Fall River Community Partners
SCHOOL PLACEMENTS
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree Street, Fall River MA 02720
Contact: Livia Neubert, ESL Program Coordinator and ESL Skills Specialist
Phone: (508) 678-2811
Email:
Services Needed: The position requires the volunteers to be native speakers of English. Volunteers would need to agree to meet up with a students who is currently enrolled in the English as a Second Language Program at BCC and participate in informal conversations for at least 1(one) hour per week during the course of the semester. This partnership will help improve not only our students' listening and speaking skills, but it will also help them become more confident and knowledgeable of the American English language and culture.
Prerequisite:None.
James Tansey Elementary School
711 Ray Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Nicholas Bretz, Principal
Phone: 508-675-8205
Email:
Services Needed: Tutors in foreign languages, reading, drama, dance, and math. Assistants are needed to work with teachers during day classes and during summer program.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check.
Letourneau Elementary School PTO
323 Anthony Street, Fall River, MA 02721
Contact: Sandrea Medeiros, Administrator and PTO Vice President
Phone: (508) 837-4524
Email:
Services Needed: Volunteers are needed to run, assist students, and staff library and computer lab. Volunteers requested for Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Any availability helps!
Prerequisite: CORI Background check
Matthew Kuss Middle School
290 Rock Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Pamela Tickle, Science Curriculum Director
Phone: 508-235-2639
Email:
Services Needed: Tutors, Career Workshops, Other (see comments)
Comments/Notes: Tutors needed in Math & Science; Career Workshops in Math, Science, Technology, Engineering. Other needs include: Robotics in-class support; Logo Program at BCC; Field trips to BCC for hands-on career explorations — clinical lab science, environmental science, astronomy, SIM Lab.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check.
Contact: Grace Melim, Parent/Community Outreach Worker
Phone: 508-235-2657
Email:
Services Needed: Volunteers are also needed to assist the art teacher and the librarian. Culinary arts students could provide food for some parent/school functions, including providing food or dessert for scheduled parent-teacher meetings and special school events.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check.
Morton Middle School
290 Rock Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact:
Phone: (508) 675-8340
Email:
Services Needed: Run an After -School Workshops/clubs/organizations of your choice once a week: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 2:15-3:00PM (Dance, sports, exercise, games, girls group, future leaders, Science club, robotics, etc.). After school tutors are also needed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2:15 until 3:00 p.m.
Other: data entry and clerical tasks
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check.
Saint Michael's School
209 Essex Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Lisa Ouellette
Cell: 508-243-3182 School: 508-678-0266
Email:
Services Needed:Tutors for foreign language, forensic science, cultural awareness, culinary arts, and drama production. Mentors needed for basketball, volleyball, soccer. Clerical help needed, Chefs for special classes and projects. Career Workshops to include forensic science, filmmaking, and video. Career Month in March.
Other: Students especially interested in forensic science, video gaming, filmmaking and special effects.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check.
Talbot Middle School
124 Melrose Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Jackie Franciso, School Facilitator
Phone: 508-675-8350
Email:
Services Needed: Tutors, Clerical Work, Career Workshops, and Library Research Assistants
Prerequisites: CORI Background Check. Some training required
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION & AGENCY PLACEMENTS
Arthritis Foundation New England Region
29 Crafts Street, Suite 450, Newton, MA 02458
Contact: Elaine Mooney, Director of Development
Phone: 617-219-8236
Email:
Services Needed: Special event volunteers needed for annual Arthritis Walk in October. Planning committee members, walkers, team captains, event day volunteers, face painters, and performers needed. Join us for a good cause masquerading as a good time at the Southeastern Mass. Arthritis Walk Halloween Bone Bash event! Visit for more information.
Comments/Notes: Volunteers Needed!
Prerequisites: none
Bay Cove Human Services
130 Hamilton Street, Dorchester, MA 02125
Contact: Ansumana M. Koroma, Assistant Program Director
Phone: 617-905-1926
Email:
Services Needed: Clerical, Aides for clients, Workshops.
Prerequisites: CORI Background Check.
Beacon Hospice
182 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact:
Phone: 508-324-1900
Services Needed: “Angels” to provide companionship to terminally ill patients; scrapbookers to create charts of life to help patients tell their stories; knitters and sewers to donate blankets and lap robes for patients.
