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The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge program provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers. More than just a roof over their heads, it's a nurturing community that helps patients access the care they need. Each Hope Lodge community offers a supportive, homelike environment where guests can share a meal, join in the evening's activities, or unwind in their own private room. Patients staying at a Hope Lodge must be in active cancer treatment and permanently reside more than 40 miles away from their cancer treatment center.

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To improve the quality of life for refugees and immigrants in Utah.

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We would love to have you volunteer with our organization! For a current list of volunteer opportunities, please visit www.aau-slc.org/volunteer and click 'Apply Now'

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To inspire kids, teens, and adults from all cultures to experience the power and freedom to imagine, dare, and create new possibilities, individually and collaboratively, through the creative arts.
At Bad Dog we believe art reflects what is possible and that art can inspire and challenge young people to discover their potential and strive for excellence in all facets of their lives.

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Making meaningful connections within your community by making a difference in the lives of children, teens, and adults.

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The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. We do this by helping end the killing in America's animal shelters through building community programs and partnerships all across the nation. We believe that by working together we can Save Them All.

The problem of homeless pets is not a national problem, though; it is actually thousands of local problems. In order to create lasting change to help these animals, every community in the country must plan and execute its own solution. Best Friends is a resource for those communities, providing indirect support with strategies, information, and resources, as well as direct lifesaving assistance.

Here in Salt Lake City, Best Friends operates a Lifesaving Center in the Sugarhouse neighborhood, where we provide this assistance to shelters across the northern part of Utah and other Mountain West states. We provide pet food assistance to community cat caregivers and low-income pet owners to keep these animals out of shelters. We pull cats and dogs from overcrowded shelters that can't care for them and either transport them to other parts of the country where more resources exist, or find them foster homes here in Salt Lake until the day they get adopted. We provide low cost spay and neuter services to shelters and rescue groups to curb the number of unwanted litters.

As a Best Friends volunteer, you can play a role in increasing the number of positive outcomes for shelter pets right here in Utah. Tasks as simple as helping to clean and sanitize animal holding areas helps increase the number of cats and dogs we can take in. You can volunteer to drive animals to the places they need to go, or help distribute food in our Pet Food Pantry. And perhaps most importantly, you can become a foster caregiver to give a cat or dog the compassionate care and attention they deserve as they wait to find their Forever Home.

With your help we can Save Them All!

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Those interested in volunteering with Best Friends Animal Society should create a volunteer account at https://volunteers.bestfriends.org.

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Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

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Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.

Every child has the innate ability to achieve great success. With our mission and vision, we are working together to build a brighter future for all the kids in our community.

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We believe that potential lives within every kid. For more than 40 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah has been defending that potential to help kids, "Littles," who face many challenges in their lives. With the help of our volunteer mentors, "Bigs," we prioritize youth protection and youth development to help kids thrive. Our work is based on the best available research, guided by community need and administered by caring professionals. Together, we are building the biggest possible futures for Utah kids.

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We offer psychosocial support for kids being treated for cancer (& similar disorders) & their families. Our mission is to create an atmosphere that enhances self-esteem, fosters independence & friendships, & offers a sense of belonging. Participants have the freedom to "just be kids" (at any age!) for a time & stretch their limits physically, mentally, & socially. We offer in-person summer camps, including two 5-day overnight sessions, one for kids (ages 7-11) & one for teens (ages 12-19), and a 2-day program for ages 4-7. We also offer virtual camp for ages 6-19. In addition to camps, we provide 2-4 family activities each year to further serve these families.

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Bring smiles to kids with cancer and their families.

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Our mission is to reduce poverty throughout Salt Lake County. We do this by building bridges of friendship and community that support individuals and families on their journey from surviving to thriving.

Circles participants and volunteers meet weekly, working towards a goal of earning at least 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline.

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***During COVID we have limited in person meetings, but we are meeting by Zoom, growing our Resource Teams, dropping off food and arts and crafts supplies and are working to make some fun interactive digital activities for our Children's Program***

Thank you so much for your interest in learning more about Circles Salt Lake. Volunteers with Circles can play a few different roles. Each week, we provide dinner to our community of participants and volunteers. These dinners are donated by community groups, church groups, families, or individuals, and are a great way to participate in the Circles program. These can be one-time or ongoing opportunities for service.

We have four different Resource Teams that work to; create a sense of community at Circles, connect participants to services, recruit volunteers and participants, and make systemic changes to things that keep people in poverty. This is a monthly or weekly volunteer opportunity, depending on your availability.

