Community Engagement Opportunities

Lunch Box of Love is an Arlington-based nonprofit organization that believes in helping less fortunate people in their time of need. As so many found out recently, life can change in the blink of an eye. A job can be lost, and people get displaced. For those people, Lunch Box of Love is there to reach out a helping hand. We see a need, We act to meet that need.

Feeding the Homeless, disadvantaged families, giving out school supplies, every Tuesday and Friday we distribute already put together Produce boxes.

General Service Needs
Fundraising, grant writing, proposals, budget planning, marketing

Tasks Available for UTA students
Sorting, unloading, reorganizing, putting together care packages, putting together food bags, helping with fundraising

Magnolia Hospice offers medical care toward a different goal, maintaining or improving quality of life for someone whose illness, disease or condition is unlikely to be cured.

There is no greater gift than the gift of presence. Someone to walk beside. We offer training and then assign you a patient that lives near you.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Most of our volunteers visit their patients once a week for about an hour. Volunteers visit, read, play games, play music etc. No hands on just being a friend.

The Mansfield Mission Center empowers people on their journey to economic self-sufficiency through programs and services designed for whole person wellbeing: physical, financial, and relational.

The Linda Nix Clinic provides free medical, dental, and vision care for uninsured adults. All care is provided by volunteers.

The Mission Center provides food and nutrition education (through an innovative neighbor choice market), financial coaching and financial assistance, employment coaching and services.

The Thrift Store receives, prices and sells donated items. All funds support the work at the Mission Center and Linda Nix Clinic. Additionally, neighbors in need receive vouchers to shop at the store for needed items at no cost.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Mission Center - (1) Mission Market - assist staff with donation pick ups, unload donated items, weigh, sort, and stock items, and assist neighbors with shopping in the market (2) Employment - assist neighbors with job search, updating resumes, and mock interviews (3) Administrative - reception area volunteers welcome neighbors and assist with paperwork and answering the phones

Thrift Store - (1) Receiving - assist staff with picking up items from donor homes or unloading vehicles when donors bring items to the store (2) Processing - assist with one of our back room processing and pricing teams, including clothing, housewares, boutique, electronics, toys, shoes, and more. (3) Sales Floor - assist customers with dressing rooms, general needs, and operate cash registers or serve as a bagger.

Meals on Wheels, Inc. provides nutritious lunch along with care and compassion to the homebound elderly and disabled in your area.

General Service Needs
Volunteer drivers are always needed to deliver noon meals and be a contact with the outside world. Volunteer orientation is offered twice a month and requires only 1 1/2 hours of your time.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Lunch-time meal delivery to clients in Tarrant County.

MRC provides the organizational structure needed for managing volunteer activities before, during and immediately following a large-scale emergency event.

MRC volunteers also provide assistance with non-emergency public health and other community events throughout Tarrant County.

Tasks Available for UTA Students

• Emergency Response
• Community Events
• First Response Teams
• Community Outreach
• Call Center Operations

Mental Health America of Greater Tarrant County cares about the mental wellness within the community. We strive to enhance mental health and improve the lives of those impacted by mental health.  We believe in building awareness and education in our community. We remain an independent nonprofit agency focused on mental health in Tarrant County. We are undergoing change as we determine what role we want to have in supporting mental wellness in our community.

For the last few years we have focused our work on supporting peers and the Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Team, both in partnership with My Health My Resources (MHMR) of Tarrant County. We are committed to working with you, our partners and our donors to continue to support these important services in our community.

Tasks Available for UTA Students

• Be an active member of the community by volunteering, joining a coalition, or donating.
• Help advocate for the elderly and people with mental illnesses by becoming an ombudsman.
• Help people who lost a loved one to suicide by volunteering with the LOSS Team.
• Raise community awareness by joining one of our coalitions. The Suicide Prevention Coalition emphasizes primary prevention by helping reduce the factors that put people at risk and by preventing suicide before it occurs.
• Help with our Peppers and Piñatas party and the Suicide Prevention Coalition’s 5K Run for Life.

