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Volunteer Training Starts June 1, 2010!
For more details click on link above.
Non-direct Services
No direct contact with
clients
Daily
Resale store volunteer
Pick-up, accept, organize donations
going to resale store
Delivering items to resale store
(driving the van to Watseka)
Clerical – file, organize, write,
call
Housekeeping chores around the
office
Stocking food donations in the
pantry
Weekly
- Clean and organize cupboards in
client kitchen
- Weekly housekeeping chores
- Cell phone pick-up, box-up, and
shipping
- Any of the daily items
Monthly
- Organize literature areas –
cabinet, shelves, and display
- Inventory pantry
- Deliver literature and posters to
local businesses, doctor's offices, etc.
- Any of the daily or weekly items
Seasonally
- Spring/Summer/Fall - Grounds
maintenance – trimming trees and shrubbery
- Spring/Summer/Fall - Minor exterior
painting (mostly window frames & doors)
- Spring/Summer/Fall - Lawn mowing,
yard work, pick up garbage.
- Spring/Summer/Fall - Light
gardening
- Winter - Wrap donated holiday gifts
Annually
- Mailing for fundraising events
- Bulk Membership Drive mailing
- Quarterly - Newsletter mailing
- Participate in parades
- September - Large mailing for
Appreciation Breakfast
- September or October - Walk in the
Purple Ribbon Empowerment Walk for Harbor House
(usually the last Saturday in September)
As Needed
- Speaker’s Bureau – public speaking
and education
- Working in a booth at various
events to represent Harbor House
- Painting/Construction/Maintenance
- Serve on one of our established
committees (Fundraising, Newsletter, Domestic Violence
Awareness Month, Building & Grounds)
From Home:
- Follow-up calls for events
- Mending
- Thank-you notes
- Purple Ribbon cards
- Pet Pal - temporary pet care
Direct
Services
Direct contact with
clients - Requires 40 hours of Domestic Violence Education
training & 20 hours of job shadowing.
Daily:
- Answer hotline
- Telephone Reception,
Visitor Greeter, Client Door Monitor
- Legal Advocacy (assist
with Orders of Protection, support in criminal justice
system)
- Client Advocacy
Weekly:
- Skill sharing - budget,
cooking/baking, hobbies, resume writing, interviewing process,
job training, skill building, etc..
- Support Group (assist)
- Any daily item
Occasionally:
- Transport clients to
appointments, etc.
- Child care at the shelter
and during support group
- Counseling (requires
approval)
- Assist with client social
gatherings, parties, or field trips (ie. Client Holiday Parties)
- Any daily or weekly item
- Interact with clients in
shelter
For more
details on how you can volunteer, call
Harbor House at 815-932-5814 and ask for Nancy
or nancy@harborhousedv.org
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