The Cape Fear River Watch is dedicated to improving and preserving the health, beauty, cleanliness and heritage of the Cape Fear River Basin. Volunteers are needed to participate in the Creek Keeping Program. While taking walks or canoeing, volunteers can help to maintain a visual observational survey of our creeks and streams to monitor them for illegal pollution and runoff. Volunteers are also needed to assist with the newsletter and local events sponsored by Cape Fear River Watch. They also sponsor educational programs to teach students and adults about our rivers and streams, how to spot pollution, and how to keep our waters clean.
Volunteers can also help with advocacy.
There is also an emergency care shelter for youths ages 9 through 18. Volunteers are needed to work with children at the shelter, respond to calls to assist victims at their home or in the hospital, and to answer the crisis line. A 40-hour training program is required. More than 1,500 women and children are assisted yearly by the shelter. All locations need gently used clothing and re-sellable merchandise.