5 volunteer efforts that need your time

A volunteer restocks shelves inside Terrebonne General Medical Center’s gift shop. You can help those ailing at TGMC by offering an extra dimension of care and service to patients, empathy for families and visitors, and supportive service for the facility’s staff through various tasks.

Last Modified: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 11:01 a.m.


Your mission: Boost girls' self-esteem and self-worth.

What you'll do: Lead daily lessons about values, living a healthy lifestyle, how the media portrays women, girls bullying other girls, how to be a true friend and a girl's place in the larger community.

How long you're needed: It's a 10-week program that runs from mid-September through the first week of December.

Where: Schools in Terrebonne Parish.

What's in it for you: The satisfaction of helping a child live a better life.

Who to contact: Laura Ramirez at 855-2100 or visit www.girlsontherunht.org.


Your mission: Work with Habitat for Humanity to build a house for a low-income family in the bayou area.

What you'll do: Woodwork, paint or whatever you can contribute to the building process.

How long you're needed: Volunteer what time you have, though builds usually last around eight hours per day.

When: The schedule for builds vary. Check the online registration system.

Where: Lafourche and Terrebonne

What's in it for you: “The satisfaction is knowing there will be a family that is way better off than before,” said Larry Halstead, a retired mechanical engineer from Virginia.

Who to contact: Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity: in person at 800 Jackson St., Thibodaux, by phone at 447-6999 or online at www.bayouhabitat.org.


Your mission: Help distribute food to families who need help.

What you'll do: Screen clients using the provided forms or help package food items and distribute them to clients.

When: From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays

Where: 254 Magnolia St., Houma.




Your mission: Help furry friends at the My Heart's Desire pet-adoption center.

What you'll do: You can help clean, do paperwork, answer phones among other things. You can also help by fostering a pet in your home, or donating food or pet supplies.

How long you're needed: The hours are flexible.

Where: 246 N. Hollywood Road, Houma.

What's in it for you: My Heart's Desire is an animal rescue agency helping connect pets in need with a loving family.

Who to contact: Tracy Lapeyrouse at 226-4693 or visit the group's Facebook page.


Your mission: Help those ailing at Terrebonne General Medical Center.

What you'll do: Offer an extra dimension of care and service to patients, empathy for families and visitors, and supportive service for the facility's staff through various tasks.

How long you're needed: Hours vary.

When: Times vary.

Where: TGMC, 8166 Main St., Houma.

What's in it for you: Sense of satisfaction from serving your community, meet new people and make new friends, receive a free Tuberculosis screening annually, eligible for free flu vaccines when available, receive appropriate skills training and be included in all hospital functions like the Christmas party and National Hospital Week celebrations.

Who to contact: The volunteer department at 858-7133 or Josh.Faucheaux@tgmc.com.

— Compiled by Xerxes Wilson, Staff Writer.


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