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Volunteer Opportunities
The City of Kettering ACTIVE Volunteer Program strives to provide volunteers with a positive experience that will promote creativity, expansion of knowledge, and utilization and sharing of their skills and talents.

Current volunteer opportunities:

 

Volunteer drivers are needed for the newly expanded senior transportation program.  Position requires one morning or afternoon

a week.  Must have a valid Ohio driver's license.  A background check will be conducted.

 

 

Print Shop volunteers are needed one day a week from 1-3 p.m.  Primary responsiblity is to deliver packages to various city departments.  Some lifting will be required.


If you don't see what you want right now, you can still apply to volunteer and specify your interest areas. We'll contact you when an opportunity is available.
Volunteer Max Schneider prepares mail for delivery
 Mail is prepared for delivery by volunteer, Max Schneider.

Here are just some of the jobs and areas available for our ACTIVE volunteers:
Arts educational programs   Graphic arts
Audio/visual photography   Nature educational program
Bookkeeping   Public relations
Calligraphy   Recreational activities
Citizen Police Academy projects   Receptionist
Clerical services   Recycling aids
Computer use   Research/surveys
Courier services   Senior citizen activities
Cultural arts   Special events
Drafting   Videotaping special events
Environment   Writing/communications
Eligibility requirements for volunteering:
Volunteers need to be at least 15 years of age. We sometimes allow younger youth groups to assist with special projects providing an adult accompanies the group.  
Our volunteers include those with professional and technical work experience and even people who don't live in Kettering.  
Volunteers 18 years of age and older in certain positions will be subject to a background check.