Volunteers may also become Allies, or intentional friends, to a Circles family. Allies provide friendship and support to families in Circles, and commit to attending two weekly meeting per month for a minimum of 12 months.

We also have a vibrant and active Children's Program! We love to have volunteers work with the children who are able to make coming to Circles part of their routines, whether it is on a weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly basis. We currently have 35 children from the ages of 0-16 who come to Circles with their families every week. There are four age groups, and volunteers in each group play games with the children, provide them with homework help, teach short lessons, and serve as friends, mentors, and positive role models to the youngsters.

Next Steps:
1- Go to our website circlessaltlake.org and fill out the Contact Form located in the About drop down
2- Interview with one of our Recruitment Team members
3- Complete a background check
4 -Take an online training
5- Begin volunteering with Circles Salt Lake!

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Citizens Climate Lobby is a non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. Our consistently respectful, nonpartisan approach to climate education is designed to create a broad, sustainable foundation for climate action across all geographic regions and political inclinations. By building upon shared values rather than partisan divides, and empowering our supporters to work in keeping with the concerns of their local communities, we work towards the adoption of fair, effective and sustainable climate change solutions.

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The ability to access a wealth of information about climate change and actions available to have a positive impact. Ongoing trainings and educational platforms that are free with membership.

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Promise South Salt Lake is an initiative of the City of South Salt Lake to provide dynamic, highly specialized community and out-of-school-time programming with academic and prevention focus at 14 neighborhood centers throughout the city. It is our commitment to give all youth in our community the opportunity to succeed in life. Our programs are free, open to all, and emphasize equity, diversity and putting children first. We provide safe, well rounded, data-driven programs guided by our three promises:
1. Every child has the opportunity to attend and graduate from college
2. Every resident has a safe, clean home and neighborhood
3. Everyone has the opportunity to be healthy and to prosper

Get involved!

Thank you for considering sharing your time, talent, and skills with the youth, seniors, and families in our community, and for your willingness to serve!

Opportunities for volunteers include:

Tutors
Chaperones
Mentors
Coaches and Referees
Guest Facilitators
Interpreters and Translators

Are you ready to get started or do you have questions?

Email: promise@sslc.com

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The mission of the Columbus Adult Education Center and Youth Programs is to help adults and youth with refugee status, and others, obtain the English and educational skills necessary to prepare them for high school or other educational programs, employment or training, leading to independence and self-reliance, and to become contributing members of the community.

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It is a wonderful opportunity to help others who are trying to better themselves.

Follow the link to our volunteer registration page. Within a few days you should receive an email from columbusvolunteers@gmail.com. (Watch your spam!)

https://www.columbusbas.com/volunteers.html

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Improving the lives of individuals with physical, mental, and emotional challenges through equine-assisted therapies.

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Fill out our volunteer application form at the link below. (If you plan on starting an internship, please put that in the notes at the end of the application.)

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Our Mission is to preserve and strengthen families whenever possible, and when it is not, to achieve permanency for children in a timely manner. We work collaboratively to meet children's needs for safety, stability, nurturance and love. Our advocates strive to represent children with proficiency and diligence. We are accountable, ethical and professional as individuals and as a system.

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Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our mission is to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art.

Craft Lake City strives to further define the term "Craft," broadening the definition to encompass all things handmade.

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Crossroads Urban Center is a nonprofit, grassroots organization that assists and organizes Utahns with low incomes, those with disabilities, and people of color to meet basic survival needs and to address essential issues affecting quality of life.

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We have volunteer opportunities in our Food Pantry, Thrift Store, and for special projects. Prior to volunteering, we require attendance at a 30 minute virtual volunteer orientation. Please click the link below to sign up for an orientation time. If pre-filled volunteer orientation times do not work for your schedule, there is a section to fill in a suggested date/time and we will do our best to accommodate you.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44AEA722A7FEC07-monthly

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Mission: To inspire children of all ages and abilities to imagine, discover, and connect with their world to make a difference.
Vision: To be the most trusted and preferred family discovery center and child-centered educational resource in the intermountain west.

Discovery Gateway's programs and exhibits are designed to address the many ways that children learn, as well as to help parents understand and support their children's development. Our engaging and interactive activities inspire creative play and learning, and fun for the entire family.

Formerly The Children's Museum of Utah, our organization was founded in 1978 by a group of parents, educators, and community leaders who believed that children learn the best through "doing." In 2006, The Children's Museum of Utah moved into our 60,000 square-foot, world-class facility and officially became Discovery Gateway children's museum.

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