Cost: Free
Eligibility: All
Services: Extended learn to ski or snowboard program combined with mentorship and training in character building and leadership skills. Career development skills and placement in 5 week paid work opportunity in the outdoor industry also available. Mentor volunteer opportunities as well as paid internship. Learn to ski or snowboard weekend also available to parents of participants. “Since 1993, we’ve been using mentorship and a proven, multi-year curriculum to foster a sense of belonging in kids and teenagers.”
Cost: “We are committed to eliminating any financial barriers to youth accessing our programs by offering free or low cost programs. Gear, lift tickets and instruction provided. No matter what social, societal, or economic barriers exist—SOS Outreach believes every child deserves the opportunity to thrive.”
Eligibility: Regional program is offered in Eagle County. Participants aged 4th -12th grades. Mentors and parent learn to ski or snowboard weekend for adults.
Services: Wilderness activity and adaptive ski programming for people with all abilities. Rafting, ropes course, rock climbing, kayaking and more. Individual and group programming, length of course one to multi-day excursions. Tailored programming available. On site lodging available. Extensive internship program and volunteer instructor opportunities available.
Cost: Variable, scholarships available.
Eligibility: All abilities. Serves regional Colorado and beyond.
Services: If you’re looking to make an impact in your community, consider volunteering. Volunteers are essential to the success of the society’s events and programs, and the society is always in need of volunteers with a variety of skill sets, such as writing, research, data entry, museum staffing, and event planning. Scheduling is flexible, and no prior museum experience needed.
Cost: Free
Eligibility: None. Serves Garfield County.
Services: A youth-led and adult-supported program. It is for local high school and college students to tutor elementary students from all K-5th schools in Eagle County who may need academic assistance. Tutors create the academic lessons based on the students’ needs with a component of social-emotional curriculum. The goal is to individually increase these students’ academic levels. In addition, tutors are also working to assist the students’ parents in learning how to do this work with their kids on their own in the future. It is a generational program, which makes it unique from other tutoring programs. See website for volunteer and registration information. Spanish services.
Cost: Free
Eligibility: Elementary and Middle school students in Eagle County.
Services: English language classes, citizenship exam preparation, basic computer skills classes, basic math, reading and writing classes, and experiential workshops. All are offered in small groups or one-on-one settings. Spanish services.
Volunteers: All of our volunteers who work with students must be at least 18 years old, and they will need to attend an orientation and a 3-hour training session before being paired with a student. We ask for a 6-month commitment and 3 hours of their time weekly, which includes lesson prep time, travel to and from lessons and instruction time. No teaching experience or Spanish language knowledge is required. Volunteers must be able to read and write in English, believe in adults’ ability to learn and show empathy. We also look for volunteers on a less regular basis for events, proofreading, fundraising, building maintenance and other tasks. Give us a call or send us an email to learn more about our current needs.
Cost: $35 per year
Eligibility: Anyone over the age of 18 seeking lessons in English as a second language, basic literacy skills, basic math or computer skills can call our office, email us or come into our office to learn more. Anyone seeking classes will need to complete an intake assessment and wait until a tutor is ready to be paired with them. Our tutors come from all over Garfield County and are matched with students based on the community where they live and their hours of availability. We also pair adults studying for the citizenship exam with tutors or small groups in their area. We serve all of Garfield County.
Services: On-snow and off-snow volunteers to work with individuals and groups with people with disabilities! Our largest need for volunteers is for on-snow volunteers to work on adaptive ski/snowboard lessons. Lessons take place from November 28th to April 20thand typically start at 9AM and end at 3PM.
Cost: Free
Eligibility: Volunteers must be at minimum 16 years old to be a junior volunteer and 18 years old to be a volunteer. On-snow volunteers must be at minimum a level 7 skier or rider. All volunteers must complete a registration form, background check, MoveUnited waiver, concussion training, online basis training and sign a volunteer contract. On-snow volunteers are required to complete at minimum 2 full day on snow trainings. Serves Pitkin, Eagle & Garfield counties.
Services: High Country Volunteers partners with organizations in Garfield and Pitkin counties to offer engaging opportunities for volunteers of all ages to positively impact our community through their time and talents. Our volunteer opportunities are searchable on our website by calendar date, keyword, location, and by community partner name. Spanish services.
Cost: This program is free of charge.
Eligibility: This program is open to everyone who wants to volunteer. Serves Pitkin, Eagle & Garfield counties.
Services: Parent Mentors seek to build a bridge between Latino families and Roaring Fork School District public schools by volunteering within classrooms to support student learning. Volunteers increase families’ self-confidence, develop leadership, create relationships, learn to navigate the school system, and advocate for children inside the school system. Parent Mentors provide extra support in the classroom particularly for students with English as a second language, and work with small groups to give assistance with literacy and math. For information about the registration process and next steps, call or email (contact information below). Spanish services
Cost: Free
Eligibility: You must be 18 years or older, complete 8 hours of volunteer time per week in a classroom, attend 2 hours of weekly training, complete all necessary paperwork before starting to volunteer, attend the initial program training, complete and pass a background check, and complete the mandatory reporter training within the first month. Serves Pitkin, Eagle & Garfield counties.
Services: Gleaning & redistributing surplus food from farms & fruit trees to hunger-relief agencies
Cost: Free
Eligibility: Sign-up on website. Volunteers that glean with us have the opportunity to take fruit home in exchange for their help. Serves Pitkin, Eagle & Garfield counties.
