Learn more about doing more around Teton County
(307) 733-7300
info@seniorcenterjh.org
830 E. Hansen
PO Box 4677
Jackson, Wyoming 83001
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Friday 8am-3pm
Would you like to do more around your community? We want to help you do that! Keep an eye on this page for an updated list of community volunteer opportunities from many different organizations in the community, like the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the Teton Literacy Center. Check out the descriptions of the different volunteering jobs below, then click the button to be taken to that organization’s website.
Become a Volunteer Trail Ambassador!
We are recruiting a Volunteer Ambassador who would work in coordination with district recreation staff to help provide information and education to the public, specifically in the Teton Pass, Fall Creek, and Mosquito Creek area(s). Ideally, we are looking to recruit a volunteer local to Teton County who can volunteer 3-5 days per week (20-40hrs/wk).
Due to the popularity and high volume of visitation in the areas mentioned above, the Jackson Ranger District would like to increase their outreach presence. An ambassador would have an in-person presence to emphasize rules and regulations, keep an eye on facilities, and provide the public with better service. Other duties include collecting and communicating information on trails, trailhead conditions, facility conditions, signage, proper food storage in bear country, extinguishing campfires, and providing safety information to a forest service point of contact or supervisor as appropriate. Raising awareness about bear safety will be a critical messaging component of this position (i.e. carrying bear spray and sharing information on how to avoid adverse encounters).
Additionally, the Fall Creek Area is an amazing location on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Southwest of the town of Jackson, the area is full of natural beauty. There are many hiking, biking, and motorcycle opportunities in this area as well as great wildlife viewing and dispersed camping. This area has seen an increase in pressure as people look for camping opportunities around Jackson. This location is near to Mosquito Creek, another popular dispersed camping and recreation area.
This volunteer opportunity takes place from June 1 – September 1, 2025. Reach out to Hananh Jacobsen at hannah.jacobsen@usda.gov if you are interested in applying or if have any questions.
Volunteer at the Earth Day Karns Meadown Cleanup!
Join us at Karns Meadows as we celebrate Earth Day by giving back to our community and the open spaces we and the wildlife call home! Our local park cleanup is a great opportunity for individuals, families, and friends to improve the beauty of our local environment.
What to expect:
- Community Engagement- Meet fellow peers and make new connections with like-minded individuals.
- Hands-On Action—Roll up your sleeves to clean up our local park! We might be picking up litter, but you are guaranteed a wildlife sighting!
- Educational Opportunities- Ask questions and learn about environmental stewardship and sustainability practices from other volunteers and local organizations at the event.
What to bring: A reusable water bottle, comfortable clothing/layers, suitable shoes for outdoor work, gloves (if you do not want to use latex gloves), and a positive attitude!
What we provide: latex gloves, trash bags, snacks and beverages
This opportunity takes place on April 24th from 3-5 PM. For more information about the Earth Day Cleanup or for more information on the Jackson Hole Land Trust and it’s work, click the button to visit their website.
Volunteer as a Dental Hygienist or Dentist at Dental Screenings for students K-5!
Love Your Teeth provides free in-school dental screenings for 500+ local K-5 students each year. These screenings provide dental education, identify students with high dental needs, and prompt parents to bring their kiddos to the dentist. The Fund for Public Education is looking for volunteer dentists and/or hygienists to help administer these in-school screenings!
Each dentist is asked to volunteer for 2-3 hours (generally 8:15 – 11:15 AM or 8:30-11:30 AM) in early March. You will have a volunteer scribe to write notes, and we will handle all the follow-up communication. All you need to bring is a headlamp!
To find out what position you are eligible for, from scribe to dentist, and to sign up to volunteer, contact McKenzie Moore at the Fund for Public Education at 307-732-9414 or mackenzie@fundforpubliceducation.org. To learn more about the Fund, from programs to events, click the button to visit their website.
Cycling Without Age
Teton Physical Therapy and St. John’s Health are teaming up to get Sage residents and, hopefully, others outdoors more. The founding principles behind Cycling Without Age are based on generosity of spirit, relationships, storytelling, and slowness. We want our residents and community members to enjoy and cherish the outdoors while developing relationships and sharing their stories with others. Through Cycling Without Age, we encourage new bonds and embrace aging in a positive context through community and opportunities that still lie ahead.
