Needs From: Volunteer United

Want to help keep more dollars flowing into our community?   United Way of Greater Kingsport wants YOU! Running with a low overhead rate means many volunteers are needed to help maintain internal operations.  All meetings take place during the work day, at lunch or before work at the United Way offices and usually involved just 1 to 1/1.5 hours per month.  If you have a gift or skill, or want to learn a new training or skill in the following categories of interest, please sign up below.  Areas where volunteers are needed include:  Leadership Development – recruitment, training and development for United Way of Greater Kingsport Volunteer Teams Administration Committee- provides advice and oversight of operations, policy, and safety Finance Committee- number crunchers with attention to detail needed Communications Committee – seeking creative people skilled in marketing strategy, video, social media, photography, print communications and more Community Investment-learn more about our 26 Member Agencies and managing United Way's funding allocations to those agency partners Community Assessment and Planning- especially suited for project developers, innovative thinkers and game changers Vision Councils- great for non-profit and community minded people who have a passion for children, employment, health, or seniors

Can you prepare your own taxes? You have what it takes to be a VITA volunteer in Kingsport or Sullivan County! 

The Kingsport VITA program is operating two sites this year.  Our first site is in the V.O. Dobbins Community Center located at 285 Louis Street in Kingsport.  We operate this site as a drop-off site.  We do intake by appointment on Mondays from 4:00PM to 7PM.  On Tuesdays from 9:00AM to around 3:00PM we prepare the income tax returns from the batch of drop-offs on Monday (we provide lunch on-site for the tax preparers).  Then on Thursday evening from 4:00PM to 7PM we review the completed tax returns with the clients.  At this site the greatest need is tax preparers, although if your people could help with the intake interviews, this could allow our tax preparers to work on tax returns during the intake sessions.

 

The second site is in the Sullivan County Public Library - Blountville Branch.  It is at 1655 Blountville Blvd. in Blountville, TN.  This is also a drop-off site format.  This location does Intake Interviews on Tuesday mornings from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM and on Friday afternoons from 4:00PM to 6:30PM.  They also do completed tax return reviews with the clients from the previous week during these same times.  Here, also, our greatest need is for tax preparers.  However we also have a need for and intake specialist on Tuesdays.

CONTACT BECCA at 423-378-3409 x130 to learn how to be a VITA volunteer!!!

 

Miracle League of Kingsport – a baseball league that serves all athletes with disabilities and special needs. The Miracle League removes the barriers that keep children and adults with mental and physical disabilities off the baseball field and lets them experience the joy of America’s favorite pastime. Miracle League teams play on a custom-designed, rubberized turf that accommodates wheelchairs and other assertive devices while helping to prevent injuries. To help the athletes, the Miracle League uses a “buddy” system – pairing each player with an able-bodied peer. The result is a bond that cannot be described. Kingsport Parks and Rec Spring Miracle League will run August 23rd- October 4th (no games August 30). Buddies can volunteer from 1-3 hours between 10am-1pm. Most Buddies are high school and above age.  Sign in each Saturday at the check-in table.  No baseball knowledge. Buddies will help participants with hitting, running or pushing a wheelchair, hanging out with them in the field. It very social and noncompetitive and we just try and have fun! Contact Renee Ensor at 423-224-2489 or ReneeEnsor@KingsportTN.gov for more information. 

https://www.kingsporttn.gov/registration-open-for-spring-miracle-league-of-kingsport/