Join a network of local crochet enthusiasts to create beautiful and warm items such as crocheted animals, blankets, hats, and more! Begun in 2022 by one of our top volunteers Lisa Anderson, the Blue Skies Crochet Program’s first success story was donating a bundle of crocheted animals to children at Seminole Memorial Hospital. Please click here for details!

This volunteer position would include directing digital marketing such as running social media accounts, updating the website, graphic design, and photography as well as physical marketing such as branded apparel, signage, and flyers. If you would like to use your knowledge, skills, and experience to create a better Gaines County then email us today!

This volunteer position would help our Communications Department create visual graphics that are on-brand, modern, and tell a story! From social media posts to program logos graphic designers are truly valuable members of our growing team. Let your art make a real difference in the lives of your neighbors!

This volunteer position’s purpose is to advocate for and represent our main clients who are often low-income, former or currently homeless, unemployed, or have substance abuse issues. A great advocate has life experience in any combination of these areas and a passionate desire to help others. Lend us your knowledge so we can better serve our clients!

This volunteer position is focused on preparing the Blue Crew for emergency situations through extensive training, coordinating volunteers during such events, and communicating with local first responders. If you have a knack for staying cool under pressure and have strong leadership abilities contact us today!

This volunteer role is built around finding and pursuing grant opportunities for 501(c)3 nonprofits (that’s us!). As a grant writer on our team you would work with our Financial Director to submit applications to corporations and foundations, a crucial role that makes all of the work Blue Skies does possible in the first place. If you’re not afraid of forms and have a way with words contact us about this position today!

This volunteer position helps the Blue Crew find opportunities in our area to give back and then organizes a volunteering session where we come out and do something special for the community. In the past we’ve helped with the community garden, packed food to ship to hungry children, stuffed backpacks filled with free school supplies, and more! If you have your finger on the pulse of the Gaines County community email us today about this position!

The multimedia producer position is a volunteer position that focuses on producing photographs, video, and audio. A great candidate for this position would have a solid foundation in photography but still be able to record and edit great quality videos for our Communication Department. If you would like to use your creative and technical expertise to do some good contact us today!

The position of Food Leader serves as a core member of our team that’s dedicated to obtaining and distributing groceries and food to the hungry in our community. Duties include meeting with clients to pay for their groceries, obtaining food from donors, and dropping off care packages to those in need. Email us today to ask about this position!

This volunteer role focuses on sustainable permaculture, gardening, and creating a healthy ecology in our community. Duties include putting together garden starter kits, teaching introductory gardening classes, encouraging healthy lifestyles, and advising Blue Skies on the best environmental actions to take. If plants and sustainability are your happy place shoot us an email today!

Our Donation Restorer role is a volunteer position dedicated to using restoration skills to give new life to used items that are donated to Blue Skies. We often receive items such as furniture, clothing, toys, books, and more that are in need of some love to bring them back to a great condition so that they can find a second life with someone who needs them. Email us if you would like to make a difference in someone’s life using your amazing skills!

Our Safety Leader position is based around keeping our volunteers and clients safe from physical dangers, preparing them for challenges, and maintaining safety compliance. Duties of this role include training volunteers in areas like CPR, first aid, active shooter response, fire safety, and more. If you are the person anyone can turn to for safety concerns email us today about this role!

The volunteer position of Maintenance Leader serves as our go-to source for needs relating to plumbing, electrical, construction, and other trades. Duties of this position would be to help keep our facilities in clean and working order and advising in situations where a client might have a building need or safety concern about their living quarters. If you’re knowledgeable in the trades and would love to make a difference email us!

Compliance Advisor is a role whose responsibilities include serving as the legal mind of Blue Skies and advising the organization on nonprofit legal matters and compliance. Use your bright mind and legal know-how to help the most vulnerable in our community! Email us today!

This volunteer position is based on assisting Blue Skies with vehicles, vehicle maintenance, and local transportation of donations, food, volunteers, and other items. If you have a mechanical mind and would love to help your neighbors have a better quality of life email us about this position today!

The Education Leader position consists of a volunteer who has experience in the educational field leading enriching sessions like classes or events for youth and children. If you have experience in the classroom and working with groups of children please email about this position so we can work together to make Gaines County a better place for our youngest residents!

The role of Technology Advisor focuses on assisting the organization with all of it’s technology-related decisions, tech support, networking, app, digital security, and/or hardware issues. If you have a problem-solving mind with experience in tech, email about this role today!

Our Fundraising Leader would have a position that is based on raising funds for Blue Skies using fundraising events as well as meeting one-on-one with potential donors and presenting our case to them. Email about joining our team in this role, especially if you have experience with professional communication and building relationships!

The volunteer role of accountant focuses on the financial integrity of Blue Skies, working closely with our bookkeeper. Duties include reviewing financial statements, helping create monthly financial reports, and auditing the finances of the nonprofit. Email today about this position to use your talent to do good for the community!

At Seminole Memorial Hospital the Ladies Auxiliary, also known as the “Pink Ladies”, consists of more than 20 members who volunteer their time to work in the gift shop, deliver snacks to our patients, and drop off newspapers and soft drinks to the hospital patients twice each weekday. Proceeds from the gift shop are generously donated to the hospital to fund various projects such as car seats for newborns or the redecorating of patient rooms. Visit their site!

The Hope & Healing Center has volunteer opportunities available in the roles of cooking, packing food, and cleaning up after their dinner service for 200 people. Hope & Healing Center makes a difference in the community both through food and through support. They believe in you and your nourishment physically, emotionally, and spiritually! Visit their site!

Gaines County is host to numerous churches and religious organizations that often have volunteer opportunities for various tasks such cleaning, assisting with technology, and caring for children. With a wide variety of options to choose from, there is sure to be a program that fits what you’re searching for near you!

Begun by First Presbyterian Church in 2015, the mobile pantry program is still going strong every month at Wigwam Stadium in Seminole to those who have pre-registered and those in a hunger emergency. Volunteer with the mobile pantry to assist in loading boxes of food into the vehicles of those in line. This is a great opportunity to make a difference for just 30 minutes a month! Visit their site!

The Gaines County Library System is an invaluable cornerstone of our community, providing not only hundreds of interesting books, comics, DVDs, and more for all ages but also computer access, research help, and events. Libraries truly envision the best of society, making available information and resources for all, regardless of income. Contact your closest library to ask about upcoming volunteering opportunities! Visit their site!

Seminole Rotary Club spearheads great projects in the community such as distributing dictionaries to 3rd graders, placing American flags around Seminole on holidays, and more! There are always volunteer opportunities available at this local chapter of Rotary International! Email or call today to learn more!