Community Partners Updated List 2015
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Organization
ANIMALS
Cinderella Pet Rescue
Palm Valley Animal Shelter
Sea Turtle, Inc.
Turtle Lady Legacy
Art & Culture
Donna Hooks Flethcer Museum Inc.
McAllen Community Concert Association
McAllen International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS)
Rio Grande Valley International Music Festival
South Texas Symphony Association Inc.
Texas Conjunto Music Hass of Fame & Museum
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture
Young Playwrights' Theater
Community
Amigos del Valle
Brownsville Community Foundation Inc.
Connections Ministries of the Rio Gande Valley
Edinburg Economic Development Corporation EEDC
Edinburg Recycling Center
Edinburg Parks and Recreation
Friendship of Women -Brownsville
Hermes Music Foundation
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Lower Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Rio Grande Valley Empowerment Corporation
RGV- Equal Voice Network
Sebastian Water Supply Corp
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce
South Padre Island Community Foundation Inc.
South Texas Economic Development Coorporation
Inc.
Starr County Industrial Foundation
Valley Initative for Development and Advancement (VIDA)
Education
Abriendo Puertas Parental Communication Initiative Inc.
Cameron County Master Gardeners
Communities in Schools- Cameron County
Friends Of The Weslaco Public Library
Harlingen Literacy Center Inc
Llano Grande Center for Research & Development
Nueva Luz Foundation
Oratory Academy
RGV First Christian Academy
RGV LEAD
Rio Grande Valley Literacy Center
Roberts Ashley and Margaret Looney Mcallen
Charitable Foundation
South Texas Literacy Coalition
Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarship(VAMOS)
Enviroment
Quinta Mazatlan
Keep McAllen Beautiful
Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center
National Butterfly Center
Valley Proud Enviormental Council
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Health
American Cancer Society
Easter Seals Rio Grande Valley
Holy Family Services Birth Center
Hope In Joy
Make A Wish
Access Esperanza Clinics Inc. (formally Planned Parenthood Association of Hidalgo Country)
South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association
(STJDA)
Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Association
South Texas Health System*
Su Clinica Familia Medical Foundation
Texas/ Mexico Border Coalition Community Based Organization
Texas Organ Sharing Alliance
Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children's Cancer and Hematology Clinic
Housing
Advocacy Resource Center for Housing (ARCH)
Affordable Homes of South Texas Inc
Casa Hogar Mami
Coto De Casa Inc.
Edinburg Housing Authorities
Habitat for Humanity-RGV
Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville
Ronald McDonald House Charities RGV
Religious
Abundant Life Church
Catholic Charaties of the RGV
Christian Life Church
Grace Community Church of Pharr Texas
Lakeway Ministries- A Family Church Inc.
Love of Christ Lutheran Church
Rio Grande Valley Healing Rooms
Social Services
ARISE Support Center
ARISE South Tower
Aurora House Foundation
Advance Inc- Rio Grande Valley
C.A.M.P. University
Community Council of the Rio Grande Valley
Colonias Unidas
Comfort House Services Inc.
Community Hope Projects Inc.
Food Bank
Good Samaritan Community Service RGV
Justice For Our Neighbors
La Union Del Pueblo Entero (LUPE)
Loaves & Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley Inc
Love Thy Neighbor Organization
Minority Affairs Council
(MAC)
LRGVDC Foster Grand Parent Program
MADD South Texas Affiliate-Edinburg
Project Insight
Proyecto Azteca
Proyecto Desarrollo Humano
Proyecto Juan Diego Inc.
RCCC Inc.- The Recovery Center of Cameron County
RDS Program for the Deaf
RGV Community Dreamers
RGV Down Syndrome Association
RGV Special Olympics
Southwest Community Investment Corporation Women's Business Center
Special Olympics
Su Casa de Esperanza
The Palmer Drug Abuse Program McAllen
United Way of South Texas
VAIL
Youth
"The City" 97.7 FM KCYP
Boys and Girls Club of Edinburg RGV
Boys and Girls Club of McAllen
Boys and Girls Club of Pharr
Court Appointed Specia Advocates of Hidalgo County Inc. (CASA)
Edinburg Child Care Inc.
Family Crisis Center Inc.
Girl Scouts - Tip of Texas Council
Mexican Border Childrerns Fund
P-16 Initiatives (On Campus Opportunities Only)-Migrant
Services
The Young Center
Tip of Texas Family Outreach Inc.
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About
ANIMALS
Cinderella Pet Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to help animals that have been abandoned, abused or neglected. We rescue,
rehabilitate and prepare them to be adopted into responsible, loving homes. We are a NO KILL shelter located in Mission, Texas, and care for man
animals while searching for the right home to match up with each pet.
Palm Valley Animal Center cares for homeless companion animals and enhances the relationship between animals and people through adoptions, educatio
and community outreach.
At Sea Turtle Inc., our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured sea turtles, educate the public, and assist with conservation efforts for all marin
turtle species.Volunteers must read online manual found at website and must make contact via e-mail, to make arraingments PRIOR to volunteering.
The Turtle Lady Legacy strives to make the public aware of the Kemp's ridley sea turtles and their precarious hold on survival as a species. Thanks to Ila
Loetscher and others, the number of sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico have increased but there's still a way to go before they are no longer an endangered
species. The Turtle Lady Legacy provides presentations about Ila Loetscher and sea turtle conservation to the community as well as educational programs f
children at local schools, libraries, and museums in South Padre Island and Port Isabel, Texas.
Art & Culture
In 1903, Thomas J. Hooks moved his family to the area because of the farming potential. Railroad entrepreneur Uriah Lott named the town after Hooks'
daughter. When Donna Hooks Fletcher divorced in 1908, she received land from her father, which she turned into a prosperous produce and dairy operatio
Local history is honored at her namesake facility Donna Hooks Fletcher Museum. Artifacts include the town's first telephone, a bar supposedly used in t
1914 Blue Goose Saloon and household appliances, including an ice box, clothes wringer wash tub and butter churn. Prominently displayed is the Bible th
Donna Hooks Fletcher held in one hand, while the other hand held a pistol, during the tense 1910s when Mexican revolutionaries raided across the nearby
Rio Grande.
The McAllen Community Concert Association is a non-profit organization comprised of a 40 member board and an active membership that fills our 1750
seat auditorium for each concert. Additional volunteers assist this volunteer board each spring during the membership drive. Without these volunteers, ther
truly would not be a Community Concert Association in McAllen, Texas. “To provide quality entertainment at affordable prices" . . . this is the foundation
the organization now in the year 2012 just as it was in 1954.
IMAS is always looking for motivated individuals who want to make a difference in their community. IMAS offers various levels of volunteer opportunitie
Whichever level you choose, IMAS thanks you for your dedication to promoting a deeper appreciation of the arts and sciences. Please review the of
following areas of service:
The Rio Grande Valley Music Festival is a non-profit (501c3) organization dedicated to two goals. First, to provide a venue for musicians of all levels of
ability to perform in a professional setting. To that end we provide a "jamming tent" where players can gather in small groups and jam in an unstructured
manner. The stages have scheduled performances. These are mainly working professionals who have other commitments and are generously donating thei
time for the festival. Open mic time is available on all stages. Open mic performers sign up with the Stage Manager for ten minute segments.
The different types of volunteer duties consist of:
•Office Tasks
•Web
•Social Media
•Concert Volunteers
•Advisory Committee Volunteers
•Board Volunteers
Application to volunteer is on site.
The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum, founded in 2001, is part of the Museums of San Benito, the birthplace of conjunto music. The museu
works to promote, preserve, archive, document, and display the history of regional conjunto music by honoring those who create it. Detailed information o
the instruments used in conjunto music, their cultural origins, and stories of San Benito’s legendary music institutions such as “La Villita” dance hall and th
Rio Grande Music Company, home of Ideal Records, are among the featured exhibits. Within our exhibit space are the accordions of conjunto pioneers:
Narciso Martínez, Pedro Ayala, Ricardo Guzmán, Enrique Vela, Mario Montes and Gilberto Pérez. Also on display is an old bajo sexto donated by Ramiro
Cavazos, a leather jacket on loan from the family of Mario Montes, a suit and pair of shoes donated by the family of Ruben Vela, a set of drums donated b
Higinio Guzman, and an electric Fender bass on loan from Hector Barron of Los Fantasmas Del Valle.
The LRGV-AIA is the voice of the architectural profession dedicated to serving its members, advancing their value, and improving the quality of the buil
environment.
Young Playwrights’ Theater inspires young people to realize the power of their own voices. By teaching students to express themselves through the art of
playwriting, YPT develops students’ language skills, and empowers them with the creativity, confidence and critical thinking skills they need to succeed in
school and beyond. YPT honors its students by involving them in a high-quality artistic process where they feel simultaneously respected and challenged an
by engaging professional theater artists in producing student plays for the community.
Community
ADV is a consortium of county and city governmental entities that was created to provide nutrition, transportation, and housing services to seniors of
Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties of South Texas to assist such population to continue to live as healthy, productive, independent, and self-sufficien
lives as possible.
To improve the lives of people in Brownsville by creating a permanent endowment in order to respond to community needs. At the same time, the
Foundation provides a vehicle and a service for donors with varied interest while serving the philanthropic community.
Connections Ministries of the Rio Grande Valley is based in the beautiful Rio Grande Valley in Texas. We are passionate about serving and loving the peop
in our community. Our mission is to uplift support organizations, churches & the people of the Rio Grande Valley.
The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) plays a key role in assisting companies to expand, while helping to attract new business and
industry to Edinburg. The EEDC provides the following services: (1) Site selection assistance (2) Real estate database of properties and buildings (3)
Business seminars (4) Job training assistance (5) Data Information Center (6) Coordination of state and local assistance (7) Access to business start-up
resources.In addition, the EEDC can arrange custom tours, schedule meetings with community leaders, arrange introductions to necessary business
contracts, and serve as an advocate with state and local governmental entities.
With the help of mascot Roxie Recyclesaurus Rex, we educate students on how recycling benefits our environment. Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle is our mai
goal. Roxie goes with us to all our presentations and events. For more information on please call the Recycling & Educational Center at 292-2133.
The City of Edinburg is a progressive organization focused on meeting the needs of the community and providing an exceptionally high quality of life.
Friendship of Women, Inc. we are seeking caring people sensitive to the issue of domestic violence and sexual assault to volunteer there are a variety of
ways to work & help as a volunteer.
Our Mission: Is to get to where children from poor and indigenous communities are, bringing them love through toys, music, and basic resources such as
food and medicine, giving them hope for a better future than the one they see now. Relying on great messengers of love that artists are, full of kindness an
with their voice and music help us spread the sense of our purpose. Regardless of where they are, they are always willing to go to where there is inequality
and make people smile, are what make this mission a success.
The mission of the RGV Hispanic Chamber is to promote economic development & assist businesses to access the Hispanic market through networking,
promoting education and nurturing leadership.
To promote the growth and success of small businesses by providing a variety of free seminars.
The mission of the RGVEZC is to create self-sustaining, long-term economic development in areas of pervasive poverty, unemployment and general distre
while at the same time demonstrating that distressed communities can achieve self-sufficiency through innovative and comprehensive approaches.
The Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network is composed of ten community-based organizations funded by the Marguerite Casey Foundation, and
committed to creating a movement of social change through the civic engagement of the more than 25,000 individuals who are the constituents of the
different organizations in the Network.
