New Approach to Volunteering!
January 2007
 In our continuing commitment to grow volunteering opportunities within
the Santa Barbara County community, we are proud to announce the coming
of our new volunteer website for individual volunteers and charitable
agencies in need of volunteers.
This site will enable volunteers to
choose from a variety of agencies and volunteer opportunities such as
health, human services, environmental, cultural, advocacy and education
sectors; and for charities to sign up and communicate their individual
volunteer needs to the community and to specific individuals who request
contact.
Individuals can specify volunteer
opportunities based upon their age, age of clients, types of skills or
interests, time of day or year available, frequency and other criteria.
Volunteers coming to our website will be
able to choose from a variety of volunteer opportunities that fit their
interests and dedication to our community. By registering on our new
volunteer website, charities will be able to update their varying needs
on a continual basis and volunteers will be notified of these updated
volunteer opportunities.
Forgoing any unseen complications,
volunteers and agencies should be able to access this new website and
start registering with United Way of Santa Barbara County on January 18,
2007.
Our hope is that we will have hundreds of
volunteer opportunities listed during 2007 and to exceed 1,000
opportunities in 2008. Our first pilot agency is Isla Vista Youth
Projects, with seven different opportunities. They will be followed
by twenty five agencies through our First 5/ Success by 6 Partnership.
Other county-wide agencies will be contacted during spring and summer.
All of those interested can log into our
website, www.unitedwaysb.org, click on the Volunteer and Donate Tab,
then click on the Volunteer Santa Barbara County! link. You may
also log on directly by going to
www.volunteersbc.org.
We hope that you will take advantage of
this new opportunity to get in touch with the volunteering needs of the
Santa Barbara County community.
If you have any questions please contact United Way of Santa Barbara County at (805) 965-8591
or email us.
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