Help out the Cy-Fair community in a number of ways throughout the year by volunteering with local nonprofit groups. Volunteer opportunities included in this guide range from working with local students to helping out at area hospitals. This list is noncomprehensive.
Cy-Fair Fire Department
Individuals can stop by one of the 13 fire stations to get more information. Uniform and firefighting clothing are provided to new members. Before volunteers can join, they must attend three Thursday night meetings at the appropriate station to learn about volunteer responsibilities. Junior membership options are available to Cy-Fair ISD students ages 16-18.
Sample activities: fire fighting, firefighter support services
Other requirements: fill out application, go through background check
9630 Telge Road, Houston. 281-550-6663. www.cyfairvfd.org
Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County
The global nonprofit housing organization operates on faith-based principles and is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes.
Sample activities: administrative duties, new home construction, disaster recovery repairs, serve on committees, provide lunch at the construction site, volunteer at the ReStore, serve on the deconstruction team, participate in children’s and youth programs such as ReStore bake sales
13350 Jones Road, Houston. 281-477-0460. www.habitatnwhc.org
Help the environment
Bayou Land Conservancy
The organization preserves land along streams for flood control, clean water and wildlife.
Sample activities: tree planting, cleanups, youth education, trail building
Other requirements: fill out application
10330 Lake Road, Ste. J, Houston. 281-576-1634. www.bayoulandconservancy.org
Help the sick
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
The hospital has an active volunteer program for adults and a junior volunteer program for high school students ages 16-18 that runs each year from June through August. An orientation includes a drug screen, a tuberculosis test, safety training and a mandatory flu shot.
Sample activities: interacting with patients, assisting staff, providing administrative support
Other requirements: fill out application, go through background check, orientation process
18220 Hwy. 249, Houston. 281-737-1063. www.houstonmethodist.org/volunteer
Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital
Volunteers receive a complimentary meal in the hospital cafeteria and must commit to at least one year of service. A junior volunteer program for high school students ages 15-18 takes place each summer.
Sample activities: help at information desk, provide family support in waiting areas and hospital transportation, escorting patients and visitors, assist nursing units, provide clerical assistance
Other requirements: fill out application, go through background check, orientation process
27800 Hwy. 290, Cypress. 346-231-4000. www.memorialhermann.org
Boys and Girls Country
Boys and Girls Country is a licensed residential home that addresses a child’s well-being, helping to break the cycle of poverty for the children by providing a secure, stable, Christian home environment with an emphasis on education, building healthy relationships, and setting goals for the future.
Sample activities: food drives; organizing parties, tutoring; teaching skills such as cooking, musical instruments and sports; cleaning or work projects; donation drives; sports or craft workshops
Other requirements: fill out application
18806 Roberts Road, Hockley. 281-351-4976. www.boysandgirlscountry.org
Cy-Fair ISD
Through Cy-Fair ISD’s Volunteers in Public Schools program, volunteers can support the education of local children in several capacities, including special annual events such as Bus Buddies and day-to-day campus needs.
Sample activities: library aide, workroom help, campus events, fundraisers, staff appreciation luncheons, mentoring, public relationships, tutoring and assisting in instructional area
Other requirements: fill out application, go through background check
10300 Jones Road, Houston. 281-894-3950. www.cfisd.net/volunteer
Cy-Fair Sports Association
The association hosts baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and wrestling events for youth athletes age 18 and younger in Cy-Fair.
Sample activities: coaching (background check required), sport committees, leadership positions
Other requirements: fill out application
22515 Schiel Road, Cypress. 281-256-3400. www.cy-fairsports.org
Cy-Hope
Sample activities: assisting with activities at Hope Centers, delivering food to schools for Backpack Feeding Program, supporting Dierker’s Champs Baseball League as a coach or umpire, working a weekly shift at the Hope Chest Resale Market, working with students in Ambassadors of Compassion, serving at special events throughout the year
Other requirements: go through background check
12715 Telge Road, Cypress. 713-466-4673. www.cy-hope.org
YMCA
Sample activities: coaching youth sports teams, assisting with adaptive programs for youth with developmental and physical challenges, serving at community events, fundraising, mentoring youth and serving on the board of advisers
Other requirements: go through background check
D. Bradley McWilliams YMCA
19915 Hwy. 249, Houston. 281-469-1481. www.ymcahouston.org/locations/d-bradley-mcwilliams-ymca-cypress-creek
Langham Creek Family YMCA
16725 Longenbaugh Drive, Houston. 281-859-6143. www.ymcahouston.org/langham-creek
Help those in crisis
Cy-Fair Helping Hands
The nonprofit serves homeless individuals and families throughout the region.
Sample activities: participate in the homeless outreach team, deliver care packages to men and women living on the streets, work in the food pantry
Other requirements: fill out application, orientation process
7510 Cherry Park Drive, Ste. G, Houston. 281-858-1222. www.cyfairhelpinghands.org
Cypress Assistance Ministries
The organization is dedicated to assisting individuals and families in financial distress.
Sample activities: help in the food pantry, assistance office, resale shop, donation center and community outreach programs; serve as a food pickup driver, job counselor or GED or ESL instructor
Other requirements: fill out application, orientation process
11202 Huffmeister Road, Houston. 281-955-7684. www.cypressassistance.org
Shield Bearer
Sample activities: help transfer donation items and supplies between offices, coordinate events an
Other requirements: fill out application
12340 Jones Road, Ste. 290, Houston. 281-894-7222. www.shieldbearer.org
Reach Unlimited
The nonprofit provides support services for people with learning or developmental disabilities.
Sample activities: assist in classrooms at the Learning Activity Center, assist with clerical duties at the business office or assist with special events
Other requirements: fill out application
11832 Mueller Cemetery Road, Cypress. 281-213-8323. www.reachunlimited.org