To service people in the community, find sources to upgrade the systems that are currently provided.Founded in 1992, Sebastian Water Supply Corporation
a small organization in the water supply companies industry located in Sebastian, Texas. It has 6 full time employees and generates an estimated $650,000
annual revenue.
The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce is a membership based non-profit business organized to advance the business interests of its members
making South Padre Island a premier location to live, work, vacation, and do business.
The goal of the South Padre Island Community Foundation is to provide assistance to local organizations and causes that will make South Padre Island a
better place to live and visit, as well as enhance the culture of the area.
To stimulate, create, develop and manage community house and economic activities and projects which benefit low income, low to moderate income,
moderate income and other disadvantage person.
Created in 1974 the Starr County industrial Foundation (SCIF) is a non-profit organization founded and supported by local government and business leade
that are committed to further develop and diversify the local economy through sound, controlled economic growth.
To formulate new institutional relationships in the Rio Grande Valley that simultaneously address employers' needs for skilled workers and link the area's
unemployed and underemployed with high skills, high wage jobs identified in the region. The program provides job-training services to economically
disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed adults with family responsibilities.
Education
Abriendo Puertas Initiative is a family-focused college success initiative dedicated to ensuring every child is prepared for and has access to education
beyond high school. We do this by strengthening the family's role in their child's college access endeavor, and by ensuring college readiness and college
access are properly aligned for the student to achieve college success.
We are a non-profit educational and charitable organization working with AgriLIFE Extension to improve gardening skills throughout our community.
The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Communities In Schools (CIS) believes that caring, one-on-one relationships between adults and young people make the crucial difference.
The Friends of Library is currently looking for new members! This is a chance for members of the community to step up and help the library.The Friends
have done amazing things for the library over the years and we are looking forward to a bright future but we need your help.
Most of our volunteer opportunities are for E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) tutors. We work only with adults and all volunteer tutors must comple
a 12 hour workshop prior to teaching. Those workshops are held on two consecutive Saturdays, once in the fall and once in the spring. Our spring
workshop has not yet been scheduled, but will likely occur sometime in April. (Watch our web-site for announcement). The volunteer must pay a $25 fee
attend the workshop, which includes a book, hand-outs for both sessions and morning refreshments. Hours are Monday to Thursday 9-1.
The Llano Grande Center and its philosophy were developed and nurtured by local people with a particular appreciation for local history and wisdom. Wit
local assets as the context, the Center's vision is to inspire a youth culture that aspires to attend college and engage in community change.
Nueva Luz Foundation is organized for charitable purposes to act and operate exclusively as a non-profit corporation pursuant to the laws of the State of
Texas, and as an exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and to act and operate as a charitab
organization in furthering the health, welfare, vocational training, education, and quality of life for those affected by trauma and PTSD to include children
veterans and families.
The mission of the Pharr Oratory of St. Philip Neri School System is to promote the formation of Christian character, Catholic lay leadership, Christian
fellowship and community service by integrating the Gospel message with a liberal arts education program in the spirit of joy of St. Philip Neri.
The mission of First Christian Academy is to provide a Christ centered academically sound education which inspires each student to impact their communi
and world for Christ in service to others.
Tech Prep's mission is to form working regional and state partnerships that leverage regional resources to facilitate college- and career-focused learning
opportunities for students stressing practical problem-solving and critical thinking to achieve a higher level of competence in the workforce.
Our Mission: The Rio Grande Valley Literacy Center strives to enhance the quality of family life, build individual potential, bring divergent cultures
together, improve the economic health of our community, and bring about systemic change through education. Our goal is to offer low-cost, basic adult
education classes, especially in the areas of ESL (English Second Language), along with classes for those who wish to prepare for the GED exam.
This foundation focuses on education issues. Any contact will have to be made through regular standard mail. If you are interested in contacting this
organization, please contact the SBNRC.
The Mission of the South Texas Literacy Coalition is to lead an active coalition of literacy providers by promoting and enhancing literacy services and
encouraging life-long learning.
Our mission since 1996 has been to provide a renewable scholarships and mentoring assistance to deserving Hispanic youth in the Rio Grande Valley
Enviroment
Mission: The urban sanctuary works to enrich people's lives by sharing knowledge about birds, plants, and environmental stewardship in South Texas.
Vision: Quinta Mazatlan, cherished locally and recognized internationally, is a sanctuary connection people to the history, beauty, and wonder of our natur
world.
To provide educational opportunities and to foster appreciation and understanding of the Lower Rio Grande Valley's unique natural communities of flora an
fauna
Ten years ago, the North American Butterfly Association broke ground for what has now become the largest native plant botanical garden in the United
States. This 100-acre preserve is home to Spike (who thinks he is a butterfly) and the greatest volume and variety of wild, free-flying butterflies in the
nation. In fact, USA Today calls the National Butterfly Center, in Mission, Texas, "the butterfly capitol of the USA."Volunteer Opportunities to:Maintain th
center and its many gardens;
Cultivate and propagate beneficial native plant species;
Educate visitors and conduct school field trips;
Operate the gift shop; and
Fulfill our mission to grow meaningful connections between people, plants and our many winged wonders!
The mission of the Valley Proud Environmental Council, a non-profit 501 (c-3) organization, is to preserve the natural beauty and environment of the Low
Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico, by promoting education and public awareness projects, including those that encourage proper tree planting and
maintenance, solid waste management and responsible behavior by all those who live and visit here.
The Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge support their namesake refuge, while the Friends of the Wildlife Corridor support the Santa An
and Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuges. These two non-profit organizations help conduct environmental education and nature programs
They lobby on a local and national level, secure grants, promote the refuges and help with important projects that benefit endangered species.
Health
Easter Seals RGV's mission is to enable children and adults with disabilities to reach their highest level of independence where they live, learn, work and
plays.
The Mission of Holy Family Services is to provide maternal and infant care within the context of the family. Services will be rendered in a God-centered
atmosphere of compassion and love.
Our mission is to provide comprehensive reproductive health care in a private and confidential setting, make sure everyone in the community has access t
our quality health services, to provide educational programs which promote reproductive rights, reproductive health and the prevention of unwanted
pregnancy, and to advocate public policies that protect the reproductive and healthcare rights of all.
Generally, we can use volunteers in several ways. For example, we can use volunteers to help us with the annual Walk ‘n’ Rolla event shi another local
organization holds the annual Walk ‘n Rolla 5K run in Edinburg on April 25. The sponsor of this event will be donating the proceeds to STJDA. We can u
volunteers to help facilitate activities or serve as camp counselors with this summer’s Camp Freedom at UTPA on June 26-28. We can use volunteers at
November’s Sweet Run. And, in between, if someone wants to volunteer over the course of a semester, we can use help with office tasks or by helping ou
at health fairs and other venues.
Is dedicated to the prevention of diabetes and its complications through educational services, early detection and awareness as follows: Diabetes
Management, Meal Planning, Outreach Programs, Cooking Classes, In school prevention programs for children, Support groups for adults and children,
Diabetes self-management, Physical Activity.
To promote a healthier community by providing access to comprehensive medical care, health education and support services.
To provide opportunities for changes that promotes a healthy environment for humans and natural resources in rural and underserved communities.
As the largest pediatric cancer center in the United States, and the #1 in Texas, we provide medical treatment for patients with childhood cancer and
childhood blood disorders. The nationally acclaimed children’s clinic, along with the research and drug development programs, is considered by U.S. New
& World Report to be among the best children’s hospitals for cancer.
Housing
To promote the creation and preservation of housing opportunities for low-income residents of Hidalgo County by assisting, educating, and mediating
housing problems and concerns.
For over 37 years, Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc., a 501 C (3) commubity based non-profit organization, has placed thousands of families in
affordable homes, enhancing the quality of life of eligible families in the Rio Grande Valley.
The association has as main objective to foster the cultural, social, moral and spiritual development in the community, without any profit means, through th
establishment and administration of shelter homes, orphanages, dinning for the poor, schools, boarding schools, gymnasiums, social and recreational cente
and all similar ventures.
Coto De Casa, Inc. is a nonprofit 501 c(3) organization founded in December 19, 1995, to provide affordable housing to low to moderate income families
•Ensure that safe, quality affordable housing opportunities exist for low income families.
•Break the poverty cycle by serving as a catalyst for residents to become self-sufficient.
•Create meaningful partnerships to maximize available community resources for residents.
•Efficiently and effectively meet federal, state, and local mandates.
Applicants can inquire about assisting with community centers, on site head starts, or the on site Boys and Girls Club.
Habitat for Humanity of the Rio Grande Valley is dedicated to the ideal that all people deserve to own a decent place to live on terms they can afford.
Working in partnership with God we change lives by enabling people living in substandard housing to become responsible homeowners'
To improve our clients quality of life by providing affordable and quality housing and promoting self-sufficiency through educational programs and clien
support services.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Rio Grande Valley provides a home-away-from-home for families of critically ill children receiving medic
treatment in Rio Grande Valley hospitals. Our mission is to strive, in all ways possible, to relieve the stress the families must endure. We offer families a
warm, caring environment where they can share their concerns with other families.
Religious
The heartbeat of our church is synchronized to the ever so clear desires manifested in the heart of our Savior Jesus. He is our pattern for growth,
discipleship, leadership and community connection. We believe that every person was meant to experience the unconditional love of Christ through
inspirational worship, genuine fellowship, and daily discipleship, while learning to freely share His love with others.
Immigration Humanitarian Crisis Response - Get Involved!Refugees continue to be served at the Humanitarian Respite Center at Sacred Heart Churc
in McAllen, Texas. While the numbers of refugees fluctuate from day to day, we continue to need volunteers. Individuals and medical professionals living
the Rio Grande Valley who are willing to share a few hours of their time on a regular basis are especially needed! Food, showers, clothing, LOVE and
compassion are offered to Central American refugees fleeing the violence in their homeland and seeking asylum in the United States.
Alcanzar e influenciar el mundo a través de la construcción de una iglesia basada en la Biblia, cambiando formas de pensar y capacitando a la gente para q
lideren e impacten en todas las áreas de la vida.
We are a non-denominational church that believes in the importance of delivering the simplicity of the gospel. We believe that salvation is a free gift and th
"accepting the gift" is the only way to be saved and to obtain everlasting life.
Become and educational leader by increasing early intervention strategies in the development and academic path of children and families so that they can
succeed at home, school work, thus saving public expenses for special education, income support and criminal justice.
Love of Christ Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, (E.L.C.A.), a five million plus member
expression of Lutherans in the United States. As such, we are part of the Southwestern Texas Synod, one of the sixty-five synods, in nine geographical
regions, across North America, and the Rio Grande Valley Conference, within the Southwestern Texas Synod.
Our ministry team is here to serve the community and the Body of Christ while contending for all that Christ promised the church would move in, "the
works that I do shall you do also and greater works than these." (John 14:12)
Social Services
ARISE combines personal development, and leadership and community organizing training for women so that they can build on their personal capacities a
leaders and organizers with the skills to build similar talents among other women in their community.
ARISE is a grassroots organization of women for women. It is about building on strengths and respecting the dignity of each individual. It’s about
spirituality, cultural values and personal growth. It’s about connecting women with each other and strengthening the fabric of their communities. It’s abou
teamwork and putting personal ambition aside in favor of common goals. It’s about inspiring hope and a sense of possibility.
Aurora House recognizes dying as a part of the normal process of living and focuses on respect and compassion in preparation for death. Its mission is to
provide care for persons in the last phase of incurable disease, so they can approach death with dignity, comfort and peace.
