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VOLUNTEERS

A Lift Up Furniture Bank: Volunteers needed for retail center, transportation team, shopping assistance, warehouse and office support.

Civitan of Southern Nevada: Volunteers needed through Saturday for shuttle program that takes National Finals Rodeo ticket holders from hotels to the Thomas & Mack Center.

Earn It Keep It Save It Coalition: Volunteers needed to provide free tax preparation help Dec. 17 through April 15. Training is provided.

HELP of Southern Nevada: Volunteers needed to process holiday assistance applications and serve as toy store personal shopper escorts for parents through Dec. 20.

Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions: Caregivers needed for one- to two-hour shifts weekdays and for as long as four-hour shifts on weekends.

Southern Nevada Free Clinic: Attorney needed to help with IRS 501(c)3 filing through Dec. 31.

State Health Insurance Advisory Program: Volunteers needed to assist Medicare beneficiaries with their questions and problems. Training is provided.

Summit View Youth Correctional Center: Mentors and assistants needed for drama, art, vocational training, street readiness, resume writing and interviewing classes on evenings and weekends.

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center/Sunrise Children's Hospital: Volunteers needed for information desk and book cart service to patient rooms.

For more information about these and other volunteer opportunities, contact the Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada at 892-2321 or on the Web at www.volunteernevada.org.

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