Volunteer guide available

The Volunteer Center has a Holiday Volunteer Guide listing volunteer opportunities through December. A free copy is available by stopping at the center, 2666 Riva Road, Suite 130 in Annapolis or via e-mail by sending a request to ask.aacvc@outlook.com. The new guide is also posted on center's website: aacvc.org/resources. for more information, call 410-897-9207.

Alzheimer's Association

Volunteers are needed for office and clerical assistance, including data entry and mailings and a help line specialist. The organization also needs speakers, family support group facilitators and community outreach representatives, including those to attend health fairs. Training and materials will be provided for all positions. Information: Sally Drumm at 410-561-9099, sally.drumm@alz.org or go to alz.org/maryland.

Hospice drivers

Hospice of the Chesapeake seeks volunteers with four-wheel-drive vehicles to assist patients and staff with transportation during inclement weather. Information: 443-837-1549 or 800-745-6132.

Social Services

Volunteers are needed through December for the Department of Social Services' Holiday Sharing program, which matches donors to seniors and/or families in need of Thanksgiving and Christmas assistance.Duties include answering and making phone calls and entering families' wish lists. Information, email tanya.steele@maryland.gov.

Y of Central Maryland

Volunteer mentors, 21 and older, are needed for the Y's Reach and Rise Mentoring Program at the Greater Annapolis Y, 1209 Ritchie Highway in Arnold. Program is free and intended for at risk youth ages 6-18. All mentors are screened through state and national background checks and provided with a 15-hour training program. A one-year commitment of one, two-hour session per week is expected from the volunteer. Both the mentor and mentee participant will receive a free one-year membership at the Greater Annapolis Family Center Y. Information: Candice Jacobs at 410-544-2525 or candicejacobs@ymaryland.org.