Browse the current volunteer needs below. Then click on the button below to download an application that you can fill out and email to COA’s Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@coasjc.org or 904-209-3686. Or you may print it and either fax to 904-209-3654 or come by COA’s headquarters at 180 Marine Street, St. Augustine. Existing volunteers may now also download their time log below to fill out and email it to volunteer@coasjc.org.
Volunteers are needed Mondays and Wednesdays 8am-12pm. Duties include helping with Bingo, serving the lunch, restocking the bakery and the goodies, and making coffee.
You can make a difference in the lives of homebound seniors by delivering meals. There are opportunities on Wednesdays and Fridays. You pick up the meals between 9:30 and 10am and routes take 2-3 hours to complete.
The Players in Ponte Vedra has a volunteer opportunity on Thursdays from 10:30 – 12:45 to help out in the kitchen. If you have been wondering what to do with your spare time – consider volunteering!
We are looking for a Volunteer to help our Deaf Participants at the River House and also occasionally at the Coastal Community Center. Help is needed mostly in the mornings but could be afternoons as well. We believe that 2 – 3 times per month for 1-2 hours. If you have the time, you can put your very special skills to work and help others.
We are looking for Volunteers to help with building wheelchair ramps this Fall and Winter. If you have carpentry experience or would like to assist in this worthwhile endeavor you are encouraged to contact COA to find our more.
Has an opportunity for an individual to lead a Chair Exercise Class on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 – 10:00. If you have some experience with Chair Exercise or Senior Exercise programs, we could use your help. “Giving Back” feels good!
Is looking for an IMEP Sub Volunteer on Mondays from 9:00 – 12:30 and a permanent volunteer on Thursdays from 10:30 – 12:30. This individual will help to serve snacks and/pick-up lunches at Vicars Landing and help with clean up. Please consider helping with this wonderful program designed for those experiencing early memory loss.
Take this opportunity to help fill your empty hours and help others at the same time!
For more information or to schedule your interview, please contact COA’s Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@coasjc.org or 904-209-3686.
Click the link above to download a new volunteer packet. For more information and/or to schedule your interview, please contact COA’s Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@coasjc.org or 904-209-3686.
COA has a community partnership with St. Augustine High School to facilitate students (including Collin) learning on-the-job life skills through the “Life Work Program.” Through this program, Collin began volunteering at COA in the kitchen in September 2015. Collin enjoyed it so much, he continues to volunteer here.
Was born in Maryland and moved to St. Augustine in 2004. I graduated St. Augustine High School in 2014 and went on to the “Life Work Program.” It is a collaboration between St. Augustine High School and First Coast Technical College, where I majored in Culinary Arts. I also volunteered at Flagler Hospital to gain additional experience in the kitchen.
Earned my “Safe Food Handlers Certificate.” My volunteer experience at COA and work in the “Life Work Program” helped me secure a job at Ruby Tuesdays where I have proudly worked for over one year. I love to work at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant. I also enjoy riding my bicycle and video gaming in my spare time
On some of my days off, I come back to COA to volunteer in the kitchen where I feel like I am part of the COA family kitchen crew.
If you are interested in a fantastic and meaningful volunteer experience, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@coasjc.org or 904-209-3686.
If you are interested in a fantastic and meaningful volunteer experience, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@coasjc.org or 904-209-3686.
If you are 60 or older and need minor home repair or other assistance, give Care Connection’s Michael Large a call at 904-209-3648. We would love to help however we can!
Meet Joyce Vikes, volunteer at River House (Line Dance instructor and Administrative Assistant) and Coastal Community Center (Advisory Board President and Event Coordinator)
Joyce began volunteering with COA in 2009. When we asked her why, Joyce said “COA selected me!” She was teaching line dancing at River House when someone gave her name to COA staff. She began by holding night classes in the exercise room.
Joyce is originally from Quarryville, PA where she worked as credit manager for both Spiegel and Sears in addition to helping on the family dairy farm. Joyce and her husband raised four children (2 girls, 2 boys) and in 1972 they relocated to St. Johns County for work. Today, Joyce has 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
This year Joyce established the “Sunshine Fund Dinner and Dance.” The idea came to her while serving as treasurer of the Coastal Community Center Advisory Board. The Sunshine Fund supports programs at COA senior centers. According to Sue Richerson, Senior Centers
Program Manager, “Joyce totally took the reins and coordinated the whole event. Fun was had by all and it was a huge success.
Hopefully, the Sunshine Dinner and Dance will become an annual fund raising event.” Joyce thoroughly enjoys line dancing and watching her students progress. They call their troupe “St. Augustine Line Dancers.” The music is selected by mutual collaboration. Some music is found on YouTube or Radio 99.9. The group loves performing at local events, nursing homes, and senior centers.
Meet Bill and Grace Bothe who have been volunteering with Meals on Wheels for 16 years!
The COA was highly recommended by their Coquina Crossing neighbors.
Background: Grace worked for oil companies in both Miami and St. Augustine in marketing and bookkeeping. Bill retired from a career in finance and bank management. Grace was born in Leon, Nicaragua and moved to the U.S. in 1959. Bill grew up in Harrisburg, PA. They have two sons and four grandchildren all living in the Atlanta metro area.
Special Interests: When Bill first retired, he mentored at-risk students in the Take Stock in Children program at Otis Mason Elementary and St. Augustine and Pedro Menendez High Schools. Grace loves to read especially biographies and religious books. Bill has always been athletic, playing basketball, baseball and tennis. Both are members of the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Elkton.
Don Ausman
Jennifer Fender has been volunteering with the COA Memory Enhancement Program at Fruit Cove Baptist Church
for almost 1 year now.
After a 23-year career as a Computer Aided Drafter (CAD) in Transportation Engineering, Jennifer was afforded the opportunity to take early retirement. Before long, she could feel her sharpness slipping away – the result of too much time spent on the sofa watching television!
When Jennifer began driving her friends’ mother to and from Memory Enhancement Classes, she decided that, instead of driving back and forth, it would be easier to just stay and volunteer! And that’s when Jennifer rediscovered the love of learning she thought she had lost! She explains: “We draw, sing, dance, tell stories and use words and numbers creatively during these classes. I finally got to use all those lost gifts and help someone else at the same time. I feel the members and teachers are my friends and I look forward to our meetings: Seniors tell the best stories and have so much to share. The truth is that I benefit from these classes! I only hope that I am a comfort and encouragement to others and that I can continue to serve.”
Thanks, Jennifer, for all you do for all of us!
