Activity Coordinators. Volunteers are needed to help with various activities including arts and crafts, bingo, balloon volleyball, bowling, birthday parties, reading, and writing.  Volunteers may also work one-on-one with residents.  Foreign language students are also needed to help with residents whose first language is not English.

Volunteers must commit to work one shift a month for a minimum of two months. For the Fort Lauderdale shelter, volunteers can work Monday through Saturday. For the Pompano shelter, volunteers can work Wednesday through Sunday and customize their time to fit their needs. Opportunities include Adoption Assistants, Greeters and Escorts, and Lost and Found Associates that help to reunite lost pets with their owners; and at the Fort Lauderdale shelter only - Veterinary Assistants.

Teenage volunteers are needed to help with exotic plant removal and other gardening tasks. Dedicated, hard-working, friendly and responsible teens are needed. Must be willing to learn and be at least 14 years old.

Adopt-A-Street is a partnership between Broward Beautiful, Broward County Government, and participating cities. Volunteer groups agree to adopt one-half of a mile or more of a selected street and remove the litter four times per year for two years. Volunteers are needed to provide organizational help, cleanup supplies, free disposal and Adopt-A-Street signs

VSA Arts is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities. Volunteer positions are available on Saturdays through June, July, and August. Positions include: Art Assistant for a Furniture Painting Class at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts in Tequesta, and Art Assistant for a Cartooning Class at the John Prince Park in Lake Worth. Responsibilities include assisting the art instructor with distributing supplies, assisting participants as needed, and encouraging participants to stay on task. Volunteers are also needed Sept. 18- Oct. 9: "A Portrait of Me" - class for teens and adults with disabilities. From 10:30 - 12 noon at Burns Road Community Center, Palm Beach Gardens.