Opportunities From: The University of Southern Mississippi

WORKING CONCESSIONS AT USM HOME FOOTBALL GAME - 3 STANDS

SHOW UP TIME IS 1PM... GAME TIME IS 4PM .... EXPECTED GAME END TIME IS 7PM

Special Olympics College at USM unites college students and Special Olympics athletes as teammates, leaders, and friends. Through inclusive sports, service, and campus activities, members promote teamwork, leadership, and the power of inclusion while building meaningful connections on and off the field.

Practice this semester is Thursday's 5:30-6:30 pm at the USM Intramural Fields.

STEP UP to Leadership Advisory Council is a community group at the University of Southern Mississippi that brings together students with and without disabilities to build leadership, advocacy, and teamwork skills. Through service projects, social events, and community engagement, members strengthen their voices, practice self-expression, and create more inclusive opportunities both on campus and in the community.

Monthly Calendar and Newsletter e-mailed around the first of each month.

Our volunteer advocates come from all walks of life and educational backgrounds.  They have an empathetic and non-judgmental attitude and the ability to:

Take 2 help/support lines twice a month (minimum).

Shifts: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.​

18 years or older

Complete application/interview (application provided in PDF form on the top of page).

Must pass a criminal background check

Must complete the training provided to you, as an advocate. 

You will be able to teach advocacy skills, educate individuals about resources, empower people, and provide various forms of support to survivors. ​​

You will NOT have to provide transportation or private cell phone numbers to callers/survivors on the support/helpline; you ONLY have to be available via your phone at all times during your shift. 

What We Look for in an  Advocate 

How to Apply

Click here and submit your application online or by emailing the volunteer coordinator at t_ellzey@aol.com. Another option is to drop off a physical application in person at one of our locations!           

WE NEED INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS TO ASSIST US WITH WORKING THE 3 CONCESSIONS STAND AT THIS HOME FOOTBALL GAME....  SHOW UP TIME IS 4PM ... GAMETIME IS 6PM ...
EXPECTED END OF GAME IS 9PM ...BUT EXPECT TO COVER AT LEAST 6 HOURS PER GAME

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!

ASSIST WITH WORKING 3 CONCESSION STANDS AT HOME GAME.... TIME IS STILL TBA AND WE WILL UPDATE SITE ASAP

WORKING CONCESSIONS AT 3 STANDS... SHOW UP TIME 2PM .... POSSIBLE GAMETIME AT 4PM.... ENDING POSSIBLY AT 9 PM

Want to create a cleanup day for your organization? This is the place! This opportunity will allow you to set up a Campus Clean-Up day in partnership with the Office of Sustainability.

For more information or to set up your Clean-Up Day please contact The Office of Sustainability at 601-266-4570. We provide grabbers, bags, gloves, and safety vests. You will need to schedule a time to pick up and bring back the supplies. 

Local AARP Foundation volunteers provide free tax preparation services to the Laurel/Hattiesburg community during tax season (February through mid-April).  In addition to tax preparers, we also need volunteers throughout the year to assist with website maintenance (Tax-Aide Mississippi), configure Chromebooks and routers for secure operation, and to follow-up on voicemail requests for taxpayer appointments.  Some of these activities can be performed virtually.

Training is available for all positions.

To get more information contact Debra at dlynning1@gmail.com.

You must sign up on their website to become a volunteer! https://app.unv.org/ 

You can apply for onsite assignments:

or online assignments to donate your time and skills for peace and development over the internet. These volunteer opportunities often include art and design, research, writing, editing, or proofreading.

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Onsite international and national assignments fall into several categories. Learn more about the requirements and applicable conditions of service for each category by connecting to the Explore page on the Unified Volunteer Platform (UVP).

To apply for UNV assignments, you must register in the UNV Global Talent Pool on the United Volunteering Platform (UVP). Here is how: interactive version or web-page version.

To sign up, you must register at https://freemindsbookclub.org/get-involved/intern-with-us

Volunteers needed to write letters, type poems, and create fun educational worksheets! Free Minds uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken DC youth incarcerated as adults to their own potential. Through creative expression, job readiness training, and violence prevention outreach, these young poets achieve their education and career goals and become powerful voices for change in the community.

Volunteers needed to help aid nonprofits! Catchafire matches professionals who want to donate their time with nonprofits who need their skills. Multiple opportunities allow volunteers to offer their services to nonprofits in need. Specialty areas include business strategies, design, media, finance, marketing, etc.