While this is not a volunteer opportunity, it is a great chance to join an exercise group that gets you outside! Fill out your release form today
Volunteer at the Teton Raptor Center
Reach out to the Teton Raptor Center to attend a volunteer orientation and learn more about volunteering opportunities with the birds at the Raptor Center. There are volunteer opportunities available for all skill levels, but an orientation session is required to participate, so if you are interested in this opportunity, reach out for an orientation center today.
Call or email Amy McCarthy at raptors@tetonraptorcenter.org or 307-203-2551 for more information.
Volunteer for the Spread the Love Comission
Hole Food Rescue
Spread the Love Commission needs your help! We’re looking for a compassionate volunteer to staff our booth at various Hole Food Rescue locations. Choose your own adventure and volunteer once a month or once a week, based on your availability. You’ll connect with our community, provide information about our non-profit, and distribute essential health and hygiene products.
Choose your shift:
- The Timbers: Mondays, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
- Aspen Meadows: Tuesdays, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Teton Free Clinic: Tuesdays, 4:30pm – 8:00pm
- The Grove Apartments: Tuesdays, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
- Blair Place Apartments: Wednesdays, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
- Senior Center of Jackson Hole: Thursdays, 11:30am – 12:30pm
- FFC South: Thursdays, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
- Senior Center of Jackson Hole: Fridays, 11:30am – 12:30pm
- Hole Food Rescue Hub: Saturdays, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Pack with Purpose
Spread the Love Commission is seeking dedicated volunteers to help pack and prepare essential supplies for shipment to our partner organizations across the country. We rely on the generosity of volunteers like you to get vital resources into the hands of those in need. Your contributions will directly impact communities facing challenging circumstances.
Tasks include sorting, organizing, and packing various supplies. Flexible shifts and schedules are available to accommodate your availability. No prior experience is necessary, you just a willingness to help!
Drivers (Varying Locations)
Interested? Contact Kali Watsabaugh (307) 264-0624 or kali@spreadthelovecommission.org
Volunteer With Therapy Animals at Teton County Pet Partners
Are you interested in registering with your dog or cat as a therapy animal team? We need more teams to meet the demand for our services!
Our therapy animal teams bring smiles to seniors, comfort hospital patients, assist children with reading, and alleviate stress and anxiety in everyone they meet. We partner with and offer support to Alta Branch Library, C-V Ranch, Children’s Learning Center, Colter Elementary School, Community Entry Services, Jackson Elementary School, Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson Hole Children’s Museum, Jackson Hole Community School, Kelly Elementary School, Sage Living, St. John’s Health, Sweet Peas Babies, Teton County Library, Teton County Parks & Rec, Teton Literacy Center, Valley of the Tetons Library System and more!
If you have questions about registering and want to watch an in-person evaluation to learn if the program is a good fit for you and your animal, please get in touch with Kelly at info@tcpetpartners.org.
Volunteer With Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Learn to prepare taxes and make a difference in your community at the same time. Volunteer to help your community by preparing taxes free of charge with VITA. Join an experienced team of about 14 volunteers who have been helping the local community for well over ten years. We will have sessions three days a week at the Senior Center of JH during tax season (January-April), but you can choose to volunteer whenever you like. Some of the work can be completed at home. You will receive training to provide free tax help for low-to-moderate income families who need assistance preparing their tax returns (December-January).
For additional information and next steps, contact us and will be glad to answer any questions and give you more details.
Text (307) 264-2049 or calland leave a voice message. Also, feel free to email tetonfreetax@gmail.com.
Volunteer at the Jackson Hole History Museum
Docent
Love Jackson Hole? Love Local History? Join the Jackson Hole History Museum as a museum docent in our newly opened History Museum Campus on the historic Van Vleck Block. Our new space includes two exhibit galleries, two historic log cabins, and family friendly activities throughout the exhibit spaces and classroom. Docents will volunteer for 1-2 hour shifts during the Museum’s open hours Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm and will help guide visitors through the exhibits, answer questions, and monitor security and cleanliness.
Classroom Volunteer
Join the Jackson Hole History Museum team as a classroom volunteer on Wednesday mornings! We are specifically looking for help on Wednesday mornings from 9am – 12pm to assist our Education Director, Catherine Maguire, with classroom setup, cleanup, and activity assistance. We are offering “Hands-on History in the Classroom” on Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30am free for local families. This hour includes a book reading, activity, and free play in the classroom. Catherine needs assistance with preparation, teaching, and clean-up for each session. Sessions are creative and fun, and we look forward to working with a volunteer passionate about Jackson Hole, local history, and young learners.