Prerequisites: CORI Background Check, additional training, and TB test for those in direct contact with patients.
Big Sister Big Brother, Old Colony YMCA
465 Main St. Brockton, MA 02301
Contact: Allison Daley, BSBB Program Coordinator
Phone: 508-587-4242
Email:
Services Needed: Students Needed for Mentors – 1 hour each week (personal transportation required), one-on-one with students at Maxham Elementary School, 141 Oak Street, Taunton, MA 02780. The mentoring schedule follows the Taunton school system schedule and is off during the summer.
Prerequisites: CORI Background Check, application, reference, questionnaire, interview, and training required.
Big Friends Little Friends
101 Rock Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Ramona Turcotte, Program Coordinator
Phone: 508-678-7542
Email:
Services Needed: Encouraging Mentors
Comments/Notes: Particular need for male mentors but are becoming in increasing need of female mentors now as well. (For male children on waiting list); All mentors are much appreciated!
Prerequisites: CORI Background Check, Interview, Home Visit, Driver’s License, access to a car, one year commitment.
Boys & Girls Club of Fall River
803 Bedford Street, Fall River, MA 02723
Contact: Peter McCarthy, Executive Director
Phone: 508-672-6340
Contact: Melissa Tavares, Education Director
Phone: 508-672-6340
Email:
Services Needed: Receptionist, Clerical, Mentors
Comments/Notes: Mentors: Tutoring, Computer Classes Recreational.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check. (Excellent Contact)
Bristol Community College — Culinary Arts
777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Gloria Cabral CCE, CWPC, MEd
Associate Professor of Baking and Pastry Arts
Phone: 508-678-2811 x2940
Email:
Services Needed:Students to help out with leadership program on Fridays at Kuss Middle School. Also can help with other volunteer activities.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check and some training required.
Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River
441 North Main St. Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Jo-Anne Sbrega, Executive Director
Phone: 508 672-0033
Services Needed: Chefs for special parent meetings, classes, or career exploration projects, clerical work,painting of furniture and exhibits areas, moving of exhibits, and minor repairs.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check
Coalition for Social Justice
56 North Main Street, Suite 403, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Ms. Debra Fastino, Organizer/Director
Phone: 508-982-3108
Email:
Services Needed: Workshops on various topics such as taxes, healthcare, housing, green justice, and education. Attending volunteer meetings to follow up on public policy issues; meeting and participating in dialogue with legislators locally or at the State House; door-to-door canvassing (weather permitting), making telephone calls to educate voters and to give them a way to articulate their position on policies ready to be taken up for a vote, attending rallies, and victory events.
Prerequisite: None.
Fall River Family Center
257 Cherry Street, Fall River, MA 02725
Contact: Maggie Smith, Program Director
Phone: 508-679-2109
Email:
Services Needed: Aides for clients, workshops on budgeting, banking, and resume writing, in November there is a candlelight vigil for hunger and homelessness awareness volunteers to collect donations, help set up and attend
Comments/Notes: Aides to play with children and interact with clients.
Prerequisite:CORI Background Check.
Ferry Street Ministries
125 Mason Street, Fall River, MA 02723
Contact: John Hopkins, Senior Pastor
Phone: 774-644-1551
Email:
Services Needed: Other
Comments/Notes: Volunteers needed to help serve at a Sunday night soup kitchen and clean up afterwards. Volunteer hours are available on the 4th Saturday of the month for helping at the Food Share.
Prerequisite: None.
Forever Paws Animal Shelter, Inc.
300 Lynwood Street, Fall River, MA 02721
Contact: Joyce Pincineault, Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 508-679-3063
E-mail:
Services Needed: Clerical, Other (see comments)
Comments/Notes: Dog walking, kennel workers, cat socializing, grooming, general cleaning, laundry, cage cleaning.
Prerequisite: Some training required.
