Volunteering Opportunities
Baton Rouge
Capital Area Animal Welfare Society
Description:
The CAAWS is able to offer an alternative to pet owners who can no longer care for their
animals and also provides caring individuals who take temporary responsibility for needy stray animals. CAAWS assists the community with a Pet Adoption Center to help families by placing their unwanted animals into new permanent homes. Since 1997, over 450 dogs and cats found new permanent homes through CAAWS.
How you can help:
Volunteers are needed for the CAWWS Humane Education Program! Volunteers visit local schools with educational presentations regarding responsible pet ownership and child safety. CAAWS also provides free literature on pet care, training, and educational programs to the community, promoting responsible pet ownership and happy, healthy pets. Volunteers are needed at other events throughout the year as well. There is a very serious pet overpopulation crisis and a lack of responsible homes for animals constantly being born.
Contact:
6357 Quinn Dr.
P.O. Box 77765
(225)752-5801
Baton Rouge, LA 70879
E-mail: caaws@i-55.com
Website: http://www.caaws.org
The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Rape Crisis Center
Description:
The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Stop Rape Crisis Center crisis center responding to the victims of sexual assault.
How you can help:
The organization needs volunteer phone crisis line counselors and hospital escort counselors. Women in the community interested in assisting victims of sexual assault should contact the organization for more information.
Contact:
Ronaele Brouillette
223 St. Ferdinand Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Phone: (225)389-3456
Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Description:
LANO was created by the Council for A Better Louisiana (CABL) to provide essential services to help strengthen the nonprofit sector. LANO believes that in order to build the social capital of our communities, we must respond to a rapidly changing environment by enhancing the capacity of nonprofit organizations.
LANO has nearly 300 members and provides training and services in every corner of the state. LANO works with key nonprofit organizations in each region to provide services and information.
How you can help:
Volunteer opportunities are available. Contact for more information.
Contact:
LANO Baton Rouge
700 North Tenth St. Suite 250
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
p: (225) 343-5266
f: (225) 343-5363
Description:
Volunteers of America serves more than 6,000 people every year in north and
central Louisiana. Our work meets the physical and spiritual needs of
individuals, strengthens families and builds healthier communities across the
region. With our century-old mission "to reach and uplift all people," Volunteers of
America is dedicated to serving others and providing opportunities for others
to serve. We strive to be responsive to community needs and to lead where
our unique experience points the way. Above all, our work is a collaboration involving churches, service and civic organizations, corporations, state and local government, the United Way...and volunteers.
How you can help:
The Baton Rouge VOA provides programs for persons with developmental disabilities, and psychosocial programs for persons with mental illness. The Baton Rouge VOA also offers services for abused or neglected children; homeless families, and juveniles.
Contact:
Volunteers of America Baton Rouge
Arthur Belcher Corporate Office
3949 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
(225) 387-0061 phone
(225) 381-7963 fax