AVANCE-RGV serves low-income and impoverished Rio Grande Valley families with young children that live in colonias, which are rural unincorporate
subdivisions that may lack basic water and sewer systems, paved roads, and safe and sanitary housing.
C.A.M.P. University is a day program that is offered to High School Graduates with intellectual delays. C.A.M.P. stands for Can Achieve Maximum
Potential and is based on the belief that special education graduates can and should continue staying active socially, mentally, and physically in order to rea
their own maximum potential.
The mission of the Community Council of the Rio Grande Valley is to promote the adequate and effective provision of needed health and social services b
non-profit, as well as governmental organizations.
Improve the lives of colonia residents by improving housing and infrastructure, providing education, food pantry, child nutrition, ESL, and environmenta
education.
Our mission is to provide a peaceful, homelike environment where any person may die in peace, with dignity, surrounded by loved ones. We believe that n
one should die in pain and that no one should die alone.
Hope Family Health Center provides quality integrated medical and counseling services including preventative care and education to medically indigent
individuals and families living in the Rio Grande Valley.
César Chávez founded LUPE, a community union, rooted in the belief that members of the low-income community have the responsibility and the obligatio
to organize themselves. Through their association they begin to advocate and articulate for the issues and factors that impact their lives. Further, César
Chávez believed that for people to have ownership of this endeavor, they have to invest of themselves, their efforts and resources, to sustain it. The
membership, and the responsibility that comes with it, form the base that is the power of the organization.
The mission of Loaves & Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc. is to improve the community by restoring broken lives. Loaves and Fishes does this: by
feeding the hungry; sheltering the homeless; training and placing into jobs those that desire to rejoin the community as productive members; and, by
providing monetary and non-monetary aid to those experiencing a life altering event that takes away their ability to afford the necessities of life.
Our mission is to be of service to humanity by helping our fellow neighbor in whichever way we are beckoned, and providing opportunities for others to d
the same.
Minority Affairs Council (MAC) harnesses the talents, abilities and determination of youth, particularly college students, to affect change in a proactive
manner towards political and social issues among the minority community. Specifically, MAC conducts outreach initiatives to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV
high schools to provide comprehensive education on college access program. MAC also is very involved in the help of the undocumeted community and
helps guide them to resources suchs as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Our mission statement is to empower individuals by promoting their physical, mental, and emotional well-being through the offering of creative healing an
educational tools.
THE MISSION OF PROYECTO AZTECA, rooted in the hope of creating a more equitable society, is to build healthy and thriving communities by assistin
low and very low income families, traditionally denied home ownership opportunities, with the construction of quality affordable houses, and empowerin
them to become responsible home owners with an enhanced quality of life.
By means of a holistic approach to health, education, social service, and evangelization, Projecto Desarollo Humano aims to help develop human and
spiritual potential, strengthen family bonds, and build communities of peace, love and justice.
The mission of Proyecto Juan Diego is to care for and improve the education and formation, social and health services for the families within a targeted are
in Brownsville, Texas. (Cameron Park and surrounding colonias). We are called to provide the above services to all in need always respecting the dignity a
culture of the person
The mission of the Recovery Center of Cameron County is to promote and provide comprehensive substance abuse and mental health treatment services t
the public by facilitating affordable access to education, prevention, intervention, and treatment programs.
The Rio Grande Valley Down Syndrome Association serves families in south Texas, including McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Edinburg, San Juan, Harlingen, an
the surrounding area. We provide support, education and advocacy for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and communities.
The mission of the Women's Business Center (WBC) is to promote the growth of women-owned businesses by providing business training and technical
assistance, helping with access to credit and capital, and identifying federal contract and trade opportunities.
Su Casa De Esperanza is a non-profit family life program created to provide education to impoverished families living in a South Texas colonia for the
purpose of enhancing their opportunities for fulfilled, abundant lives. This mission is addressed through a Family Life Education Center located in coloni
communities with the expressed goals of affecting the spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, financial, and social needs of families. Teaching disciplin
nutrition, health care, parenting skills, economic independence and intra-family communication skills improves the likelihood of accomplishing these goal
Su Casa is a vehicle that serves as an intermediate support system for these indigent families with the expressed purpose that the families eventually will
become self-sufficient, productive members of the community.
Palmer Drug Abuse Program provides a positive, safe place where teenagers, adults, and family members can feel they belong, share their struggles, and ta
to counselors. Teenagers and young adults are encouraged to come to PDAP when they are not in school or work. While at PDAP, they can shoot pool and
play cards, video games, or basketball. Most importantly, they can socialize in a non-threating, sober environment.
We provide leadership and resources that make a measurable positive difference in people's lives. We will build and promote partnerships that maximize
resources through a coordinated effort that unites the people of Hidalgo and Starr counties. We will nurture, embrace, and involve our supporters in
promoting a shared vision and achieving the expected outcomes.
VAIL is organized to serve people with disabilities in the greater Rio Grande Valley and South Texas. VAIL is committed to enabling persons with
disabilities to gain effective control and direction of their lives in the home, in the workplace and in the community.
Youth
Playing Indie Music Promoting Local Bands to get kids involved in the media arts through radio classes and an on-air experience.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV will be the premier youth service organization in Edinburg and surrounding communities. It will have continue
growth in all five core areas. New programs will be driven by emerging trends, with an increase in community awareness of programming and values. Th
organization will have a state of the art facility with trained youth development professionals, a high functioning excelling board, and increasing
membership. The organization will have increasing diversified funding sources with an emphasis on individual giving.
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens
Who is CASA? CASA volunteers are people like you. They are teachers, business people, retirees and grandparents. CASA volunteers want to make certa
the voices of abused and neglected children are heard in an over-burdened child welfare system.
•Be a
least 21 years old
•Complete/Submit Application
•Have 3 References
•Attend a one to one orientation
•Complete a 30 hour training
•Follow CASA policies
•Commit to be a volunteer for 18 months
•Must pass criminal background check
•Must pass a sex offender check
•Must be a US Resident or Citizen
Facilitate the reimbursement to homes and centers that care for children for meals served. Training of homes and centers administrators to provide nutrition
foods to all children.
To assist victims and children in preventing and ultimately ending domestic violence and sexual assault in Northern Cameron and Willacy Counties.
The Girl Scout program can change the way girls see the world and their place in it. Girls learn the importance of personal responsibility, the value of goa
setting, the spirit of teamwork, and the thrill of accomplishment. The Girl Scout program is based on the Girl Scout Promise and Law, the Three Keys to
leadership of discover, connect and take action, and the Three Processes of girl-led, learn by doing, and cooperative learning.
To promote, educate and advocate for border kids with different abilities.
Abriendo Caminos Living Learning Community(LLC) is an initiative of UTPA Migrant Services, with an aim to serve migrant and seasonal farm workers
students in a residential based program. The Abriendo Caminos LLC is specifically designed to meet student’s needs during their first two years of college
both in and out of the classroom. Students share floors in the residence halls and attend classes together and ultimately, study together. The program also
specifically aims at providing the students with a college life experience by exposure to university related activities and academic support.
The Young Center’s goal is to lay the groundwork for a change in federal immigration policy and practice so that children in immigration proceedings are
recognized as children. The Young Center is working toward three specific reforms: creation of a framework for consideration of best interests in partnersh
with immigration authorities and non-governmental organizations; development of a blueprint for special court and asylum office dockets for released
children; and development of a model for access to lawyers and Child Advocates at the immigration courts and asylum offices. Together, these reforms
would convert today’s immigration system—in which children are treated as adults—into a justice system that recognizes children as children, with rights
protection needs, and vulnerabilities all their own.
Tip of Texas Family Outreach (TOTFO) was formed from an idea developed by Mrs. Gloria Hughes, a former nurse and memeber of the Cameron Count
Child Welfare Board who was a special advocate for children. She decided to make her vision for Brownsville, "the prevention of child abuse", a reality an
contacted Mr. Remberto Arteaga of the Texas Department of Human Services. In January 1987, TOTFO was formed by a Volunteer Steering Committee
which consisted of future volunteers who wanted to make a difference in the community of Brownsville. Family Outreach opened its doors to the public i
March 1989.
Buckner has served children and families in the Rio Grande Valley community since 1971. We provide innovative programming to support vulnerable
children and families living in poverty in the colonias along the Texas/Mexico border. We also help support the community through the Rio Grande
Children’s Home and other humanitarian aid projects.
Contact
Tabitha Bynum
Teresa Reyes
Kat Lillie
Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Danella Huges
Jan Steele or Marian Wiering
Vivian Vargas
Perez Garcia
Catherine DiSanza
Fabiola Ramirez
Luis Rodriguez
Director of Community Services
Daisy Lopez, Volunteer Coordinator
Henry Perkins
Rene Garcia
Project Coordinator (Brownsville)
Michael Seifert
Robert Trevino
Roxanne Guenzel
President/ CEO
Sharon Taylor or Dennis Franke
Nilda Elizondo
Myra Caridad Garcia (Executive Director)
Maria D. Guerrero
Jennifer Herrera
Cameron County Extension Educator
or
Dr. Enrique Perez
Cameron County Extension Agent
Jennifer Bossoudaho
Administrative Assistant
Arnoldo Becho
Linda Klowetter, Director
Tania Torres
Fr. Juan (Contact Via Phone)
Dr. Norma L. Salaiz
Director
Diann Whisnand
Contact SBNRC for contact information
Dr. Ida
Katherine Jones
Scott McKeon
Marianna Executive Director / Volunteer Coordinator
Gisela Chapa
Rachel Beltran
Joe Rodriguez
Ava Sandlin
Felipe Salinas, STJDA Board Member & Volunteer
Joel Pena
Edwina P. Garza
Victoria Martinez Guerra
Wesley Walsman
Myra Martinez
Celia Thrash
Laura Leal (receptionist)
Terry Zuazua
Jorge Barrientos
Deb Boyce, of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley
Mark Long
President: Lourdes Flores
President: Emilia Vega
Pat Martinez
Executive Director
Margret or Melissa
Rebecca
Omar Rodriguez or Carla Lopez
Jill Vassar
Juanita Valdez
Estella Ruiz
Mike Robledo
Adrian Guerrero
President
Sylvia Yanez
Rudy Rodriguez
Alma Garza
Stephanie
Rosemay Ramirez
Gloria Cruz
Gloria Cruz
Lucy Fernandez
Cynthia Morales
Executive Director
Thelma Garza
Joel L. Martinez
Sabrina Walker
Adrianna Hernandez
Danielle Altenburg
Barbara Jean Garza
Tania Torres
Alma Herrera
Executive Director
Children's Home: Rogelio Salazar
Family Hope Center: Gabriel Flores
STAR: Roger Marcelino
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Phone
Phone: 956-391-4399
Phone: 956-686-1141 Ext. 24
Phone: 956-761-4511
(956) 761-4002
956-464-9989
956-581-3990
956-682-0123 ex. 104
956-661-1615
956-245-1666
956-776-0100 ex. 2050
1-512-775-3478
(956)581-9494 ext 101
956-572-3730
956-429-3200
956-383-7124
(956)292-2133
956-381-5631
956-544-7412
956 781-8472
956-928-0060
956-493-5201
956-424- 3276
(956) 507 0595 or (956) 459-6827
956) 347-3036
(956) 761-4412
(956) 761-7051 or (956) 761- 2606
956-487-2709
Various Numbers
956-383-3711
956-361-8236
or
956-361-8289
(956) 554-7954 (Central Office)
956-973-3144
956-428-8883
Phone: (956) 262-4474
(956) 684-5132
956-781-3056
956-968-9030
956.364.4519
956-973-2800
956.292.0257 / 956-279-1689 (cell)
956-637-1273
Office: 956-681-3370 After Hours: 956-655-6460
Phone: 956-681-4562 Fax: 956-681-4066
956-969-2475
956-583-5400
956-412-8004
956-784-7541
Phone: 956-682-8329
(956)631-9171
956-969-2538
Phone: 956-784-2016
Phone: 956-686-9474 Fax: 956-686-6012
Phone: (956) 688-3700
Fax: (956) 618-3718
956-457-1539
956-878-9351
956-365-6000
956-481-3256
Office: 956-630-0884 Mobile: 956-367-5663 Fax: 956-687-7185
Direct:832-828-1705 Clinic: 956-661-9840 Fax: 956-661-9841
956-631-4277
956-687-6263
01152 (899) 139-8116
956-585-9756
(956) 383-3839
956-686-7455
(956) 541-8315
Phone: 956-388-6394 Fax: 956-412-6300
(956) 292-5852 (cell) or (956) 702-4088 (office)
(956) 386-0142
(956) 787-5343
956-447-1337
See Locations
Phone:(956)783-6959
Phone:(956)783-8517
956-973-9690
Phone: 956-354-2130
956-560-1912.
