer program at (918) 664-9000.

By Allied