Myrtle Beach-area organizations need your help

Volunteers: Meals on Wheels is in need of drivers for routes in Conway, Little River, Myrtle Beach and Carolina Forest to deliver meals to those in need. Call 843-340-5982 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays.

Volunteers/donations: Looking for volunteers to join Mended Hearts and volunteers who have had heart events to become visitors to heart patients in a local hospital. Also looking for donations to Mended Hearts support group. Call 704-796-0628 or dandallaire@ymail.com.

Volunteers: Heartland Hospice is in need of volunteers to sit with our patients or help in the office. Also in need of an avid photographer who would be willing to come to our functions and memorialize the event. Training is complimentary and can be provided on your schedule. Call 843-444-0813.

Volunteers: Help4Kids/Backpack Buddies program is in need of volunteers to work food drives, help answer the phone and greet people at new location, 2523 Forestbrook Road, Myrtle Beach. Donations needed are vienna sausage, chicken noodle soup, canned ravioli or pasta, peanut butter crackers, toothbrush and small tube of toothpaste and children’s clothing. Call 843-651-4310 or email info@help4kidssc.org.

Volunteers: Neighbor to Neighbor is seeking volunteer drivers who have a desire to help homebound seniors by driving them to life-sustaining doctors appointments, the pharmacy and grocery store. Supplemental medical, automobile and volunteer liability insurance provided. Flexible online scheduling. Orientation is required. Call 843-839-0702, ext. 106, or email Farrah@gracefullyaging.org.

Volunteers: Bikini Beach Cat Rescue is in need of volunteers who can help with quarterly newsletter, upcoming golf fundraiser and fundraising for spay/neuter programs. Monetary donations are always appreciated to assist our feral and low-income families with spay/neuter surgeries. Call 843-655-7881 or email karenjmc@sccoast.net.

Volunteers: If you like helping seniors and want to make a difference, Agape Hospice wants to hear from you. Agape pairs volunteers with patients and is looking for folks willing to give of their time and talents. If you are interested, call contact Julie at 843-307-4740.

Volunteers: Guardian Ad Litem program is in need of volunteers who are willing to give their time and effort to assist children in need. You would be assigned a case where you could become the voice for that child. You must be 21, have no criminal history and not appear on the child abuse registry. You will be provided with a free, 30-hour training class that will ensure you have the necessary information to do the job. To volunteer, call 843-347-9750 or visit www.scgal.org.

Volunteers: Smith Medical Clinic is in need of volunteer nurses. Schedules are flexible, with the following clinic hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Call 843-237-2672.

Volunteers: Horry County Literacy Council is looking for people who would be interested in volunteering in the following areas: community outreach, board of directors, dyslexia tutors, math tutors, general literacy tutors, literacy screeners, data entry, general office support. Call 843-839-1695.

This story was originally published September 11, 2015 at 6:47 AM with the headline "Myrtle Beach-area organizations need your help."