Volunteer Opportunities From: United Way of Southern Nevada Volunteer Connect

Volunteer: Road To Recovery Driver

Summary

The Road To Recovery Volunteer Driver provides people with transportation to and from their cancer-related medical appointments. Drivers donate their time to help people with cancer get the lifesaving treatments they need.

Benefits

As a Road to Recovery driver, you can serve your community and help local people, provide support and encouragement, have rewarding one to one interactions with cancer patients, build relationships and save lives. Road to Recovery offers flexible scheduling, you drive as much or as little as you want when you want.

Time Requirements • Volunteers choose the rides that work best for their schedule. Most rides are scheduled during the weekday between 7am and 7pm.
• The American Cancer Society asks volunteers to commit to a minimum of 2 rides per month. Requirements

• Between the ages of 18 and 84.
• Valid driver’s license and adequate automobile insurance.
• Access to a safe and reliable vehicle.
• Pass background check and motor vehicle records checks.
• Comfortable using technology with reliable internet access.
• Complete required training and follow through on ride commitments.
• Appreciation and respect for diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and cultures of patients, caregivers, volunteers, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Utilize mobile-friendly ride coordination tool to manage transportation requests.
• Follow safe driving procedures and disease transmission guidelines, including COVID-19 safety procedures.
• Abide by American Cancer Society privacy, confidentiality, and program guidelines.
• Participate in program evaluations and promotional opportunities, including new driver recruitment efforts, as applicable.

How do you get started?

First, you’ll need to submit some basic information to the American Cancer Society. From there a volunteer care specialist will contact you to discuss the program, your expectations, and what you hope to gain from the experience so we can ensure a good fit. Then you’ll take some required training, which is self-paced and takes around 90 minutes. From there you’ll complete a background check and once approved, provide your schedule availability so you can begin being matched to patients needing transportation.

To sign up to volunteer with Road To Recovery, please visit our Volunteer Community and select "Road to Recovery" from the program filter.

Organization: American Cancer Society

Summary

The Road To Recovery Volunteer Driver provides people with transportation to and from their cancer-related medical appointments. Drivers donate their time to help people with cancer get the lifesaving treatments they need.

Benefits

As a Road to Recovery driver, you can serve your community and help local people, provide support and encouragement, have rewarding one to one interactions with cancer patients, build relationships and save lives. Road to Recovery offers flexible scheduling, you drive as much or as little as you want when you want.

Time Requirements • Volunteers choose the rides that work best for their schedule. Most rides are scheduled during the weekday between 7am and 7pm.
• The American Cancer Society asks volunteers to commit to a minimum of 2 rides per month. Requirements

• Between the ages of 18 and 84.
• Valid driver’s license and adequate automobile insurance.
• Access to a safe and reliable vehicle.
• Pass background check and motor vehicle records checks.
• Comfortable using technology with reliable internet access.
• Complete required training and follow through on ride commitments.
• Appreciation and respect for diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and cultures of patients, caregivers, volunteers, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Utilize mobile-friendly ride coordination tool to manage transportation requests.
• Follow safe driving procedures and disease transmission guidelines, including COVID-19 safety procedures.
• Abide by American Cancer Society privacy, confidentiality, and program guidelines.
• Participate in program evaluations and promotional opportunities, including new driver recruitment efforts, as applicable.

How do you get started?

First, you’ll need to submit some basic information to the American Cancer Society. From there a volunteer care specialist will contact you to discuss the program, your expectations, and what you hope to gain from the experience so we can ensure a good fit. Then you’ll take some required training, which is self-paced and takes around 90 minutes. From there you’ll complete a background check and once approved, provide your schedule availability so you can begin being matched to patients needing transportation.

To sign up to volunteer with Road To Recovery, please visit our Volunteer Community and select "Road to Recovery" from the program filter.

Organization: American Cancer Society

Volunteer Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 89012

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Golf Committee Member

Help the American Cancer Society raise money for the fight against cancer by joining the committee for the first Southern Nevada Golf Classic in October of 2023. This event would not be possible without dedicated volunteers giving their time and talent. As a volunteer-driven organization, the American Cancer Society is proud to partner with community leaders to drive our mission forward, helping us save more lives and create a world free from cancer.

Organization: American Cancer Society

Help the American Cancer Society raise money for the fight against cancer by joining the committee for the first Southern Nevada Golf Classic in October of 2023. This event would not be possible without dedicated volunteers giving their time and talent. As a volunteer-driven organization, the American Cancer Society is proud to partner with community leaders to drive our mission forward, helping us save more lives and create a world free from cancer.

Organization: American Cancer Society

Volunteer Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 89012

Allow Groups: No