We have a variety of current and upcoming volunteer opportunities at the Taylor Y. Please contact Caroline Williams with any questions. We are also always open to starting clubs and activities facilitating ways for volunteers to use their skills and interests to give back. Send us your ideas and interests!
New volunteers can register here and get added to our system. Once volunteers have registered, they may sign up for any volunteer opportunities.
SPECIAL OPPORUNITIES: January/February
The Taylor Family YMCA will partner with Read and Feed to nourish children in our area as they develop reading fluency skills. You can help by donating healthy, individually packaged snacks online or bringing them to the collection bins in our lobby Jan. 2 - 16. Click here to learn about the type of food that is most needed.
Book donations are also welcome at Read and Feed.
The community is also encouraged to join us in the MLK Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 16 from 10:30 a.m. - noon. We need volunteers to sort the snacks and prepare them for delivery. Click here to sign up.
On Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. – noon at the Kirk of Kildaire, there will be a clothing and book distribution event. Through a collaboration with Read and Feed and Note in the Pocket, 300 people will be served. Volunteers will be needed and sign up information will be available soon.
In the spirit of Black History Month, the Taylor Family YMCA will be collecting new/used fiction and nonfiction books about Racial Justice, Racial Equity, and Anti-Racism. We are creating a lending library that will be available to our community of members and participants to help educate and engage adults and children. You may purchase books on Amazon, or pick up books locally and drop off at the branch.
Please contact Caroline Williams, if you are interested in any of these opportunities or if you have questions.
CRAFT CORPS: Ongoing Opportunity
We love crafts! Join our Craft Corps and engage your creativity by researching crafts and putting together supply packs to be used in our Kid Zone onsite child care. We provide the supplies, you provide your creative enthusiasm to organize these kid friendly activities for ages 18 months - 12 years.
Learn more and sign up here.
STAY & PLAY: Ongoing Opportunity - Last Saturday of Each Month
Stay & Play is held at the Taylor Y on the last Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. We will have an activity set up in the gym, lobby or outside. There will be activities like a craft, a game of dodgeball, oversized games, karaoke, dancing and more.
Volunteers will assist with set up and running the activities. This is a great opportunity for students looking for service hours!
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KID ZONE: Ongoing Opportunity
Volunteers will assist YMCA staff in caring for babies through elementary age children with games, crafts, and other activities while maintaining a safe, fun and friendly environment for children and their families. Volunteers in middle school may apply, if they are YMCA of the Triangle Area members. All other volunteers should be rising high schoolers or older.
Shifts available: Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - noon
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COMMUNITY GARDEN: Ongoing Opportunity
We are in the process of planning for a Community Garden and we need your help!
We are looking to create a group of Master Gardeners, hobbyists, home gardeners, and hard workers to help plan, create, and grow our garden.
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CARING NETWORK: Ongoing Opportunity
The Caring Network is a group of volunteer members who have a passion for art, crafting and decorating, as well as a desire to brighten the lives of other members in their community. Volunteers get together to create thoughtful, encouraging cards and gifts for others during a life challenge, success, or transition such as a birth, death in the family, illness, military deployment and more.
If you have a love for visual arts, scrapbooking or calligraphy and enjoy creating original pieces of any kind, this is the perfect volunteer opportunity for you!
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Request care for someone in need.
SUMMER DAY CAMP: June - August
We have Sumer Day Camp opportunities. Please contact Caroline Williams, if you are interested.