Telephone: (956) 687-7367
(956) 994-3319
Omar: 956-227-2665 Office: 956-904-4514 Fax: 956-682-7921 Carla: 956-904-4509
Office: 956-781-3560 Cell: 956-223-8230
Pharr: 956-787-1080 Brownsville: 956-238-7552
See Location
Phone: 956-423-1014
956.289.3045
Phone: (956) 682-3481
956-682-5928
(956) 542-2488
See Location
Phone: 956-887-0067
956-314-0821
Phone: 956-630-3434 Fax: 956-630-4659
(956) 380-2800
Phone: 956-781-0276 Fax: 956-781-7411
956-687-7714
Phone: 956-686-6331 Fax: 956-686-8430
Phone: 956-631-1273
Phone: 956-789-0702
Phone: 956-383-2582 Fax: 956-381-9635
956-781-5437
(956) 381-0346
See locations
Phone: 956-425-2388 Fax: 956-668-0230
859-536-9857
956-665-7597
956-230-1850
(956) 541-5566
Mission: 956-585-4847 Penitas: 956-519-3100 Harlingen: 956-423-7909 McAllen: 956-6306285
Address
Take the “364/ La Homa Rd / Bensten Palm Drive” exit. Stay on the frontage road and pass the 1st traffic light
at La Homa Rd. At the next traffic light, turn RIGHT (north) on Bensten Palm Drive. About a mile up, pass
small subdivision on left (the first street is “JJ” and the second is “Esperanza”) Immediately after Esperanza St.
turn LEFT (west) on Orange Grove Rd / 2 Mile Rd. (dirt road) (If you pass any RV parks on Bentsen Palm
Drive, you have gone too far north!) Pass Indian Ridge B&B on left at 209 W Orange Grove Rd and proceed to
Indian Ridge Equestrian Center (beige metal buildings) on left after curve. (Canal on right.) Park in parking
area by Indian Ridge Equestrian Center.
2501 West Trenton Road, Edinburg TX
6617 Padre Blvd South Padre Island, TX 78597
5805 Gulf Blvd. South Padre Island, TX 78597
129 S. 8th Street. Donna Texas 78537
2308 Fox Run Mission TX 78574
1900 Nolana McAllen, TX 78504
CHASE Tower: 200 S. 10th Street, Suite 104 McAllen, TX 78501
210 E. Heywood, San Benito TX 78586
813 N. Main Street, Suite 205, McAllen TX 78501
Locations Vary Depending on Day
Amigos Del Valle, Inc. (Main Office Building)
1116 N. Conway Ave.
Mission Texas 78572
550 E. Levee St. Brownsville, TX 78520
315 N. Shary Road, Suite 1049 Mission, TX 78572
101 N. 10th Ave. Edingburg, TX 78541
3102 S. Hwy 281
315 E. Palm Drive, Edinburg
95 E. Price Rd. Brownsville, Texas
Various Locations
3313 N. McColl Road McAllen, TX 78501
115 E. Van Buren #300 Harlingen TX 78550
City of Alton Industrial Park 416 South Alton Blvd. Alton, TX 78573
Casa Saldana, 1225 N. Baseline Rd; Mercedes, Tx 78570
325 W 2nd St
Sebastian, Texas 78594
610 Padre Blvd.South Padre Island, TX 78597
Contact for locations
601 E. Main St. Rio Grande City, TX 78582
204 E. Stubbs St. Suite B, Edinburg TX 78539
1390 W Expressway 83 San Benito,TX 78586
700 E. Levee St. Ste. 204 Brownsville, TX 78520
525 S. Kansas, Weslaco TX 78596
101 Monroe Harlingen, Tx 78550
1407 W. Moore Rd.
Pharr, TX 78577
521 S. Illinois Ave Weslaco, TX 78596
617 W. Expressway 83 Weslaco, TX 78596
P.O. Box 3882 Edinburg, TX 78540
600 Sunset Drive McAllen TX 78503
past La Plaza Mall and Airport. Sunset Drive will be on the left.
101 N. Broadway St. McAllen, TX 78501
301 South Border Ave Weslaco, TX 78599
Take 10th St.
National Butterfly Center
3333 Butterfly Park Drive
Mission, TX 78572
513 E. Jackson St, Suite 304 Harlingen, TX 78550
3325 Green Jay Road, Alamo, TX 78516
5413 S. McColl Edinburg TX, 78541
1217 Houston Street, McAllen, TX 78501
5819 N. FM 88 Weslaco, TX 78596
One Park Place, Suite 405 McAllen, TX 78503
916 Hackberry Ave. McAllen, TX 78541
Campus Address: ITTB 1.104H Organization Adress:315 N. Shary Rd., Ste 1016
Mission, TX 78572
1421 E. Jackson Ave. McAllen, TX 78503
1706 Treasure Hills Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550
101 W. Expressway 83 McAllen, TX 78503
2507 Buddy Owens Ave. McAllen, TX 78504
1420 Erie Ave, McAlllen TX 78501
601 E. Newport McAllen, TX 78501
1300 E. 8th St. Mission, TX 78572
Edinburg, various locations
412 W. Ash McAllen TX 78501
2606 Boca Chica Blvd. Brownsville, TX 78521
1720 Treasure Hills Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550
Sacred Heart Church's Parish Hall -306 S. 15th Street, McAllen, Texas 78501. Parking is free at the bagged
parking meters and inside the fenced in area behind the Center.
321 N. "M" Road Edinburg, Texas 78542
132 N Sugar Rd Pharr, TX 78577
914 West Third St. Weslaco, TX 78596
Various Locations
1417 S. Tower Rd. Alamo, TX 78516
330 W. San Bernardino Alamo, TX 78516
2646 W. 18th Street Weslaco, TX 78596
811 Bowie Ave Alamo, TX 78516
1400 N. 10th St. McAllen, TX 78501
617 Dallas Ave. McAllen Tx, 78501
2332 Jordan Rd W, McAllen, TX 78503
724 N. Cage Blvd., Pharr, TX 78577
210 W. Caffery St. Pharr, TX 78577
Pharr: 119 East Kelly Brownsville: 435 Boca Chica Blvd
Various Locations
514 South E Street Harlingen, TX 78550
255 S. Kansas Weslaco, TX 78596
2216 Eduardo Ave. Brownsville, TX 78526
Various Locations
2604 Galveston Avenue McAllen, TX 78501
2124 Katherine Ave, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
2708-D East Griffin Parkway Mission, TX 78572
2314 W. University Dr. Suite 230 Edinburg , TX 78539
P.O. Box 1333, Pharr, TX 78577
115 North 9th Street McAllen, TX 78501
1200 E. Hackberry, Suite F McAllen, TX 78501
5221 McColl Rd, McAllen, TX 78504
601 N. Main St. McAllen TX 78501 (Creative Incubator)
1079 P.O. Box Edinburg, TX 78541 On Rogers Road and Expressway 281
1026 S. Fir Street Pharr, TX 78577
1001 S. 10th Avenue, Edinburg, TX 78539
Various Valley Locations
202 E. Madison Harlingen, TX 78596
2212 River Drive, Edinburg TX, 78539
Emilia Hall 2.204
402 S. F. Street Annex 2B Harlingen TX 78550
455 E. Levee St. Brownsville, TX 78520
Valley Wide
Requires Background Check?
Organizations Volunteer Forms
No
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Cinderella Pet Rescue.pdf
No
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Palm Valley Application Form.pdf
No
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Sea Turtle Inc.doc
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Quinta Mazatlan Volunteer Form
Online Volunteer form
No
No
No
None
Volunteer Form
Volunteer Form
No
None
Yes
Must fill out background information with a member of their staff
No
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Edinburg Boys and Girls Club.pdf
volunteer application
YES
Volunteer application
Yes
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Girl Scouts Volunteer Form.pdf
Best to register with Career
Services prior to volunteering
here.
This office will support our students who live on campus or have transportation issues
No * Must be 21 or older, have a
TB Test, and Bilingual preferred
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\The Young Center.pdf
Depends on Location
Communication
2/3/14 Nina: Called and left message to call back
3/5/14 Nina: Called to ceck if they were accepting volunteers due to weather.
2/12/14 Nina: Called Danella-Left Message, 2/14/14 Nina: Called-Meeting with Danella set for
Tuesday Morning.
2/14/14 Dr. Brown, Nina: Meeting with Catherine about upcoming events 2/18/14 Nina
Emailed Catherine about helping this week
2/11/14 Nina: Spoke with Mr. Perkins about the need for students to work on their web-site,
social media, and looking for students who could potentially turn into employees.
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2/11/14 Nina: Spoke with Diann about the need for studens in all areas of their work.
1/28/14 Nina- Called at 2:11pm Left message for Katherine to call back. 2/3/2014 Nina: Called
Office, Left Message 2/3/14 Nina: E-mailed Katherine about 17 students working on trail for
blind.
1/24/14 Nina-Followed up with Gisela on possible needs of organization via email. Nina:
Spoke with Gisela about upcoming event 2/3/14
3/4/14 Nina: Myra was in a meeting, left a message. 3/5/14 9:49am Myra was away from her
desk, left a message.3/5/14 Nina: Emailed Myra. Gave her details about project and asked to
speak with her soon. 3/5/14 Nina: Called and left message from Myra.
2/12/14: Spoke with Volunteer coordinator Terry Zuazua 2/24/14 Nina: No answer left message
2/25/14 Nina: Spoke with Terry about April dates for Dr. Stehn. Those days are not available.
Nina will email her details of the class and she will try and find two days that will work. All of
March is booked with builds and they are in need of help.
3/5/14 3:00pm Nina: Called to see if they had any projects going on. They did not.
2/12/14 Nina: Emailed Rosemary for upcoming events and/or organizational needs.
2/19/14 Nina: Spoke with Lucy. Disappointed that students have not shown up.
1/28/14 Nina- Called at 2:09pm Let message for Joe to call back. 2/3/2014-Nina: Talked with
Joe about students expanding band with. 2/19/14 Nina: Spoke with Joe and coordinated
orientation
2/24/14 Nina: Called for location
1/24/14 Nina-Followed up with Barbara and will let her know how many students we have that
want to serve on campus.
2/12/14 Nina: Responded to Devorah Rapoport's email regarding the type of placements our
office offers.
