To assist you with identifying volunteer opportunities within your area of study, we have compiled this list organized major.
Biology
General Biology for Majors
FIRST
tutor junior high students
Developmental Biology
Concord Hospital
Work in labs and maternity ward
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Concord Hospital
Work in OR, ER, and clinics
Manchester Public Health
Volunteer as a school health aid
Chemistry
General Chemistry
FIRST
Tutor junior high students
Classics
Intermediate Latin
Individual Opportunity
Tutor high school student in basic Latin
Computer Science
Digital Divide
Assist senior citizens as they learn basic computer skills and the internet
Girls Inc.
Assist at-risk girls on the computers in after school program
Kids Café
Assist in the tutoring center's computer lab in this Salvation Army program for low-income children
English for New Americans
Tutor adult immigrants and refugees in basic and advanced computer skills
Families in Transition
Assist women transitioning from homelessness in basic and advanced computer skills
Criminal Justice
Hillsborough County Department of Corrections
Work in law library or tutoring adult inmates
N.H. Probation & Parole
Work alongside an officer
N.H. Youth Development Center
Work with youth who are in secured facility
Southside Junior High
Work in alternative style classroom with troubled youth
Manchester and Nashua Police Athletic Leagues
Recreational programming for at-risk youth
Goffstown Diversion Program
Work with family and teens in legal system
Upper Room
Community based diversion and restitution program
Webster House
Tutoring in group home for abused, neglected and troubled teens
N.H. Women's Prison
Work with the incarcerated women at state prison
Economics & Business
American Red Cross
Design chapter pin, brochures, and recruitment techniques, and work with volunteer coordinator motivating and recruiting volunteers
Easter Seals
Design marketing techniques
Manchester Parks and Recreation
Telemarketing and research
Manchester Welfare
Work with office management systems
Manchester Emergency Housing
Serve on the board of directors and assist in resource development
Hillsborough Department of Corrections
Work in law library
Moore Center Services
Assist in the human resources department
Education
Bartlett Elementary
Teacher aid
Highland Elementary
Teacher aid
Maple Avenue Elementary
Teacher aid
Manchester West High School
Work as classroom aid
Mountain View Middle
Teacher aid
Crotched Mountain
Work in classrooms of children with brain injuries
South Side Junior High
Work in alternative classroom and resource room
Upreach
Work with special needs children and therapy
Webster House
Tutor children in a group home
Pine Haven Boys Center
Tutor children in a group home
Summerbridge
Teaching aids, individual tutors for 5-7 graders
N.H. Youth Development Center
Teaching aids, individual tutors
America Reads
Teach children reading skills and math skills
English for New Americans
Tutor adult refugees and immigrants in English and citizenship classes
English
Adult Literacy
Teach adults GED English skills
America Reads
Teach children literacy skills
Boys and Girls Club
Book Buddy Program for children
Fine Arts and Music
Girls Inc.
Run art classes or music lessons
Kids Café
Run art classes or music lessons; assist with arts and crafts
Families in Transition
Run art classes or music lessons for children while moms receive services
N.H. Youth Development Center
Run art classes or music lessons
Local Non-Profits
Assist with artwork for brochures and advertising
Currier Museum of Art
Assist in busy art museum
History
YWCA Girls Program
Educate girls about the history of women
Girls Inc.
