Group Volunteer Opportunities with The Salvation Army

         Since its beginning, volunteers have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with The Salvation Army to provide help for all those in need. Often referred to as "the army behind The Army", volunteers play a crucial role in The Salvation Army's ability to provide quality social services.
We believe that you are a valuable asset to The Salvation Army’s efforts in meeting the changing needs of Metro Atlanta.
As a group, your skills will make positive and significant contributions to the communities we serve. Thank you for your interest and for thinking of our programs. We look forward to meeting you!


THANK YOU!
Since its beginning, volunteers have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with The Salvation Army to provide help for all those in need. Often referred to as "the army behind The Army", volunteers play a crucial role in The Salvation Army's ability to provide quality social services.
We believe that you are a valuable asset to The Salvation Army’s efforts in meeting the changing needs of Metro Atlanta.
As a group, your skills will make positive and significant contributions to the communities we serve. Thank you for your interest and for thinking of our programs. We look forward to meeting you!

Metro Atlanta Area Command Locations

Red Shield Services and Harbor Light Corps
400 Luckie Street NW Atlanta GA 30313

Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
967 Dewey Street SW Atlanta GA 30310

Atlanta Temple Corps
2090 N Druid Hills Road NE Atlanta GA 30329

Atlanta International Corps
3771 Central Avenue Doraville GA 30340

Jonesboro Citadel Corps
130 Spring Street Jonesboro GA 30236

Marietta Corps
202 Waterman Street SE Marietta GA 30060

Lawrenceville Corps
3455 Sugarloaf Parkway Lawrenceville GA 30044

Atlanta Peachcrest Corps and Boys & Girls Club
3500 Sherrydale Lane Decatur GA 30032

Fuqua Boys & Girls Club
405 Lovejoy Street NW Atlanta GA 30313

Bellwood Boys & Girls Club
777 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW Atlanta GA 30313

William Booth Towers
1125 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE Atlanta GA 30306

Salvation Army Warehouse
1070 White Street Atlanta GA 30310

To schedule volunteer events, contact:
Sarah Clem
Volunteer Coordinator
404-486-2961
sarah_clem@uss.salvationarmy.org

Families First

Families First is a local nonprofit organization that has many volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals who are interested in making an impact on children and families in the Atlanta community.

To see a list of available volunteer opportunities, please visit:
http://www.familiesfirst.org/get-involved/volunteer-services/C1-volunteer-opportunities

City of Refuge

City of Refuge offers both life-saving resources and life-building tools to individuals and families living on the margin.  We understand the need for integrated programs that span multiple areas of need--from food, clothing, and shelter to job training, placement, housing, healthcare and education.

For the full listing of volunteer opportunities, please visit http://www.cityofrefuge.cc/volunteer.htm.  

Arms of Love- Grocery Relief Program

We need some students to assist us in Grocery Relief Co-op Business Development in the following areas:

Customer Services

Web Design

Graphic Arts

Accounting

Public Management

Marketing

Bilingual translation (Spanish, French, Swahelee, Swahili, Japanese, Korean, vietnamese, etc.)

Pease NOTE that positions can become paid positions once things get off the ground.

We can be contacted at 404-589-{G.I.V.E.} 4483 and we are located at 100 Edgewood Ave. Suite 805, 

Atlanta Ga. 30303 

Culture Connect Mentor

The Go-Betweener® Mentoring Program

Immigrants and refugees, especially children and adolescents, have the experience of "going between" their culture at home and American culture at school and in the community. This can prove to be especially confusing and challenging as these youth are often able to learn English and adapt to American culture faster than their parents. Sometimes, there may be little support and guidance present as their parents are working long hours at multiple jobs to survive. These children and adolescents are at particularly high risk for falling behind in school, dropping out, and becoming involved with drug abuse and gangs.

We match these youth very specifically with adult mentors who share 3 important characteristics with them:

1. They are also immigrants or refugees.
2. They are from the same (or similar) cultural background.
3. They speak the same home language.

This way, they are able to relate to and support their mentee in a way that no one else could. They understand the unique challenges that their mentees face, and they are able to communicate effectively with their families - connecting them with resources in the community and helping them to learn to be successful in the United States while maintaining their roots with their home culture.

What are the requirements? You must:

• Be between 18-50 years old
• Be 1st/1.5/2nd generation immigrant or refugee
• Have reliable transportation
• Speak English fluently
• Speak the target language fluently
• Commit to spend time with your mentee at least twice per month for a minimum of 1 year

Want more information about being a mentor? Download our informative PDF. If you cannot read the PDF, download Adobe Reader for free.

If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please download and fill out this application and email it to volunteer.coordinator@cultureconnectinc.org, fax it to 404-292-8458, or send it by mail to P.O. Box 250, Clarkston, GA 30021. If you have questions about this program please contact us.