Gentiva Hospice
275 Martine Street, Fall River, MA 02723
Contact: Cynthia Diamond Manager of Volunteer Services
Phone: (401) 738-1492
Email:
Services Needed:Volunteers are needed in or around the Fall River area to visit with hospice patients. Volunteers will provide conversation and companionship to patients and caregivers. We only ask for a couple of hours a month. Hours and schedules are flexible. This may be an ideal for Nursing and Medical Social Work students. Students may also volunteer to fulfill school requirements. Prerequisite: CORI Check. Additional 6-hour training. Must be comfortable with the topic of death and dying.
HealthFirst Family Care Center, Inc.
387 Quarry Street, Suite 100, Fall River, MA 02723
Contact: Julie M. Almond, Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 774-627-1205
Email:
Services Needed: Periodic clerical assignments
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check.
Horizons for Homeless Children
25 Wareham Street, Middleboro, MA 02346
Contact: Meghan Schafer, Playspace Program Director
Phone: 508-510-3250
Email:
Services Needed: Students will be placed in local family homeless shelters to provide quality play interactions with children 0-6. The commitment is 2 hours per week, same day and time each week, for a minimum of 6 months.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check. A five- hour training session is required that can be completed two weekday evenings or one Saturday. Upcoming training dates listed at Experience working with children 0-6. Two references, one of which must have seen you work with children.
Institute for Sustainability and Post-Carbon Education
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree Street, A104, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Nancy Lee Wood
Phone: 508-678-2811 ext.2043
Email:
Prerequisite:None.
Katie Brown Educational Program
10 Purchase Street, 5th floor, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Stephanie Joyal, Senior Educator
Phone: (401) 339-4664
Email:
Services Needed: KBEP, a relationship violence prevention program, seeks student interns to assist educators in the delivery of our program curricula to elementary, middle and high school audiences in local schools and community organizations. Additional opportunities are available for students to help support the overall function of our organization by taking on various tasks, including but not limited to: data entry, social networking, and website development.
Prerequisite: CORI Check. Must possess a positive attitude and be adaptable to changing circumstances.
Marine Museum at Fall River, Inc.
70 Water Street, Fall River, MA 02721
Director:Maria Vann
Phone: (508) 674-3533
Email:
Contact Information: Pamela Prescott, Treasurer
Phone: (508) 674-3533
Email:
Services Needed: Research, cataloguing, file research & reorganization, set up of Museum Exhibits & Displays, work with Archival Materials, bookkeeping, webpage updating, data base entry work.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check
PAACA, Inc.
360 Coggeshall St., New Bedford, MA 02746
685 Pleasant St. Fall River, Mass. 02723
Contact: Nina Sousa, Assistant Program Director Fall River Youth Court
Phone: (508) 373-6528
Email:
Services Needed: Mentors, Tutors, Other (see comments)
Comments: Our agency is located in New Bedford but I am specifically looking for volunteers for our Fall River program that is run out of the Fall River Police Station. Mentoring young people (8-18 years of age) in community service/service learning projects, tutoring in a sanctioned after school program, and the possibility of managing a small youth court case load, which includes monitoring.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check.
People Inc.
1040 Eastern Avenue, Fall River, MA 02723
Contact: Wiiliam Perkins
Phone: 508-679-5234, ext.410
Services Needed: Aides for clients
Comments/Notes: Assist clients with developmental disabilities during work, living or recreational activities.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check.
RAW Haiti
PO Box 3359, Westport, MA 02790
Contact: Corey Gifford, President
Phone: 774-526-8323
Email:
Services Needed: Graphic Design: This position would require some graphic design experience, but could also be a student that is looking to add to their portfolio. Designing several promotional fliers will be the focus of this position. This position can range from 10-200+ hours of service, depending on what the student wants.
Photography and Editing: This position would require previous experience with correcting (color/brightness/cropping) digital photos. Graphic design experience is a plus, but not a requirement. This position can range from 10-200+ hours of service, depending on what the student wants.
We also need people for videography and administrative assistant positions.
Please check out our site at for further information about our organization and programs working with children in Haiti and the United States.
