The Philadelphia Senior Center is looking for help distributing fans during the summer season to keep older adults safe and comfortable during hot weather. Fan Fairs are scheduled during heat emergencies, and there are sometimes only 24 hours notice to get one scheduled. Consider volunteering to help others beat the heat. To be added to the volunteer list, call Helen Sunga at (215) 546-3983.

RSVP of Montgomery County has volunteer openings for web designers and those with computer skills to assist small to mid-sized nonprofits in the Delaware Valley. Through a Coming of Age Make a BIG Difference Team grant, RSVP continues to help organizations diagnose web problems and determine computer solutions in a timely, inexpensive way. Prospective volunteers must complete a Skills Inventory and be interviewed by the program administrator. Contact Elaine Gershenson or call (610) 834-1040.

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is accepting applications for its Volunteer Docent program. Volunteer Docents receive training to develop and lead tours through Penn Museum’s permanent and special exhibition galleries, featuring materials from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, and more. Week-day and week-end hours. A new group of weekday docents will start training in late August. For more information or an application, contact Dori Panzer or call (215) 898-2681.

Northern Home for Children needs a Resource Parent Certification Specialist who will be responsible for the certification and recertification of resource homes within its foster, kinship, and adoption programs. The Resource Parent Certification Specialist will also provide training opportunities for prospective and current resource parents. Bachelors Degree required; Master’s preferred. Click here to learn about this position, as well as others.

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Older adults can make a difference for children and their education by letting their legislators know that they care about investments in Pre-Kindergarten. June 16th is the day to take part in the "Yes We Can" Campaign sponsored by Coming of Age partner, Generations United. To find out how to contact your elected officials, e-mail Yvonne.

9:30 am at Joseph C. Ferguson Elementary School, 2000 North 7th Street, Philadelphia

Your help is needed to organize the library of Joseph C. Ferguson Elementary School in North Philadelphia and create an organized system for all of the teachers' resource books. You'll be helping the children of Ferguson get access to books and to love reading even more! There are two shifts, but you are welcome to volunteer for the day. To participate, contact Terry Baxter at Greater Philadelphia Cares, (215) 564-4544.

12:00 pm at United Way, 7 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia

Professionals and Philadelphia residents are invited to a brown bag lunchtime talk on Social Capital: What It Is and Why It Matters for Creating an Age-Friendly Philadelphia sponsored by Generations Appreciation Philadelphia. Allen Glicksman, PhD, director of research and evaluation at Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA), will lead the discussion. FREE. To register, e-mail by Monday, June 15.

6:00 pm at Delaware County Community College, 901 South Media Road, Media, PA

6:00 pm at Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia

Don't miss this forum organized by the Urban Sustainability Forum, that will take an in-depth look at GreenWorks - the first sustainability framework released by Mayor Nutter's Office of Sustainability. Dr. Mark Alan Hughes, Director of Sustainability and Chief Policy Advisor to the Mayor, will explain the city's plans for greening. FREE. Open to the public.

5:30 pm at Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust St., Philadelphia

Join the Library Company for its Juneteenth Freedom Forum, featuring three area scholars discussing the African American struggle for freedom in the era of the Civil War and beyond. The event is open to the public free of charge, but advance registration is requested. To register, call (215) 546-3181, or e-mail. Reception at 5:30 p.m., program at 6:00 pm.