AMERICAN RED CROSS LEHIGH VALLEY-BUCKS CHAPTER needs volunteers who can work from home for a variety of positions including: information and planning support, mass care team shelter surveys reviewer, disaster mental health team members, disaster spiritual care team members, disaster health services team members, recovery team fiscal reviewers, volunteer engagement team members, (Armed Forces) hero care network team members and more. Whatever fits your schedule and availability. Call Ned Bloom at 484-403-4718 or email ned.bloom@redcross.org.

GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION NETWORK is spearheading a social media effort – dubbed #PicturesForPatients – that encourages kids and adults to draw, color or paint pictures for Good Shepherd’s adult and pediatric patients and long-term care residents in Allentown and Bethlehem. The goal is to increase positivity and uplift others in this time of uncertainty – plus, give an added boost to the doctors, nurses, therapists and other health care professionals as they walk through the halls or into rooms. Here are instructions on how you can send pictures: https://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/news/pictures-for-patients.

LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK is calling all artists, young and old, to help cheer up hospitalized patients who are not permitted visitors by creating (nondenominational) inspirational get-well cards and letters. You can also make encouragement or thank you cards for the hardworking staff and clinical workers. Please mail your cards and letters to: LVHN, Volunteer Services, P.O. Box 689, Allentown, 18105. For volunteers who can sew cloth face masks, they can be dropped off at 2024 Lehigh St., Allentown 18103.

SHARECARE FAITH IN ACTION, Bethlehem needs many volunteers to help with taking people to their vital appointments. All volunteers will have to attend online orientation, provide a criminal background check and provide proof of insurance. Cloth masks and hand sanitizer will be provided to volunteers. All clients will sit in back seat and wear a mask as well. Call Lynn Heiney at 610-867-2177 or email sharecare8@aol.com.

THE WHOLE LIFE CENTER Easton needs strong volunteers to help unload trucks, weigh and organize boxes of food 10-11:30 a.m. May 29 and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 30. Fill carts with boxes and bags of food for the number of members in a family; runners to take carts to the people’s cars 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 27, June 10 and 24. For more details, contact Donna Lavin at 610-746-6405 or email donna@wholelifectr.org.

VOLUNTEER CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY, Bethlehem is recruiting high school students entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade for their goLEAD Leadership Program which will take place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 13 to 17. This program helps participants develop critical leadership skills via a virtual series, while preparing a capstone service project. Applications may be found on www.volunteerlv.org/go-LEAD and must be submitted by June 24.

VOLUNTEER CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY is continuing to support our community nonprofits. In response to COVID-19 a webpage has been created to post information on volunteer needs as well as specific support of supplies for the nonprofit organizations. The site is updated regularly by the nonprofits. Please visit www.volunteerlv.org/covid-19 to see how you can help.

Contact the Volunteer Center to receive a directory listing agency in need of volunteers at 610-807-0336 or email vc@volunteerlv.org. Visit the website www.volunteerlv.org for a larger listing of volunteer opportunities.