Provide workshop on any history topic
Manchester Public Schools
Tutor in history
English for New Americans
Provide history lessons and assist in citizenship classes
Hillsborough County Nursing Home
Collect oral histories
Mathematics
Adult Literacy
Teach adults GED math skills
Manchester Public Schools
Classroom aid or tutor
English for New Americans
Provide basic and advanced math lessons
Hillsborough County Department of Corrections
Provide basic and advanced math lessons
N.H. Youth Development Center
Provide basic and advanced math lessons
Nursing
Concord Hospital
Work in area of hospital of student interest
Catholic Medical Center
Work in area of hospital of student interest
Crotched Mountain
Help occupational therapists work with nutritional planning in residential program for adults with development disabilities and brain injuries
Elliot Adult Day Care
Work with elderly in nutritional planning
Headstart
Help plan nutritional meals for children under four
Elliot Adult Day Care
Work with elderly
Families In Transition
Help provide child care and first aid instruction to moms
Hillsboro County Nursing Home
Work with elderly in Alzheimer's unit
Manchester Public Health
Volunteer with school nurse
Moore Center
Work in residential care with developmentally disabled adults
Our Place or Parent Baby Adventure Programs
Work with young mothers
Seniors Count
Mentor in program for frail elderly
Physics
FIRST
Teach physics projects to students
Psychology
Crotched Mountain
Work with brain injured children and adults, and with developmentally disabled
Boys and Girls Club
Interact with children in after school program
Elliot Adult Day Care
Socialize and interact with elderly community
Easter Seals
Mentor a troubled teen
Goffstown Court Diversion Program
Mentor a troubled teen
N.H. Women's Prison
Interact with women in a corrections facility
Our Place or Parent Baby Adventure Program
Assist young mothers
Southside Jr. High
Work in alternative classroom or resource room
Child & Family Services
Mentor troubled run-a-way youths
Upreach Therapeutic Riding Center
Work with special needs children in horseback riding therapy program
Visiting Nurses Association Child Care
Work with low income children in large public day care center
Webster House or Pine Haven Boys Center
Work with abused and neglected children
N.H. Youth Development Center
Work with teens in a secure detention facility
YWCA
Work with a girls program fostering self esteem
Girls Inc.
Work with a girls program fostering self esteem
Goffstown Court Diversion Program
Mentor a troubled youth
Headstart
Work with children under 4 years of age
Kids Café
Serve dinner at children's soup kitchen and plan after dinner activities
Manchester Public Schools
Work as teacher's aid
Manchester and Nashua Police Athletic Leagues
Work with at-risk youth in a sports-related after-school program
Elliot Adult Day Care
Socialize and plan activities for the elderly
Hillsboro County Nursing Home
Socialize with the elderly
St. Joseph's Nursing Home
Socialize with retired nuns
Manchester Mental Health
Work in those with chronic mental illness
Manchester Developmental Preschool
Assist in class for special needs preschoolers
Sociology
Crotched Mountain
Work with brain injured children and adults, and with developmentally disabled
Boys and Girls Club
Interact with children in after school program
Elliot Adult Day Care
Socialize and interact with elderly community
Easter Seals
Mentor a troubled teen
Goffstown Court Diversion Program
Mentor a troubled teen
N.H. Women's Prison
interact with women in a corrections facility
Our Place or Parent Baby Adventure Program
Assist young mothers
Southside Jr. High
Work in alternative classroom or resource room
Child & Family Services
Mentor troubled run-a-way youths
Upreach Therapeutic Riding Center
Work with special needs children in horseback riding-therapy program
Visiting Nurses Association Child Care
Work with low-income children in large public day care center
Webster House or Pine Haven Boys Center
Work with abused and neglected children
N.H. Youth Development Center
Work with teens in a secure detention facility
YWCA
Work with a girls program fostering self esteem
Girls Inc.
Work with a girls program fostering self esteem
Headstart
Work with children under 4 years of age
Kids Café
Serve dinner at children's soup kitchen and plan after dinner activities
Manchester Public Schools
Work as teacher's aid
Manchester and Nashua Police Athletic Leagues
Work with at-risk youth in a sports related after school program
Hillsborough County Nursing Home
Socialize with the elderly
St. Joseph's Nursing Home
Socialize with retired nuns
Manchester Mental Health
Work in those with chronic mental illness
Manchester Developmental Preschool
Assist in class for special needs preschoolers
Spanish
ALPHA
Work with Hispanic youth in an after school program
Londonderry Schools
Teach Spanish classes to children
Parkside Jr. High School
Tutor and mentor ESL students
English for New Americans
Be a teachers aid and help teach English to refugees
Theology
St. Joseph's Nursing Home
Work with retired nuns