Youth Volunteer Opportunites in Kailua-Kona
We encourage our students to go make a positive difference in their community! Here are some opportunities here in Kailua-Kona!
Special Olympics
Description: To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children, teens and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Contact Information:
Sandie DelaCruz
Area Director
(808) 987-5057
sowhsandie@gmail.com
Deep and beyond
Description:" Deep & Beyond creates opportunities for people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth to explore nature, participate in adventure activities, and experience freedom." We welcome all volunteers to either help out as a Land Volunteer or serve as a Snorkel Buddy in the water.
Contact Information: https://www.deepandbeyond.org/projects/
Hawai‘i Island Humane Society
Volunteers help in many ways and every position helps. By becoming a part of our team of dedicated volunteers and staff, you will be helping the animals and the people of Hawaii.
Kona Shelter, Kailua-Kona
Monday–Saturday, 9am–5pm
Need volunteers 16 or older, parent/child team 6 or older.
Contact Bebe Ackerman
808.217.0154
Parrots in Paradise Sanctuary
Description: Our Sanctuary facility serves as a safe haven for parrots in need of urgent care, attention, love and adoption.
Kealakekua
Flexible hours, Monday–Friday
Sanctuary for displaced parrots.
Contact Information:
Contact Dorothy Walsh
808.322.3006
Therapeutic Horsemanship of Hawaii
Description: Our caring volunteers help our riders to mount and dismount, as well as assisting with leading, sidewalking, and teaching riding skills.
Kailua-Kona
Volunteers are the heart and soul of this program. All levels of expertise needed.
Contact information:
Contact Nancy Bloomfield
808.937.7903
http://www.thhkona.org/
Kona Surfrider Beach Clean ups
Description: The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network.
Contact information: