Welcome to the Volunteer Opportunities Area of the DSBA Website.
On this page, you will find information about various community projects and programs seeking pro bono legal service or other requested volunteer needs. You should contact the program directors or other persons identified in each listing and not DSBA.
VOLUNTEERS/HELP NEEDED
The following have expressed a need for volunteers. Some requests might be fulfilled.
LEGAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS & VETERANS AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS GRANT NOTICE
FY24 Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness (LSV-H) Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is now open! The application period will close on Friday, February 23, 2024 at 4pm EST. Please distribute widely to your community and legal service partners. Helpful links are noted below; however all information can also be located through the Legal Services for Veterans website: https://www.va.gov/homeless/lsv.asp
- To view the LSV-H NOFO: Federal Register: Public Inspection: Funding Opportunity: Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program
- VA Press Release: VA to provide millions in grant funding to help homeless Veterans following an uptick in homelessness.
- To View a sample application: Sample Application
- TO APPLY: Login to or add your organization in our electronic Grants Management System (eGMS): hmlsgrants-va.mod.udpaas.com/s_Login.jsp
If you have any questions, feel free to contact lsv@va.gov
EMMANUEL DINING ROOM – VOLUNTEERS.
The Emmanuel Dining Room URGENTLY NEEDS Volunteers to help prepare and serve meals and to help with clean-up for Breakfast and Midday Meals at its three locations:ons.
Volunteers Needed These Days and Times —
Emmanuel Dining Room West, 121 North Jackson Street
6:45-9:30 a.m. breakfast/weekdays, & 9:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Daily noon-day meals
Emmanuel Dining Room East, 226 North Walnut Street
9:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Daily noon-day meals
Emmanuel Dining Room South, 500 Rogers Road
weekdays 9:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
(Volunteers must be age 18 or older,
and must be fully vaccinated and boostered)
If you or your community, business, or faith group can help us,
please call Emmanuel Dining Room Program Director
ReeNee LaFate at (302) 652-3228 to volunteer or for more information.
THANK YOU!
LIMITED LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – VOLUNTEERS.
The Limited Legal Assistance Program is currently looking for volunteer attorneys to offer free, one-time consultations on family law matters for 15 minutes per client. The program, which is run by the Administrative Office of the Courts, takes place on Thursdays from 11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. in the Law Library/Self-Help Center located on the second floor of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center. You can learn more about the program on the court’s legal assistance page. If you would be interested in volunteering, or have any questions about our program, please contact Dave Brezenski at (302) 255-0477 or david.brezenski@delaware.gov.
NATIVITY PREPATORY SCHOOL – TUTORS & MENTORS.
Nativity Prep at 1515 Linden Street, Wilmington is seeking tutors & mentors for each of its 7th graders.
For more information and contact information, please go to: https://nativitywilmington.org/welcome/about-us/
HELP PROVIDE SUPPLIES TO UKRAINE
Ukrainian Education Cultural Center in Jenkintown PA. is accepting $ cash donations for Ukraine.
Due to overwhelming response, donations of items are no longer needed, but monetary donations will be accepted by visiting https://ukrcfp.org/ or by making a check payable to UNWLA Philadelphia Regional Council and mailing it to the UNWLA c/o UECC 700 N. Cedar Rd., Jenkintown, PA 19046. ta