Sharing is Caring - Odyssey HealthCare

To join our team please call Sarah Kloos at 361-992-2700 or email: skloos@odsyhealth.com

Sharing your time as a volunteer with Odyssey HealthCare you will be part of a team who can contribute to an improved quality of life for patients near the end of life. No matter what your talents, or interest, every volunteer contributes in a different manner. Such as; Patient Visit Volunteer which is visiting our patients to provide companionship and support through conversation, leisure activities (ex: reading or playing games) or by being a supportive presence. Also may provide the opportunity for respite, so that the caregiver can take some time away to take care of him or herself. Administrative Volunteer: Provide office support through clerical duties, such as data entry, filing, or phone calling.

Singing for Christ

For more information, call Juan 739-5364 or Carolyn 765-0720.

Brothers and sisters, you are needed to bring a little touch of Jesus to our elders in nursing homes. You do not need to be an accomplished vocalist. If you sing in the shower, you qualify already. Call Juan 739-5364 or Carolyn 765-0720.

Share Your Talents

To learn more please call the Volunteer Services Department at 361-694-5011 or visit us at www.dirscollchildrens.org/join.

The Cottage Resale Shop at Driscoll Children's Hospital is in need of committed volunteers to share their time and talents 3 or 4 hours a week or more. All the proceeds raised benefit the hospital. To learn more regarding this rewarding opportunity and to obtain an application please call the Volunteer Services Department at 361-694-5011 or you can log on to www.dirscollchildrens.org/join our team. Come by and visit us at The Cottage Shop located at 3533 S. Alameda adjacent to the hospital.

Angel Bright Hospice, Inc.

Located at 3213 Holly Rd Corpus Christi

Volunteers are needed at Angel Bright Hospice, Inc. to offer support to hospice patients by assisting with errands, preparing light meals, housekeeping, providing general companionship. Office volunteers are also needed. We will train you. For more information call Rev. Ray Claveria, Chaplain and Volunteer Coordinator at 853-4300

Blue Sky Hospice, Inc.

For more information, please contact Mary Alice Garcia at (361)723-1049.

Volunteering could be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do. Blue Sky Hospice is seeking volunteers to assist with some support including sitting with patients, running errands or doing some light housekeeping for the patient and family. We are also looking for office support volunteers to include; but not limited to: Answering phones, data entry, mailings and photocopying.

Calling All Eucharistic Ministers!

Contact Elizabeth Mendoza at 881-3616 for more information.

Would you like to be part of the "healing ministry of Jesus Christ?" The CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital (Memorial, Shoreline and South) needs your help to provide communion to our patients. We ask that you prayerfully consider becoming a part of this ministry. Contact Elizabeth Mendoza at 881-3616 for more information.

Deaf & Disabled Ministry

For further information, please contact Celia or Aurora at 361-884-0651.

The Deaf and Disabled Ministry of the Diocese of Corpus Christi is looking for your help. They are in dire need of two or three volunteer drivers to pick-up and take home deaf individuals who attend the church at the Immaculate Conception Chapel on Saratoga on Sundays. No special license is required. Also, needed is a volunteer CCD teacher to help with the large class on Sunday mornings. For further information, please contact Celia or Aurora at 361-884-0651.

Legacy Healthcare Volunteers

For more information call Rachel Lerma at 361-855-1015.

Legacy Healthcare seeking volunteers to offer support to hospice patients by assisting with errands, preparing light meals or housekeeping, or providing general companionship. For more information call Rachel Lerma at 361-855-1015.

Nursing Home Advocates

Call the Coastal Bend Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program at 1-800-817-5743.

Dedicated volunteers are needed to serve as nursing home advocates. Volunteers receive certification training, visit nursing homes to advocate for quality care, and protect resident's rights. If you are Tough Enough to Care, can be objective, and can work independently, we want to talk with you. Call the Coastal Bend Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program at 1-800-817-5743.

Vista Care Hospice

For more information, please call Dianne Lang at 361-854-1540 or toll free 888-878-1540.

Volunteers are needed to spend an hour or two a week visiting patients in the Coastal Bend in their homes, nursing homes, or in our Inpatient Unit at Trinity Towers, 101 N. Upper Broadway. A person who has experienced the healing intervention of God during their own personal loss or crisis may be well suited for this special ministry. Volunteers age 16 and older are also needed in the business office. For more information, please call Dianne Lang at 361-854-1540 or toll free 888-878-1540.

Jail Ministry is Rewarding

The coordinator is Pedro Costilla, cell: 361-960-4798, and the Jail Ministry secretary is Adelfa M. Martinez, home: 361-852-1175.

Volunteers visit the Nueces County Jail on Saturdays for about one hour from 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. The SATF is held at the annex on Tuesday night for two hours serving those in drug rehab. The coordinator is Pedro Costilla, cell: 361-960-4798, and the Jail Ministry secretary is Adelfa M. Martinez, home: 361-852-1175. Please call for training. Father Eduardo Montemayor, SOLT, is present at the informational meetings.

Hospital Volunteers Needed

To learn more about volunteering to visit patients or run errands, please contact 361-881-3160.

Volunteers are critical to the health of our community and an integral part of our caring team throughout the Christus Spohn Health System. To learn more about volunteering to visit patients or run errands, please contact 361-881-3160.

Give From the Heart - Brush Country CASA

For more information please contact: Seana Towler, and Ofilia Rodriguez at 361-595-7233 or 522-9023.

Brush Country CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), located in Kingsville, is looking for people/person that would be willing to speak up for the abused and neglected children in Kleberg, Kenedy, Brooks, Duval and Jim Wells Counties. Come and be the ears and eyes for the court to achieve a safe and permanent home for the children

Christus Hospice & Palliative Care

For more information, call Carrie Zirbes at 361-994-3450 or 1-800-371-0115.

Christus Hospice and Palliative Care-Spohn, a home care service for the terminally ill, needs volunteers to visit patients or run errands for the families in Nueces, San Patricio, Jim Wells, and Kleberg counties. For more information, call Carrie Zirbes at 361-994-3450 or 1-800-371-0115.

Share Your Love With a Child

Please call Stephanie De Los Santos at 361-289-2824.

Open your heart to a child who needs your love and a home. The Children's Shelter is seeking loving individuals, single or married, willing to foster or adopt a child who has been abused, abandoned, or neglected. You can help by caring for babies, toddlers, sibling groups, all children from 0 to 17 years of age. Please RSVP for one of our Inquiry Meetings held every first Tuesday at noon and third Tuesday at 6 p.m. every month. Please call Stephanie De Los Santos at 361-289-2824.

Drivers Needed-The American Cancer Society

For registration, contact Sarah Stevens or Mari Monage at 361-857-0136.

Can you spare an hour or two each week? Every day there are Corpus Christi cancer patients who need a ride to their doctor's offices and are unable to get to their life-saving treatments. Many patients need daily or weekly treatments but do not have a car, are too ill to drive, and/or don't have family or friends who can take them. You can help save a life by volunteering as a driver. Please donate an hour a week of your time to give a ride to cancer patients so that they can receive their life-saving treatment. Contact The American Cancer Society to schedule a training at 4101 S. Alameda Street, Corpus Christi. For registration, contact Sarah Stevens or Mari Monage at 361-857-0136.