Volunteer: United Way of Tarrant County VIRTUAL Volunteer Presentation - Day of Action/Beat the Heat

For more than 100 years United Way of Tarrant County has worked to improve the lives of those in the communities we serve. As a nonprofit leader, we unite companies, organizations, schools, religious institutions and city/state and local governments to address the most crucial causes to build a stronger Tarrant County. We also serve as the regional grantee for Tarrant County’s Area Agency on Aging (AAA).

As we enter our second century, we are focused on

Community Response - providing the basics for daily needs, disaster relief and veterans.Community Health - ensuring a community where everyone can be safe and healthy, with a particular focus on underserved neighborhoods, women, children, older adults and those with disabilitiesFinancial Empowerment - equipping individuals with the tools for independence, from financial literacy to stable housing and transportationEducation and Learning - preparing the current and future workforce to contribute to their own success and to their community

United Way of Tarrant County is ready to begin volunteer recruitment for our annual Day of Action/Beat the Heat Program!

On June 21, our annual Day of Action will kick off our Beat the Heat Program to provide one window A/C unit to a Tarrant County resident without a working A/C. This program will run through September 30.

This virtual informational session will review the program history, last year's results, all volunteer opportunities, and volunteer requirements.

Volunteer opportunities will include

Event Day Volunteers - Completed volunteer application required. Volunteers receive a FREE t-shirt!

Volunteers will meet at UWTC at 8 30am to assist with setup and prepare for the drive through event. Approximately 10-12 volunteers will be needed. Volunteer time frame is 8 30am to 11 30am and they will assist with

Set upPlace window A/C units into vehicles driving through for pick upDirect trafficEvent clean/up breakdown

Volunteer Installers - *HIGH NEED for 80 VOLUNTEERS* - Completed volunteer application and background check required. Volunteers will receive a FREE t-shirt!

Volunteers will arrive beginning at 9am in staggered times and will drive through to receive one A/C unit and client information, if it has not already been received. Time commitment is 1-1.5 hours. Drive through pick up times for volunteers is

9am to 9 30am9 30am to 10am10am to 10 30am10 30am to 11am

Volunteer Delivery Driver - Completed application and background check required.

June 22 through September 30. This is an on-call volunteer opportunity for those clients that are unable to pick up their units from UWTC. A volunteer will pick up a unit from our main office and make the delivery to the client's home. These clients will have already made arrangements for their own installation. Volunteer deliveries are made to clients Monday through Friday, between 10am and 3pm. Client delivery will take approximately 30-45 minutes.

Those interested in volunteering for our Day of Action/Beat the Heat Program will receive a link to the virtual meeting via Teams.

Questions? Contact Victoria Walton, Volunteer Relations Manager, victoria.walton@unitedwaytarrant.org or 817-233-6129.

This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.