Volunteers

Volunteer Opportunities

2009

Volunteers R Us.  We could not be the organization we are without the many committed community members who give us countless hours each year.   Our Board of Directors has shown tremendous leadership in finance, fundraising for the building and other projects as well as planning and oversight for building construction -- not to mention regular volunteering. 

Several groups in the community continue to support our efforts: Sertoma with the Empty Bowl Dinner, Harvest of Love, and the Holiday Program; a number of Boy and Girl Scout Troops and individual Eagle projects; church youth groups; adult church groups and others from throughout the community. 

Representing warehouse work, staffing the pantry, tax help, administrative help, special projects such as managing the Federal Commodities Program, Susan's Closet, Granny's Attic, and fundraising, our estimated total volunteer hours for 2005 was over 12,000 hours!  Volunteer opportunities will only increase in our new facility.

Opportunities range from the very general (we can always use folks with trucks) to specific.  We have “managerial” opportunities for those who want a more in depth role. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator if you are interested in volunteering.

Special Needs

1.    Publicity Chair
2.    Fundraising:  general and for our new program www.givingmall.org

3. Giving Tree Ornament preparation: please click here to get specific instructions on this important help to get Holiday gifts to our community

Present Program Needs:

1.    Commodities

a) assist with pick up and unloading Federal Commodities from Care & Share warehouse near the CS airport back to TLC.  Truck helpful but not essential. 

2.    Pantry:

a)    Reception volunteer – greet clients, assist clients with paperwork, help with other needs, collect service data, answer the phone.  Shifts are M and Th. from 11:50 – 3:00 with a soon to be added Thursday evening.
b)    Warehouse volunteer – 8:45 a.m. pickup of donated food from King Soopers and Safeway on M. or Th.   Run warehouse on M. or Th. from 12:00 – 3:00 (Thurs. evening in new bldg) – packing groceries, loading for clients, sorting and dating donations, clean-up and maintenance.
c)    Periodic assistance for general pick-up and deliveries.
d)    Client Educator

3.    School Supply Program  (July and August)

a)    Volunteer(s) to assist with organizing, shopping, packing and distributing school supplies.

4.    Holiday Program (Oct – mid-December)

a)    Volunteers to assist the Holiday Teams with gift boxes.  There are a variety of jobs for this seasonal project.

 Other Programming Needs:

1.    Pikes Peak Workforce Center Resource Room:  need counselors to help with job searches, resume creation, interview mentoring, and presenters to name a few needs. 

2.    Susan’s Closet:  A Wardrobe to Work Program

a)    volunteer counselors to assist and advise women who are returning to work, or have a new job to select a suitable wardrobe.  May require meeting client at Good Will (using a voucher) for appropriate sizes if necessary.  Mentors.

3.    Post Secondary Education Program

a)    volunteer manager for program to assist clients with post-secondary educational programs.  Interview clients, recruit mentors for program.
b)    Mentors to follow a client in program from beginning to end if needed.  Provide support and encouragement.  Each mentoring experience would be individualized depending on the need of the client.

4.    Hangers - Your Thrift Store benefitting Tri-Lakes Cares:

a)    volunteers to help sort and display, assist clients with selections, seasonal sorting of items, disposal or donation of goods we cannot use
b)    volunteer to make regular runs to Goodwill with items we cannot use

5.   We always have need for designated food drives

6.   Groups to help us with a month of Panera Bread pick-up, twice a week at the Briargate location.



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