ANIMALS
Cinderella Pet Rescue
Palm Valley Animal Shelter
Sea Turtle, Inc.
Turtle Lady Legacy
Art & Culture
Donna Hooks Flethcer Museum Inc.
McAllen Community Concert Association
McAllen International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS)
Rio Grande Valley International Music Festival
South Texas Symphony Association Inc.
Texas Conjunto Music Hass of Fame & Museum
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture
Young Playwrights' Theater
Community
Amigos del Valle
Brownsville Community Foundation Inc.
Connections Ministries of the Rio Gande Valley
Edinburg Economic Development Corporation EEDC
Edinburg Recycling Center
Edinburg Parks and Recreation
Friendship of Women -Brownsville
Hermes Music Foundation
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Lower Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Rio Grande Valley Empowerment Corporation
RGV- Equal Voice Network
Sebastian Water Supply Corp
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce
South Padre Island Community Foundation Inc.
South Texas Economic Development Coorporation
Inc.
Starr County Industrial Foundation
Valley Initative for Development and Advancement (VIDA)
Education
Abriendo Puertas Parental Communication Initiative Inc.
Cameron County Master Gardeners
Communities in Schools- Cameron County
Friends Of The Weslaco Public Library
Harlingen Literacy Center Inc
Llano Grande Center for Research & Development
Nueva Luz Foundation
Oratory Academy
RGV First Christian Academy
RGV LEAD
Rio Grande Valley Literacy Center
Roberts Ashley and Margaret Looney Mcallen
Charitable Foundation
South Texas Literacy Coalition
Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarship(VAMOS)
Enviroment
Quinta Mazatlan
Keep McAllen Beautiful
Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center
National Butterfly Center
Valley Proud Enviormental Council
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Health
American Cancer Society
Easter Seals Rio Grande Valley
Holy Family Services Birth Center
Hope In Joy
Make A Wish
Access Esperanza Clinics Inc. (formally Planned Parenthood Association of Hidalgo Country)
South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association
(STJDA)
Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Association
South Texas Health System*
Su Clinica Familia Medical Foundation
Texas/ Mexico Border Coalition Community Based Organization
Texas Organ Sharing Alliance
Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children's Cancer and Hematology Clinic
Housing
Advocacy Resource Center for Housing (ARCH)
Affordable Homes of South Texas Inc
Casa Hogar Mami
Coto De Casa Inc.
Edinburg Housing Authorities
Habitat for Humanity-RGV
Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville
Ronald McDonald House Charities RGV
Religious
Abundant Life Church
Catholic Charaties of the RGV
Christian Life Church
Grace Community Church of Pharr Texas
Lakeway Ministries- A Family Church Inc.
Love of Christ Lutheran Church
Rio Grande Valley Healing Rooms
Social Services
ARISE Support Center
ARISE South Tower
Aurora House Foundation
Advance Inc- Rio Grande Valley
C.A.M.P. University
Community Council of the Rio Grande Valley
Colonias Unidas
Comfort House Services Inc.
Community Hope Projects Inc.
Food Bank
Good Samaritan Community Service RGV
Justice For Our Neighbors
La Union Del Pueblo Entero (LUPE)
Loaves & Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley Inc
Love Thy Neighbor Organization
Minority Affairs Council
(MAC)
LRGVDC Foster Grand Parent Program
MADD South Texas Affiliate-Edinburg
Project Insight
Proyecto Azteca
Proyecto Desarrollo Humano
Proyecto Juan Diego Inc.
RCCC Inc.- The Recovery Center of Cameron County
RDS Program for the Deaf
RGV Community Dreamers
RGV Down Syndrome Association
RGV Special Olympics
Southwest Community Investment Corporation Women's Business Center
Special Olympics
Su Casa de Esperanza
The Palmer Drug Abuse Program McAllen
United Way of South Texas
VAIL
Youth
"The City" 97.7 FM KCYP
Boys and Girls Club of Edinburg RGV
Boys and Girls Club of McAllen
Boys and Girls Club of Pharr
Court Appointed Specia Advocates of Hidalgo County Inc. (CASA)
Edinburg Child Care Inc.
Family Crisis Center Inc.
Girl Scouts - Tip of Texas Council
Mexican Border Childrerns Fund
P-16 Initiatives (On Campus Opportunities Only)-Migrant
Services
The Young Center
Tip of Texas Family Outreach Inc.
Buckner
About
ANIMALS
Cinderella Pet Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to help animals that have been abandoned, abused or neglected. We rescue,
rehabilitate and prepare them to be adopted into responsible, loving homes. We are a NO KILL shelter located in Mission, Texas, and care for man
animals while searching for the right home to match up with each pet.
Palm Valley Animal Center cares for homeless companion animals and enhances the relationship between animals and people through adoptions, educatio
and community outreach.
At Sea Turtle Inc., our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured sea turtles, educate the public, and assist with conservation efforts for all marin
turtle species.Volunteers must read online manual found at website and must make contact via e-mail, to make arraingments PRIOR to volunteering.
The Turtle Lady Legacy strives to make the public aware of the Kemp's ridley sea turtles and their precarious hold on survival as a species. Thanks to Ila
Loetscher and others, the number of sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico have increased but there's still a way to go before they are no longer an endangered
species. The Turtle Lady Legacy provides presentations about Ila Loetscher and sea turtle conservation to the community as well as educational programs f
children at local schools, libraries, and museums in South Padre Island and Port Isabel, Texas.
Art & Culture
In 1903, Thomas J. Hooks moved his family to the area because of the farming potential. Railroad entrepreneur Uriah Lott named the town after Hooks'
daughter. When Donna Hooks Fletcher divorced in 1908, she received land from her father, which she turned into a prosperous produce and dairy operatio
Local history is honored at her namesake facility Donna Hooks Fletcher Museum. Artifacts include the town's first telephone, a bar supposedly used in t
1914 Blue Goose Saloon and household appliances, including an ice box, clothes wringer wash tub and butter churn. Prominently displayed is the Bible th
Donna Hooks Fletcher held in one hand, while the other hand held a pistol, during the tense 1910s when Mexican revolutionaries raided across the nearby
Rio Grande.
The McAllen Community Concert Association is a non-profit organization comprised of a 40 member board and an active membership that fills our 1750
seat auditorium for each concert. Additional volunteers assist this volunteer board each spring during the membership drive. Without these volunteers, ther
truly would not be a Community Concert Association in McAllen, Texas. “To provide quality entertainment at affordable prices" . . . this is the foundation
the organization now in the year 2012 just as it was in 1954.
IMAS is always looking for motivated individuals who want to make a difference in their community. IMAS offers various levels of volunteer opportunitie
Whichever level you choose, IMAS thanks you for your dedication to promoting a deeper appreciation of the arts and sciences. Please review the of
following areas of service:
The Rio Grande Valley Music Festival is a non-profit (501c3) organization dedicated to two goals. First, to provide a venue for musicians of all levels of
ability to perform in a professional setting. To that end we provide a "jamming tent" where players can gather in small groups and jam in an unstructured
manner. The stages have scheduled performances. These are mainly working professionals who have other commitments and are generously donating thei
time for the festival. Open mic time is available on all stages. Open mic performers sign up with the Stage Manager for ten minute segments.
The different types of volunteer duties consist of:
•Office Tasks
•Web
•Social Media
•Concert Volunteers
•Advisory Committee Volunteers
•Board Volunteers
Application to volunteer is on site.
The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum, founded in 2001, is part of the Museums of San Benito, the birthplace of conjunto music. The museu
works to promote, preserve, archive, document, and display the history of regional conjunto music by honoring those who create it. Detailed information o
the instruments used in conjunto music, their cultural origins, and stories of San Benito’s legendary music institutions such as “La Villita” dance hall and th
Rio Grande Music Company, home of Ideal Records, are among the featured exhibits. Within our exhibit space are the accordions of conjunto pioneers:
Narciso Martínez, Pedro Ayala, Ricardo Guzmán, Enrique Vela, Mario Montes and Gilberto Pérez. Also on display is an old bajo sexto donated by Ramiro
Cavazos, a leather jacket on loan from the family of Mario Montes, a suit and pair of shoes donated by the family of Ruben Vela, a set of drums donated b
Higinio Guzman, and an electric Fender bass on loan from Hector Barron of Los Fantasmas Del Valle.
The LRGV-AIA is the voice of the architectural profession dedicated to serving its members, advancing their value, and improving the quality of the buil
environment.
Young Playwrights’ Theater inspires young people to realize the power of their own voices. By teaching students to express themselves through the art of
playwriting, YPT develops students’ language skills, and empowers them with the creativity, confidence and critical thinking skills they need to succeed in
school and beyond. YPT honors its students by involving them in a high-quality artistic process where they feel simultaneously respected and challenged an
by engaging professional theater artists in producing student plays for the community.
Community
ADV is a consortium of county and city governmental entities that was created to provide nutrition, transportation, and housing services to seniors of
Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties of South Texas to assist such population to continue to live as healthy, productive, independent, and self-sufficien
lives as possible.
To improve the lives of people in Brownsville by creating a permanent endowment in order to respond to community needs. At the same time, the
Foundation provides a vehicle and a service for donors with varied interest while serving the philanthropic community.
Connections Ministries of the Rio Grande Valley is based in the beautiful Rio Grande Valley in Texas. We are passionate about serving and loving the peop
in our community. Our mission is to uplift support organizations, churches & the people of the Rio Grande Valley.
The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) plays a key role in assisting companies to expand, while helping to attract new business and
industry to Edinburg. The EEDC provides the following services: (1) Site selection assistance (2) Real estate database of properties and buildings (3)
Business seminars (4) Job training assistance (5) Data Information Center (6) Coordination of state and local assistance (7) Access to business start-up
resources.In addition, the EEDC can arrange custom tours, schedule meetings with community leaders, arrange introductions to necessary business
contracts, and serve as an advocate with state and local governmental entities.
With the help of mascot Roxie Recyclesaurus Rex, we educate students on how recycling benefits our environment. Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle is our mai
goal. Roxie goes with us to all our presentations and events. For more information on please call the Recycling & Educational Center at 292-2133.
The City of Edinburg is a progressive organization focused on meeting the needs of the community and providing an exceptionally high quality of life.
Friendship of Women, Inc. we are seeking caring people sensitive to the issue of domestic violence and sexual assault to volunteer there are a variety of
ways to work & help as a volunteer.
Our Mission: Is to get to where children from poor and indigenous communities are, bringing them love through toys, music, and basic resources such as
food and medicine, giving them hope for a better future than the one they see now. Relying on great messengers of love that artists are, full of kindness an
with their voice and music help us spread the sense of our purpose. Regardless of where they are, they are always willing to go to where there is inequality
and make people smile, are what make this mission a success.
The mission of the RGV Hispanic Chamber is to promote economic development & assist businesses to access the Hispanic market through networking,
promoting education and nurturing leadership.
To promote the growth and success of small businesses by providing a variety of free seminars.
The mission of the RGVEZC is to create self-sustaining, long-term economic development in areas of pervasive poverty, unemployment and general distre
while at the same time demonstrating that distressed communities can achieve self-sufficiency through innovative and comprehensive approaches.
The Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network is composed of ten community-based organizations funded by the Marguerite Casey Foundation, and
committed to creating a movement of social change through the civic engagement of the more than 25,000 individuals who are the constituents of the
different organizations in the Network.
To service people in the community, find sources to upgrade the systems that are currently provided.Founded in 1992, Sebastian Water Supply Corporation
a small organization in the water supply companies industry located in Sebastian, Texas. It has 6 full time employees and generates an estimated $650,000
annual revenue.
