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| Volunteer at Our House Giving is as unique as the individual. Your gifts of time, money, talents and household items are vital. Your support provides housing, food, clothing and education for the homeless men, women and children staying in our shelters. You can help in many ways. Read through the following volunteer opportunities, then submit a completed volunteer application. You may also call Ron at 374-7383 ext. 218 or email us at ron@ourhouseshelter.org. Be sure to tell us what opportunity you are interested in and what kind of time commitment you can make. Top 10 List of Volunteer Opportunities:
Teach or tutor adults enrolled in our computer training, English for the workplace, GED, literacy or life skills classes. Come do a workshop of your own design or follow our curriculum. If you plan to volunteer on an ongoing basis, we'll provide you with training and teaching materials. A staff member will be present at all times. Time: You can do a one-time workshop or you can make a long-term commitment to helping homeless adults become self-sufficient. We prefer volunteer teachers or tutors to commit at least 4 hours per week for a month or more. Cost: $0 Be a Computer Lab Assistant (Top ) Our House has an open computer lab where homeless adults and young people can work on their homework, look for a job online, practice typing or computer skills, or prepare resumes. Computer lab assistants are available to help participants with the computers. We offer classes in Financial Literacy, Microsoft Office training, Basic Typing and Computer Introduction, and other things to help residents gain the skills they need in the workplace. This is a great opportunity for a student or retiree. Time: Minimum of one day per week Cost: $0 Assist in Little Learners Child Development Center (Top ) Our Little Learners Daycare facility is a licensed childcare provider that serves the children of Our House as well as the community-at-large. Our program features a nursery, preschool, children's computers, a large playground, early childhood education stations, and free breakfast and lunch. You can help by playing with our kids and helping them learn and grow. Time: A few hours a day-a few times a month from 8 am-6 pm Cost: $0 Be an Our Club After School Tutor (Top ) Our Club is our after school program where we provide tutoring, special science and art projects, guest speakers, computer training, nutrition education, and games for our school aged children. You could help with any of these things or come up with something on your own!! Time: 2-6 p.m. Monday- Friday Cost: $0 Adopt a Room (Top ) Renovate a homeless family's room in the transitional shelter. Paint, decorate, furnish, and repair. This is the perfect opportunity for a small group or family. Time: Two Days Cost: $100 - $400 (Paint, furniture, plants, art for the walls) Garden or Landscape (Top ) The Our House shelters, child care and training center sit on a three acre campus on Roosevelt Road. Many of the children living at Our House have never had a backyard in which to play. Help make our campus beautiful by gardening or landscaping. Time: 4 - 8 hours Cost: $10 - $100 (Soil, plants) Share Your Special Skills and Talents (Top ) Are you a social worker or therapist? Provide support to our clients by offering group sessions, parenting classes, life skills workshops or play therapy for the children. Do you cut hair? Provide free hair cuts to homeless people. Are you good at crafts? Teach residents how to sew, quilt, or work with wood. Are you a doctor or dentist? Help fulfill our residents' basic medical and dental needs. Time: As much time as you need. Cost: $0 Provide Transportation (Top ) Help a resident get to work, go to a job interview, or make it to a doctor's appointment. Time: A few hours Cost: $0 Conduct a Food and Supplies Drive (Top ) An empty roll is a big issue. Toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, and cleaning supplies are always needed. Also perishable foods like eggs, milk and meats are usually hard for Our House to afford. Instead of a canned food drive, do something different: ask for toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, 409, laundry detergent and other day-to-day items. Local food pantries provide Our House with canned food--but no one provides cleaning items. You can help us in this way! Please contact us before doing this to find out how we can help!! Time: 2 - 10 hours Cost: $0 Host a Fundraising Event to Benefit Our House (Top ) Big or small, every little bit helps. Is your organization looking for a group to support? Be our patron! Do you want to do something as an individual? Host a party at your house to benefit Our House. We've had people do benefit birthday parties and "Girls-Night-In" events. It's fun for a good cause. Our House also hosts two large events each year. We're always looking for volunteers to help plan and organize these events. Planning for the June event begins in January and planning for the December event begins in September. Time: 2 - 10 hours Cost: $0 - $100 Serve a Meal (Top ) Our House provides a free breakfast, lunch and dinner to every resident, every day, 364 days a year. For 18 years, this has been possible thanks to the churches, synagogues, business groups, and families who cook dinner and serve it to our residents every night at 6:00 pm. Cook a meal in our new, fully-equipped Shelter kitchen or make the food at home and bring it potluck-style. Feed 60 homeless people a nutritious meal. Nourish the hungry in your own community. Come just one time or come every month--it's up to you. Most groups consist of 4 to 8 people. For more information on being one of our dinner servers please contact Lynn at 374-7383 x200 or lynn@ourhouseshelter.org. Time: 4 hours for food preparation and serving dinner. Our residents clean up so you don't have to. Cost: Approximately $200 total for food and drinks. Most groups share the cost among participants. Create Your Own Volunteer Opportunity (Top ) If you would like to help out in another way, we will work with you to provide a fulfilling and enjoyable volunteer experience. Volunteers have put together parties for the kids' birthdays and holidays, read to the children, taken the kids on field trips, and organized donated clothing. Choirs have sung to our residents and actors have provided theater classes. Time: It's up to you. Cost: $0 To volunteer, please fill out an application, email/fax/mail it back to us or call Ron, our volunteer coordinator, at 501-374-7383 x218 or email ron@ourhouseshelter.org. Be sure to tell us what you'd like to do and what kind of time commitment you can make. To download an application, click here. |
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