Could you use reliable, free help? Do you have a need that our students could fill?
Let us know! We can help you find volunteers. Please email studentcommunityservice@shepherd.edu.
Partnering Agencies and Contact Information
Advocacy and Human Rights
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| EPEC | Katie Spriggs | volunteer@swcinc.org 304-263-8522 |
-Administrative assistance with sorting donations, cleaning, and grocery shopping for the shelter -Client contact assistance with answering phones, front desk coverage, and filing -Help with direct services such as supervision of children or outreach projects |
Animals
| Agency | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County | (304) 725-0589 | -Clean cages, walk dogs, socialize cats and kittens, help with laundry, work at events, help in the yard |
Arts and Culture
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Berkeley Arts Council | Rip Smith | berkeleyartswv@gmail.com | -Help at events, advocacy work, help in schools |
Children and Youth
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Boys and Girls Club | Amber Glennon | berkley@bgcepwv.org | -Work Directly with children and spend time with them -Help with homework, coach a game, teach an art project, or help with administrative tasks |
| Children’s Home Society of West Virginia | Megan Hovis | mhovis@childhswv.org 304-264-4658 |
-One-on-one mentoring with children -Work at summer camps -Assist with reading programs -Help at special events |
Crisis Support
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| EPEC | Katie Spriggs | volunteer@swcinc.org 304-263-8522 |
-Receive hotline calls from their center in Martinsburg |
Education and Literacy
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Literacy Volunteers of the Eastern Panhandle | Teresa ‘reese’ Spyra | literacyvolunteers@lvep-wv.org | -Need basic organization volunteers for secretarial, newsletter, and social media maintenance -Help with: GED, Citizenship classes, ESL, and general literacy to adults who require 1:1 literacy help. |
| Read aloud WV | Laurie Saunders | lauriepdx@outlook.com |
Emergency and Safety
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Shepherdstown Fire Department |
Environment
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Tabler Farm | Madison Hale | shepherdfarm@shepherd.edu | -Perform light manual labor such as pulling weeds, planting seedlings, moving compost, laying mulch, and/or harvesting produce – Seasonal Volunteering –Monthly community volunteer days –Group visits |
| C&O Canal Trust | Aidan Barnes | barnes@canaltrust.org | -Work on preservation, beautification, maintenance in the park |
| Community Club | Jenny | info@shepherdstowncc.org | -Schedule a time to do a cleanup at Morgan’s Grove Park! -Help with activities at the War Memorial Building in Shepherdstown |
| Potomac Valley Audubon Society | Kristin Alexander | kristin@potomacaudubon.org | -Help manage nature preserves -Help plan events, helping with youth programs -Lead workshops, field trips and walks |
Health and Medicine
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Veterans Affairs (VA) | Terry Stotler | 304-263-0811 Ext.3310 terry.stotler@va.gov | – Work directly with patients, participating in recreational programs and other activities in the wards -Assist the VA’s professional staff or escort patients, serve coffee, or simply provide companionship to veteran patients |
Homeless and Housing
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Martinsburg Rescue Mission | Sharon Wolford | newmurm@gmail.com | -Front Desk Volunteers to help answer phones and collect donor information -Kitchen and food prep volunteers -Thrift Store Volunteers to keep things stocked and organized |
Hunger
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Shepherdstown Shares | Mark Kohut | 646-519-1956 shepshares@gmail.com | -Help in the food pantry |
| Meals on Wheels | Dianne Waldron | mealsonwheels1@frontier.com 304-263-6622 |
– Driving, kitchen help, packing meals, serving meals or administrative assistance |
Immigrants and refugees
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Refugee and Immigration Services Martinsburg | Renée Corbett | rcorbett@ccwva.org | -Provide interpretation services by phone or in person if you can speak another language -Spanish speakers may come in and do in take calls -Organization and administrative help is needed; preference for people who are interested in legal activities and immigration |
On Campus Opportunities
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Ram Pantry | -Assisting clients, sorting donations, and taking inventory | ||
| Ram Closet | Michelle Hunt | ramscloset@shepherd.edu.. | -Assisting clients, sorting donations, and taking inventory |
People With Disabilities
| Agency | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Good Shepherd Caregivers | 304-876-2235 info@gsivc.org | -Provide transportation to and from appointments -Complete Visits and phone calls -Housework / meal prep -Shopping or errands -Paperwork or office volunteer |
Seniors
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| SAIL | Carolee Youngblood | 304-870 7245 info@shepherdstownSAIL.org |
-Complete administrative tasks such as answering phones and helping with computer tasks -Help with marketing tasks such as making flyers and designing publications -Help plan social activities -Help with fundraising -Assist members of SAIL with phone calls, errands, pet care, computer skills, etc. |
| Berkley Senior Center | bssadmin1@berkleyseniorservices.org | -Help with administrative tasks and at the front desk -Go to an activity on the activities calendar -Volunteer to teach a class | |
| Canterbury Center | Stephanie | (304) 876-9422 and request to speak to activities | -Attend an event such as bingo, trivia, and a lot more! -Create an event such as technology help |
| Good Shepherd Caregivers | 304-876-2235 info@gsivc.org | -Provide transportation to and from appointments -Complete Visits and phone calls -Housework / meal prep -Shopping or errands -Paperwork or office volunteer |
Women
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| The Hope Center | Aimee | volunteer@hagerstownhopecenter.com 301.739.1165 |
-Volunteers will sort through items such as clothing, handbags, housewares, decor, seasonal items, accessories, toys, books, and more for the thrift store |
Virtual Opportunities
| Agency | Contact Name | Contact Info | Service Description |
| Human Rights Campaign | -Phone and text banking for numerous campaigns | ||
| Brighten a Day | Hita Gupta | hita.gupta@brighten-a-day.org | -Making Cards and Videos for the Elderly |