Reach out to Lexi McReynolds at 307-733-2414 or lexi@jacksonholehistory.org for more information or to volunteer.
Write ‘Notes of Love’ to Those Facing Adversity
People Spread Love invites you to write “notes of love” to people facing adversity in the valley here and beyond. This volunteer opportunity is for all ages. Visit our PSL instructions on our website, which include all you’ll need to know to get started volunteering on your own time.
Become a Pet Foster Parent
PAWS and Jackson Animal Adoption Center are seeking dog and cat foster homes! If you want to add some fun to your life and have the means to take in a pet or two, this is an excellent chance to have some fun with some animals without the adoption commitment. Read the descriptions for each organization’s opportunity below:
Jackson Animal Adoption Center (dog-specific fostering):
The Animal Adoption Center relies on the generosity of foster parents to provide loving and temporary homes for the dogs in our program. Dogs do not stay overnight at our facility, so foster homes are where they spend the majority of their time until they find their perfect forever home! Foster parents provide an in-home experience that helps prepare the dogs for placement with their future adoptive family by allowing them to learn valuable household manners. Additionally, foster parents help us understand each animal’s particular needs and determine the best long-term placement for each dog. Adoptable dogs are in their foster home full-time and only come into the AAC to switch to a new foster or to meet a potential adopter! Their lives are filled with love and adventure until their forever family finds them.
The AAC provides a foster bag with everything the dog will need for their foster period. This includes food, treats, toys, a bed, a crate, and anything else a specific dog may need. Sometimes we need a foster for just a night or two, other times we are looking for someone to take a dog for up to a few weeks. Some fosters sign on to a dog as their long-term foster until adoption. We welcome anyone interested in becoming a foster parent, whether just for a night or two or long term.
Fill out an application to become a foster parent! Thank you for your interest in helping us rescue more animals by being a foster! Contact the Adoption Counselors at the AAC for more information at 307-739-1881
PAWS:
PAWS (Providing Animal Welfare Services) is seeking fosters for dogs and cats residing in our Driggs shelter. PAWS will transport the animals to you and provide all necessary supplies to make the experience easy and fulfilling! Contact Stephanie Sokol for more information at 307-734-2441 or stephanie@pawshelpspets.org.
Tutor for the Teton Literacy Center
Students reading six months or more below grade level work one-to-one with a volunteer tutor for one hour after school each week. This is a full school-year volunteer commitment except for holidays and school breaks. Students gain confidence and establish a rapport with their tutor through literacy tutoring. They also build comprehension, fluency, word decoding, and writing skills. Tutoring sessions offer the opportunity to focus on personalized literacy and learning needs. Tutors are not required to have any prior teaching/tutoring experience. We offer training before tutors are matched with their students. We are also looking for volunteers who want to help with office work and organization and substitute tutors who can volunteer as needed.
For more information or assistance in volunteering, contact the Teton Literacy Center office at (307) 733-9242.
Docent at the National Museum of Wildlife Art
The National Museum of Wildlife Art is looking for volunteer docents to join our program and lead art collection tours. Our Museum has over 100 pre-scheduled tours with private groups each year that require volunteer docents. Docents sign up for tours online, which means you can choose your own schedule. The majority of tours occur in December through February and June through September.
Anyone interested in becoming a docent does not need to have an art background. We will train you and provide you with learning materials such as books, articles, and videos. Training to become a docent takes most people 3-6 months to complete.
Becoming a docent is a truly rewarding experience. We rotate exhibits about three times per year, so there is always more to learn. We also provide specialized training sessions for our docents, so the learning never stops! If you are interested in signing up or have any other questions, please contact Danny Knight at dknight@wildlifeart.org or call Danny at 307-732-5443. Learn more here.
Volunteer with One22 and the Wyoming Food Bank
Power Crew Member
Our FBW crew members are available for delivery days (usually Tuesdays), once a month, and are prepared to do some heavy lifting! Power crew members are unloading and shelving/storing approximately 3000-6000 pounds of food per delivery. This position does require the ability to lift heavy boxes, work with others (volunteers and staff), and able to commit to once a month.
