1. Choose a volunteer activity that interests you.
2. Call Goodwill Community Relations Coordinator Jinnie Kerdi at 727-523-1512 ext. 1013, or contact us online.
3. Attend an orientation to meet other volunteers and learn more about Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.

    

Other volunteer opportunities may be available. Please call us at 727-523-1512, ext. 1013, or contact us online.

Volunteer Opportunities at Goodwill: Book sorter, cleaner, labeler for BookWorks Sorting, cleaning and preparing donated childrens books for BookWorks. Department: Volunteer Services Schedule: Weekly - 4 hours per week. Clerical This is a great opportunity for someone who has fantastic organizational skills. No phone work. Little experience needed - will train. Department: Volunteer Services Schedule: Weekly Landscaping Weeding, mulching, pruning, planting at any one of Goodwill-Suncoast's locations. If you are looking for an opportunity to make an immediate difference…this is for you. Join us to make Goodwill's housing developments and training centers more beautiful places to live and work. Department: Volunteer Services Schedule: Varies Mentor a Teen You could have a huge positive impact on a teen's life by voluteering just a few hours each month for the Goodwill GoodGuides™ youth mentoring program.  Both adult and peer mentors (16 or older) are needed.  For more information e-mail goodguides@goodwill-suncoast.com . Department: GoodGuides™ Schedule: Flexible. Mentors are asked to volunteer 4-6 hours a month and to make at least a 1-year commitment. Share knowledge and skills with former offenders Volunteers are needed to help participants in Goodwill Corrections programs develop the skills needed to successfully reintegrate into society. Volunteer opportunities include: Budgeting/money management instruction Job placement assistance Mentoring Reading tutors Sharing craft making or hobbies Vocational counseling Department: Corrections Schedule: Flexible Special Events Throughout the year, Goodwill-Suncoast conducts a variety of fun and exciting special events. If you have always wanted to volunteer your time and talents but were not sure how to get started, this could be your answer. Call today and learn how you can become involved! Department: Volunteer Services Schedule: Varies Story reader for Goodwill's BookWorks program BookWorks, Encourages literacy by reaching out to pre-school children where books and reading may not be part of the child's environment. Volunteers read to children at Head Start centers or waiting rooms of clinics, or welfare-to-work offices. Then they present each child with a personalized book of their own to take home. Volunteers must first attend orientation. Training is available. Transportation and pre-screening is necessary. Read more about Goodwill's BookWorks. Click here. Department: Volunteer Services Schedule: Flexible. Each reading takes approximately 1 hour. Tutors, Teachers, Workshop Coordinators Do you have a unique talent or an ability to share with others? Volunteers are needed to assist adults who are disabled and the elderly in special projects within Goodwill's affordable living projects. Opportunities include teaching and supervising arts and crafts workshops, reading, assisting in writing life histories, GED and adult literacy and functional skills training, woodworking and upholstery teachers. Work with our housing supervisors and residents to set your own schedule. Transportation required. Department: Volunteer Services Schedule: Varies