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Volunteering for NTYC
Volunteer your time
Volunteers provide a variety of services - in our office, in the
shelter directly with the kids, and more.
Volunteer opportunities are categorized as to the amount of contact
with youth in the shelter and include regular contact, limited contact,
or no contact.
We are committed to making your volunteerism efforts at our facility
a partnership beneficial to you as well as our clients, so please let us
know if you have an idea that is not listed on our site.
How would you like to help our youth be exposed to
180 different concepts in a 3-month period?
Sound fun? You can be involved!
The youth in our residential shelter participate in a copyrighted
"Discovery" summer program designed to offer them exposure to a variety
of cultural, recreational and social arenas, as well as allowing them to
develop by gaining life skills.
Do you have a skill you would like to showcase, or hobbies you might
like to share with these youth?
Painting
How to handle an interview
Crafts
Budgeting
Nutrition
Hairstyling
Speaking Spanish ...
Apply to be a volunteer today!
Volunteer Requirements
Must be at least 21 years
of age to have regular contact with shelter youth.
Background check
performed at no cost to volunteer.
Must sign confidentiality
agreement.
One-hour
training/orientation required. Regular, ongoing contact with
shelter youth requires additional training. We provide monthly
or bi-monthly training opportunities at no cost to our volunteers.
Current TB test required
of all volunteers having contact with youth. These are paid by
the volunteer, available at the Health Department for approximately
$15.
Our volunteer application and
required forms is available for download from the
Forms page. Please contact our Development Director,
, to discuss a volunteer idea you may have or for more information.
Provide staff with help in
the shelter in a capacity similar to staff. May include activities such
as on-site recreation, accompanying youth and staff on off-site outings
(particularly during the summer program), help with cooking meals,
supervise youth for monthly staff meeting.
Hours available: During summer months, weekdays (Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or weekends. During school
months, late afternoons and weekends (confirm hours with staff).
Skills required: patience, communication techniques,
ability to see through youth manipulation, able to switch gears quickly,
creativity, resourcefulness, ability to serve as a positive role model,
willingness to work with paid staff.
Training required: 24 hours of ongoing training per year
(free trainings offered monthly to all volunteers).
TLP Mentoring
check back soon for requirements and
training information
Work occasionally with
shelter youth for a group activity under the supervision of shelter
staff.
Shelter Group Activities
Hold periodic
group activities of interest to the youth in a skill/activity area of
your choice, under supervision of shelter staff at all times.
Activities might include:
Arts & Crafts
Music
Tutoring
Reading
Self-esteem building
Cooking
Share your
hobby
Hours available: During summer months, weekdays (Monday
through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m.) or weekends. During school months,
late afternoons and weekends (confirm your hours with staff).
Skills required: knowledge of area of interest, ability to
work with youth.
Work in the office area and
have no contact with shelter or STAR youth.
Hours available: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Skills required: organizational skills, ability to follow
directions and perform work.
Training required: Training required on specific tasks to make volunteer
efficient.
Office/Clerical
Filing, paperwork, direct
mail preparation
Answer phones, especially during lunch or staff meetings
Data entry
Babysitting for younger children of parents attending group sessions
(evenings)
Facilities
Light cleaning weekly in the
office area
Light maintenance such as changing air filters, light bulbs
Deep cleaning of the shelter on occasion
Help organize storage facility
Donation Coordination
Assist with sorting donations
of clothing and other items used in the shelter.
Make sure items are clean, or wash/dry in our facilities if needed.
Remove unusable items.
Sort by size and type and arrange properly in storage room.
Project Safe Place
Safe Place is a network of
public places reaching out to youth in a crisis. When a youth seeks
assistance at a Safe Place site, the site contact us and a volunteer is
dispatched to talk to the youth and help determine the next course of
action.
Help educate and recruit businesses to serve as Safe Place sites.
Check periodically with current Safe Places to determine their needs.
Assist with the annual appreciation breakfast or luncheon for the
participating businesses.
Youth Advocacy Council (YAC)
Verify school attendance and
performance of YAC applicants. Help screen applications.
Help with mailings.
Attend monthly meeting and help keep order and assist with activities.
Go on leadership outings of various types and help keep order, take
photos, etc. while serving as a role model.
Need an idea about what to talk with your kids about at the dinner table?
Watch our tweets below for "table topics" and use them as conversation starters!
Help find our homeless Sock Monkey by
friending him on Facebook
Residents attended the JOLT camp during Spring Break,
learning teamwork and leadership. Click here
for pictures.
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