INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITIES

• Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
•  All volunteers must be scheduled by the volunteer coordinators
• For detailed job descriptions and the important role you can play, please see our volunteer brochure.
• Prospective volunteers:  Please attend an Orientation Session on the first Thursday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. OR the first Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  Fill out a volunteer application for more information.  Parking available onsite, please go to Main Building conference room.

Weekday Support    Monday – Friday 8:20am – 12:00pm; 12:00pm - 1:30pm;  or 1:20pm – 4:20pm

·        Front Desk or Upstairs Reception

·        Counselor

·        Personal Services Assistant (Shower and Laundry)

      Library & Computer Lab Support

      Job Search Support

·        Van Driver

·        Mail Sorter (10:30 – 12:30)

·       Office & Staff Assistant (times flexible)

Weekend and Evening Support

·        Soup Kitchen (9:30 -12:30)

·        Mail and Office Organization (9:30 - 12:30)

·        Room In the Inn Reception Check-in  (4:30 – 6:30 Dec through Mar)  RITI Details 

Program Assistance

·        CommunityWorks945 (art, garden,soccer, etc.)

·        Homeless Helping Homeless

·        SABER (Substance Abuse Education and Recovery) Program

·        Homeless to Homes (H2H)Program   

Education and Advocacy Leadership

·        Facilitate Educational Presentations

·        Become Part of the Urban Ministry Center's  Speaker’s Bureau

·        Do Advocacy Work with Homeless Helping Homeless

·        Participate in Servant Leadership School

Special Tasks – Task-Centered Volunteer Positions

·        Work on Special Events

·        Help with Fundraising

·        Coordinate Holiday Volunteers

·        Coordinate Group Visits

·        Drive Neighbors to Appointments

·        Pick-up or Deliver Supplies and Donations

·        Be on Facility Maintenance Team

GROUP OPPORTUNITIES

Bring your small group to the Urban Ministry Center to learn first-hand about homelessness in our community.  Please fill out a Group Application to schedule your group in one of the following ways listed below.  Please note:  We are currently blessed with more volunteer groups in the Soup Kitchen than we can accommodate.  If you would like to help, please choose one of the options listed below.  Thank you!

·    Participate in a Tour or Faces of Homelessness Talk

·    Provide and Serve Drinks to the Neighbors at Lunch

·       Make Sandwiches for the Daily Luncheon 

·       Work in Garden or on Cleanup Crew (kitchen, building or grounds)

·        Sponsor a Homelessness Educational Event at Your Place of Worship or Work

·        Volunteer to be a Room In the Inn Participating Organization

·        Bring Donations

·        Share a Meal and Conversation

SEASONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Every fall we will post our Holiday Opportunities and volunteer process.  Please select that tab for information.

CREATE YOUR OWN PROJECT

Consider your individual gifts and talents to create an opportunity.