Community
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• www.mowmc.org
• 17200 St. Luke’s Way, Ste. 160, The Woodlands • www.commonspirit.org/stlukes-health-volunteer
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• 9845 Sleepy Hollow Road, Conroe • www.childrensbooksonwheels.org
Montgomery County Food Bank The food bank receives, packages, and purposefully distributes nutritious food to hungry children, seniors, and families through a network of more than 90 partner agencies. • Sample activities: sort and package donated food; assist with drive-thru and mobile food distributions; deliver groceries to low-income seniors • Donations accepted: monetary donations, food donations • 1 Food for Life Way, Conroe • www.mcfoodbank.org
Housing
Food insecurity
Habitat for Humanity Montgomery County The nonprofit builds safe, affordable homes and provides home repairs for local families. Volunteers must be at least 17 years old to serve at the ReStore, 16 or older with a parent to volunteer in construction, and 18 or older to participate in deconstruction activities. • Sample activities: construction, home repairs, ReStore assistance • Donations accepted: monetary contributions, donated home goods, building materials, and supplies through the ReStore • 1501 S. Seventh St., Conroe (Habitat MCTX); 9407 Hwy. 242, Conroe (ReStore) • www.habitatmctx.org
Keep US Fed Montgomery County The nonprofit has rescued and redistributed over 9 million pounds of surplus food at no cost to food- insecure neighbors since 2015, alleviating hunger and reducing food waste in the community. • Sample activities: pick up food from food donor partners and deliver in the community; organizational, fundraising and marketing tasks • Donations accepted: food donations, food drives • www.keepusfedmoco.org Meals on Wheels Montgomery County Meals on Wheels Montgomery County provides homebound seniors across the county with hot, nutritious meals, friendly volunteer visits that double as safety checks, and dependable curb-to-curb transportation to essential appointments. • Sample activities: delivering weekday meals and Saturday breakfast bags; helping in the kitchen; holiday delivery • Donations accepted: monetary and food donations • 111 S. Second St., Conroe
Health
St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands and Lakeside Hospitals The hospitals welcome year-round volunteers Monday through Friday. Opportunities are available for those 18 and over, with junior volunteer opportunities during the summer for high school students. • Volunteer opportunities: administrative areas, diagnostic imaging, emergency services, waiting rooms; 200 hours of service required annually • Donations accepted: Donations are accepted at the Volunteer Services suite.
Human trafficking
Hands of Justice Hands of Justice strives to provide economic empowerment to human trafficking survivors.
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