Volunteer Opportunities


Volunteers
TBD. If you are close to the Tuscaloosa area and want to volunteer, please stand by. People are being discouraged from entering the area right now, but your assistance will be needed in the very near future. It is best to volunteer as a part of an organized effort rather than as an individual; more information will be provided.


UPDATE: 5/3 Tuscaloosa County Spontaneous Volunteer Management Team will host the Volunteer Reception Center at St. Mathias Episcopal Church at 2310 Skyland Boulevard East in Tuscaloosa from Monday, May 2 – Friday, May 6 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.  ALL individuals wishing to volunteer should report here to sign up and find out about volunteer needs available, and some volunteers will be placed immediately.  Depending on your skill set, your information may be taken, and you could be contacted once a volunteer need becomes available.


Tuscaloosa public library is seeking SLIS students to volunteer to help with post-disaster operation of the library.  The library did not sustain any damage.  However, the demand for services is unprecedented at this time.  The library is short-staffed as several employees are engaged in dealing with property damage and relocation.  Demand will increase for services as the community seeks to gain access to online FEMA claims processes and continued Internet access for those left without connectivity.  If you wish to volunteer please do the following:

1.             Contact Gary DeGreen at gdegreen@tuscaloosa-library.org or 205-758-1735 for application.

2.            Wait for TPL to contact you to arrange a schedule.

For more information about volunteering, please contact the City of Tuscaloosa’s volunteer line at 205-248-5045, or by simply dialing 211.


UPDATE: 5/2: Janet Zeana at FOCUS on Senior Citizens of Tuscaloosa County.  

They are swamped with phone calls and have many seniors coming to the center experiencing some stress.  At the moment they have about 35 people that have not reported to work.  They are asking for volunteers who are willing to come to their facility and "hang out" with the seniors and play pool, cards, and talk with them to ease their stress and fears.  They may also need some volunteers to answer phones and just be a good ear for seniors calling in stressed about the situation.  If you wish to volunteer go to FOCUS at:

1920 6th Street Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 


UPDATE: 5/1: Five Points Baptist Church
*Spanish translators are needed. Please call 205-248-5045 to help.
*We need churches starting Monday, May 2nd who can shuttle people who lost their car to the FEMA station to fill out papers for FEMA assistance. We need buses of 15 passenger vans AND drivers. Let us know if you can help. Text 205-799-3171 if you can help.

UPDATE 4/30: Concerned citizens who wish to volunteer their time or make donations can volunteer through the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at (877) 273-5018 or http://www.servealabama.gov.
1. Toomers for Tuscaloosa - Tee shirt fundraiser and information at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toomers-for-Tuscaloosa/127019264041188 4/30 1:30 a.m. Volunteers wanting to come to Tuscaloosa needing a place to stay: Contact Marcy Huey (205) 792-0032 You show up, she'll figure out how to put you up. Pack up, come on...IT'S A FAMILY REUNION!
2. United Way of Central Alabama - Call 211. United Way will match volunteers with needs once they've assessed the situation.
3. Tuscaloosa County Spontaneous Volunteer Management Team will host the Volunteer Reception Center at St. Mathias Episcopal Church at 2310 Skyland Boulevard East in Tuscaloosa on Sunday, May 1 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. ALL individuals wishing to volunteer should report here to sign up and find out about volunteer needs available, and some volunteers will be placed immediately. Depending on your skill set, your information may be taken, and you could be contacted once a volunteer need becomes available.
Bessemer, AL
  • Volunteer Reception Center at Legacy YMCA, 1501 4th Avenue SW.
Birmingham, AL
Concord, AL

  • Volunteers in Concord must register at the YMCA on 4th Avenue South.
Cullman, AL
  • Volunteer Reception Center at Cullman High School Parking Lot, 510 13th St. NE.
Fultondale, AL
Lake Martin, AL
  • Children's Harbor needs clean up volunteers. Call Tallapoosa County Red Cross at 256-234-3219.
Ohatchee, AL
  • Volunteer reception center at Ohatchee Police Department, 7801 Alabama Highway 77, opens at 7:30am. Spontaneous volunteers and pre-registered Citizen Corps Volunteers welcome.
Tuscaloosa, AL
  • St. Mark United Methodist Church, 1421 McFarland Blvd., Northport, 205-339-5990, shelter for displaced people available. Needs nonperishable food, clothes, volunteers with medical experience.
  • Compassionate Coalition, (205) 561-4169, (205) 349-2797 needs volunteers for debris cleanup, help filling out insurance and FEMA paperwork for elderly, disabled, and low-income people.
  • St. Mathias Church, sign up from noon until dark on 4/28, 1230 Skyland Blvd. via route I-359 (across from Walmart). Tuscaloosa County Spontaneous Volunteer Management Team will host the Volunteer Reception Center. ALL individuals wishing to volunteer should report to St. Mathias Episcopal Church for instructions on where to volunteer and what volunteer needs are available.
  • Tuscaloosa area volunteers may call Nancy Green at (205) 561-4169 for information on how to help.
  • We are in the process of talking with Tuscaloosa City officials and university staff and getting a campaign for relief together for all the families, students, and our friends that were affected by the tornadoes today. We will be posting details throughout the night. We will also taking our Mobile Catering Unit to Tuscaloosa on Friday to feed those at the relief shelters. Anyone interested in helping please call 641-5246 (Johnny Rays Chelsea).
  • UPDATE: 5/3 Temporary Emergency Services desperately need volunteers to come over to 15th Street and deliver sorted goods OUT to various locations.
  • For more information about volunteering, please contact the City of Tuscaloosa’s volunteer line at 205-248-5045, or by simply dialing 211.
Walker County, AL
  • Any EXPERIENCED chainsaw operators who have their own saws can meet at the Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church parking lot (90 Nick-A-Jack Lane, off of North Highway 341). There are Deputies on scene to direct volunteers. Napier Reece Captain of Administrative Services.
 Webster's Chapel, AL
  • Webster's Chapel leaders are looking for volunteers with vehicles who can distribute supplies to tornado victims.  Volunteers should go to the Webster's Chapel Fire Station.
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