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Starting Saturday, May 7, all volunteers working in the recovery areas must be credentialed. Credentialing will occur at the McAbee Center, 3801 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa. Hours are Saturday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday through Friday: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Volunteer groups can go through an accelerated volunteer approval process by emailing volunteer@givetuscaloosa.com at least 24 hours in advance of their arrival. All individuals must register through the volunteer reception center. For more information, please visit http://www.givetuscaloosa.com/.

For information about College of Education relief efforts, click here.

The UA Community Service Center has a number of volunteer opportunities available (listed below). For more information, please contact Barbara Grimes at (205) 348-2865 or bgrimes@sa.ua.edu.

• City of Tuscaloosa volunteer hotline call center: through Friday, May 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Shifts are 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
• Alabama Disability Advocacy Network support hotline for Tuscaloosa:  (attention nursing, social work and community health majors) Shifts are May 5 and 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Tutwiler Hall: sort donations today between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Tuscaloosa’s One Place, 867 Redmont Drive, Tuscaloosa: sort items for distribution and assist with other activities for the Alberta community
• Holt High School: help move one of the distribution sites from one location to another Saturday, May 7 starting at 9 a.m. For more information, call 553-5360.
• Compassion International: make phone calls this week from the Community Service Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• City of Tuscaloosa new warehouse for donations, 2505 Greensboro Ave.: Volunteers with credentials are needed each day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• UA Greek Relief: help package and deliver meals as well as unloading and sorting donations at the DKE House May 5 and 6

Other volunteer opportunities include the following:

• St. Mathias Episcopal Church, 2310 Skyland Blvd.: volunteer registration and assignment 
• Temporary Emergency Services, 15^th Street: sort and distribute donations
• Five Points Baptist Church, Northport (behind the Northport Civic Center): sort and distribute donations
• Rosedale Baptist Church, 2424 28^th St.: daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Samaritan’s Purse, First Baptist Church downtown Tuscaloosa: volunteer orientation daily at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.