Community Engagement Opportunities

We help those in need living in zip codes 76010, 76011, 76012, and 76013. We help them with rent, utilities, and any other major dire need. We are one of the 11 Conferences of the Diocesan Council of Fort Worth. The Society is well established all across the U.S. but we operate based in Parishes. Our Conference at Saint Maria Goretti was established in 2016. The need is large surrounding U.T.A. that I decided to enroll in the School of Social Work to learn how to help those in dire need.

The Saint Maria Goretti Conference provides financial assistance to those struggling in the nearby U.T.A. zip codes.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
We could use help with fundraising, finding volunteers, and knowledge, hence my enrollment at U.T.A.

We are a resource for non-profits in the DFW area. We do this by providing volunteers, donated goods, and monetary grants to over 22 of our non-profits partners.

We want the community to rally together and use their gifts to help those in need!

General Service Needs
We need about 8-10 volunteers every week for our Loads of Hope program. This is where we get millions of dollars in donated goods to be given directly to our non-profits. We can't give the items away if we don't have people to sort through them.

Our warehouse is in Grand Prairie, about 5 minutes from 6 Flags. Typically the sorting will happen on Thursdays. Volunteers can come anytime from 9am-4pm and can stay as little or as long as they want.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Volunteers will sort the items and place them on pallets. It does require standing and the ability to lift 10lbs.

We will be able to provide a document verifying that the student volunteered with us if they need it for extra credit, etc.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

There are a wide range of ways to volunteer. Please check out their volunteer link to sign up and learn more: http://www.sotx.org/competitions/summergames/volunteer/

Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) is the primary source of donated food for hunger-relief charities and feeding programs in 13 North Texas counties.

With the help of generous donors, volunteers and partners, TAFB is able to feed the hungry and provide programs to help individuals, families and communities thrive.

General Service Needs
Volunteers help make Tarrant Area Food Bank’s vision of communities where no one has to go hungry within reach. There are many opportunities for you to join us in the fight against hunger. You can volunteer as an individual or with a group.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Sort, inspect and pack nutritious food for hungry children, families and seniors; Young Professional Group, Fundraising Initiatives
Volunteer with one of our children’s feeding programs or assist families in selecting fresh fruits and vegetables in a farmers market setting.
Spice up your resume as a culinary instructor, nutrition instructor, course manager, course assistant, interpreter, or tour leader in TAFB’s Cooking Matters® course.

Tarrant Churches Together, formerly know as Tarrant Area Community of Churches, was created in the early 1950s, to bring congregations and community organizations together to address needs and positively impact lives across Tarrant County. To fulfill its mission, TCT focuses on transformational initiatives involving education, poverty, homelessness, and more. We seek to serve our Lord Jesus Christ together in ways we cannot serve Him alone. Our purpose has always been to serve the larger community in ways that put God’s love into on-the-ground action for all the people in this community. Through living our faith together and working as members of the one Body of Christ, we are all transformed, and God grows the fruits of the Spirit in, through, and beyond us. As churches in community, we are able to put our resources together to impact the community in ways we could not do as churches alone. Overcoming Barriers- Identifying areas of social, racial, and economic disparity.

Building Relationships- Developing collaborative relationships that bring people and resources together.

Fostering Transformational Change- Creating opportunities for transforming lives through relationships, service, and shared life experience.

Tasks Available for UTA Students

• Tutoring
• MLK Day of Service
• Home for the Holidays
• Newly Housed Program

Ready, Set, GO! Centers are learning centers located in partner congregations. They provide resources, educational support and encouragement at no cost to help students succeed in school and prepare and plan for college.

MLK Day of Service - People of all walks of life come together across Tarrant County to serve at more than 30 service sites. In 2018, 800+ volunteers served!

