New Year's Resolutions
Is giving back to the community on your New Year's resolutions list? Here are seven ways you can help LIHI end homelessness in 2013 while gaining invaluable experiences and making a real difference in the lives of our tenants and Urban Rest Stop patrons:
Help LIHI residents go green!
LIHI is looking for volunteers who are interested in giving presentations or teaching classes on living green in an apartment. If you love saving water and electricity, recycling, and improving air quality, and want to teach others how to have a healthy, safe, green home, then you might be a great fit.
Become a One-on-One Computer Technology and Job Search Tutor
Formerly homeless and low-income residents in need call LIHI daily to access this critical volunteer resource! As a volunteer, you will help formerly homeless and low-income families and individuals become more self-sufficient by working with them to utilize computers and gain employment. You will meet with a resident once a week for 3 months at one of LIHI's computer labs or a nearby library and work on developing skills many of us take for granted: using electronic mail, performing job searches, creating and revising resumes, filling out online applications, etc. Time of day and location are flexible depending on resident and volunteer availability.
Volunteer at LIHI's Urban Rest Stop, a hygiene center for people experiencing homelessness:
The Urban Rest Stop seeks a barber who would be willing to cut hair for our patrons after they have showered. We are very flexible about when a good time would be, but the ideal candidate would cut hair regularly on a certain day (every Friday, every other Tuesday, etc.).
The Urban Rest Stop seeks individuals who will enthusiastically and respectfully engage with our patrons and help to maintain a clean, orderly, and dignified environment. This position is very open--it can mean signing up patrons for showers, mopping showers, performing intake surveys with patrons, general maintenance, and much more. The volunteer must have a passion and skill for interacting with those in difficult circumstances.
The Urban Rest Stop seeks someone who can help with data entry, database reconciliation, or website development. Any technology wisdom would be greatly appreciated!
- Run Your Own Sock or Hygiene Drive!
The Urban Rest Stop seeks motivated individuals to run sock or hygiene supply drives in schools, neighborhoods, community and faith centers, and workplaces. There are never enough socks or toothbrushes to give out!
Email [email protected] to learn more about any of our volunteer opportunities or download our Volunteer Application Form today!
And last but not least: Join with other advocates in Olympia to lobby your legislators: see following article for details.
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