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If you are in need of service hours, or simply want to help your community, please look at the list of local nonprofits below. Many of them will have details about the organization as well as contact information, all provided by the organizations, so that you can reach out and let them know of your interest in volunteering.
Ongoing List of Nonprofits
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Barberton Area Community Ministries (dsomerville@bacm.org, 330-745-3693)
Services:
-Packing grocery bags
-Getting plastic bags double-bagged
-Sorting food items and toiletries
-Phone calls and other office work
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 A.M to 5 P.M
Dress Code: No short-shorts
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Contacts: Dorothy Somerville (Executive Director), Dawn Cobb (Pantry Operation Manager)
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Barberton Public Library (sarah.granville@barbertonlibrary.org, 330-745-1194)
Services:
-Dusting and cleaning chairs and tables
-Folding pamphlets
-Making sure books, magazines, etc. are in order
-Assembling craft kits
-Decorating windows
-Helping with programs
-Finding books on the shelf from a provided list
Hours: Various
Dress Code: Comfortable clothes
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Contacts: Sarah Granville (Reference and Teen Services Librarian)
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Common Threads Closet (commonthreadscloset@yahoo.com, 330-634-6749)
Services:
-Helping bring donations in
-Organize donations
-Serve meals
-Sort clothes
Hours: Thursdays, 4-7p and Saturdays, 10a-1p
Dress Code: Seasonal clothes with comfortable shoes, we walk a lot
Handicap Accessible: We are downstairs and only have a chairlift, no elevator
Contacts: Cindy Bach (Co-founder)
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Barberton Salvation Army (sharon.ray@use.Salvation Army.org, 330-745-2836)
Services:
-Bagging fruits & vegetables
-Putting food on tables
-Loading carts
Hours: Produce Dates- Friday's- 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th when there are 5 weeks, times are 10:00 - 12:00. The 4th Friday is bigger with more food items. 10:00- 1:00. Help setting up, putting food on tables can come 8:30 or 9:00 A.M. Time to come later by 9:30
Dress Code: Clothes are to be comfortable, no strapless tops or tank tops. Should wear closed toed shoes.
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Contacts: Sharon Ray
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Summa Health Volunteer Services (volunteer@summahealth.org, 330-375-3247)
Services:
-There are many different opportunities, including patient facing and clerical
-Some patient facing opportunities are Wayfinding, Patient Experience, and Lobby/ Guest Ambassadors
-Some clerical opportunities include Messenger Office, Pre- Admission Testing, and Histology
Hours: Varies depending on the assignment and the current availability. Most shifts are Sunday through Saturday from roughly 8am- 12pm,
12pm- 4pm and 4pm- 8pm. We do require a 4 hours shift.
Dress Code: We provide volunteers with a uniform and an ID badge, they just have to wear earth tones pants (khakis, black, brown, navy).
Handicap Accessible: Yes, all of our buildings have handicap accessibility. We are happy to find a volunteer assignment that fits the volunteers
needs.
Additional Information: We do require volunteers to come in on a set, consistent schedule every week. We have many different opportunities at
multiple campuses, and we are happy to answer questions you may have. If you are interested in volunteering, please go online and apply!
Here is the website: https://www.summahealth.org/about-us/about-summa/volunteering-at-summa