Partners

Organization Name and Contact

Service Category

Organization Mission/Volunteer Opportunities

American Cancer Society

Anna Way 270-683-0778

health

Provides cancer awareness, treatment, support services, while promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Assisting with periodic fundraising events throughout the year. Assist with mailings. Make follow-up phone calls.

American Legion

Terry Mathis; 270-683-1633

veterans

Focuses on mentoring youth, sponsoring community organizations.

American Veterans (AM Vets)

Sam Byrd

veterans

ARC of Owensboro

Sally Phillips, ED; 270-685-2976

disabled

Boulware Mission, Inc.

Leigha Taylor; 270-683-8267

homeless

Strives to transform lives and help displaced individuals become self-sufficient through education, treatment and case management services.

Create a short video for marketing and website use. Create and promote an overall social media/marketing/promotional program for the mission.

Cliff Hagan Boys and Girls Club

Ryan Bibb; 270-685-4903

youth

Works to inspire, and empower people by offering meaningful opportunities that will change their life and the life of a youth. They also work to help young people reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

Marketing for fundraisers, tutoring and homework encouragement, leader assistance, gym buddies.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

Rosemary Condor; 270-683-2138

legal

State and local program that works to help at risk youth get safe homes so that they can opportunities to help them flourish in the world.

Start a campus CASA group; marketing and publicity.

Crossroads Ministries

Rachael Whitaker; 270-852-6557

homeless

Works to alleviate the symptoms of poverty, while providing space where growth and development is fostered through community service.

Food distribution, marketing, publicity, fundraisers for food donations

Daniel Pitino Shelter

James Barnett; 270-688-9000

homeless

Daviess County Extension OF U.K./4 H program; Stacey Potts or Lindsey Boone; 270-685-8480

community

Creates opportunities and a supportive environments for young children and adults to become capable, competent, and caring citizens.

Serve as 4H Speech contest judges, 1-3 nights in November. Serve as afterschool 4H or project club leaders–typically one afternoon per month during the school year, plus planning time.

Estes Elementary School

Jeff Johnson; 270-686-1030

education

Elementary school that teaches K-4^th grade in the Daviess County Public School system.

Mentoring, math and reading tutors, games, lunch buddies.

Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools

Vickie Quisenberry; 270-231-5583

education

Friends of Sinners Shelter

Joe Welsh; 270-689-9174

addiction

Focuses on the restoration and reconciliation of men and women to Christ through biblical truths, accountability, and life skills.

Newsletter assistance, marketing, public relations.

Girls Inc.

Tish Correa Osborne, CEO or Courtney Calhoun Campus Manager; 270-684-7833

youth

Inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold through direct service and advocacy.

Share hobbies and skills with clients in group setting, tutoring, administrative support.

Green River Asset Building Coalition

Tara O’Shan

financial

Provides free income tax prep for working low to moderate income families.

Certify to serve as a VITA volunteer tax preparer. Certify to serve as a VITA volunteer site assistant manager. Interview clients and prepare success stories.

H.E. Sandefur Training Center

Abbey Saalwaechter

vocational

Lead individuals in developing their self-worth and independence through quality training and rehabilitative services.

Teaching life skills classes, assist with computer skills, basic data input.

H.L. Neblett Community Center

Carltez Hampton; 270-685-3197

childcare, youth

Empowers the lives of children and adults through many programs and activates.

Tutoring or mentoring opportunities days or nights.

Habitat for Humanity

Karen Phelps; 270-926-6110

homeless

Make sure everyone everywhere has an affordable place to live–through building homes they are also building communities.

Fundraisers, yard work and earth moving, building site clean up and assistance.

Hospice of Western Kentucky

Karen Cavin-Brown; 270-926-7565

health

Provides a space for people with limited time left, so that they can live the last movements of their life comfortably.

Greet families, answer phones, clerical work, music performances, readers.

Junior Achievement of Western Kentucky

Elaine Martin; 270-684-7292

youth

Inspires young people to succeed in the global economy by teaching them financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship.

Serve students in the classroom presenting JA programs over a 5-6 week period. Partner as a mentor to local middle school students for a JA in a Day in which they teach a 45 minute lesson to five different groups of students throughout the day that focuses on economic success and career choices. Help with JA in a Day on campus.

Lighthouse Recovery Services

Derrick Arthur

addiction

A sober living facility for men and they address their growing drug dependency.

Help with fundraising, data collection, grant writing, public relations, and court advocacy.

Mentor Kids of Kentucky

Maria Shyver; 270-926-6893

child mentoring

Give extra love to children from single parent households, providing them with a mentor to help them negative through life.

Special event assistance, data entry, weekly tutoring sessions, photography.

Munday Activity Center

Cherlyn Blum; 270-687-4640

senior

Provides meals and activities for the elderly people in the community, along with providing transportation for them.

Help with bingo, serving meals, Administrative Assistant/data entry, answer phones, specials events, and being part of a team that organizes a special celebration monthly to coincide with a holiday or special day of the month.

National Guard Armory

Brooklynd Decker

military

New Beginnings

Terri Crowe; 270-926-7278

sexual assault services

Confidential crisis and long term therapy services to sexual assault survivors of all ages, along with their families and friends.

Volunteer crises advocate (provide crises counseling by phone and in the emergency room). Clerical help in the office (copying, collating, organizing print materials).

Nona’s Market

Maria Kelly; 270-478-1098

business

Media, advertising, marketing, strategic planning, customer relations.

Owensboro Daviess County Tourism Center

Beck Glenn

tourism

The partnership would include 2-3 classroom visits by CVB Marketing Director (before an after data collection) and a 1 day field work opportunity for students to conduct interviews. Class time prior to the study will cover the purpose of the study, how it works, the role of the students, and what data will be collected. Class time after the study will cover the results of the study and how they will be used by the CVB.

Owensboro Family YMCA

Chad Hart; 270-663-8208

fitness

Works to instill Christian principles into practice through programs and services that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Afterschool tutoring and mentoring, gym monitors, special event assistance, housekeeping, courtesy counter greeting.

Owensboro Museum of Fine Art

Jason Hayden; 270-685-3181

museum

Owensboro VA clinic

Phyllis Hearn or Darrell Mankin; 270-684-5034

veterans

Puzzle Pieces

Amanda Owen; 270-926-7813

disability

Provides a safe environment for people that have intellectual disabilities and promotes independence, life skills, community access and social interaction, self-worth, and builds trusting relationships.

Interact, socialize, and enjoy the company of the clients; create templates; generate ideas; help instruct arts and crafts activities for the clients at the site.

Retired Senior Volunteer Program

Vickie Poteat; 270-683-1589

senior

Riverpark Center

Faith Holley-Lutz

performing arts center

St. Benedicts Men’s Homeless Shelter

Harry Pedigo; 270-541-1003

homeless

Provides a safe non-judgmental, environment where residents can have a sense of a home in a Christian environment.

Assist with check-in and meal service.

St. Joseph Peace Mission

Bradley DeHart; 270-684-9441

homeless

Wendell Foster’s Campus for Developmental Disabilities

Mark Adkins; 270-683-4517

disability

A multi-service agency that services people with disabilities of all ages.

Community companion, assist staff at special events, job shadowing, arts and crafts, music, any special performances, maintenance support.

Western Kentucky Red Cross

Evelyn Miller; 270-683-2438

disaster relief

Help the community to prepare, respond, and recover from disasters.

Assist with routine maintenance and stocking duties, assist with clerical duties.