The Volunteer Center of the Brazos Valley, a partnership of Brazos Valley Council of Governments and the United Way of the Brazos Valley, promotes volunteerism as a means of fostering increased citizen involvement in Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties, enriching the communities and the lives of its residents through volunteerism.
Our Mission is to connect all people of the Brazos Valley with opportunities to serve. Our Vision is to provide community agencies with essential resources and training and to coordinate programs that raise awareness and impact of local needs and services.
Volunteers can change their community, making it a better place for everyone to live. There are a number of people that need your help. Take the time to serve the hungry, play music for the elderly, bring history alive in a museum, read to a child, or assist in disasters. The opportunities are endless. If you volunteer, maybe you will
- Assist in shaping your community
- Share your talents and skills
- Meet new and interesting people and develop new friendships
- Learn something new
- Be a better leader and follower
- Have fun
- Advance your career
- Live Longer (Research shows that volunteering especially by older people, may be linked to living longer)
As a volunteer you will meet new challenges, solve problems, share a new perspective and most of all touch a life while making a real difference in the community.
The Volunteer Center of the Brazos Valley acts as an advocate for volunteerism by:
- Advising and providing training for agency staffs and volunteers.
- Referring volunteers through a web-based databank, www.volunteerbrazosvalley.org
- Utilizing volunteers to identify and address community issues to insure the enrichment of the Brazos Valley.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has’” Margaret Mead, American anthropologist, 1901-1978.
Volunteer Week Proclaimation 2010