Volunteer
Volunteering for CASA is easy! With just a quick phone call or email, we will help make suggestions of activities that will fit your schedule. There is a variety of projects just right for individuals; church, school, and business groups; and families alike. We need volunteers to tidy yards and lawns, help build and paint wheelchair ramps, transport CASA clients to medical appointments, make deliveries, and help out in the CASA Community Garden and many other activities.
Ready to volunteer? Just download our Volunteer Application for an Individual Project or Group Project and then call us at 533-7775 or email Amber at amber@casamadisoncty.org so we can match your interests to our clients’ needs. Check out our Volunteer opportunities below, or click here to download a complete listing.
How Can I Help?
Supporting CASA
Community Garden Volunteer
CASA Garden Volunteer Position
Type: Group or Individual
Title: Garden Volunteer
Purpose: The CASA Community Garden is located in Huntsville. All of the produce from the Garden is delivered to our elderly and homebound clients. The CASA Community Garden is maintained and harvested entirely by volunteers. Volunteers also deliver the produce harvested from the CASA Community Garden. Garden volunteers may work directly in the garden (weeding, harvesting, etc.), and/or they may deliver vegetables.
Protocol: Individuals and/or groups can work in the Garden or deliver vegetables. For more information, contact the CASA office.
Tools Required: Volunteers need to bring their own gloves, sunscreen, and insect repellant. CASA has gardening equipment available.
Contact: Volunteer Services Coordinator, Amber Underwood
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers must be willing and physically able to work in a Garden setting (i.e. digging, weeding, bending, squatting, etc.). For vegetable delivery volunteers, a working vehicle is required. Patience and dependability are also needed.
Time Required: This is based on volunteer's schedule. The schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
Transportation Volunteer
CASA Transportation Volunteer Position
Type: Individual
Title: Transportation Volunteer
Purpose: Transportation of CASA clients (persons 60 years and older) to medical appointments.
Protocol: Volunteer will be called, at best, three days to one week in advance, although there are occasional last minute assignments. Volunteer will be given a list of the upcoming week's schedules, from which they may choose the most
convenient assignment.
Contact: Volunteer Coordinator, Susan Hayes
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers must have a valid Alabama driver's license and insurance, and working vehicle. Volunteers also need sensitivity to the changing physical needs of the elderly, compassion, patience, and dependability.
Time Required: This schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
Safety/Liability: A transportation volunteer should think "Safety First." Please use the following safety measure:
• Check to see that your car is in good running condition- oil, tires, gas, etc.
• Always make sure that both you and the client wear seat belts.
• Volunteers are encouraged to help client in and out of car but volunteers are not allowed to transport clients who are wheelchair bound. This is due to liability reasons, and to protect both the client and the volunteer from injury.
• Be sure client's hands are clear of car.
• Report any accidents to enter any house, apartment, or building.
• Call client to confirm appointment. Do not give client your last name or phone number.
• Please schedule appointments through the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
Friendly Visiting & Telephone Reassurance Volunteer
CASA Friendly Visiting & Telephone Reassurance Volunteer Position
Type: Individual
Title: Friendly Visiting & Telephone Reassurance Volunteer
Purpose: Compassionate CASA volunteers make regular visits and phone calls to our isolated elderly and homebound clients. The human contact provided by this program is extremely important to our clients, who often have little outside
contact. Friendly visiting and telephone reassurance also offer an opportunity to continually monitor and address the client's general welfare and needs throughout the year.
Protocol: The CASA staff matches a client who wants a friendly visitor or telephone reassurance with a volunteer who has expressed an interest in visiting with our elderly and homebound clients. The volunteers provide contact with the outside world, and a "friendly ear." Some clients may just want to talk while some clients may need to be reminded to take their medication, etc. Ideally, healthy friendships are formed. For an initial friendly visit, it is highly recommended that the volunteer take another individual with them and if any sense of discomfort is felt by the volunteer, please do not hesitate to leave. Please call the CASA office to report any unusual activity or behavior so that the client's family can be contacted.
Contact: Volunteer Coordinator, Susan Hayes
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers need compassion, patience, sensitivity to the needs of the elderly and dependability.
Time Required: This schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
Delivery Volunteer
CASA Delivery Volunteer Position
Type: Group or Individual
Title: Delivery Volunteer
Purpose: Deliveries for elderly and/or homebound clients. CASA volunteers deliver prescriptions, food, holiday gifts/goodies, vegetables harvested from the CASA Community Garden, heaters, fans, and air conditioners to clients who are unable to pick them up and have no family/friends available to help.
Protocol: Call the client to make certain that they are home to receive the item. Don't ever just walk in. It's okay to leave the item with family members, however, do not just leave items on the front porch, in mailbox, etc. Do not purchase any items with your own money.
Contact: Volunteer Coordinator or Volunteer Services Coordinator, Susan Hayes or Amber Underwood
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers must have a valid Alabama driver's license and insurance, and working vehicle. Volunteers also need sensitivity to the changing physical needs of the elderly, compassion, patience, and dependability.
