Ways to Get Involved
United Way of North Central Florida is part of the Disney Give a Day, Get a Day program! Check out our volunteer opportunities on disneyparks.com to see how you can take advantage of this great opportunity!
Register with SweatMonkey
In order to improve communication between United Way of North Central Florida, our Impact Partners and our volunteers, we are using an online volunteer management system called SweatMonkey. By registering with SweatMonkey, you will be able to offer volunteer opportunities or view and sign up for volunteer opportunities.
To register, please click here: Register for SweatMonkey.
Contact Edwin Goutier (egoutier@unitedwayncfl.org) for additional questions about SweatMonkey.
Additional volunteer opportunities are available through Volunteer Solutions. Sign up today!
http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwoncf/volunteer/
Campus Engagement
Designed specifically for college students 18-24, the Campus Engagement homepage provides UF and Santa Fe students with ways they can get involved in their community.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
United Way of North Central Florida is working in collaboration with the East Gainesville Development Corporation and University of Florida Law School to expand and enhance our local VITA program. VITA is Volunteer Income Tax Assistance in which volunteers are trained to assist low income working families to file their taxes, more specifically apply for the EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit).
Weekend Hunger Backpack Program
Help us combat hunger in our own community. Hundreds of children show up hungry to public schools every Monday , because they have not had enough to eat over the weekend. Follow the link above to be a part of the solution to this problem.
Work of Heart Awards
For the 38th year, the community will be honoring devoted volunteers for outstanding service in Alachua County in 2009. The Work of Heart Awards will be given to those who have provided the best examples of volunteerism in our community. Be part of the tradition! Take a few moments to nominate a deserving person or group.
All nominees will be recognized, and recipients of categorical awards will be announced in conjunction with National Volunteer Month in April. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Individual and group nominees will receive two complimentary tickets to the banquet, which will be held at the Paramount Hotel. Those who nominate outstanding volunteers, as well as the general public, are welcome and encouraged to attend. Event tickets are $30 each and are available through Haven Hospice: (352) 379-6207.
Nominations are to be submitted for individuals as well as business/organizations who have worked to positively impact the community through volunteerism. A committee of judges will determine the winner(s) in each category. The individual judged as most outstanding will be presented the E.T. York Distinguished Service Award.
The deadline for accepting nominations is Friday, March 5, 2010.
Work of Heart Nomination Form
Additional Ideas to Make an Impact
