Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations. Here are some current needs:

Administrative help

Apply your organizational skills in a local housing program designed to enable low-income families to achieve the American dream of home ownership. Your administrative know-how will be put to good use at a Stafford office when you assist with copying, data entry, and filing. Pick a time slot that suits your schedule on any weekday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and help others to help themselves through participation in this empowering program.

Be a role model

Create memories lasting a lifetime by becoming a mentor to a boy or girl from a single-parent home. Getting together twice a month at mutually convenient times with a youngster between the ages of 6 and 15, the two of you can enjoy recreational activities or simply discuss his or her problems and aspirations. The sponsoring agency will provide you with training and ongoing support. This assignment requires a valid driver’s license and background check. The minimum age for volunteers is 18.

Advocate for victims of abuse

Be an advocate for women victimized by domestic abuse. Volunteering with an organization that works to prevent violence against Asian women, you’ll help heal the hurt of past abuse and foster healthier interaction among family members in the future. A comprehensive 40-hour training program will equip you to handle calls from your home, providing peer counseling when appropriate and referring women on to other needed services. Knowledge of an Asian language is helpful but not required.

Additional opportunities:

• Assist low-income families through a program that provides free tax preparation.

• Be a bingo caller and bring cheer and good fellowship to residents of a healthcare center in Missouri City.

• Volunteers are needed to provide support and solace to the terminally ill and their families in a Fort Bend area hospice program.

• Sign up for training that will equip you to distribute preventive medication to Fort Bend County residents during a public health emergency.

• Housekeeping specialists are needed to help maintain a clean and tidy environment at a resource center for women in Rosenberg.

• Raise a puppy for an organization that assigns guide dogs to people who are visually impaired.

For more information on volunteer opportunities, call Volunteer Fort Bend at 281-499-9102, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Information on additional opportunities is also available at www.VolunteerFortBend.org