Prerequisite: Some graphic design experience
Somerset Public Library - (Excellent Contact)
1464 County Street, Somerset, MA 02726
Contact: Chris Matos, Children’s Librarian
Phone: 508-646-2829
E-mail:
Services Needed: There are several opportunities available for students at the Somerset Public Library in the Children's Department. Here are some examples: Story Time Assistant (help develop and present story times to young children), Teen Program Advocate (develop, market, and run teen programs), STEM Workshops (train for and present STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math – workshops such as aeronautics, astronomy, computer science, or robotics), Comic Book or Graphic Arts (conduct workshops for drawing and creating short films). These are just a few examples. A great opportunity for someone who needs education or teaching experience.
Prerequisites: Some experience working with children a plus.
South Coastal Counties Legal Services
22 Bedford Street, Fall River, MA 02722
Contact: Michelle Dubuis, Director of Development
Phone: 774-488-5948
Email:
Services Needed: SCCLS needs a variety of help in the Development Department. The following is a list of the tasks volunteers could help the agency achieve. It is not expected that one volunteer will do all of the following. Here are the areas of most need: Grant writing, web design, data-entry, and creation of a social networking presence.
Prerequisites: none
SSTAR
386 Stanley Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Craig Gaspard, Director, BOLD Coalition
Phone: 508-324-3537
Email:
Contact: Maureen Brisson, Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 508-235-7032 x3211
Email:
Services Needed: Receptionist, clerical work, and mentors
Comments/Notes: Working with youth who are at high risk, tutoring, learning group facilitation skills for parenting courses and youth program.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check, done by agency. Some training required.
St. Vincent’s Home
2425 Highland Avenue, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Karen Hayes, Director of Human Resources
Phone: 508-679-8511 ext. 3321
Email:
Services Needed: Mentors and Educational Tutors; Tutors for lessons in some type of artistic area (music, art, theatre, dance, etc.) and in Basic Spanish or Portuguese.
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check, Personal References, Interview, and Orientation. Additional training (28 hours) required for long-term service commitment or internship (the SPED overview, Behavior Management, CPI Verbal, Mission, and Adult Child Relations).
Steppingstone, Inc.
522 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Supervisor Information: Elizabeth Symynkywicz, Human Resource Manager
Phone: (508) 674-2788
Email:
Contact Information: Kathleen Clark, Executive Director
Phone: (508) 674-2788
Email:
Services Needed: Marketing fundraising and administrative tasks
Prerequisite: CORI Background Check
The Steel Yard (Excellent contact)
27 Sims Ave., Providence, RI 02909
Contact: Islay Taylor, Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 401- 273-7101
Email:
Services Needed: Students will work in or studios, preparing for courses, on our grounds, helping to prep for events and fundraisers associated with our Industrial Arts Organization.
Prerequisite: As a Non-Profit Industrial Arts Organization, to achieve the best results for students, we prefer to work with people with an arts or creative background.
The Trustees of Reservations
1100 Main Road, Westport, MA 02790
Contact: Linton Harrington, Outreach and Education Coordinator
Phone: 508-636-7501
Services Needed: Environmental Research and monitoring, trail maintenance, community garden volunteer, and nature walk leaders
Prerequisite: None.
Transparency for Haiti
PO Box 3359, Westport, MA 02790
Contact: Corey Gifford
Phone: 774-526-8323
Email:
Services Needed: Graphic design. This position would require some graphic design experience, but could also be a student that is looking to add to their portfolio. Designing several promotional fliers will be the focus of this position. This position can range from 10-50 hours of service, depending on what the student wants.
Services Needed: Photography and editing. This position would require previous experience with correcting (color/brightness/cropping) digital photos. Graphic design experience is a plus, but not a requirement. This position can range from 10-50 hours of service, depending on what the student wants.
Prerequisite: Some graphic design experience
United Neighbors of Fall River/Community Connections Coalition
209 Bedford Street, Suite 401, Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Wendy Garf-Lipp, Executive Director
Phone: 508-324-7900 ext. 103
Email:
Services Needed: Help prepare resource information, resource bags and keeping the resource assistance center up to date, presentations to community groups about resources. Plan programs, work with vulnerable populations, promote peaceful activities.
Comments/Notes: We run a variety of programs - Peace by Peace Summit, Violence Prevention activities, Increase the Peace Youth Summit, The Vagina Monologues, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Awareness, Food recovery donation programs, support for homeless families, Parent Cafes, Citizenship Clinics, etc. We always need help with program planning and design, public relations and program facilitation.