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Agency: Advantage Hospice & Home Care
Purpose of Organization: Volunteer Services and Hospice Services
Address: 405 North Elm St., Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone: 910-345-0030
Web Address: www.AdvantageHCH.com
Contact: Laurie Jacobs
E-mail: lbj002@uncp.edu
Services Needed: Volunteers are needed in Pembroke, Red Springs, Lumberton and most other towns. Volunteers would be asked to visit the home of a hospice patient and/or make regular phone calls with that person. Volunteers may be asked to read, run errands, etc.

Agency: American Indian Mothers
Purpose of Organization:
Address: P.O. Box 425, Shannon, NC 28386
Phone: 910-843-9911
Web Address:
Contact: Beverly Collins-Hall - AIM Director
E-mail: windinherhairaim@yahoo.com
Services Needed: Multicultural youth activities

Agency: Beverly Healthcare of Lumberton (Nursing & Rehabilitation)
Purpose of Organization: To provide ongoing recreational needs for residents.
Address: P.O. Box 1675, 1555 Willis Avenue, Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone: 910-739-6048
Web Address:
Contact: Judy Floyd, Recreation Services Director
E-mail: judy.floyd@goldenliving.com
Services Needed: Someone to provide help with programs and activities such as Games, Exercise, Food Socials, Gardening, Music, Education Programs, etc.

Agency: Borderbelt AIDS Resources Team (BART)
Purpose of Organization: HIV/AIDS Case Management
Address: P.O. Box 945, Lumberton, NC 28359
Phone: 910-739-6167
Web Address:
Contact: Vicky Sampson
E-mail: border.belt@yahoo.com
Services Needed: Volunteers for fundraising and community education.

Agency: Cape Fear Valley Health System - Volunteer Services
Purpose of Organization: To meet the needs of Cape Fear Valley Health System for volunteer services and assure the competency of volunteers to carry out those needs is kept at a quality level.
Address: P.O. Box 2000, 1638 Owen Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28302-2000
Phone: 910-609-6947 or 910-609-6783
Web Address: www.capefearvalley.com
Contact:Susan Lock
E-mail: slock@capefearvalley.com
Services Needed: Patient/visitor/escort, emergency room liaison, patient floor assistant, assistance with web page maintenance, SRRC volunteer opportunities, medical records.

Agency: ComForCare Senior Services
Purpose of Organization: To improve the quality of life and level of independence for every client and family receiving services. Provide personal care services in the home.
Address: 2003 N. Pine St., Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone: 910-272-0121
Web Address: www.comforcarenc.com
Contact: Diane Surgeon
E-mail: lumbertonnc@comforcare.com
Services Needed: Volunteers to help with activities programs for seniors in senior living communities. As well as office projects, including design and publishing of company newsletter.

Agency: Community Home Care and Hospice
Purpose of Organization: To provide hospice care to terminally ill patients and their families.
Address: P.O. Box 1035, Whiteville, NC 28472
Phone: 910-862-9928
Web Address: www.bladen@communityhc.com
Contact: Amy Dudley- Volunteer Coordinator
E-mail: amy.dudley@communityhc.com
Services Needed: Social worker, interns, patient care volunteers & nursing home care volunteers

Agency: Healthy Start Corps.
Purpose of Organization: To decrease the rate of infant mortality in Richmond, Robeson, and Scotland counties.
Address: P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372 (UNCP)
Phone: 910-521-6181
Web Address: www.uncp.edu/healthy_start
Contact: Veronica Kay Freeman
E-mail: veronica.freeman@uncp.edu
Services Needed: Students from computer sciences, social work, or community health to work on community projects for Healthy Start Corps.

Agency: Palmer Prevention, Inc.
Purpose of Organization: Provide drug education, treatment, and alternative activities for youth.
Address: 208 N. Main Street, Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: (910) 522-0421 (Pembroke) (910) 618-1135 (Lumberton)
Web Address:
Contact: Doug Caison, Coordinator
E-mail: doug.caison@yahoo.com
Services Needed: Communication skills, mentoring, typing, dependable.

Agency: Robeson Co. Health Dept
Purpose of Organization: Public health
Address: 460 Country Club Rd., Lumberton, NC 28360
Phone: 910-671-3444
Web Address: publichealth.southernregionalahec.org/robeson/index.htm
Contact: Kay Speer, Adm. Officer
E-mail: kay.speer@hth.co.robeson.nc.us
Services Needed: Answer phone, public contact, filing, retrieving records, assembling records, copying and any other clerical duties.

Agency: Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Purpose of Organization: Healthcare.
Address: 4895 Fayetteville Rd, P.O. Box 1408, Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone: 910-671-5093
Web Address: www.srmc.org
Contact: Beth Ivey
E-mail: Ivey08@srmc.org
Services Needed: Interns - will consider interested students as they request their areas of interest

Agency: Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Purpose of Organization: To serve our nation's veterans.
Address: 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301
Phone: 910-822-7923
Web Address:
Contact:: Otha Kimbrugh, EEO & AEP Manager
E-mail: otha.kimbrough@va.gov
Services Needed: Seeking interns with majors in Biology to work in our Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service; majors in Accounting to work in our Business Office; majors in Computer Science to work in our Information Resources Management Service; majors in Human Resources to work in the Human Resources Management Service; majors in business Administration to work in the Director's Office.

Agency: Wesley Pines Retirement Community
Purpose of Organization: Provide care for retired/assisted living and health care residents.
Address: 1000 Wesley Pines Road, Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone: 910-738-9691
Web Address:
Contact: Pamela Collins, Director of Activities
E-mail: Pcollins@umrh
Services Needed: Will read to residents, spend 1-on-1 time with residents, strolling wheelchair bound residents, playing games, helping with craft classes, taking residents to & from meals, folding newsletters, among many other duties.

 

 

Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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