Community
BY HANNAH BROL & EMILY LINCKE
Volunteer Guide
2025
Learn more about volunteer and donation opportunities in and around the New Caney and Porter area. For specific volunteer requirements, contact the organization directly. This list is not comprehensive.
craft materials and bingo giveaways • Donations accepted: shelf-stable foods
Animals
• 21679 McCleskey Road, New Caney • www.mctxpct4.org/emc-senior-center Precinct 4’s Adopt-A-County Mile Program & Community Clean Up Program These litter abatement and prevention programs allow individuals and groups to assist with litter cleanup along roadways and in public areas throughout East Montgomery County in coordination with Precinct 4. • Sample activities: litter clean-up • Donations accepted: N/A • Location varies • www.mctxpct4.org/adopt-a-county-mile-program; www.mctxpct4.org/community-clean-up
Causes
New Caney New Horizons The nonprofit helps individuals with disabilities gain independence through pre-vocational training, functional life skills, employment and transportation. • Sample activities: sorting donations, cleaning/testing electronics, watering and weeding garden beds • Donations accepted: monetary, clothing, toys, housewares, books, movies, music, electronics The nonprofit creates inclusive opportunities for people with disabilities and works in partnerships to empower youth and their families to build brighter futures. • Sample activities: assisting Villagers with neuro- martial arts fitness class, sorting items at The Village Thrift Shop, playing games or creating art with Villagers, helping with fundraising events and beautification projects • Donations accepted: monetary; various items can be donated to The Village Thrift Shop • The Village Centers, 3819 Plum Valley Drive, Kingwood; Thrift Shop, 25432 Loop 494, Porter • www.thevillagecenters.org • 18642 Hwy. 59, New Caney • www.ncnewhorizons.org The Village Centers
YES to YOUTH Montgomery County Youth Services offers crisis intervention, counseling and suicide prevention services, and provides a safe home for healing. • Sample activities: volunteering at events, landscaping and painting projects, interactive activities and experiences with BridgeWay Shelter youth • Donations accepted: monetary • 9186 Six Pines Drive, Ste. 175, The Woodlands • www.sayyestoyouth.org Paw Pact Rescue The nonprofit rescues, rehabilitates and finds forever homes for animals in need. • Sample activities: fostering animals, working cat care shifts, transporting pets, organizing the storage unit, assisting during adoption events • Donations accepted: monetary, Amazon wishlist for supplies (cat food, dog food, cat litter) • 12712 W. Lake Houston Parkway, B169, Houston, TX 77044 (mailing address); PetSmart, 21436 Market Place Drive, New Caney • www.pawpactrescue.com
Education
New Caney ISD The school district works with volunteers at its various campuses, and applications must be resubmitted prior to each school year. • Sample activities: chaperoning school-sponsored field trips, assisting in campus offices or classrooms
• Donations accepted: N/A • Location varies by campus • www.newcaneyisd.org
Human services
Noah’s Give-A-Gift The nonprofit selects a school with high rates of students coming from low-income families and donates resources. This year’s recipient is Oakley Elementary. • Sample activities: organizing donations/toy drives, event marketing, volunteering at events • Donations accepted: monetary, toys/clothing for children ages 4-11 • www.noahsgiveagift.org
Civic
East Montgomery County Senior Center The EMC Senior Center hosts senior citizens over the age of 60 for daily activities and meals provided by Meals on Wheels Montgomery County. • Sample activities: offering free educational classes,
(281) 540-8040 Humble, TX 77346 19250 W Lake Houston Pkwy, Suite 1 Kingwood New Caney 21856 Market Pl Dr, Suite 200 New Caney, TX 77357 (281) 747-6242
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