The Center for Positive Connections is a resource and support center for people living with HIV/AIDS.

As we have a small staff, the role of the volunteer is crucial to our mission and existence. Volunteers are recruited to provide services to our members in the various areas throughout the Center.  All duties will be assigned according to skill/training level, prior volunteer task performance & availability. Volunteers will be encouraged to develop the skills necessary to enhance employability in a variety of settings.

Volunteers are generally utilized in the following capacities:

1. Administrative Assistant / General Office Duties
   • Data entry - maintain and develop resource lists and data bases.
   • Maintain office filing systems, order and restock inventory and supplies.
   • Maintenance of the Center: floors, kitchen/lounge, bathrooms, child care room, treatment & meeting room, offices, and gym
   • Receptionist: greet members & visitors, assist with phones, transmit faxes, maintain appointment schedules & activities sign up
2. Program Assistant / Client Services
   • Follow up of new members via telephone
   • Provide assistance with planning and follow through of social activities, including RSVPs, confirming attendance, packing up day-of-event supplies, leading activities at events, creative solicitation of social event admissions (i.e. tickets to theater or sports events)Assist in program support of educational lectures and workshops: scheduling of speakers, secure event funding and donations, confirm participant attendance, assist with event site set up and breakdown (seating arrangement, name tags, refreshments etc).
3. Public Relations/ Marketing Assistants 
   • Assist with public relations tasks: preparation and/or typing of press releases, mass faxing and distribution, represent organization at luncheons and meetings 
   • Visit doctors’ offices, agencies and case managers to introduce the Center’s available services & programs.
   • Skilled computer graphic individual to develop flyers & brochures to help advertise programs, services and events.
4. Special Events Coordinator/ Development Assistant
   • Provide assistance with planning , implementing and developing major and minor fundraising events.
   • Experienced Grant writers/ researchers: proposal editing and follow through of grant proposal.
   • Assistant to grant writer with research, preparing and copying documents.
   • Organizing and coordinating donors files.
5. Newsletter Helpers
   • Provide assistance with coordination of editorial content and layout of newsletter. advertising sales assistance, proofreading, editing. 
   • Assist with monthly mailing project and quarterly newsletter: collate & fold flyers, label & stuff envelopes, affix postage and deliver to post office.•Distribute newsletters to drop off sites. 
6. “Positive Talk” Speakers’ Bureau Coordinato
   • Introduce TCPC Speakers’ Bureau to schools and community organizations
   • Set up quarterly training for individuals wishing to participate in this HIV/AIDS educational program.
   • Follow through with inquiries for speakers.
   • Book speakers for specific presentations
   • Assist in the coordination of the speakers training workshops
   • Recruit, train and supervise volunteers to man outreach booths at health fairs and conferences.
7. Resource Library Coordinator
   • Organize/reorganize, refill, reorder, update and copy materials in Resource Center.
   • Update and organize HIV/AIDS materials on resource racks (handouts, brochures, newsletters, magazines, etc.) and bulletin boards.
   • Input info into data base and categorize books and audio/visual tapes in the lending library
   • Solicit materials from publishers to expand the library. 
   • Secure the return of overdue books.
   • Prepare information packets for individuals who are newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Massage Therapist’s, Nutritionist, Personal Trainers, Acupuncturist, Hypnotherapist, and more..

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

PLEASE CALL 305-891-2066