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BAYOU CITY BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK

What Is It?

A nonprofit that provides weekend meals to elementary school-aged children who are eligible for school lunch programs during the week, but are in danger of going hungry on weekends.

Help Needed:

Volunteers may assemble bags of easy-to-prepare food, deliver the bags to the children’s schools, and/or donate pantry items. 

Minimum Age to Volunteer

2 

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HOUSTON AUDUBON

What Is It?

A conservation, education, and advocacy organization that focuses on protecting the natural environment for birds and people. It owns and manages 17 nature sanctuaries to protect habitat for birds and to give people recreational opportunities in nature.

Help Needed:

Trail maintenance, invasive species removal, filling bird feeders and baths, litter pick-up, native gardening, and other habitat improvement projects. Please contact Houston Audubon for COVID-related updates. 

Minimum Age to Volunteer

Varies. For most events, everyone is welcome, but volunteers under 14 must to attend with a parent or other adult. Volunteers must be 15 to work on trails.

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HOUSTON PETS ALIVE!

What Is It?

A no-kill rescue organization that creates programs to save animals most at risk of euthanasia.  Its goal is to “prevent animals from entering a shelter, and for those that do, get them out alive.”

Help Needed:

Help care for adoptable cats at various local PetSmart stores, help with adoption events, collect needed items.  Please contact Pets Alive for COVID-related updates.

Minimum Age to Volunteer

14.  Volunteers ages 14-17 must be supervised by a parent or legal guardian and may not volunteer in the dog area for liability reasons.

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HOUSTON SPCA

What Is It?

Houston’s first and largest animal protection organization and shelter, offering a comprehensive array of animal adoption, shelter, rescue, rehabilitation, and other programs.

Help Needed:

Volunteers may work directly with animals or in other areas; they must commit to serve for 8 hours a month for 6 months.  The shelter also has a wish list of needed items. 

Minimum Age to Volunteer

16

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MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES (MAM)

What Is It?

A nonprofit that “helps people bounce back from a crisis and care for their families.”  Volunteer and paid caseworkers help MAM clients address their immediate needs with an array of emergency services, then help find long-term solutions to underlying issues that will continue to threaten families’ long-term stability.

Help Needed:

Assist customers, sort and price donations, and help in other ways at MAM’s popular resale store.  Please contact MAM for COVID-related updates. 

Minimum Age to Volunteer

13; youth aged 13-15 must be accompanied by an adult while volunteering.  Students under the age of 18 need written parental permission to volunteer.

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