Volunteer Resources In addition to United Way’s own HandsOn Tampa Bay Web site, the following sites contain excellent information about volunteering and service: Points of Light Foundation Through three innovative and dynamic business units, Points of Light Institute helps put people at the center of transforming their communities. HandsOn Network HandsOn Network inspires, equips and mobilizes people to take action that changes the world. HandsOn Network has helped millions of individuals, thousands of companies and hundreds of Action Centers solve some of the most pressing problems of our generation through volunteering. Corporation for National & Community Service The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America, and leads President Obama's national call to service initiative, United We Serve. Volunteer Florida The Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service grants funds to Florida AmeriCorps and National Service programs, encourages volunteerism for everyone from youth to seniors to people with disabilities, promotes volunteerism for disaster preparedness and response, and helps to strengthen and expand volunteer centers in Florida. Florida Association of Volunteer Resource Management (FAVRM) FAVRM is a vital association that provides a network of support and professional development to volunteer management professionals throughout Florida and the Southeast. FAVRM, formerly the Florida Association of Volunteers Centers, is focused on engaging and supporting organizational leaders and volunteer resource management professionals who inspire, equip and mobilize others to take action. |