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Be a Volunteer

Big or small, we need it all!  Volunteers are our biggest assets...Whatever your talent, we can use it!  To learn more about available opportunities, read the volunteer job descriptions below. 

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Fill out our online application and get started today!

 

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Click here to download our Volunteer Application.  Please print, complete, and return to us at 18806 Roberts Road, Hockley, TX 77447, or by fax at 281-351-4978.

 

Please note:  All volunteers ages 14 and up must successfully complete a background check before beginning service.  Sorry, we are unable to offer court-ordered community service hours.

For more information, please contact George O'Neal at 281-351-4976 ext. 225 or by email at george.oneal@boysandgirlscountry.org.    

 

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Education Volunteers
Maintenance Volunteers
Summer Program Volunteers
Recreation Volunteers
Special Events Volunteers
Clothing Closet Volunteers
Commissary Volunteers
Administrative Volunteers

Download PDF Click here for a printer-friendly version of all volunteer opportunities 

 

Education Volunteers

Tutors wanted!  If you can teach kids in areas from basic reading and math to science and geography, come be a part of our tutoring team!  Here are the details:

  • Monday-Thursday 3:30-8:00 p.m. (as few or as many hours as your schedule permits)
  • Grades K-12, ACT/SAT/TAKS preparation

Education Volunteer

 

Maintenance Volunteers

If you are handy with tools, or have an enthusiastic group willing to take on a home improvement project on our campus, we could really use your help with various tasks, including:

  • Plumbing
  • Electrical
  • Sheet rock repair
  • Tile/carpet installation and repair
  • Auto mechanics
  • Ranching
  • Groundskeeping

Painting Projects (great for groups!):

  • Cottage exteriors
  • Barns
  • Fence

Volunteer painting

4-H Program

  • Experience with showing animals, photography, sewing, gardening, etc

Landscape Projects

  • Maintain flowerbeds

Horse Program

  • Assist Equestrian Coordinator with working horses, cleaning barn, etc.

Horse Program Volunteer


 

Summer Program Volunteers

What are your talents? Come share them with our kids in a summer workshop!

 Summer Program Volunteer
 

Lifeguards Needed!

  • Must be certified

 Lifeguard


 

Recreation Volunteers

We need enthusiastic volunteers who love kids and can help with:

  • Dance/cheerleading lessons. 
  • Music lessons (and, if you can tune a piano, or know someone who can, we have pianos across campus that need a skilled hand!)
  • Sports clinics
  • Fitness

 Volunteers -- Recreation



 

Special Events Volunteers

It takes a village to stage one of our events!  You can be a part of our fundraising events, from the Heritage Award Dinner to the Spring Festival!  As a volunteer you can help with:

  • Mailings
  • Data entry
  • Spring Festival (a cast of hundreds of volunteers is needed!)
    • Staff carnival-type booths
    • Assist with silent auction

Event Volunteers 



 

Clothing Closet Volunteers

The Clothing Closet is our on-campus clothing area, where children "shop" for new and gently used donated clothing, shoes, and accessories.  We need volunteers to:

  • Sort clothing
  • Hang items
  • Display outfits
  • Rotate seasonal clothing
  • Assist houseparents and residents while shopping

 Clothing Closet Volunteers


 

Commissary Volunteers

The Commissary is where we maintain our supply of food and supplies for our children and cottages.  We are looking for volunteers for the following roles: 

  • Stock shelves
  • Fulfill grocery orders
  • Provide a meal for a cottagegreat for groups!
  • Data entry

 Commissary Volunteer


 

Administrative Volunteers

You can help keep our Administration Building running!  As a volunteer, you can take on the following duties:

  • Answer phones
  • File
  • Greet guests
  • Data entry
  • Computer support – techies wanted!

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