The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce is a membership based non-profit business organized to advance the business interests of its members
making South Padre Island a premier location to live, work, vacation, and do business.
The goal of the South Padre Island Community Foundation is to provide assistance to local organizations and causes that will make South Padre Island a
better place to live and visit, as well as enhance the culture of the area.
To stimulate, create, develop and manage community house and economic activities and projects which benefit low income, low to moderate income,
moderate income and other disadvantage person.
Created in 1974 the Starr County industrial Foundation (SCIF) is a non-profit organization founded and supported by local government and business leade
that are committed to further develop and diversify the local economy through sound, controlled economic growth.
To formulate new institutional relationships in the Rio Grande Valley that simultaneously address employers' needs for skilled workers and link the area's
unemployed and underemployed with high skills, high wage jobs identified in the region. The program provides job-training services to economically
disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed adults with family responsibilities.
Education
Abriendo Puertas Initiative is a family-focused college success initiative dedicated to ensuring every child is prepared for and has access to education
beyond high school. We do this by strengthening the family's role in their child's college access endeavor, and by ensuring college readiness and college
access are properly aligned for the student to achieve college success.
We are a non-profit educational and charitable organization working with AgriLIFE Extension to improve gardening skills throughout our community.
The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Communities In Schools (CIS) believes that caring, one-on-one relationships between adults and young people make the crucial difference.
The Friends of Library is currently looking for new members! This is a chance for members of the community to step up and help the library.The Friends
have done amazing things for the library over the years and we are looking forward to a bright future but we need your help.
Most of our volunteer opportunities are for E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) tutors. We work only with adults and all volunteer tutors must comple
a 12 hour workshop prior to teaching. Those workshops are held on two consecutive Saturdays, once in the fall and once in the spring. Our spring
workshop has not yet been scheduled, but will likely occur sometime in April. (Watch our web-site for announcement). The volunteer must pay a $25 fee
attend the workshop, which includes a book, hand-outs for both sessions and morning refreshments. Hours are Monday to Thursday 9-1.
The Llano Grande Center and its philosophy were developed and nurtured by local people with a particular appreciation for local history and wisdom. Wit
local assets as the context, the Center's vision is to inspire a youth culture that aspires to attend college and engage in community change.
Nueva Luz Foundation is organized for charitable purposes to act and operate exclusively as a non-profit corporation pursuant to the laws of the State of
Texas, and as an exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and to act and operate as a charitab
organization in furthering the health, welfare, vocational training, education, and quality of life for those affected by trauma and PTSD to include children
veterans and families.
The mission of the Pharr Oratory of St. Philip Neri School System is to promote the formation of Christian character, Catholic lay leadership, Christian
fellowship and community service by integrating the Gospel message with a liberal arts education program in the spirit of joy of St. Philip Neri.
The mission of First Christian Academy is to provide a Christ centered academically sound education which inspires each student to impact their communi
and world for Christ in service to others.
Tech Prep's mission is to form working regional and state partnerships that leverage regional resources to facilitate college- and career-focused learning
opportunities for students stressing practical problem-solving and critical thinking to achieve a higher level of competence in the workforce.
Our Mission: The Rio Grande Valley Literacy Center strives to enhance the quality of family life, build individual potential, bring divergent cultures
together, improve the economic health of our community, and bring about systemic change through education. Our goal is to offer low-cost, basic adult
education classes, especially in the areas of ESL (English Second Language), along with classes for those who wish to prepare for the GED exam.
This foundation focuses on education issues. Any contact will have to be made through regular standard mail. If you are interested in contacting this
organization, please contact the SBNRC.
The Mission of the South Texas Literacy Coalition is to lead an active coalition of literacy providers by promoting and enhancing literacy services and
encouraging life-long learning.
Our mission since 1996 has been to provide a renewable scholarships and mentoring assistance to deserving Hispanic youth in the Rio Grande Valley
Enviroment
Mission: The urban sanctuary works to enrich people's lives by sharing knowledge about birds, plants, and environmental stewardship in South Texas.
Vision: Quinta Mazatlan, cherished locally and recognized internationally, is a sanctuary connection people to the history, beauty, and wonder of our natur
world.
To provide educational opportunities and to foster appreciation and understanding of the Lower Rio Grande Valley's unique natural communities of flora an
fauna
Ten years ago, the North American Butterfly Association broke ground for what has now become the largest native plant botanical garden in the United
States. This 100-acre preserve is home to Spike (who thinks he is a butterfly) and the greatest volume and variety of wild, free-flying butterflies in the
nation. In fact, USA Today calls the National Butterfly Center, in Mission, Texas, "the butterfly capitol of the USA."Volunteer Opportunities to:Maintain th
center and its many gardens;
Cultivate and propagate beneficial native plant species;
Educate visitors and conduct school field trips;
Operate the gift shop; and
Fulfill our mission to grow meaningful connections between people, plants and our many winged wonders!
The mission of the Valley Proud Environmental Council, a non-profit 501 (c-3) organization, is to preserve the natural beauty and environment of the Low
Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico, by promoting education and public awareness projects, including those that encourage proper tree planting and
maintenance, solid waste management and responsible behavior by all those who live and visit here.
The Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge support their namesake refuge, while the Friends of the Wildlife Corridor support the Santa An
and Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuges. These two non-profit organizations help conduct environmental education and nature programs
They lobby on a local and national level, secure grants, promote the refuges and help with important projects that benefit endangered species.
Health
Easter Seals RGV's mission is to enable children and adults with disabilities to reach their highest level of independence where they live, learn, work and
plays.
The Mission of Holy Family Services is to provide maternal and infant care within the context of the family. Services will be rendered in a God-centered
atmosphere of compassion and love.
Our mission is to provide comprehensive reproductive health care in a private and confidential setting, make sure everyone in the community has access t
our quality health services, to provide educational programs which promote reproductive rights, reproductive health and the prevention of unwanted
pregnancy, and to advocate public policies that protect the reproductive and healthcare rights of all.
Generally, we can use volunteers in several ways. For example, we can use volunteers to help us with the annual Walk ‘n’ Rolla event shi another local
organization holds the annual Walk ‘n Rolla 5K run in Edinburg on April 25. The sponsor of this event will be donating the proceeds to STJDA. We can u
volunteers to help facilitate activities or serve as camp counselors with this summer’s Camp Freedom at UTPA on June 26-28. We can use volunteers at
November’s Sweet Run. And, in between, if someone wants to volunteer over the course of a semester, we can use help with office tasks or by helping ou
at health fairs and other venues.
Is dedicated to the prevention of diabetes and its complications through educational services, early detection and awareness as follows: Diabetes
Management, Meal Planning, Outreach Programs, Cooking Classes, In school prevention programs for children, Support groups for adults and children,
Diabetes self-management, Physical Activity.
To promote a healthier community by providing access to comprehensive medical care, health education and support services.
To provide opportunities for changes that promotes a healthy environment for humans and natural resources in rural and underserved communities.
As the largest pediatric cancer center in the United States, and the #1 in Texas, we provide medical treatment for patients with childhood cancer and
childhood blood disorders. The nationally acclaimed children’s clinic, along with the research and drug development programs, is considered by U.S. New
& World Report to be among the best children’s hospitals for cancer.
Housing
To promote the creation and preservation of housing opportunities for low-income residents of Hidalgo County by assisting, educating, and mediating
housing problems and concerns.
For over 37 years, Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc., a 501 C (3) commubity based non-profit organization, has placed thousands of families in
affordable homes, enhancing the quality of life of eligible families in the Rio Grande Valley.
The association has as main objective to foster the cultural, social, moral and spiritual development in the community, without any profit means, through th
establishment and administration of shelter homes, orphanages, dinning for the poor, schools, boarding schools, gymnasiums, social and recreational cente
and all similar ventures.
Coto De Casa, Inc. is a nonprofit 501 c(3) organization founded in December 19, 1995, to provide affordable housing to low to moderate income families
•Ensure that safe, quality affordable housing opportunities exist for low income families.
•Break the poverty cycle by serving as a catalyst for residents to become self-sufficient.
•Create meaningful partnerships to maximize available community resources for residents.
•Efficiently and effectively meet federal, state, and local mandates.
Applicants can inquire about assisting with community centers, on site head starts, or the on site Boys and Girls Club.
Habitat for Humanity of the Rio Grande Valley is dedicated to the ideal that all people deserve to own a decent place to live on terms they can afford.
Working in partnership with God we change lives by enabling people living in substandard housing to become responsible homeowners'
To improve our clients quality of life by providing affordable and quality housing and promoting self-sufficiency through educational programs and clien
support services.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Rio Grande Valley provides a home-away-from-home for families of critically ill children receiving medic
treatment in Rio Grande Valley hospitals. Our mission is to strive, in all ways possible, to relieve the stress the families must endure. We offer families a
warm, caring environment where they can share their concerns with other families.
Religious
The heartbeat of our church is synchronized to the ever so clear desires manifested in the heart of our Savior Jesus. He is our pattern for growth,
discipleship, leadership and community connection. We believe that every person was meant to experience the unconditional love of Christ through
inspirational worship, genuine fellowship, and daily discipleship, while learning to freely share His love with others.
Immigration Humanitarian Crisis Response - Get Involved!Refugees continue to be served at the Humanitarian Respite Center at Sacred Heart Churc
in McAllen, Texas. While the numbers of refugees fluctuate from day to day, we continue to need volunteers. Individuals and medical professionals living
the Rio Grande Valley who are willing to share a few hours of their time on a regular basis are especially needed! Food, showers, clothing, LOVE and
compassion are offered to Central American refugees fleeing the violence in their homeland and seeking asylum in the United States.
Alcanzar e influenciar el mundo a través de la construcción de una iglesia basada en la Biblia, cambiando formas de pensar y capacitando a la gente para q
lideren e impacten en todas las áreas de la vida.
We are a non-denominational church that believes in the importance of delivering the simplicity of the gospel. We believe that salvation is a free gift and th
"accepting the gift" is the only way to be saved and to obtain everlasting life.
Become and educational leader by increasing early intervention strategies in the development and academic path of children and families so that they can
succeed at home, school work, thus saving public expenses for special education, income support and criminal justice.
Love of Christ Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, (E.L.C.A.), a five million plus member
expression of Lutherans in the United States. As such, we are part of the Southwestern Texas Synod, one of the sixty-five synods, in nine geographical
regions, across North America, and the Rio Grande Valley Conference, within the Southwestern Texas Synod.
Our ministry team is here to serve the community and the Body of Christ while contending for all that Christ promised the church would move in, "the
works that I do shall you do also and greater works than these." (John 14:12)
Social Services
ARISE combines personal development, and leadership and community organizing training for women so that they can build on their personal capacities a
leaders and organizers with the skills to build similar talents among other women in their community.
ARISE is a grassroots organization of women for women. It is about building on strengths and respecting the dignity of each individual. It’s about
spirituality, cultural values and personal growth. It’s about connecting women with each other and strengthening the fabric of their communities. It’s abou
teamwork and putting personal ambition aside in favor of common goals. It’s about inspiring hope and a sense of possibility.
Aurora House recognizes dying as a part of the normal process of living and focuses on respect and compassion in preparation for death. Its mission is to
provide care for persons in the last phase of incurable disease, so they can approach death with dignity, comfort and peace.
AVANCE-RGV serves low-income and impoverished Rio Grande Valley families with young children that live in colonias, which are rural unincorporate
subdivisions that may lack basic water and sewer systems, paved roads, and safe and sanitary housing.