We thank you for your patience and understanding as we find new ways to make Mental Health America of Greater Tarrant County a sustainable organization.

We want to hear from you of what’s important in our community and will continue to share our agency news on our website and Facebook:

Your support and donations are as important now as ever. You can continue to make donations online or by sending checks to us.

Want to get involved? Contact us at Board.Member@mhatc.org. Have feedback on how MHA can support mental wellness? Contact us.

Summary of what your organization does
Mentoring Brother 2 Brother (MB2B) is a Dallas, Texas area 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1998 with the primary objective to provide group mentoring to at-risk African American male youth from single female headed households within southern Dallas County, southeastern Tarrant County, and surrounding communities. MB2B programs are designed as a three-way partnership between the Mentee, Parent and MB2B in providing a support system that enables the Mentee to successfully navigate the challenges of being an African American male youth. MB2B programs empower at-risk African American male youth between the crucial ages of 10 to 18 with core programs focused on leadership development, academic excellence, spiritual growth, community service, career exploration and life skills.

General Service Needs
Types of Mentors
1:1 Mentor – This Mentor has an assigned Mentee. This Mentor would call/text his Mentee weekly and meet face to face at least monthly. Time commitment: 4-6 hours per month.
Activity Mentor – This Mentor would assist organization as a chaperone with monthly outings (i.e. movies, museums, community service, college tours, etc.). Time commitment: 3-6 hours per month.
Consultant Mentor – This Mentor would on occasion teach specific lessons/skills to Mentees as part of our classroom session. Topics could include work related skills/trade, special interest, or hobby. (i.e. photography, fishing, auto mechanics, carpentry, etc.). Time commitment: 4-6 hours per month.
Volunteer – Volunteers assist the organization with administrative tasks (program planning, technology, fundraising, donor management, communications, etc.). Time commitment: 1-5 hours per month.
Mentor Requirements
The following are requirements to become a Mentor:
• Male
• Passion to help youth
• High regard for Christian belief
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Criminal background check
• No arrest due to child negligence
• No arrest related to sexual misconduct
• Be able to commit in writing to one year or more
• Current Driver’s License (if transporting Mentees for any reason)
• Proof of auto insurance (if transporting Mentees for any reason)
• No illegal use of drugs
• No firearms assessable to Mentee

General Service Needs
Mentors

Working to preserve the independence and well-being of the senior neighbors in Northeast Tarrant County by providing rides for seniors to medical appointments and quality-of-life drives, assistance with minor home repairs and yard work, and holiday outreach.

General Service Needs
We are currently in need of volunteer drivers to provide rides either during the week or weekend. A typical drive includes picking a client up from his or her house and driving them to an appointment, the volunteer then waits for the appointment to conclude and then drives the client back to their home. We only ask that a volunteer dedicates three hours a month to providing transportation for seniors. We are also looking for office workers that can work one or two days a week from 8am to noon, and this position would entail answering phones and helping schedule clients.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
We need help with the above to areas, but students would also be able to participate in our Helping Hands program, which is a service that offers minor home repairs and yard work for seniors. We encourage groups to set up a time to come and work either for a single day or on a monthly basis.

Mission Arlington provides food, clothing (including blankets), household items, furniture, and emergency financial services to people in need. Special services, such as medical/dental clinics, counseling services, fall festivals, Thanksgiving deliveries, transportation services, after school programs, and the Christmas Store are also available.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Volunteers help us with the administration of food, clothes, household items, and furniture, plus assist in health clinics, and any other thing which will help families in need.

Mosaic partners with people with intellectual disabilities to create a meaningful life in a caring community, giving a voice to their needs.

We do this through our 24/7 residential programs, our day habilitation and vocational center.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Public relations, office/administrative work, assisting in our vocational center with recreational, therapeutic, and enrichment activities.