Hope Center

MISSION
The Hope Center exists to encourage hope among the people of Gwinnett Estates by sharing the love of Jesus through caring, serving, equipping, and educating. 

Here are many ways to get involved at the Hope Center. Below are some of the programs where you can volunteer to serve others:

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, The Hope Center is filled with children from 2 years old to middle school. We need volunteers to help with homework, play games, read, serve juice and snacks, and give hugs.

ENGLISH CLASS

Don’t be afraid! You DO NOT have to teach, and you DO NOT need to speak Spanish. We meet on Tuesday evenings and need volunteers to listen and talk with small groups of adults as they practice the English skills being taught.

WOMEN’S EXERCISE PROGRAM

Can you teach aerobics, dance, walk/run, or lead any type of exercise activity? We need your help for 1-2 hours each month. You will love the women who are a part of this ministry!

WOMEN’S HAIRCUT MINISTRY

It is so much fun to see the women of the neighborhood come out for a little pampering. We need stylists to cut or wash hair. You can volunteer once a month or once a year.

CLOTHING CLOSET MINISTRY

Help provide clothing to children and families in the neighborhood. There are opportunities to sort or distribute clothing.

KIDS’ SOCCER PROGRAM

You can share the love of Christ by playing soccer with the kids!

HOPE CENTER SUMMER CAMP

Play games, create art and teach the Bible to the kids of Gwinnett Estates.

SEASONAL EVENTS

There are 3 BIG Community Events throughout the year—Fall Festival, Christmas Sponsorship, and the 5K/Back-to-School Party. On these days, we bombard the neighborhood with the love of Jesus through giving, serving, and having a great time.

For more information on any of these programs please contact Jim or Melinda Hollandsworth at hopecenter@graystonechurch.com.

Location:

222 Howe Lane

Loganville, GA 30052

2011 Homeless Census

We Need Volunteers to help with the 2011 Homeless Census!

On the night of January 25th, 2011, please join other community

volunteers in conducting a street count of homeless persons. 

Help us understand how many people are homeless in Atlanta, Fulton County,

and DeKalb County.

To best serve the homeless, we must gather accurate data on our homeless

population.

Email Josie Parker at josie.parker@pcni.org for information. 

VSA Arts

VSA Arts provides access to the arts for people with disabilities and those with low income.  We are a statewide resource working with artists and organizations to fulfill our vision of an inclusive community that encourages everyone to enjoy and participate in the arts.

The Healey Building
57 Forsyth Street
Suite R-1
Atlanta, GA 30303

info@VSAartsGA.org
404.221.1270

Genesis Shelter

The vision of Genesis - A New Life is to enable the families of homeless newborns to move from homelessness to self-sufficiency by making a range of services available.   Genesis seeks to provide services that are comprehensive, and these services whether provided by Genesis or through collaboration include counseling, support, education, mental health, child development, aftercare and transitional programs.

The comprehensive nature of the Genesis program, developed over years of service to homeless newborns and their families, has enabled the creation of a blueprint that others may use to replicate the Genesis program wherever it may be needed.

Some of the various opportunities available include:

Play Group: This is our most popular volunteer opportunity for you or a group to let out the inner child in you. This is a great opportunity to for parents with young children to participate. It is a good way to get your children involved in volunteering. Play Groups are every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 6:30-8:00 pm. It is for our school age children 2 years to 12 years old. It is an opportunity for volunteers to play with our children while our parents attend a support class.  Activities included are foreign language class, arts & crafts, music, story time & much more.

Tutoring: Assist in developing good study habits for our children.  Help children with their homework or special projects, or assist a small group of children with reading and math skills.  Tutoring times are available after school.  Be a friend and role model to one of our school – aged children and help them with their homework and / or study skills. We also have adults working on their GED.  

Child Care: Our Child Development Center has openings for loving, caring people to help feed and rock infants and to play with preschoolers two to three hours per week.  You must be at least 16 years old to volunteer in the Child Development Center.  Various shifts are available in the nursery and preschool during Child Development Center hours.  

Mentoring: We are in need of caring and committed individuals or families, that would like to develop a long term relationship with one of our families.  This would begin while at Genesis, and continue after the family leaves Genesis Shelter.  This would require one to two hours of communication per week, and face to face meetings at least one time per month.  This program leaves room for individuality.  Please contact us for more details.

Clothing Sorter: Genesis is looking for volunteers to come help sort through clothing donations once a week. This includes folding & placing clothes in designated areas for residents to sort through them, also hauling items that we can’t use to the Salvation Army or Goodwill.

IT Volunteer: Genesis is looking for volunteers in the IT industries to help maintain upkeep of our resident computer lab. 

Meal Preparation:  We always welcome groups that would like to provide/prepare a meal and host a weekend brunch or dinner at the shelter for our families.

Diapers & Baby Wipes Drive:  If you don’t have time to come to Genesis to volunteer, this is a great project for an office, sorority, club, or social network to do. Genesis serves 30 families per day and with your help we can continue to provide the basic needs for our families.