Time Required: This depends upon the location and nature of the delivery. Volunteer will be called as the need arises. The schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
Grab Bars and Handrails Volunteer
CASA Grab Bars and Handrails Volunteer Position
Type: Group or Individual
Title: Grab Bars & Handrails Volunteer
Purpose: This program enables CASA clients to remain independent and safe in their own homes by providing and installing grab bars/handrails in areas of the client's home where aid is physically required. For grab bars, these areas commonly include the shower/tub and toilet areas. Handrails are installed on stairs wherever there is a need.
Protocol: CASA provides the materials but NOT the tools. Volunteer must have the tools and/or equipment necessary to install the handrail or grab bar.
Contact: Volunteer Services Coordinator, Amber Underwood
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers must possess the ability and equipment necessary to install grab bars and handrails. Volunteers also need sensitivity to the changing physical needs of the elderly, compassion, patience, and dependability.
Time Required: Volunteer will be called as the need arises. Time required depends upon the complexity of the installation of the grab bar or handrail. The schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
Wheelchair Ramp Volunteer
CASA Wheelchair Ramp Volunteer Position
Type: Group
Title: Wheelchair Ramp Volunteer
Purpose: This program enables CASA clients to remain independent and safe in their own homes by providing, installing and painting wheelchair ramps.
Protocol: CASA provides the materials but NOT the tools. Volunteer must have the tools and/or equipment necessary to install the ramp.
Contact: Volunteer Services Coordinator, Amber Underwood
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers must possess carpentry skills and be able to provide the physical labor necessary to build a ramp, specifically the ability to lift a minimum of 25lbs. Volunteers also need sensitivity to the changing physical needs of the elderly, compassion, patience, and dependability.
Time Required: Volunteer will be called as the need arises. Time required depends upon the complexity of the installation of the ramp. The schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
Wheelchair Ramp Sketcher Volunteer
CASA Wheelchair Ramp Sketcher Position
Type: Individual
Title: Wheelchair Ramp Sketcher
Purpose: This program enables CASA clients to remain independent and safe in their own homes by providing, installing and painting wheelchair ramps.
Protocol: CASA provides the materials but NOT the tools. Volunteer must have the tools necessary to sketch the ramp.
Contact: Volunteer Services Coordinator, Amber Underwood
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers must go through training to become a ramp sketcher and apprentice under an experienced sketch artist. Must also possess carpentry skills and be able to provide the physical labor necessary to build a ramp, specifically the ability to lift a minimum of 25lbs. Volunteers also need sensitivity to the changing physical needs of the elderly, compassion, patience, and dependability.
Time Required: Volunteer will be called as the need arises. Time required depends upon the complexity of the installation of the ramp. The schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
Minor Home Repair / Handyman Volunteer
CASA Minor Home Repair/Handyman Volunteer Position
Type: Group or Individual
Title: Minor Home Repair/Handyman Volunteer
Purpose: The Minor Home Repair Program is designed to assist the elderly and homebound in completing minor household repairs, yard work, exterior painting, and any other household chore that the client would otherwise not be capable of completing. CASA does NOT provide electrical, plumbing or gas services.
Protocol: CASA provides the materials but NOT the tools. CASA purchases paint, but volunteer must provide paint supplies (brushes, rollers, etc.).
Contact: Financial Manager or Volunteer Services Coordinator, Marcia Bouffard or Amber Underwood
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers must possess the ability to accomplish minor repairs and "handyman" type work, paint, and do yard work. Volunteers must have their own tools and equipment. Volunteers also need sensitivity to the changing physical needs of the elderly, compassion, patience, and dependability.
Time Required: Volunteer will be called as the need arises. Time required depends upon the complexity of the task. There is a "Chore Book" in the CASA office that has listings of current needs for minor home repair, yard work, etc. The schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
TEMP$ Volunteer
CASA TEMP$ Volunteer Position
Type: Group or Individual
Title: Weatherization/Minor Home Repair Volunteer
Purpose: The TEMP$ program is an annual one day event in which teams of CASA volunteers weatherize the homes of clients by putting plastic on windows, insulating pipes, caulking breaches, installing smoke detectors, replacing storm doors and performing other small repairs. The success of this program depends entirely on the support of our local community. With more and more volunteers working every year, we have been able to provide additional services such as yard work and wheelchair ramp painting. CASA clients benefit not only from the home improvements, but also from the camaraderie and personal attention paid them by our volunteers!
Protocol: CASA provides the materials but NOT the tools.
Contact: Financial Manager, Marcia Bouffard
Phone Number: 533-7775; Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30
Qualifications: Volunteers must possess the ability to accomplish minor repairs and "handyman" type work, paint, and do yard work. Volunteers must have their own tools and equipment. Volunteers also need sensitivity to the changing physical needs of the elderly, compassion, patience, and dependability.
Time Required: Volunteer will be recruited for the TEMP$ Day, November 1st. Time required depends upon the complexity of the task. Training for TEMP$ Team Leaders will take place October 14th. The schedule is completely flexible and is based upon the volunteer's work, home, and leisure schedule. Report all volunteer activity on Volunteer Time Sheet or call the CASA office.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please have the client call the CASA office with any needs or requests. All volunteer efforts must be coordinated through the CASA office. NEVER give the client your last name or phone number.
