Community Engagement Opportunities

The mission of The Parenting Center is to provide families the tools to succeed. The aim is the prevention and intervention of child abuse and neglect.

General Services Needs
Individual, group and play therapy, couple and family counseling. The Healthy Families program provides individual in-home consultation and education for first-time mothers under the age of 20; WARM Line is a parenting hotline for anyone who needs to ask a parenting question.

Education Services: Parent education classes, workshops, speeches and seminars are offered both on-site and at various locations throughout Tarrant County. Volunteers needed to assist with office work and public relations. Volunteer training required.

The Phoenix Academy works with grade levels one through 12. Although The Academy very much operates as one unified campus, there are actually two distinct programs housed in our building. The Phoenix Academy is an option for students to earn a high school diploma in an alternative setting. The Behavior Intervention Center (BIC) Program was established to serve the academic and behavioral needs of students who have violated the Student Code of Conduct.

Tasks Available for UTA Students

1. Tutoring our students in core subject areas-

• math
• science
• English
• history

1. Student mentoring
2. Helping with scheduled events

The Salvation Army Family Life Shelter is a program designed to help stabilize homeless families and teach them the necessary skills to live independently in the community. Basic needs such as food, shelter and childcare are provided, while independent living skills are taught through educational workshops, counseling, and community resource networking.

The Salvation Army of Arlington is a neighborhood center for worship, education, recreation, music and community activity. The Salvation Army YET Youth Education Town provides after-school and summer youth programs for children of all ages. Youth activities include indoor/outdoor educational activities and arts and crafts that are all supervised by adults. The Army’s Creative Arts Program seeks to provide performing Arts education to children in need (brass, guitar, vocal, and dramatic instruction). This center is located at 712 W. Abram Street, Arlington.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
UT Arlington students can volunteer for year-round and seasonal onsite opportunities. In addition, they can do Collection Drives. Please contact bridget.lenhardt@uss.salvationarmy.org to find out about the items that need to be collected.

The Thank You Darlin' Foundation's mission is to help disadvantaged youth experience academic and personal success through the arts. We carry out this mission through supplemental teaching, after-school programs, youth anthology publications, spoken word performances, and poetry slam competitions.

Across the nation students are struggling and failing because of a decline in literacy skills, and this is especially true for economically disadvantaged youth. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy reported that 85 percent of all youths who interface with the juvenile court system are illiterate. In addition, many Texas school districts have experienced drastic cuts to funds for the arts and after-school enrichment programs. Unfortunately, those at greatest risk for harm are children from low-income families living in impoverished neighborhoods.

General Service Needs
Our Voice2Youth program unites the arts with literacy. It is our core program, a quality supplementary education program aligned with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) guidelines for English Language Arts, Poetry, and Drama.

We offer service learning opportunities in nonprofit management, marketing, and K-12 teaching experience.

The WARM Place is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency that provides peer-support groups for children and their families after the death of a loved one. Founded in 1989, The WARM Place has companioned over 38,000 children and their families along their grief journey.

General Service Needs
Our program, led by trained volunteers, provides a safe environment for children to express feelings and emotions as well as the opportunity to meet with children and families who are experiencing situations similar to their own.

The Women’s Center of Tarrant County’s purpose is to enable and empower women, individually and as a group, to build better futures for women, families and the community, help women from all walks of life – especially women in crises and transition – solve problems, seek opportunities, and develop the skills and confidence to meet the challenges of a changing world. Advocate for the needs and concerns of women.

General Services Needs
Services provided include: Rape Crisis Services, Crime Victims Services, General Counseling, Employment Services, and Public Awareness and Advocacy. Volunteer training is required.

Satellite office: 401 W. Sanford, Suite 1200, Arlington, TX 76011 (817) 548-1663 Open M-Th 8-5

Trinity Habitat for Humanity allows you to build skills, form friendships and accomplish something tangible, while helping families in your community.

General Service Needs
We have opportunities multiple days of the week, from construction to ReStore to special events, so find the experience that works for you!

Whether you are an individual or a group - Volunteer with Trinity Habitat!

Tasks Available for UTA Students
We have a variety of different volunteer opportunities such as helping on a build site, volunteering in our main office, or join us in one of our ReStores.

We've made it easier for you to join us! Visit our website, www.trinityhabitat.org/volunteer to register, view current volunteer opportunities, and sign up TODAY!

Trinity River Audubon Center is a part of the National Audubon Society. Our mission is to protect birds and the places they need for today and tomorrow. We do so by offering educational programming to the public, academic field trips for students, conservation work days, large scale events, and outreach efforts throughout our community.

General Service Needs
We are offering a Service Learning program for professors and their students to gain hands-on experience in the conservation field through prairie restoration. Duties include propagating plants, removing invasive plants, and performing species surveys.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Plant propagation, native grass and forb plantings, invasive species removal, species surveys (birds, plants).

Union Gospel Mission is a homeless shelter that provides temporary shelter, beds, meals, showers, and clothing for men, women and children. The mission also provides interdenominational devotional and chapel services as well as educational opportunity referrals for the homeless.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Volunteers needed to sort clothes in the Mission Store, serve and prepare meals, and provide gardening services. No volunteer training required.

General Service Needs

The main support we need right now is at practices with belaying our climbers on Sundays from 10-12 (except the 3rd Sunday we have it off).

Location is Dyno Rock CLimbing Gym, 608 East Front Street Arlington, Texas 76011

Tasks Available for UTA Students

We are growing super fast so we are looking to have support in these roles:

• Treasurer/Financial Planner
• Events coordinator/planner
• Fundraising leadership team
• Email campaign manager
• Comp coordinator
• Social media manager
• Graphic Designer