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Resolve To Make A Difference In The Bay Area

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A Tribune staff report

Published: December 17, 2007

Whether you want to volunteer 40 hours a week or one hour a month, these agencies could use your help.

Helping Children

Mentor a local child with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay.

Teach, tutor, read or just listen to youngsters as part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay.

Help children learn skills at The Children's Home.

Help put on special events and provide administrative support for United Cerebral Palsy and Achieve Tampa Bay.

Explore how fun it can be to volunteer at Great Explorations — The Children's Museum. Sew children's costumes, help with marketing and much more.

Helping The Sick Or Disabled

Work with horses and fundraising at Bakas Equestrian Center's Horses for the Handicapped.

Help in the office, the kitchen or on the road with Meals on Wheels of Tampa.

Help with the horses, clean up the barn or work on the newsletter for Quantum Leap Farm.

Pitch in to help families of children being treated at local hospitals by volunteering at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay.

Provide help year-round or just the day of the big event for the Special Olympics.

Helping The Homeless

Organize a food drive or sort food at Second Harvest of Tampa Bay">America's Second Harvest of Tampa Bay.

Help build a house with Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County.

Help in the thrift store, tutor an adult or prepare for meals at Metropolitan Ministries.

There are a variety of volunteer options at The Salvation Army.

Helping Victims Of Abuse

Be an advocate for the abused or help in the thrift shop at CASA.

Rock infants, play with toddlers and help the staff at the Child Abuse Council.

Help those who have been affected by domestic violence at The Spring.

Helping Animals

Provide educational presentations and help construct enclosures at Croc Encounters Reptile Park & Wildlife Center.

Work directly with the animals or help indirectly by collecting money from pet banks with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

If you enjoy working with animals and people, the Humane Society of Tampa Bay could be the place for you.

Assist the zookeepers or educate the public as part of the Lowry Park Zoo volunteer program.

Feed the big cats, clean their cages or give tours at Big Cat Rescue.

Helping The Environment

Lead hikes or canoe trips or monitor wildlife as a volunteer for the Pinellas County Environmental Management program.

Join Tampa Bay Watch to do your part toward the restoration and protection of Tampa Bay.

Observe the beauty of Hillsborough's wilderness, and help keep it beautiful as a volunteer at the Hillsborough River State Park.

Keep Pinellas Beautiful has plenty of volunteer activities to keep you busy.

Helping In General

Help children, families, the elderly, victims of torture, the mentally ill and others by volunteering at Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services.

Tutor children, do some landscaping, help with clerical work or sort books at Goodwill Industries — Suncoast.

If your schedule is hectic, Hands On Tampa Bay could be a good option. Its volunteers pick from a variety of one-time projects.

United Way of Tampa Bay offers a variety of ways for you to help the community.

At VolunteerMatch, you can search for volunteer opportunities by entering your zip code and the type of cause you'd like to help.

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