VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

TAOS ONSTAGE is looking for volunteers for assistant director, stage manager, backstage crew and, for those who love tech, light and sound operators. Come help us present live theatre to the community! For more information, email taosonstage@gmail.com.

ANVOI HOSPICE is looking for volunteers who would like to help and support our patients. Please call 575-737-0681 or stop by our office at 705-B Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos for more information. TAOS THRESHOLD SINGERS volunteer their voices to bring comfort at important thresholds of life. They sing a cappella at bedside to hospice clients and others. Please call Annette for more information at 575-776-5426.

AMERICORPS ENCHANTED CIRCLE

CORPS is looking for members to increase awareness of services offered by Taos nonprofits. Visit dreamtreeproject. org/ecc. or call 575-224-2030.

TAOS IMMIGRANT ALLIES is searching for volunteers who love the immigrant population to help with web design, social media stewardship, accounting and other activities. Email taosimmigrantallies@ gmail.com or call Del Endres at 575-7700133.

ST. JAMES FOOD PANTRY invites you to help serve behind the scenes. Volunteers needed to assist with organizing, stocking and distributing food to those in need. Opportunities for both morning and afternoon shifts every Thursday. Complimentary lunch for volunteers served at 11:30 a.m. Contact: taosfoodpantry@ gmail.com.

CIVIL AIR PATROL meets every Thursday at Taos Airport and is accepting membership applications for Cadet Programs (ages 12-18) and Senior Leadership/Emergency Services (18 and older). Cadets learn about aerospace, leadership and more with access to local and national activities. Adults support cadet learning and respond to emergency missions thru CAP. Learn more at nm006.cap.gov or call Capt. Michael Anaya-Gorman at 505-870-8303. RENEWABLE TAOS meets weekly via zoom to plan and execute projects such as advocating for solar and wind power, improved electric transmission, beneficial electrification of homes and businesses, additional electric car charging stations and working with schools to introduce climate education in grades K-12. For more info, visit renewabletaos.org, email info@ renewabletaos.org or call 575-770-3267. TAOS MILAGRO ROTARY CLUB is in search of bookworms who want to help Taos children develop a lifelong affinity for books. The Taos Milagro Rotary Club program works to foster a love of reading in students at Ranchos Elementary School. If interested, call Lucille at 575-779-4837 or email tmrftlr@gmail.com.

WRITERS ON THE RANGE seeks writers of color, women and fresh voices; topics on intermountain territory; authentic, unique perspectives on Western public lands, water, natural resources, agriculture or economic institutions. Word count: 750. See writersontherange.org or email betsym@writersontherange.org.

TAOS ELDERS AND NEIGHBORS

TOGETHER seeks drivers, tech support and home-maintenance volunteers to support Taos Elders. Email volunteers@ taoselders.org, call 575-224-6335 or visit taoselders.org.

NEW MEXICO HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION sitewatch program trains citizen volunteers to monitor prehistoric and historic resources on public, private and tribal lands in their communities. Archaeological sites, historic buildings and places, trails, neon signs, bridges and structures are adopted by site stewards who routinely monitor them for signs of erosion, wear and tear, vandalism and looting. For information, see nmhistoricpreservation.org/programs/sitewatch.html.

TAOS CONNECTS is a free nonprofit website linking volunteers and resources in the Enchanted Circle to neighbors in need. It features local projects from nonprofit organizations, religious groups, schools, businesses and individuals. To learn more, check out taosconnects.org; to browse volunteer opportunities, go to app.vomo.org/org/taos-connects.

COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASAs) needed. Become a CASA

volunteer and advocate on behalf of children in foster care. Call 575-758-0106 or email info@youthheartline.org. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TAOS needs volunteers. Call Miriam Jones at 575-779-6232. For more information, visit taoshabitat.org.

HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING is available at Mountain Home Health Hospice, 630 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Suite 180, Taos. Free. Call 575-758-4786, ext. 121.

LITTLE FREE PANTRY PROJECT of Taos Immigrant Allies seeks volunteer stewards for Little Free Pantries located around Taos. Email taosimmigrantallies@ gmail.com or call Del Endres at 575-7700133.

SOMOS needs book lovers to clean, sort, shelve and sell books. Call 575-758-0081. TAOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS is looking for volunteers interested in promoting arts and culture in Taos. Contact the TCA at info@tcataos.org or 575-758-2052 or visit tcataos.org.