Home for the Holidays banquet of caring provides an opportunity to help ward off loneliness and depression for individuals and families who have recently moved off the streets into transitional supportive housing. Your presence and a warm smile can mean more than you imagine.
TCT, Tarrant County Homeless Coalition and the City of Fort Worth are partnering to better serve our newly housed neighbors. There are many needs when transitioning into permanent housing, and our partnership is focused on eliminating those barriers.

The Tarrant County Juvenile Services is provided at the direction of the Tarrant County Juvenile Board and the Juvenile Court, to address the prevention of delinquent conduct and provide for the care and rehabilitation of children (10-16) within its jurisdiction. Tarrant County Juvenile Services has developed a range of community and home-based programs as additional options in solving the problem of juvenile crime.

General Services Needs
Services provided include screening and diversion of cases to community resources, presenting objective reports to the court for use at disposition, executing court-ordered treatment and supervision, administrating community corrections programs, securing alternative placement and administering collection of court-ordered probation fees and restitution. Services to victims of juvenile crime are also provided.

Training includes: court observations, field visits, tour of the detention center, and community networking opportunities with certified Probation Officers. Volunteer orientation is required.

At Tender Heart, all patients and their families are treated with compassion, dignity and respect. We focus on the patient and family. Hospice is about hope and living the rest of your life with comfort and dignity and Tender Heart Hospice does that.

General Services Needs
Tender Heart Hospice Care needs caring volunteers to make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Just a few hours a week can make a lasting impact on the lives of others. No skills or licensing needed, just a caring and tender heart for others. On-going training is provided to all volunteers. Volunteers must be 18+ years old and have a valid driver`s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Volunteers provide added support to our patients and their families in many ways. Volunteers may provide companionship and listening, respite and support for family, read/write letters, facilitate life review, do arts and crafts, do scrapbooking, play music, provide light housekeeping, play a game, watch a movie or sew bibs or quilt lap blankets for patients. Volunteers are also able to assist with administrative tasks in the hospice office or assist in our bereavement program. Hours are flexible.

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service helps to better the lives of Texans through the application of science-based knowledge. We create high-quality, relevant continuing education that encourages lasting and effective change.

General Service Needs
Master Wellness Volunteers allows those who have a passion about health and wellness to share that passion with others via worksite wellness programs, community events and more!

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Food demonstrations, teaching research based programs, helping implement nutrition classes in the community, help execute 4-H contests for kids.

Texas Health Resources (THR) is a faith-based, nonprofit health system that cares for more patients in North Texas than any other provider. We serve North Texas through Texas Health Physicians Group, hospitals, outpatient facilities, Neighborhood Care & Wellness Centers, home health and preventive and fitness services. Mission: To improve the health of the people in the communities we serve. Vision: To partner with you for a lifetime of health and well-being. Values: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence
General Service Needs
Finance: Student(s) will develop and implement a lean process to improve the fixed asset certification process. Students can partner with hospital finance to learn the new rolling forecast model that has been implemented and work to help improve forecast techniques for various line items. Determine correlation between various factors and admission rates.
Assistance in project management for product conversions Research on backordered items and product substitutes Process mapping / flowcharts Creation of business cases and ADKAR (awareness, desire, knowledge, ability, reinforcement) change management models)
What tasks are available for UT Arlington students to help with?
There are a variety of engagement opportunities for college students. THR offers an opportunity to partner with employees in finance, supply chain, revenue cycle, and Health Information Management (HIM) Departments to enhance their coursework. Each area offers different projects and benefits. Please contact nathanielmickish@texashealth.org for more information on specific opportunities.
Creating and revising flowcharts in Visio with guidance from supply chain program directors Following up with vendors over phone and email on product substitutes, stock status, etc. Developing product related questions for end-user surveys Helping create PowerPoint presentations for business cases Minute taking for committee meetings

Texas ReEntry Services is a social service program designed to enhance the reintegration of ex-offenders into society. The objective of the Vocation Development Program is to increase the clients’ opportunity for gainful employment.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Volunteers will provide supportive staff and one-on-one tutoring to individuals who are illiterate. No volunteer training required.