Service
Opportunities to Serve
These are the organizations that our members are involved with throughout the year.
We would love to have you join us!
[Click on the titles below to visit their websites for more information about these organizations.]
Memphis Family Shelter - This shelter is located in downtown Memphis for homeless women and their children. They work with these families to prepare them for independent living by providing classes in parenting, budgeting, work skills, etc. Each month at our luncheon we collect non-perishable food and household supplies for delivery to the shelter. Click HERE for MFS Wish List
Page Robbins Center – This facility, located just off Houston Levee and Wolf River Blvd., provides day care for individuals with memory loss due to stroke, Parkinson’s disease, or Alzheimer’s. Our members spend a couple of hours each month celebrating birthdays and visiting with individuals at the center.
Collierville Literacy Council – This center, located just off the Square in downtown Collierville, helps adults with basic reading skills, English as a Learned Language, and preparing for the Graduate Equivalency Exam. Volunteers attend a 10 hour training session which then allows them to be literacy tutors anywhere in the U.S. Tutors meet one on one with individuals, helping them to learn communication skills at a time and place that are mutually agreed upon. No foreign language knowledge is needed for tutors who volunteer for English language duty.
Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees - The Enchanted Forest has been a Memphis tradition for nearly 50 years, with the first forest exhibited in the basement of Goldsmith’s Department Store downtown. There are dozens of beautiful trees sponsored and decorated by area businesses, churches and other volunteers, including our own New Neighbors. Proceeds from the Enchanted Forest support Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center. Our committee coordinates ideas and volunteers to decorate a themed tree each year. The work starts in September to determine a theme for the tree and then make the ornaments. The tree is decorated the week before Thanksgiving, and then is taken down after New Year’s. Our 2010 tree was again an award winner!
Target House - This house in Memphis provides families of patients at St. Jude Hospital a home for the entire time the child is receiving treatment. The families are allowed to stay as long as needed at no cost. It is a beautiful facility designed to make a very difficult time as comfortable as possible. Click HERE for Target House Wish List.
Queen for a Day and Heroes - Volunteers are needed to help with children’s parties at Target House and Ronald McDonald House, where the children are undergoing cancer treatment. The girls are treated to makeovers, nail painting and given their own feather boas and tiaras. The boys interact with firemen or policemen to instill bravery, try on uniforms, and are given appropriate gifts as well. Volunteers get to apply makeup and paint nails for girls, play games with the boys, and help at the craft table. The parties last approximately one and a half hours. We will have a party each quarter. Click HERE for a Wish List of party items.
Collierville Animal Shelter – If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at the animal shelter, you are required to attend volunteer training. These sessions are held once a month. If interested, call the animal shelter at (901) 457-2670 for more information.
If you would like more information on our projects or would be interested in volunteering, please contact information@newneighbors.org.
