Brushing and preparing the horse and riding equipment (tack) for a rider, and/or taking off tack and caring for the horse after a ride is completed. Special training for this task is also provided.
Walking beside a rider who is mounted, helping to ensure his or her safety and security while in the saddle. Sidewalkers are specially trained to avoid injury in the event of a fall or emergency dismount. Generally, sidewalkers are not asked to walk in excess of two 50-minute sessions per morning and are given breaks…
Guiding a specially trained horse before, during and after a rider is mounted, as directed by the riding instructor. Volunteers undergo training to ensure their comfort and confidence in horse handling and leading prior to being assigned this duty.
Please donate to us through Amazon Smile, Ebay, or on our website. All funds are going to help students. We also have some custom t-shirts that we will accept donations for to help the cause. Our Help Line program helps the students get into a shelter as soon as possible and/or helping the student find…
ECHO is in desperate need of volunteers who will hep us serve in the month of August. Our student volunteers will be heading back to school and our normal standby retirees are still understandably a bit hesitant to come back to the front lines. We could really use your help any day of the week…
Academy Prep prides itself on the volunteer efforts of the community. We could not sustain our programs without volunteers. Annually, Academy Prep receives over 9,000 volunteer hours from parents, corporations, non-profits, board members, community members and graduates. Daily volunteer opportunities include study hall assistance from 5:00pm – 6:05pm, math/English tutoring at various times, and playing chess…
Volunteers, ages 14 and up, are always welcome at A Kids Place and there are numerous ways you can be a part of what we do. While hands-on time with the children is extremely limited, we offer other opportunities to get involved such as special events, campus clean-ups, and on-site summer camp.
Thanks to a recent small grant from the Tampa Bay Resilience Fund, the HOME Foundation is able to offer some free counseling sessions to children and families, including essential workers. Right now the sessions are through a secure Telehealth service until our office reopens this Summer. If you are interested in obtaining counseling sessions for…
Students ages 15-21 are needed to serve and lead this summer. Participants must commit to one day a week, 8:30-3:00. Volunteers will serve in the food pantry, clothing room, or at donation drop off. In services will also be held to focus on the root causes of poverty, hunger, and homelessness. All activities will be…
With the current world wide crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic the single-mother families we serve have been effected financially. Shepherd’s Village provides affordable housing and life skill resources for working low income single-mothers. During this crisis more than half of our moms have experienced a job loss or significant decrease in wages, all while having…