Community Service Partners
Community Service volunteer time at non-profit partners is an important NWC value and strategic objective as well as a vital part of our 50+ year history of helping our community.
Members are asked to support our non-profit partners with their volunteer time. There is a large variety of opportunities. Select an agency that appeals to you.
Can-Do-Quilters
Can-Do Quilters complete handmade quilts are delivered to Interfaith Family Services for redecorating 23 residential apartments. Interfaith empowers families in crisis to provide a hand-up out of poverty. Qualified families - mostly Moms with kids - live in the apartments for up to one year as they work to break the cycle of poverty.
Community Partners of Dallas
This organization is dedicated to providing safety, dignity, and hope to abused children by providing support to the caseworkers of Dallas County Child Protective Services. NWC volunteers work during the holidays sorting Christmas toys collected annually for children in foster homes. Other opportunities may arise during the year as the need occurs.
Dallas Casa
NWC volunteers support this non-profit agency that provides Court Appointed Special Advocates for children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect. Thirty hours of training are required to be an advocate.
Emily’s Place
Emily’s Place is a 24-month residential program that promotes emotional healing and the development of life skills for survivors of domestic violence and their children, enabling them to transition from a difficult past to a bright future. The program includes one-on-one counseling, vocational assistance, and weekly evening programs such as parenting classes, healthy relationship education, financial management workshops, and job readiness. NWC volunteers support this organization in a variety of ways, which may include general office assistance, help with mailings, child care during evening classes, preparing a meal once a month for residents, and participation in fundraising events.
Frisco Family Services
Frisco Family Services helps those facing hunger, homelessness and other urgent needs to achieve self-sufficiency. NWC volunteers sort food donations and stock shelves in the food pantry, merchandise donations, and work on special projects, including the Back2School Fun Fair, the Feed Frisco Food Drive, the Christmas distribution of toys and clothing, the Senior Silver Bells Celebration, and the Summer Lunch program.
NWC supports Genesis with many one-time or ongoing volunteer commitments, including helping with an October and February meal for the women and children who live at the Shelter. We also participate in their Holiday Drive. NWC volunteers have a fun and heart-warming Spring Purse Project in time for Mother’s Day in May.
George W. Bush Presidential Center
The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum provides opportunities for docents who volunteer in the museum as experts on various exhibits. Due to the sensitive nature of the Presidential materials, all volunteers must be U.S. citizens, successfully pass a background check, and sign a confidentiality agreement.
Interfaith Family Services
The mission of Interfaith Family Services is to empower families in crisis to break the cycle of poverty. Interfaith works to stabilize homeless families by providing 25 fully-furnished apartments. Parents build self-confidence as they learn to identify a purpose that will inspire them to enjoy their work. Families are provided with new skills via counseling, training, and job search support to help them land a career with a livable wage. They also provide the financial coaching needed to make the most of their new income. NWC volunteers cook and deliver casseroles for new residents, decorate and donate Christmas wreaths for each of the apartments, and help with the Christmas store where parents “shop” for their children, and children “shop” for their parents.
Landmark of Plano
From September to May, volunteers meet at Landmark of Plano to host a Bingo Party for the residents. The residents enjoy the interaction with the NWC members.
Lifesavers Foundation
LifeSavers Foundation’s mission is to serve children and single mothers in crisis by providing free medical care. They operate The Doctor Spot, a clinic staffed by real medical professionals. They provide free sonograms, immunizations, hearing and vision screenings, exams, and more, all supported by donations. They also operate an Upscale Resale store, which is funded by selling donated items. NWC volunteers help with sorting and displaying clothing and household items.
Upscale Resale is located at 561 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75280, phone 972-669-9000. LifeSavers is always grateful for any donations. www.lifesaversfoundation.org
Network of Community Ministries
Network is a non-denominational organization in Richardson with three core programs: Emergency Services, providing food, clothing, and utility services for those in need; the Adolescent and Children’s Clinic, meeting the acute medical care and dental needs of uninsured children; and Seniors’ Net, dedicated to providing those aged 60+ with the resources to live independently in their own homes. NWC volunteers help with three-hour shifts in the Clothes Closet or Food Pantry. NWC volunteers also help assemble or distribute holiday food and gift bags to seniors before Thanksgiving and Christmas, and help on an “as needed” basis with special projects.
Now Forward (Formerly North Dallas Shared Ministries)
Now Forward is an interfaith community of volunteers providing charitable assistance and emergency aid to families in the Dallas area. This includes furnishing school uniforms and school supplies to over 3,000 students each year and distributing food to seniors on fixed incomes and families in need. Now Forward also provides medical and dental care, ESL classes, job counseling, and tax preparation. NWC volunteers perform a variety of duties such as interviewing, working in the food pantry or clothes closet, teaching ESL classes, computer input, job counseling, and uniform distribution.
Refresh North Texas
Refresh North Texas works directly with the school districts in North Texas. Our mission is to ensure every child in our community has access to personal hygiene items; proper hygiene is important for a child’s health, well-being, and self-confidence. We provide “Refresh Packs” to qualifying students quarterly. These packs include shampoo, conditioner, body wash or soap, lotion, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, lip balm, and a comb or brush. Students in middle and high school also receive deodorant, shaving cream and feminine hygiene products. NWC volunteers help to fill packs distributed to students.
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital is a non-profit Children’s Hospital. The success of this hospital depends on dedicated volunteers and organizations throughout the year. NWC has been volunteering at the Texas Scottish Rite for over 26 years. There are also numerous opportunities to sign up as a weekly volunteer through the hospital’s Volunteers Service Department. NWC helps to decorate the hospitals during the Christmas Season.