Midview Endowment Fund

The Mission of the Midview Endowment Fund is to provide a permanent source of supplemental funding for improving the quality of education by providing a mechanism through which community resources can be allocated for worthwhile school programs not required by law.

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Park Place Early Learning Center

Park Place Early Learning Center is seeking board members who are interested in children and have a business background. Board meetings are the third Wednesday of the month, 12 noon at LCCC in the Center for Leadership building on Burns Rd. Board responsibilities include attendance and participation at the board meeting.

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Ohio Dance Theatre

Ohio Dance Theatre is looking for new board members and fundraising volunteers. The Mission of Ohio Dance Theatre is to encourage the growth and support of serious dance through the presentation of exceptional performances, instruction and educational programs that enhance the community's quality of life.

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Lorain County Board of Mental Health

The Lorain County Board of Mental Health is now recruiting new board members. The mission of the Lorain County Board of Mental Health is to serve the community by promoting the health and well being of the residents through innovative and comprehensive continuum of the highest quality mental health services.

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Family Promise of Lorain County (formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network)

Mission Statement: The mission of Family Promise of Lorain County is to help families without homes achieve and sustain independence. The organization brings shelter, meals, and supportive services to families without homes. Family Promise Networks are a cost-efficient and effective community response to homelessness.

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Friendship Animal Protective League (FAPL)

The Friendship Animal Protecitve League Mission Statement is: "To rescue abused and neglected animals, offer temporary shelter to homeless pets in need, promote compassionate and responsible pet ownership, find loving homes for homeless pets and assist in reducing animal populations.

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The Linden School

The Linden School at 414 Earl Ct., Elyria, is seeking volunteers to help with special projects, to participate in the classroom as extra helper and to volunteer to share a special skill with the children. Volunteers are also needed to paint and to make simple repairs.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County,an initiative of Leadership Lorain County Class of 1994 and the county's sole provider of one-to-one youth mentoring, is looking for board members to help implement the agency's aggressive growth plan. The agency board is an active, hands on board responsible for resource development, the long range plan, and self-governance. The board meets every other month on the third Thursday at 7:30 a.m. for one hour on even numbered months. Committee meetings scheduled as needed between board meetings (There are four standing committees: resource development, program impact, pr, and recruitment, board development and finance). Every board member is expected to participate in the agency's premier fund raiser, Bowl for Kids Sake.

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Volunteer Guardianship Program of Lorain County

The Volunteer Guardianship Program of Lorain County is a program of Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry. Their Mission is to enhance the quality of life of indigent, incompetent, older adults in Lorain County by providing trained, qualified volunteer legal guardians to serve as concerned, caring advocates and surrogate decisionmakers when no less restrictive alternative to guardianship is available.

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The Western Reserve Land Conservancy - Firelands Chapter

Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Firelands Chapter is dynamic organization looking for board members and volunteers interested in supporting land preservation in the Firelands service area, which includes Lorain County.

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Educational Service Center Endowment Fund

The Educational Service Center Endowment Fund is looking for 2 to 3 board members from the community-at-large. They meet the second Tuesday of each month except for July, at 7:30 a.m. at the Service Center on Lake Avenue. Board members would be expected to help with fundraising and making grants from the fund. Michael Tomlin-Brenner is the contact person at 440-324-5777, ext. 1130 or tomlin-brenner@esclc.org. The Board funds some really neat projects with the gifted and talented programs, early childhood education and homeless shelters, and someone who has an interest in education would really enjoy working with them.

Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau

Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau is a non-profit agency, founded as an orphanage in 1868. Today, the agency provides a variety of behavioral health and social services for children, youth and families. The agency’s Lorain County Office provides services for children and teens, ages 6 to 17, including: Outpatient Therapy; Psychiatry Services; a Juvenile Offender Program; School Based Counseling, Consultation, Education and Prevention; In Home Services; and the Lorain Substance Abuse/Mental Health (LSA/MH) Treatment Program for youth with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues. For more information visit www.bellefairejcb.org. Bellefaire’s Lorain County Office is seeking volunteers for its advisory committee to help with future planning and development. For more information please contact Tamara Iwaszkiw at 440-324-5701, ext. 11.

Goodwill Industries

Goodwill Industries is seeking to fill some vacant Board seats. This organization is the world's largest private provider of education, training and employment services. They help people acquire the skills most valued by employers in today's global economy. Their mission is to help people with disabilities and other barriers to employment become more productive and independent community citizens through a process of education, training and work services. For more information on how you can become involved, please call Robert Rees at (440) 244-3174.