C.A.M.P. University is a day program that is offered to High School Graduates with intellectual delays. C.A.M.P. stands for Can Achieve Maximum
Potential and is based on the belief that special education graduates can and should continue staying active socially, mentally, and physically in order to rea
their own maximum potential.
The mission of the Community Council of the Rio Grande Valley is to promote the adequate and effective provision of needed health and social services b
non-profit, as well as governmental organizations.
Improve the lives of colonia residents by improving housing and infrastructure, providing education, food pantry, child nutrition, ESL, and environmenta
education.
Our mission is to provide a peaceful, homelike environment where any person may die in peace, with dignity, surrounded by loved ones. We believe that n
one should die in pain and that no one should die alone.
Hope Family Health Center provides quality integrated medical and counseling services including preventative care and education to medically indigent
individuals and families living in the Rio Grande Valley.
César Chávez founded LUPE, a community union, rooted in the belief that members of the low-income community have the responsibility and the obligatio
to organize themselves. Through their association they begin to advocate and articulate for the issues and factors that impact their lives. Further, César
Chávez believed that for people to have ownership of this endeavor, they have to invest of themselves, their efforts and resources, to sustain it. The
membership, and the responsibility that comes with it, form the base that is the power of the organization.
The mission of Loaves & Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc. is to improve the community by restoring broken lives. Loaves and Fishes does this: by
feeding the hungry; sheltering the homeless; training and placing into jobs those that desire to rejoin the community as productive members; and, by
providing monetary and non-monetary aid to those experiencing a life altering event that takes away their ability to afford the necessities of life.
Our mission is to be of service to humanity by helping our fellow neighbor in whichever way we are beckoned, and providing opportunities for others to d
the same.
Minority Affairs Council (MAC) harnesses the talents, abilities and determination of youth, particularly college students, to affect change in a proactive
manner towards political and social issues among the minority community. Specifically, MAC conducts outreach initiatives to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV
high schools to provide comprehensive education on college access program. MAC also is very involved in the help of the undocumeted community and
helps guide them to resources suchs as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Our mission statement is to empower individuals by promoting their physical, mental, and emotional well-being through the offering of creative healing an
educational tools.
THE MISSION OF PROYECTO AZTECA, rooted in the hope of creating a more equitable society, is to build healthy and thriving communities by assistin
low and very low income families, traditionally denied home ownership opportunities, with the construction of quality affordable houses, and empowerin
them to become responsible home owners with an enhanced quality of life.
By means of a holistic approach to health, education, social service, and evangelization, Projecto Desarollo Humano aims to help develop human and
spiritual potential, strengthen family bonds, and build communities of peace, love and justice.
The mission of Proyecto Juan Diego is to care for and improve the education and formation, social and health services for the families within a targeted are
in Brownsville, Texas. (Cameron Park and surrounding colonias). We are called to provide the above services to all in need always respecting the dignity a
culture of the person
The mission of the Recovery Center of Cameron County is to promote and provide comprehensive substance abuse and mental health treatment services t
the public by facilitating affordable access to education, prevention, intervention, and treatment programs.
The Rio Grande Valley Down Syndrome Association serves families in south Texas, including McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Edinburg, San Juan, Harlingen, an
the surrounding area. We provide support, education and advocacy for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and communities.
The mission of the Women's Business Center (WBC) is to promote the growth of women-owned businesses by providing business training and technical
assistance, helping with access to credit and capital, and identifying federal contract and trade opportunities.
Su Casa De Esperanza is a non-profit family life program created to provide education to impoverished families living in a South Texas colonia for the
purpose of enhancing their opportunities for fulfilled, abundant lives. This mission is addressed through a Family Life Education Center located in coloni
communities with the expressed goals of affecting the spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, financial, and social needs of families. Teaching disciplin
nutrition, health care, parenting skills, economic independence and intra-family communication skills improves the likelihood of accomplishing these goal
Su Casa is a vehicle that serves as an intermediate support system for these indigent families with the expressed purpose that the families eventually will
become self-sufficient, productive members of the community.
Palmer Drug Abuse Program provides a positive, safe place where teenagers, adults, and family members can feel they belong, share their struggles, and ta
to counselors. Teenagers and young adults are encouraged to come to PDAP when they are not in school or work. While at PDAP, they can shoot pool and
play cards, video games, or basketball. Most importantly, they can socialize in a non-threating, sober environment.
We provide leadership and resources that make a measurable positive difference in people's lives. We will build and promote partnerships that maximize
resources through a coordinated effort that unites the people of Hidalgo and Starr counties. We will nurture, embrace, and involve our supporters in
promoting a shared vision and achieving the expected outcomes.
VAIL is organized to serve people with disabilities in the greater Rio Grande Valley and South Texas. VAIL is committed to enabling persons with
disabilities to gain effective control and direction of their lives in the home, in the workplace and in the community.
Youth
Playing Indie Music Promoting Local Bands to get kids involved in the media arts through radio classes and an on-air experience.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV will be the premier youth service organization in Edinburg and surrounding communities. It will have continue
growth in all five core areas. New programs will be driven by emerging trends, with an increase in community awareness of programming and values. Th
organization will have a state of the art facility with trained youth development professionals, a high functioning excelling board, and increasing
membership. The organization will have increasing diversified funding sources with an emphasis on individual giving.
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens
To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens
Who is CASA? CASA volunteers are people like you. They are teachers, business people, retirees and grandparents. CASA volunteers want to make certa
the voices of abused and neglected children are heard in an over-burdened child welfare system.
•Be a
least 21 years old
•Complete/Submit Application
•Have 3 References
•Attend a one to one orientation
•Complete a 30 hour training
•Follow CASA policies
•Commit to be a volunteer for 18 months
•Must pass criminal background check
•Must pass a sex offender check
•Must be a US Resident or Citizen
Facilitate the reimbursement to homes and centers that care for children for meals served. Training of homes and centers administrators to provide nutrition
foods to all children.
To assist victims and children in preventing and ultimately ending domestic violence and sexual assault in Northern Cameron and Willacy Counties.
The Girl Scout program can change the way girls see the world and their place in it. Girls learn the importance of personal responsibility, the value of goa
setting, the spirit of teamwork, and the thrill of accomplishment. The Girl Scout program is based on the Girl Scout Promise and Law, the Three Keys to
leadership of discover, connect and take action, and the Three Processes of girl-led, learn by doing, and cooperative learning.
To promote, educate and advocate for border kids with different abilities.
Abriendo Caminos Living Learning Community(LLC) is an initiative of UTPA Migrant Services, with an aim to serve migrant and seasonal farm workers
students in a residential based program. The Abriendo Caminos LLC is specifically designed to meet student’s needs during their first two years of college
both in and out of the classroom. Students share floors in the residence halls and attend classes together and ultimately, study together. The program also
specifically aims at providing the students with a college life experience by exposure to university related activities and academic support.
The Young Center’s goal is to lay the groundwork for a change in federal immigration policy and practice so that children in immigration proceedings are
recognized as children. The Young Center is working toward three specific reforms: creation of a framework for consideration of best interests in partnersh
with immigration authorities and non-governmental organizations; development of a blueprint for special court and asylum office dockets for released
children; and development of a model for access to lawyers and Child Advocates at the immigration courts and asylum offices. Together, these reforms
would convert today’s immigration system—in which children are treated as adults—into a justice system that recognizes children as children, with rights
protection needs, and vulnerabilities all their own.
Tip of Texas Family Outreach (TOTFO) was formed from an idea developed by Mrs. Gloria Hughes, a former nurse and memeber of the Cameron Count
Child Welfare Board who was a special advocate for children. She decided to make her vision for Brownsville, "the prevention of child abuse", a reality an
contacted Mr. Remberto Arteaga of the Texas Department of Human Services. In January 1987, TOTFO was formed by a Volunteer Steering Committee
which consisted of future volunteers who wanted to make a difference in the community of Brownsville. Family Outreach opened its doors to the public i
March 1989.
Buckner has served children and families in the Rio Grande Valley community since 1971. We provide innovative programming to support vulnerable
children and families living in poverty in the colonias along the Texas/Mexico border. We also help support the community through the Rio Grande
Children’s Home and other humanitarian aid projects.
Contact
Tabitha Bynum
Teresa Reyes
Kat Lillie
Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Danella Huges
Jan Steele or Marian Wiering
Vivian Vargas
Perez Garcia
Catherine DiSanza
Fabiola Ramirez
Luis Rodriguez
Director of Community Services
Daisy Lopez, Volunteer Coordinator
Henry Perkins
Rene Garcia
Project Coordinator (Brownsville)
Michael Seifert
Robert Trevino
Roxanne Guenzel
President/ CEO
Sharon Taylor or Dennis Franke
Nilda Elizondo
Myra Caridad Garcia (Executive Director)
Maria D. Guerrero
Jennifer Herrera
Cameron County Extension Educator
or
Dr. Enrique Perez
Cameron County Extension Agent
Jennifer Bossoudaho
Administrative Assistant
Arnoldo Becho
Linda Klowetter, Director
Tania Torres
Fr. Juan (Contact Via Phone)
Dr. Norma L. Salaiz
Director
Diann Whisnand
Contact SBNRC for contact information
Dr. Ida
Katherine Jones
Scott McKeon
Marianna Executive Director / Volunteer Coordinator
Gisela Chapa
Rachel Beltran
Joe Rodriguez
Ava Sandlin
Felipe Salinas, STJDA Board Member & Volunteer
Joel Pena
Edwina P. Garza
Victoria Martinez Guerra
Wesley Walsman
Myra Martinez
Celia Thrash
Laura Leal (receptionist)
Terry Zuazua
Jorge Barrientos
Deb Boyce, of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley
Mark Long
President: Lourdes Flores
President: Emilia Vega
Pat Martinez
Executive Director
Margret or Melissa
Rebecca
Omar Rodriguez or Carla Lopez
Jill Vassar
Juanita Valdez
Estella Ruiz
Mike Robledo
Adrian Guerrero
President
Sylvia Yanez
Rudy Rodriguez
Alma Garza
Stephanie
Rosemay Ramirez
Gloria Cruz
Gloria Cruz
Lucy Fernandez
Cynthia Morales
Executive Director
Thelma Garza
Joel L. Martinez
Sabrina Walker
Adrianna Hernandez
Danielle Altenburg
Barbara Jean Garza
Tania Torres
Alma Herrera
Executive Director
Children's Home: Rogelio Salazar
Family Hope Center: Gabriel Flores
STAR: Roger Marcelino
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Phone
Phone: 956-391-4399
Phone: 956-686-1141 Ext. 24
Phone: 956-761-4511
(956) 761-4002
956-464-9989
956-581-3990
956-682-0123 ex. 104
956-661-1615
956-245-1666
956-776-0100 ex. 2050
1-512-775-3478
(956)581-9494 ext 101
956-572-3730
956-429-3200
956-383-7124
(956)292-2133
956-381-5631
956-544-7412
956 781-8472
956-928-0060
956-493-5201
956-424- 3276
(956) 507 0595 or (956) 459-6827
956) 347-3036
(956) 761-4412
(956) 761-7051 or (956) 761- 2606
956-487-2709
Various Numbers
956-383-3711
956-361-8236
or
956-361-8289
(956) 554-7954 (Central Office)
956-973-3144
956-428-8883
Phone: (956) 262-4474
(956) 684-5132
956-781-3056
956-968-9030
956.364.4519
956-973-2800
956.292.0257 / 956-279-1689 (cell)
956-637-1273
Office: 956-681-3370 After Hours: 956-655-6460
Phone: 956-681-4562 Fax: 956-681-4066
956-969-2475
956-583-5400
956-412-8004
956-784-7541
Phone: 956-682-8329
(956)631-9171
956-969-2538
Phone: 956-784-2016
Phone: 956-686-9474 Fax: 956-686-6012
Phone: (956) 688-3700
Fax: (956) 618-3718
956-457-1539
956-878-9351
956-365-6000
956-481-3256
Office: 956-630-0884 Mobile: 956-367-5663 Fax: 956-687-7185
Direct:832-828-1705 Clinic: 956-661-9840 Fax: 956-661-9841
956-631-4277
956-687-6263
01152 (899) 139-8116
956-585-9756
(956) 383-3839
956-686-7455
(956) 541-8315
Phone: 956-388-6394 Fax: 956-412-6300
(956) 292-5852 (cell) or (956) 702-4088 (office)
(956) 386-0142
(956) 787-5343
956-447-1337
See Locations
Phone:(956)783-6959
Phone:(956)783-8517
956-973-9690
Phone: 956-354-2130
956-560-1912.
