Volunteer Locally

Census 2020

You and your families have received a lot of information lately regarding the Census 2020. As mandated by the U.S. Constitution, the Census is conducted every ten years to get a complete and accurate count of every person living in the United States. The results of the Census will determine how billions of dollars in federal funding get distributed to states, counties, and cities as well as the number of congressional representatives and electoral votes allocated to each state. We need your help to make sure we’re getting the most accurate count of our students. You count! Help us make sure that we’re all counted! For more information check out https://2020census.gov/
 

  • If you live off campus - please make sure you are completing the Census 2020 for your campus address as if you were still living there! If you live in private off-campus housing, regardless of whether you own or rent, you will submit a Census form for your off-campus household. If multiple people live in a private off-campus house together, the group will need to choose one person to be “head of household” for the purpose of submitting the form. All individuals living in the house will need to be included on the same form
  • If you live in the residence halls - don’t worry! We’ve got you covered! 
  • If you are a commuter - you will be counted within your permanent address
  • Important to remember - Make sure you are sharing Census information with your parents/guardians - they should not be counting you on the form that comes to their house
     

Hispanic Center - Bilingual Elder Care Volunteer

Delia Marrero - Preferably via cell at 484-934-1400 or by email at dmarrero@hclv.org 

  • If you have a student who is fluent in Spanish we need help with our Census outreach initiatives.
  •  We are looking to do FB live sessions on our FB Page in both English and Spanish about the importance of Census. In addition we would be looking to host Zoom conferences in both English and Spanish as well.
  •  We need to do outreach by phone and most of our participants speak Spanish.

Flint Hill Farm - Farm Volunteer and or Intern

Kathy Fields - info@flinthill-fram.org or call 610-349-3340

Volunteers provide visitors with a unique and personal agricultural experience.  Example needs are: ​

  • Carpenter, Landscaper, Painter, Maintenance, able to do small projects and repairs-woodworking / machine skills a plus!  
  • Gardener: working with Master Gardener on a plan and helping to execute those plans
  • Milking of goats or cows---will train--time required approx 1 and 1/2 hr.
  • Gathering and cleaning eggs--AM or PM--one or more days per week. Will train.
  • Stall help needed AM/PM. Work will be shared with another adult or teen. Will train. Needs to be willing to become comfortable around various animals. Time: 7:00 AM for cleaning stalls-- PM for cleaning run in areas. Duties include washing and filling water buckets, putting hay into stalls, removing manure and putting in fresh bedding.
  • Feeding a.m. or p.m.: To work with another trained teen or young adult. To bring food to various animals. Duties include being able to carry small feed buckets. Ability to drive the John Deere Gator a plus. Willing to learn to be comfortable around various animals.
  • Assist in cheese packaging for the market. Will train to work in cheese house. Once or twice a week for 2 hrs. Hours flexible.
  • Work in the office: file, answer phones, take messages and handle sales of farm produce and do some errands. Time flexible! Need strong personal skills.​

United Way - Special Projects assistance 

Jill Pereira - jillp@unitedwayglv.org

  • Special Projects - volunteer with Sr. Director of HR and also other departments on different projects.  Opportunities to be identified.  

Volunteer Center - Youth Program support 

Karen Smith - karen@volunteelv.org

  • Volunteer to help support goLEAD summer camp July 13-17 2020 at Moravian University
  • Provide support to nonprofit during COVID-19 resource prep
  • COCID-19 data research
  • Other nonprofit support

Homelessness and affordable housing, and legal support

 Diane Elliot - delliott@bc-every1matters.org

  • Volunteer working on both evictions and post-COVID issues

Humanitarian Social Innovations 

Linda Rentschler - 610-451-4798

  • Looking for volunteers to work in programs

Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley 

Hasshan Batts - 610-393-9514

  • Looking for volunteers who:
    • Speak spanish
    • Are aware of the working of the new PPP loans
    • Loan forgiveness navigation

Moms Offering Moms Support (MOMS)

Zair Burris - 860-572-6001

  • Looking for 2-3 students who are either fluent in reading/writing Spanish or who are majoring in Spanish to translate materials into Spanish. 
  • Looking for 1-2 students to make a list of local businesses that may be willing to donate or sponsor and write a letter to each business. The donations don't need to be money; for instance a dentist could donate some children's toothbrushes and toothpaste. The more creative the better.

Allentown Volunteer Medical Resource Corps (AVMRC)  volunteer base of community members who work with the Allentown Health Bureau and disaster response professionals during emergencies and at other times throughout the year to address the public health needs within the City of Allentown. Health professionals as well as community members with other skills and experiences play important roles during the response to public health emergencies.

  • AVMRC is looking for new volunteers - you do not need to be an Allentown resident to join. During a public health emergency, we will need both medical and non-medical volunteers including:
    • Physicians ~ Nurses ~ Social Workers ~ Paramedics ~ EMTs ~ Pharmacists Physician Assistants ~ Certified Nursing Assistants ~ Health Educators Translators/Linguists ~ Clerical Support ~ Data Entry ~ Phone Receptionists ~ Greeters ~ Food Services ~ Crowd Management ~ Loading/Shipping ~ and many more…

The City of Bethlehem Medical Reserve Corps is dedicated to organizing and preparing a medically related volunteer base that will serve to assist with emergency services, public health practice, and community outreach and education.

Northampton County Citizen Corps Council - http://ncem-pa.org/citizen-corps-about/


Excel list of current baby needs and locations in the Lehigh Valley. 

NOTE: The Center for Career and Civic Engagement is available to students and alumni via virtual appointments (i.e. Zoom, phone, email, Google Hangouts) Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. If you have questions or if you would like to schedule a virtual appointment, please email careercivic@moravian.edu.