To volunteer, you must register at: https://www.catchafire.org/

Volunteers needed as volunteer Crisis Counselors! Crisis Text Line is the free, 24/7 text line for people in crisis in the United States. This service is powered by volunteer Crisis Counselors who work remotely and answer texts from people in crisis, bringing them from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening, collaborative problem solving, and safety planning

To become a volunteer, you must register with Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/become-a-volunteer/

Volunteers needed to help transcribe virtual documents! The Smithsonian Transcription Center seeks to engage the public in making our collections more accessible. We work hand-in-hand with digital volunteers to transcribe historical documents and collection records to facilitate research and excite learning in everyone!

You must sign up online https://transcription.si.edu/

You must register online to receive information on who and when to send letters; please visit https://www.lettersagainstisolation.com/  

Volunteers needed to handwrite letters to senior citizens in assisted living facilities and care home! Letters Against Isolation fights senior loneliness one letter at a time. Through handwritten messages of love, hope, and joy, volunteers bring seniors connection and improves their mental and physical health.

Volunteers mail friendly handwritten letters to seniors in designated aged care facilities in Mississippi, across the US and around the world. Each message should be personal and one-of-a-kind with a greeting (“Hello, Friend!”), a bit about yourself, a thoughtful question, kind wishes, and your first name signed at the end. Avoid sensitive topics such as religion, holidays and negative feelings. 

Before you begin writing, visit https://www.lettersagainstisolation.com/ and  choose the option to sign up as a student. 

Review our instructions and sample letters, and register to connect with a community service liaison, who will review your letters and then tell you where and when to send them. We provide verification of community service hours for letters that follow our guidelines. 

Fair Housing Testers

The Federal Fair Housing Act ensures that people of all races, colors, religions, national origins, genders, familial statuses, and disabilities are treated fairly when seeking homes. 

The purpose of this volunteer opportunity is to determine, in an objective manner, how an entity, institution, or individual is serving home seekers. You can test from your home - it is similar to secret shopping. You will be calling places and people over the phone until HUD says otherwise. There are no set hours or days, although tests are normally run during the week days. This is an ongoing activity. 

The contact person is Clarence Williams, Fair Housing Test Coordinator.  Please text him if you would like to sign up for this opportunity. His number is 601-329-1053. 

You will need to complete an application before being accepted as a volunteer. 

MS Votes will be hosting phone banking opportunities prior to the 2025 Primary and General Elections. Phone banking can be done from the comfort of your home or dorm room. You set your time and number of hours you will commit to. Training is provided.

Be an Advocate. Fight Poverty in the US & Globally. 

Centuries of systemic racism, oppression, and injustice have created a world where too many people struggle to meet their basic needs. COVID-19 has only worsened poverty and inequality across the world. Congress has passed historic emergency COVID relief which has the potential to temporarily cut child poverty in the U.S. in half. We must not stop here. The global response to the pandemic is still vastly underfunded, with dire consequences for millions of people. And members of Congress must also understand that poverty was a crisis in the U.S. long before the pandemic. We can’t settle for temporary, modest progress but must call for lasting change.   

You can make a difference right now. 

Maybe you’ve been feeling the urge to do something – but you aren’t sure what. Maybe you feel overwhelmed by this political moment. Perhaps you’ve thought about being an advocate but don’t know where to start.  

As a RESULTS volunteer, you can stand up for issues of poverty, be heard, and make an impact.  At RESULTS, we teach you the nuts and bolts of how to do that. We support you to be an advocate.  

As a RESULTS advocate, you will:  

RESULTS volunteers are effective advocates for solutions to poverty. 

The everyday violence and injustice of poverty, systemic racism, and inequality are rooted in public policy. What discriminatory policies have created, equitable and just policies can help change – but only when we stand up for them.  

By raising our voices together across the country, RESULTS advocates are pushing Congress to make progress on both US and global poverty & inequality issues like: 

No advocacy experience? No problem. 

RESULTS provides issue and skills training to all volunteers plus all the tools you need to confidently take action. In addition to staff training & support, new advocates will join a local group in your community with experienced advocates who are eager to support you to learn and grow.  

A typical RESULTS volunteer spends 3-6 hours of their time each month taking action with RESULTS. 

We’ve been doing this for 40 years, and we know that voting is only one part of creating systemic change. We must continue to hold decision makers accountable and demand that change happens. 

What are you waiting for? Start influencing the policies that impact your life and the lives of millions of people around the world. Become a RESULTS advocate.