Baldwinsville Volunteer Center

Welcome

***Please check out our “Highlights and Happenings” page for information about our 2012 ”Taste of Baldwinsville” fundraising event coming up on May 19th!***

 

Welcome to the Baldwinsville Volunteer Center.
We are the only local community volunteer center in Onondaga County, funded 100% through community donations. Our goal is to increase voluntarism by providing volunteer matching, and nurturing new volunteer based programs and initiatives.

If you are looking for somewhere to donate your time and talent, browse through our listing of volunteer opportunities which include programs run by the Volunteer Center, as well as opportunities with various community organizations.

To post a volunteer opportunity, call or email us at the office.

Impact on Baldwinsville during 2011:

  • Christmas Bureau provided food, toys, clothing and household items to 178 families, 84 senior citizens and 19 group home residents for a total of 784 individuals served
  • 63 Families received complete Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets
  • 72 Mentors are working with school children in seven of our local schools for the 2011-2012 school year
  • 100′s of Individuals, Groups and Businesses donated to Christmas Bureau
  • B’ville C.A.R.E.S. Program is a new initiative offering crisis intervention, advocacy, referrals to individuals and families and a Kids Kount group for children in grades K-6
  • A $1,000 Teen Volunteer Scholarship awarded to a college-bound senior
  • Coordination of a community-wide effort to stock area food pantries with basic household and personal care supplies through our H.E.L.P. (Household Essentials for Living Pantry) project
  • Host the annual recognition event to honor the Man & Woman Volunteer of the Year
  • Host an annual Volunteer Recruitment Fair to promote and recruit potential volunteers
  • Meeting space is made available for community groups

Programs Operated by the Baldwinsville Volunteer Center:

  • Christmas Bureau
  • Thanksgiving Baskets
  • Mentoring
  • Household Essentials for Living Pantry project (H.E.L.P.)
  • B’ville C.A.R.E.S. (Community Action Resource & Empowerment Support)
  • Information and Referral Helpline

 

“The people you meet, the places you go, the things you do! Volunteering is a whole new way to see the world and repay the kindnesses you have received from others.”
-Sue McKee, 2003 Outstanding Woman Volunteer of the Year