House Cleaning

 

House Cleaning- Two hours a

 month for six months

working with a team of other

 volunteers to clean one

family home. You will

schedule through our

volunteer coordinator, Erin

and be matched with a team

/ family based on your

availability (day, evening, or

 weekend). This make SUCH

a difference to families that

have said YES to a child or

 children in foster care or

have adopted.

 

 

Child Care

 

Childcare-Two hour minimum

a month for at least six

months spending time with

 children from one family to

give the parents a break. You

will work directly with our

 volunteer coordinator, Erin

and be matched with one

family. This is the highest

need we currently have.

Activities could be in the

family’s home, at the Clara’s

 Hope Family Center, or in

the community with

permission from the parent(s).

To most effectively meet the

 needs of the children,

volunteers should not bring

their own children for these

 activities. Mandatory trauma

 training will be provided.

 

 

Meals

 

Monthly meal delivered to

the same family for six

months. You will initially

schedule through our

volunteer coordinator, Erin

and be matched with a

team/family based on your

 location. Afterward you will

 schedule with the family for

the same day each month, or

 whatever works best for you.

  This makes SUCH a

difference to families that

have said YES to a child or

 children in foster care or

have adopted.

 

 

Freezer meals

 

Premake freezer meals and

bring to Clara’s Hope Family

 Center - this is great for a

group to do together.

Parameters for freezer meals

 are:Make meals for about

4-6 people (at least two of

each kind so we can give 2 to

  larger families). Double

freezer bag them or be sure

they are in disposable

non-leaking dishes. Please

bring to Clara’s Hope Family

 center already frozen.

Include instructions of

cooking / serving, ingredients

 (or a copy of the recipe) and

 anything that goes with

serving them (buns, tortillas,

 chips, etc)

 

 

 

Additional Volunteer Roles

 

• Fundraising, Event planning,

 Special Events - Work

directly with executive

director, Tami Kromer, to

helpfund the mission of

Clara’s Hope and create

events for families,

volunteers and our supporters.

This is truly community

building.

 

• Home Maintenance-Two

hour minimum a month for

six months to support

families in areas they do not

have time, energy, or capacity

to address. You will schedule

 through our volunteer

 coordinator, Erin and be

matched with a family based

on your availability each

month (day, evening, or

weekend). Maintenance could

 include, but is not limited to

 replacing a door, recaulking

 bathtubs or showers, small

painting jobs, leaky sinks,

 squeaky doors, broken

screens, etc.

 

• Mentoring-Two hour

minimum a month for at

least six months spending

time one-on-one as a safe,

caring adult in a child’s life

and giving their parents a

break. You will work directly

with our volunteer

coordinator, Erin and be

matched with one child. The

first meeting will be at the

 Clara’s Hope Family Center

with the parent(s), child,

 volunteer, and staff. Further

 activities will be based on

 interests of the child and

volunteer with input from the

 parent(s) and could take

place at the family’s home,

the Clara’s Hope Family

Center, or in the community.

Mandatory trauma training

will be provided.

 

• Graphic Design and Social

 Media- Work directly with

 executive director, Tami

Kromer, to create graphics

and help plan / manage our

social media. This would be

about a 15-20 hour

commitment per month.