Outlines of Volunteer
Opportunities
A Caring
Place for Africans and their Families
COMPLETE FORM TO VOLUNTEER
The question is not whether you are new to, or experienced in
volunteering. The real question is: Do you want to make a positive
difference in other people’s lives? If your answer is yes, you are
a good fit for our organization and we can make good use of your
skills and talents.
In times of need and in times of change, volunteering can help to
bring hope to the most vulnerable families in our communities. At
the African Center, volunteer opportunities exist for individuals
and groups. Below we provide you with outline of seven different
service areas and several skill categories where your talents and
skills can be put to good use.
Seven service volunteer areas:
Health and human services
Education and skills training and development
Arts and culture
Youth development
Community integration and special services
Administrative
Research and Development
Health and human services
a. African Health Initiative
i. Community Clinic
1. Health care professionals (Malpractice Insurance Coverage
available in some cases)
a. General practitioner
b. Registered nurse
c. Medical assistant
d. Phlebotomist
e. Certified Nursing Assistants
f. Dental and eye care
2. Health care student internships
3. Health administration
ii. Health services language translators
Education and skills training and
development
b. GED: Preparation tutors
c. ESL: English as a Second Language assistants
d. Computer literacy tutoring and typing
e. Employment search / resume development workshops
Arts and culture
f. African Festival 2009 (To be added)
Youth development
g. Transportation services
h. African cultural ambassadors
i. Coaching / physical fitness instructors
j. After-school mentorship
Community integration and special
services
k. Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
(BMV) language interpretation volunteers:
i. Arabic
ii. Kiswahili
iii. Somali
iv. Amharic
v. French
l. Translation
associates for ACI programs and client services
i. French
ii. Arabic
iii. Kiswahili
m. Directory of Social Services
i. Distribution
ii. Data collection
iii. Editing
n. African Community Soccer League (ACSL)
Administrative & office
o. Documentation
p. Database development and maintenance
q. Volunteer management
i. Recruitment
ii. Orientation & development
iii. Retention
r. Marketing
i. Website development
ii. Graphic designs
iii. Program and client services brochure development
iv.
Community Outreach
Representatives
Research and
Development
s. Prospective funding research
t. Donor relations
u. Quarter for Life Box (To be added)
i. QFL Community representatives
v. Quarter for Life Race (To be added)
w. Construction/technical workers: Electrician, plumber,
Masonry/Bricklayer, Painter, Drywall technician, Roofer, etc.
