Choosing to volunteer in your community involves a lot of commitment. You’re clearing your schedule, offering up your skills and taking a stand for what you believe in. Finding the right opportunity is just another item on the to-do list. To help you check that step off your list, here are unique, diverse volunteer options in Aurora.
Address: 9898 E. Colfax Ave.
Contact: 719-471-8672, childrensliteracycenter.org
dzܳ:There’s no denying the long-term benefits of getting kids hooked on reading early. Why not help the cause in your own neighborhood? At the Aurora location for the Children’s Literacy Center, you’ll get to tutor a child one-on-one every week over the course of three months. This statewide program started in 1991 in Colorado Springs. It serves hundreds of Colorado children and operates out of Aurora at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
Address: 15750 E. 32nd Ave.
Contact: 303-326-8390, auroragov.org
dzܳ:Dog person, cat person, rabbit person — no matter how you identify, the Aurora Animal Shelter is looking for volunteers. The organization has opportunities for folks with all kinds of skills, whether you’re a pro dog walker, hardworking veterinary student or experienced office manager. If you have room in your home and your heart for additional family members, fostering animals until they find their forever homes is an invaluable service.
Contact: 720-859-2248, jglaviano@seniorhub.org, auroragov.org
dzܳ:Help make the golden years of Aurora’s senior citizens comfortable and bright by volunteering with the Senior Hub. The organization can tailor opportunities to your schedule, whether that’s one hour a week or several, one-time or ongoing. There’s dozens of needs to be filled, including meal preparation, pet care, shoveling snow, chore service or simply dropping by for a friendly visit.
Address: 15206 E. 1st Ave.
Contact: 303-739-6663, jlira@auroragov.org, auroragov.org
About: Live out your “Little House on the Prairie” fantasies and help the Aurora History Museum at the Coal Creek Schoolhouse site. This historic one-room schoolhouse was originally built in 1928 and is the last of its kind in Aurora. The museum is looking to train new volunteers to conduct tours for students during the week. Applicants who have experience working with elementary school-aged children are preferred.