Telephone: (956) 687-7367
(956) 994-3319
Omar: 956-227-2665 Office: 956-904-4514 Fax: 956-682-7921 Carla: 956-904-4509
Office: 956-781-3560 Cell: 956-223-8230
Pharr: 956-787-1080 Brownsville: 956-238-7552
See Location
Phone: 956-423-1014
956.289.3045
Phone: (956) 682-3481
956-682-5928
(956) 542-2488
See Location
Phone: 956-887-0067
956-314-0821
Phone: 956-630-3434 Fax: 956-630-4659
(956) 380-2800
Phone: 956-781-0276 Fax: 956-781-7411
956-687-7714
Phone: 956-686-6331 Fax: 956-686-8430
Phone: 956-631-1273
Phone: 956-789-0702
Phone: 956-383-2582 Fax: 956-381-9635
956-781-5437
(956) 381-0346
See locations
Phone: 956-425-2388 Fax: 956-668-0230
859-536-9857
956-665-7597
956-230-1850
(956) 541-5566
Mission: 956-585-4847 Penitas: 956-519-3100 Harlingen: 956-423-7909 McAllen: 956-6306285
Address
Take the “364/ La Homa Rd / Bensten Palm Drive” exit. Stay on the frontage road and pass the 1st traffic light
at La Homa Rd. At the next traffic light, turn RIGHT (north) on Bensten Palm Drive. About a mile up, pass
small subdivision on left (the first street is “JJ” and the second is “Esperanza”) Immediately after Esperanza St.
turn LEFT (west) on Orange Grove Rd / 2 Mile Rd. (dirt road) (If you pass any RV parks on Bentsen Palm
Drive, you have gone too far north!) Pass Indian Ridge B&B on left at 209 W Orange Grove Rd and proceed to
Indian Ridge Equestrian Center (beige metal buildings) on left after curve. (Canal on right.) Park in parking
area by Indian Ridge Equestrian Center.
2501 West Trenton Road, Edinburg TX
6617 Padre Blvd South Padre Island, TX 78597
5805 Gulf Blvd. South Padre Island, TX 78597
129 S. 8th Street. Donna Texas 78537
2308 Fox Run Mission TX 78574
1900 Nolana McAllen, TX 78504
CHASE Tower: 200 S. 10th Street, Suite 104 McAllen, TX 78501
210 E. Heywood, San Benito TX 78586
813 N. Main Street, Suite 205, McAllen TX 78501
Locations Vary Depending on Day
Amigos Del Valle, Inc. (Main Office Building)
1116 N. Conway Ave.
Mission Texas 78572
550 E. Levee St. Brownsville, TX 78520
315 N. Shary Road, Suite 1049 Mission, TX 78572
101 N. 10th Ave. Edingburg, TX 78541
3102 S. Hwy 281
315 E. Palm Drive, Edinburg
95 E. Price Rd. Brownsville, Texas
Various Locations
3313 N. McColl Road McAllen, TX 78501
115 E. Van Buren #300 Harlingen TX 78550
City of Alton Industrial Park 416 South Alton Blvd. Alton, TX 78573
Casa Saldana, 1225 N. Baseline Rd; Mercedes, Tx 78570
325 W 2nd St
Sebastian, Texas 78594
610 Padre Blvd.South Padre Island, TX 78597
Contact for locations
601 E. Main St. Rio Grande City, TX 78582
204 E. Stubbs St. Suite B, Edinburg TX 78539
1390 W Expressway 83 San Benito,TX 78586
700 E. Levee St. Ste. 204 Brownsville, TX 78520
525 S. Kansas, Weslaco TX 78596
101 Monroe Harlingen, Tx 78550
1407 W. Moore Rd.
Pharr, TX 78577
521 S. Illinois Ave Weslaco, TX 78596
617 W. Expressway 83 Weslaco, TX 78596
P.O. Box 3882 Edinburg, TX 78540
600 Sunset Drive McAllen TX 78503
past La Plaza Mall and Airport. Sunset Drive will be on the left.
101 N. Broadway St. McAllen, TX 78501
301 South Border Ave Weslaco, TX 78599
Take 10th St.
National Butterfly Center
3333 Butterfly Park Drive
Mission, TX 78572
513 E. Jackson St, Suite 304 Harlingen, TX 78550
3325 Green Jay Road, Alamo, TX 78516
5413 S. McColl Edinburg TX, 78541
1217 Houston Street, McAllen, TX 78501
5819 N. FM 88 Weslaco, TX 78596
One Park Place, Suite 405 McAllen, TX 78503
916 Hackberry Ave. McAllen, TX 78541
Campus Address: ITTB 1.104H Organization Adress:315 N. Shary Rd., Ste 1016
Mission, TX 78572
1421 E. Jackson Ave. McAllen, TX 78503
1706 Treasure Hills Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550
101 W. Expressway 83 McAllen, TX 78503
2507 Buddy Owens Ave. McAllen, TX 78504
1420 Erie Ave, McAlllen TX 78501
601 E. Newport McAllen, TX 78501
1300 E. 8th St. Mission, TX 78572
Edinburg, various locations
412 W. Ash McAllen TX 78501
2606 Boca Chica Blvd. Brownsville, TX 78521
1720 Treasure Hills Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550
Sacred Heart Church's Parish Hall -306 S. 15th Street, McAllen, Texas 78501. Parking is free at the bagged
parking meters and inside the fenced in area behind the Center.
321 N. "M" Road Edinburg, Texas 78542
132 N Sugar Rd Pharr, TX 78577
914 West Third St. Weslaco, TX 78596
Various Locations
1417 S. Tower Rd. Alamo, TX 78516
330 W. San Bernardino Alamo, TX 78516
2646 W. 18th Street Weslaco, TX 78596
811 Bowie Ave Alamo, TX 78516
1400 N. 10th St. McAllen, TX 78501
617 Dallas Ave. McAllen Tx, 78501
2332 Jordan Rd W, McAllen, TX 78503
724 N. Cage Blvd., Pharr, TX 78577
210 W. Caffery St. Pharr, TX 78577
Pharr: 119 East Kelly Brownsville: 435 Boca Chica Blvd
Various Locations
514 South E Street Harlingen, TX 78550
255 S. Kansas Weslaco, TX 78596
2216 Eduardo Ave. Brownsville, TX 78526
Various Locations
2604 Galveston Avenue McAllen, TX 78501
2124 Katherine Ave, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
2708-D East Griffin Parkway Mission, TX 78572
2314 W. University Dr. Suite 230 Edinburg , TX 78539
P.O. Box 1333, Pharr, TX 78577
115 North 9th Street McAllen, TX 78501
1200 E. Hackberry, Suite F McAllen, TX 78501
5221 McColl Rd, McAllen, TX 78504
601 N. Main St. McAllen TX 78501 (Creative Incubator)
1079 P.O. Box Edinburg, TX 78541 On Rogers Road and Expressway 281
1026 S. Fir Street Pharr, TX 78577
1001 S. 10th Avenue, Edinburg, TX 78539
Various Valley Locations
202 E. Madison Harlingen, TX 78596
2212 River Drive, Edinburg TX, 78539
Emilia Hall 2.204
402 S. F. Street Annex 2B Harlingen TX 78550
455 E. Levee St. Brownsville, TX 78520
Valley Wide
Requires Background Check?
Organizations Volunteer Forms
No
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Cinderella Pet Rescue.pdf
No
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Palm Valley Application Form.pdf
No
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Sea Turtle Inc.doc
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Quinta Mazatlan Volunteer Form
Online Volunteer form
No
No
No
None
Volunteer Form
Volunteer Form
No
None
Yes
Must fill out background information with a member of their staff
No
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Edinburg Boys and Girls Club.pdf
volunteer application
YES
Volunteer application
Yes
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\Girl Scouts Volunteer Form.pdf
Best to register with Career
Services prior to volunteering
here.
This office will support our students who live on campus or have transportation issues
No * Must be 21 or older, have a
TB Test, and Bilingual preferred
..\URSL New Folder\Fall 2013 SL Placements\The Young Center.pdf
Depends on Location
Communication
2/3/14 Nina: Called and left message to call back
3/5/14 Nina: Called to ceck if they were accepting volunteers due to weather.
2/12/14 Nina: Called Danella-Left Message, 2/14/14 Nina: Called-Meeting with Danella set for
Tuesday Morning.
2/14/14 Dr. Brown, Nina: Meeting with Catherine about upcoming events 2/18/14 Nina
Emailed Catherine about helping this week
2/11/14 Nina: Spoke with Mr. Perkins about the need for students to work on their web-site,
social media, and looking for students who could potentially turn into employees.
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2/11/14 Nina: Spoke with Diann about the need for studens in all areas of their work.
1/28/14 Nina- Called at 2:11pm Left message for Katherine to call back. 2/3/2014 Nina: Called
Office, Left Message 2/3/14 Nina: E-mailed Katherine about 17 students working on trail for
blind.
1/24/14 Nina-Followed up with Gisela on possible needs of organization via email. Nina:
Spoke with Gisela about upcoming event 2/3/14
3/4/14 Nina: Myra was in a meeting, left a message. 3/5/14 9:49am Myra was away from her
desk, left a message.3/5/14 Nina: Emailed Myra. Gave her details about project and asked to
speak with her soon. 3/5/14 Nina: Called and left message from Myra.
2/12/14: Spoke with Volunteer coordinator Terry Zuazua 2/24/14 Nina: No answer left message
2/25/14 Nina: Spoke with Terry about April dates for Dr. Stehn. Those days are not available.
Nina will email her details of the class and she will try and find two days that will work. All of
March is booked with builds and they are in need of help.
3/5/14 3:00pm Nina: Called to see if they had any projects going on. They did not.
2/12/14 Nina: Emailed Rosemary for upcoming events and/or organizational needs.
2/19/14 Nina: Spoke with Lucy. Disappointed that students have not shown up.
1/28/14 Nina- Called at 2:09pm Let message for Joe to call back. 2/3/2014-Nina: Talked with
Joe about students expanding band with. 2/19/14 Nina: Spoke with Joe and coordinated
orientation
2/24/14 Nina: Called for location
1/24/14 Nina-Followed up with Barbara and will let her know how many students we have that
want to serve on campus.
2/12/14 Nina: Responded to Devorah Rapoport's email regarding the type of placements our
office offers.
