Volunteer opportunities

Interior painting project (group)
Location:	Various Volunteers of America facilities in the Greater Sacramento and Northern Nevada areas
Date/Time Commitment:	Weekday or weekend day. Time commitment to be determined.
Interior painting projects at various program sites throughout Sacramento.
Contact:	Kim Castaneda

Sacramento Senior Safe House
Location:	Sacramento Senior Safe House
Date/Time Commitment:	Varies (Sacramento Senior Safe House opens in August 2009)
Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks, including acting as a companion for seniors, organizing activities, assisting staff with clerical duties, and weekly landscaping maintenance.
Contact:	Kim Castaneda

Sacramento Valley AIDS Run/Walk
Location:	Various
Date/Time Commitment:	Various
As one of the 12 social service agencies designated as beneficiaries of the 2009 Sacramento Valley AIDS Run/Walk, Volunteers of America has a need for volunteers to assist in pre-event and day-of-event activities.
Contact:	Nikki Stern

Operation Backpack
Location:	various
Date/Time Commitment:	between July 6 and 30
Operation Backpack is Volunteers of America's annual community drive to collect new backpacks and school supplies for the Greater Sacramento area's homeless and disadvantaged children. For the 2009 campaign, we are in need of volunteers to help with a variety of tasks.
Contact:	Kim Castaneda