American Red Cross, Tulsa Area Chapter, Youth Services
Contact: Regan Farris, 831-1284
Ages 14 and up
First Aid Response & Relief (FARR) is a youth-run first-aid station that
assists at local events. Volunteers learn Community CPR.
After Care Education for Students (ACES) is a group of teen volunteers that visits
groups of children in after care organizations in order to talk about self-esteem, "Say
No to Drugs,” and first aid.
Animal Aid of Tulsa, Inc.
1423 S. Harvard, Tulsa, OK 74112
Connect to http://www.tulsapets.com
Contact: Alicia Lee, 832-5409
Ages 15 and up
Volunteers are needed to help show animals at Pets Mart on Saturdays from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Animal Rescue Foundation
P.O. Box 471483, Tulsa, OK 74147-1483
Connect to http://www.arftulsa.org
Contact: 622-5962
Volunteers are needed to help show animals at Pets Mart on the 1 st and 3 rd
Sundays of each month. They also transport animals to and from the veterinarians’ offices
to Pets Mart. Volunteers are needed to walk animals who are being fostered
at vet’s offices.
Hillcrest Medical Center
1120 S. Utica, Tulsa, OK 74104
Connect to www.hillcrest.com/hmc/
Contact: Camelia, 579-7500 Hillcrest Volunteer Services Office
Ages 14-18
Junior Volunteers is a summer program. Call to be placed on the list at any
time during the year. The selection process begins in March when the applications
are mailed to teens who have expressed interest. Junior Volunteers assist the
nursing staff in a variety of ways (taking water to patients, answering phones,
transporting patients within the hospital, delivering supplies, etc.,). Junior
volunteers also work in the pharmacy, gift shop and deliver flowers to patients.
John 3:16 Rescue Mission, Inc.
506 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, OK 74103
Ages 11 to 18
Volunteers are needed for the Klothes for Kids Project, an annual clothing
drive for needy children prior to the beginning of the new school year (July
and August). Contact: Ms. Donnie House, 592-1186.
Street Light Gang is a youth ministry designed to counter-attack gang violence
and drug and alcohol abuse in the community. Contact: Steve Whitaker, 592-1186.
READ Now
P.O. Box 50750, Tulsa, OK 74150-0750
Connect to http://www.tulsavolunteercenter.org/read_now/readnow_default.html
Contact: Don Farr, 584-0469 or email dfarr@csctulsa.org
Volunteers are needed to read books to children for one hour a week at area
child care centers. AVID operates in ten childcare centers in Tulsa. Training
and ongoing support are provided. Volunteers are asked to commit for at least
six months. Volunteers read one-to-one with the same two children for 30 minutes
each. Volunteers may also choose to read to one child for 30 minutes once a
week.
St. Francis Hosptial
6161 S. Yale, Tulsa, OK 74136
Connect to http://www.saintfrancis.com
Contact: Darlene, 494-1150
Ages 14-17
Student Volunteers is a summer program. Call to be placed on the list at any
time during the year. The selection process begins in April when the applications
are mailed to teens who have expressed interest. Student Volunteers assist
in the waiting rooms, children’s center, and gift shop and deliver flowers
to patients.
St. John Medical Center
1923 S. Utica, Tulsa, OK 74104-6502
Connect to http://www.sjmc.org
Contact: Kristin Hogan-Landers, kristin.hoganlanders@sjmc.org
Ages 14 and up
Teens can experience both the joy of volunteering and explore medical careers while participating in our Junior Volunteer summer or school year programs. For the summer program, Juniors work either Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For the school year program, which lasts from September through May, Juniors can choose which day(s) of the week, including weekends, they want to volunteer. The application process is open year round. The deadline for summer program applications is the last Friday in April. For more information, please contact Kristin Hogan-Landers, Junior Volunteer Coordinator, at 744-2198 or visit our webpage at www.sjmc.org
Tulsa City-County Library
400 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103
Contact: Amanda Kuhns, 596-1638
Ages 13-15
The Teen Team is a corps of volunteers who assist librarians with Tulsa-City County Library activities each summer. Volunteers must be interested in gaining job experience, helping their local library, working with children, and having fun! Applicants must be 13 to 15-years old, and they must be willing to complete an application, interview for the position and complete a training session. Volunteers must be able to work for several hours a week during the summer at a Tulsa City-County Library.
Tulsa Community Food Bank
1150 N. Iroquois, Tulsa, Ok 74106
Contact: Joanne Burdick, 585-2800
Volunteers help sort and repackage donated food for distribution to non-profit
programs that feed the hungry. Individual volunteers are needed on two open
workdays each month (the third Tuesday of each month from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30
p.m., and the third Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon). Individuals
who wish to volunteer must call to register for one of these days and times.
Additional working days are available to groups of eight or more.
Youth Philanthropy Initiative
Contact: Adam Seaman, Director
(918) 748-5908
adam@ypitulsa.org
www.ypitulsa.org
YPI is about unleashing
the power of youth to make Tulsa a better place for teens. You
know that right now there are a lot of issues facing teens. If you
have the drive, you can learn how to make a positive difference. You
may have heard the saying “Lead, follow or get out of the way.” Well,
now’s the time to make a move.
Youth Volunteer Corps of Tulsa
1430 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119
Contact: 585-5551 or email yvcoftulsa@yahoo.com
Ages 13 to 18
A program involving teens in volunteer work throughout the Tulsa area.