Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE)

Denton Nursing Home (DNH) is a joint committee, under both Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE) and TAMS Medical Society (TMS). DNH provides students the opportunity to interact with the residents of the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home, twice a week. Our volunteering opportunities include making crafts, hosting parties, and, in general, playing games and spending time with the residents of the nursing home. We plan on holding a diverse array of events, such as holding a prom for the Nursing Home Residents and making gift boxes, in order to make an impact on the nursing home and the Denton community.

This is TAMS Elm Fork Education Center Volunteering, a committee of HOPE! Our mission is to implement environmental education programs that encourage responsible environmental decision making for students of all ages. We provide opportunities for TAMS students to help run field trips and homeschool labs. Volunteering with us is a very easy way to give back to UNT and to inspire children to be passionate about science.

Food for Thought is dedicated to providing those in the Denton area with a consistent means of obtaining food. Our volunteering includes programs at the UNT Food Pantry and other surrounding food bank and soup kitchen organizations.

Every night, there are an estimated 553,742 people in the United States experiencing homelessness. Through Habitat for Humanity (HFH), a committee under Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE), we have the power to help change that. We have multiple volunteering opportunities each month to give back to the Denton community, helping families in need of decent and affordable housing. Volunteering is hands-on, involving construction work such as landscaping, cleaning, and painting.

High School Tutoring is a HOPExTAS committee focused on helping local Denton high school students with STEM-related curriculum. TAMS volunteers will each be paired with a student from one of these high schools and will work with them on whatever academic help they need.

The overarching goal of the Library Committee is to break down barriers in education and to provide all students with equal opportunities. Our main volunteering project throughout the year is with the Denton Public Library, where we help biweekly with anything the library needs. Libraries can be an oasis of information in areas that lack other resources. TLC works to facilitate the library’s operations in an effort to expand its reach, In addition, this year, we are looking to hold a book drive to collect books for students in third world countries that don’t have access to them.

Little Leaps’ mission is to serve local underprivileged daycares and youth centers, and support children (ages 1-5) so they can get quality care and education they deserve!

REVIVE provides students the opportunity to interact with children with special needs to allow for the parents to enjoy a night out. This is a committee under Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE) and will occur every other Friday. REVIVE allows students to play board games, watch movies, make arts and crafts, and video games.

Shiloh Field Community Garden is this year's new joint committee under Hope and Naturally! Shiloh Field Community Garden provides students the opportunity once a week to grow fresh produce at Denton's very own Shiloh Field. At Shiloh Field volunteers serve the community by tending to the 152 individual plots, with fruit trees, blackberries, chickens, honey bees, a vineyard, composting, and more! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the food we eat and to feed those who are hungry.

Hoofbeats aims to help engage students in the amazing healing process of equine therapy. We work with New Hope organization in Argyle, Texas where you will be able to aid in therapeutic horseback riding for young students with a variety of disabilities.

Teen Court provides members of the TAMS community with opportunities to volunteer at the Denton Municipal Teen Court on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Volunteers can participate as attorneys or jury members in cases with other Denton teens. As a result, Teen Court volunteers are exposed to real-world settings and provide a great service to our city at large.

Fold for HOPE is dedicated to arts and crafts with Cumberland Presbyterian Home. Our goal is to spread joy to children through arts and crafts, such as origami. We meet with them bimonthly for two hours at a time.

Game On is a Hope X Sports Club Committee that focuses on coaching students from Denton ISD schools. Through after-school camps and sporting events, Game On hopes to improve students' physical well-being, enhance their teamwork and communication skills, boost their confidence, and foster a sense of discipline and commitment.

Welcome to Gift of Words (GOW), a student-led organization committed to closing the education gap exacerbated by the pandemic. Our organization was established in July 2020, and since then, we have awarded over 1200 service hours globally. We are pleased to offer TAMS students the opportunity to participate in two significant volunteering initiatives: the Letter-Writing and Mentoring Programs. Our Letter-Writing Program aims to alleviate the loneliness experienced by healthcare workers and senior citizens by providing them with heartfelt letters filled with thoughtful words. Our Mentoring Program brings together K-9 students and high school mentors for virtual educational tutoring and social activities such as arts and crafts.

GVS is a committee focused on providing free educational opportunities and tutoring services to underprivileged students living in the United States and India who have limited access to education due to gender, poverty, and various other issues. Through GVS, you will have the opportunity to volunteer and teach weekly lessons as a virtual tutor and have a lasting, positive impact on the educational careers of young students.