For more specific information, contact Marla Poe, the Volunteer Coordinator, at (404) 522-6056 *224 or via email at MPOE@GenesisANewLife.org.

Goodwill North Georgia

Placement Call Specialist

Objective:
To make telephone calls to Career Center participants in order to document employment and to track the participant's progress in his/her employment search.

Major responsibilities:
Make telephone calls to Career Center participants.  Document the participant's employment search by completing a call log.  Note the participants registration form if employment has been secured.  Inform supervisor of trends in customer calls.

Qualifications:
Relate well to people, have a pleasant telephone voice, ability to listen, read and write, and the ability to comprehend oral and written instructions.

Training required:
Volunteer orientation by Volunteer Coordinator, assigned supervisor, and staff.

Time and place:
Flexible time (2 hour minimum per week)

Goodwill North Georgia

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Volunteer

Objective:
To provide free income tax preparation for low to moderate income level clients.  Use knowledge of federal, state, and local tax codes and publications to either screen tax payers, prepare returns, and/or quality review the prepared return to ensure that the taxpayer does not pay undue taxes and receives appropriate credits.

Major responsibilities:
Complete all training on Tax Wise software and pass the Internal Revenue Service examination to become a certified income tax preparer.  Upon completion and certification, use this knowledge and skill to assist clients with basic to intermediate income tax preparation.

Qualifications:
Applicants must have a high school diploma as well as thorough knowledge of tax laws and proficiency in math and computer applications.  Must become certified through the Internal Revenue Service prior to the beginning of the tax season.

Training required:
Must complete Tax Wise and VITA training through the Internal Revenue Service and pass the IRS certification exam with a score of 80% of above; volunteer orientation by Volunteer Coordination, assigned supervisor, and staff.

Time and place:
Flexible time (2 hour minimum per week)

Goodwill North Georgia

Computer Support Assistant

Objective:

• Assist the Volunteer Facilitator in assisting job seekers with resume preparation, Internet access, and general computer use that will enable customers to obtain employment in the community.

Major responsibilities:

• Assist walk-in clients with resume and cover letter formatting, job/information searches using the Internet, faxing, photocopying, giving directions, assisting with recruitment fairs and activities, and orienting clients to the Career Center.

Qualifications:

• Applicants should relate well to people, have a high school diploma and be familiar with basic computer programs such as Microsoft Word and Win Way Resume Deluxe, or the ability to learn such programs.  Also, applicant should have the ability to listen and comprehend customer's verbal requests, pay attention to detail, read, write and comprehend business language.  Good grammar and spelling is a plus.

Training required:

• Volunteer orientation by Volunteer Coordinator, supervisor, and staff. 

Time and place:

• Flexible time (2 hour minimum per week)

Goodwill North Georgia

VITA (Greeter/Intake Administrator) Volunteer

Objective:
To provide free income tax preparation for low to moderate income level clients.  Use knowledge of federal, state, and local tax codes and publications to either screen tax payers, prepare returns, and/or quality review the prepared return to ensure that the taxpayer does not pay undue taxes and receives appropriate credits.

Major responsibilities:

• Welcome clients to VITA site.
• Provide taxpayers with intake forms to complete and help with completion of forms as necessary.
• Ensure that taxpayers have all necessary documents.
• Ensure the taxpayer qualifies for VITA assistance.
• Manage flow of taxpayers according to Site operational procedures.

Qualifications:

• Basic tax law knowledge, but does not need to know how to prepare a tax return.
• Basic training (2-4 hours)--Filing requirmetns, EITC/CTC basics and other administrative issues.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organization and crowd management skills.
• Good attention to detail. 

Training required:

• Must complete TaxWise and VITA training through the Internal Revenue Service and pass the IRS certification exam with a score of 80% or above; volunteer orientation by Volunteer Coordinator, assigned supervisor, and staff.

Time and place:

• Flexible time (2 hour minimum per week)

Goodwill North Georgia

VITA (Benefit Screener) Volunteer

Objective:  To provide free income tax preparation for low to moderate income level clients.  Use knowledge of federal, state, and local tax does and publications to either, screen tax payers, prepare returns and/or quality review the prepared return to ensure that the taxpayer does not pay undue taxes and receives appropriate credits.

Major responsibilities:

• Interview clients and input data into benefits screening program(s) to evaluate client's eligibility for public benefits.
• Assist clients with next steps produced from screening. 

Qualifications:

• Software training (2-4 hours)--use of software and other administrative issues
• Strong computer skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Training required:

Must complete TaxWise and VITA training through the Internal Revenue SErvice and pass the IRS certification exam with a score of 80% or above; volunteer orientation by Volunteer Coordinator, assigned supervisor, and staff.

Time and Place:  

Flexible time (2 hour minimum per week)