Needs From: Togetherhood

Are you passionate about swimming, youth sports, or mentoring young athletes? The Piranha Swim Team Volunteer Program is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience while supporting a positive and competitive swim environment.

Volunteers assist the coaching staff with day-to-day team activities and help create a supportive, encouraging atmosphere for swimmers of all ages and skill levels. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals interested in coaching, leadership, or youth athletics — and a great way to complete community service hours while making a real impact.

These activities will take place at one of our three locations: Asheville YMCA, Reuter YMCA, and Buncombe County Aquatic Center.

Ways You Can Help

Assist coaches during swim practices

Help organize drills and warm-ups

Encourage and support swimmers during training

Assist with equipment set-up and lane organization

Provide general support during practices or team events

What Volunteers Gain

Hands-on exposure to the fundamentals of swim coaching

Leadership and communication skill development

Experience working with youth athletes in a team environment

Community service hours

Who This Opportunity Is For

This opportunity is ideal for individuals who:

Enjoy working with youth and supporting team environments

Have an interest in swimming, coaching, or athletics

Want to build leadership skills while giving back to the community

By volunteering with the Piranha Swim Team, you’ll help create a safe, motivating environment for young swimmers while gaining valuable experience yourself.

Express interest below to learn more and get involved.

Overview

Support individuals living with Parkinson’s disease by assisting during our PWR! Moves exercise class. This volunteer role ensures the class environment is safe, organized, and welcoming while participants focus on movement and recovery.

PWR! Moves is a research-informed Parkinson’s wellness program designed to improve neuroplasticity and slow symptom progression. The class emphasizes large, intentional movements that target four key skills often impacted by Parkinson’s:

Antigravity extension

Weight shifting

Axial mobility

Transitional movements

Volunteers do not provide medical instruction. Instead, they serve as operational and environmental support to enhance participant experience.

Responsibilities

Assist with room set-up and breakdown

Move and arrange equipment (chairs, mats, light fitness equipment)

Provide light in-class support (retrieving items, adjusting room setup as needed)

Offer encouragement and a welcoming presence

Physical Requirements

Ability to lift/move equipment (light to moderate weight)

Ability to stand and move throughout the class

Ideal Volunteer

Patient, encouraging, and reliable

Interested in health, aging, or neuro wellness

Comfortable supporting adults living with chronic conditions

Impact

Your presence helps create a safe and empowering environment where participants can maintain mobility, independence, and confidence.

Overview

Help expand access to Parkinson’s wellness programming by serving as a community ambassador for our PWR! Moves classes.

This role focuses on outreach and relationship-building to ensure individuals living with Parkinson’s — and those who support them — know this resource exists.

Responsibilities

Connect with retirement communities and senior living centers

Share program information with local physicians, neurologists, and physical therapists

Distribute marketing materials

Support awareness conversations within the community

Report outreach activity back to YMCA staff

Ideal Volunteer

Strong communicator and relationship-builder

Comfortable initiating conversations in professional settings

Passionate about community health and aging populations

Organized and self-motivated

Impact

Many individuals with Parkinson’s are unaware of specialized movement programs available to them. Your outreach can directly connect someone to improved mobility, reduced fall risk, and better quality of life.