Volunteer
Volunteering Opportunities
We recognize that each and every individual is equipped with different gifts, talents, and passions. We have an abundance of opportunities for you to become involved, and desire for it to bless you as much as it blesses us! Volunteering could be directly engaging through building relationships with the families we serve as a group mentor, spending time loving on children as a children's program volunteer, or greeting clients and answering phone calls at our front desk. In a less direct, but equally important to what we do, you could help with sorting donations, mailings, cleaning and organizing, prep for or help during an event, or by making a meal, as a few examples. If you’re interested to learn more about the different volunteer opportunities we have, please contact our Director of Engagement today!
Children's Program Volunteer - Assist in our programming just for children either in Hand-in-Hand or Purposeful play, both of which provides a safe and positive environment where children enjoy fun-filled activities, developmental and creative play, and age-appropriate learning opportunities! Hand-in-Hand takes place on Monday evenings from 4:45-7:45pm, and Purposeful Play is on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:45pm.
Meal Volunteer - It's no secret that food brings people together, so Helping Hands likes to provide a free meal to the families that commit to our parenting education course. These volunteers are also our go-to people for events and parties, and for client families in crisis and need a homecooked meal.
Special Events Volunteer - Help us in in the event pre-planning process, day-of coordination, set up, and tear down for the events we have throughout the year!
Hospitality Volunteer - Commit to a 2–4-hour shift in our office to assist at our front desk. The main priority is greeting clients when they walk through our doors, or answering phone calls. However, you may also be asked to help with data entry, mass mailings, creating documents, logging inventory, and writing thank you cards in your downtime!
Group Mentor - Regularly attend and participate in a group setting, providing a positive influence, helpful insight within guided topics, healthy experiences of social support, and a message of “you are welcomed here, and you belong.”
Church Ambassador - Represent us within your church and to your pastoral staff. Provide ongoing information on how the church can be the hands and feet of Jesus for Helping Hands, through prayer, volunteer opportunities, generosity in financial giving, or donation drives for material resources.
Center Support Volunteer - Help maintain our building’s needs to keep us functioning and professional! This may include deep cleaning, building maintenance, or repairs. We have ongoing opportunities for groups of people to be involved even if just for an evening or day!
Prayer Volunteer – Our staff gathers together on Mondays from 9:30-10am to pray, and prayer volunteers are welcome to join us in person each week, or to include us in your own time of prayer, as we cover our clients, center, community, and world in prayer. None of what we do is without God and we are intentional about keeping him first in all that we do.