El equipo del día de entrega de FBW deberá estar disponible el primer martes de cada mes. Esta labor incluye bajar inventario del camion y colocarlo en su sitio.. El voluntario debe poder levantar determinado peso.
You should be able to lift 25 lbs, be flexible with volunteer hours, and enjoy organizing to be most successful at this volunteer position.
Picking and Packing
Volunteers work to pick and pack advanced online food orders. Groceries are properly labeled and packed for ease of distribution to Cupboard shoppers later in the day. Volunteers may replenish inventory on shelves if time allows. This is a great youth and family friendly volunteer opportunity!
Este equipo recoge y empaqueta los pedidos de comida hechos en línea, por adelantado. Los pedidos se etiquetan con el nombre del cliente para una entrega eficaz de los mismos durante la tarde. Si sobra tiempo, estos voluntarios también pueden ayudar a reabastecer la mercancía en los estantes de nuestro almacén. ¡Esta labor es perfecta para realizarse en familia, con menores de edad!
You should be able to lift 25 pounds, enjoy organizing, have grocery store experience to be most successful at this volunteer position..
Contact Ximena Sanchez at 307-264-0044 or ximena@one22jh.org for more information.
Satellite Stocker at the Teton County Library and Teton County Recreation Center
This team keeps our Satellite Cupboard location at the Rec Center and Library fully stocked and tidy while publicly representing the mission of One22 Resource Center. Volunteers check inventory at this satellite, come to the Jackson Cupboard to pull items for stocking, and return to the satellite location to restock. This is a great family and youth friendly role, or even a friend team of two!
Use of your own vehicle is preferred but exceptions can be made to use the Cupboard truck in advance. This is a partnership with the Rec Center. We ask volunteers to respect their parking/loading rules. Please leave the area just in front of the carts and refrigerator neat and free of debris and cardboard.
Este equipo mantiene bien abastecida y ordenada a nuestra despensa satélite, ubicada en el Centro Recreativo del Condado de Teton (Rec Center) AND Library, además de representar públicamente al Centro de Recursos One22. Los voluntarios revisan el inventario existente en la ubicación satélite, acuden al Jackson Cupboard para dotarse de los productos necesarios y vuelven a la despensa satélite para reabastecerla. ¡Esta labor es perfecta para realizarse en familia, con menores de edad o en equipo con un amigo o amiga!
Uso preferido de vehículo propio, sin embargo, se podrán hacer excepciones para utilizar la camioneta del Jackson Cupboard, avisando con suficiente anticipación. Esta despensa satélite implica una colaboración con el Centro Recreativo. Rogamos a nuestros voluntarios respetar las reglas de estacionamiento/carga y descarga de la biblioteca. Favor de dejar ordenada y libre de basura/cartón al área frente al refrigerador y los carritos.
You should be able to lift 25 pounds, enjoy organizing, and be able to use your own vehicle reliably to be most successful at this volunteer position.
Distribution Clerk
Distribution Clerks promote a safe and welcoming environment for Cupboard shoppers picking up their online orders. Distribution Clerks retrieve and bring orders to clients in a drive-through pick-up model. They complete orders by packing cold and refrigerated items. Finally, they assist with drive-through set up and take down by setting up free carts of items and informational sheets, placing directional signage and generally keeping the space tidy and organized.
Los asistentes de entrega promueven un ambiente seguro y acogedor para los clientes del Jackson Cupboard que acuden a recoger sus pedidos. Los asistentes deberán buscar y posteriormente entregar los pedidos a cada cliente, ya sea en su automóvil o a pie. Asimismo, deberán completar los pedidos añadiendo a ellos los productos refrigerados. Por último, ayudan a montar y desmontar el sistema drive thru, organizan los productos gratuitos y hojas informativas en los carritos, colocan letreros y señalización y, en general, mantienen bien ordenado y limpio el espacio de entrega.
You should be able to speak both Spanish and English, lift 25 pounds, and enjoy working in the public to be most successful at this volunteer position.
Contact Ximena Sanchez at 307-264-0044 or ximena@one22jh.org for more information about any of these positions.
Lunch Desk Attendant at the Senior Center
Volunteer right here at the Senior Center for one of our meals! Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. Responsibilities for both jobs include checking in meal-goers, answering questions, collecting payment, and occasionally providing kitchen assistance. Navigate to the Volunteer page on this website to learn more or sign-up today!
We hope you get out there and volunteer! Come back and tell us all about it!