HERE’S A SAMPLE OF INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WITH VOA:

Life Skills Educator

Whether you enjoy working with kids or adults, this opportunity is great if you enjoy sharing your skills and knowledge. Ranging from cooking to budgeting to fitness and beyond, your expertise will most certainly benefit our consumers.

• Commitment level: Low, a one-time commitment customized to your life skill
• Location: In person at any of our VOA service areas
• Supplies: Computer

Provide Food

This opportunity is ideal for individuals, families, colleagues, and faith-based or civic groups. Help coordinate a meal to be catered for our various programs. You can also donate food you produced in your garden or donate non-perishable foods.

• Commitment level: Low, one-time project; High, as often as you would like
• Location: In person at any of our VOA service areas
• Supplies: Computer

Clerical Assistance

Do you have a passion for organization and helping complete tasks? If this sparks your interest, then perhaps clerical assistance is a great spot for you to utilize your talents. We can always utilize extra clerical assistance.

• Commitment level: High, 3-4 hours once a week
• Location: Virtual / In person
• Supplies: Computer

Student Interns

If you are a student studying social work or are just interested in helping others, Volunteers of America offers a robust program that will prepare and expose you to the day-to-day operations of a large human service organization. Contact Donna Trabue for additional information at DonnaT@voamid.org.

• Commitment level: Varies
• Location: Louisville, Lexington, Nashville, Memphis, New Albany and anywhere we offer VOA program services.

Play Games

This unique opportunity that allows volunteers to play games such as Bingo with our consumers.

• Commitment level: Low, a one-time commitment or ongoing
• Location: Louisville and anywhere we offer VOA program services.
• Supplies: Computer

Family Fun Night/Day

This is an opportunity for you, friends, family members, co-workers, or any group to have fun with the families and kids living at Freedom House. You can bring craft materials teach our consumers how to create a craft.

Commitment level: Low, 1.5 hours once a month as often as desired

• Location: Louisville

Restorative Justice Community Representative

This role will represent the ‘voice’ of the community because everyone is impacted by the incident being addressed. The representative will live in and speak for the community where the incident occurred. They will consider and express the ripple effects the incident has on the community to aid in the awareness of the person who caused harm regarding the larger effects of their actions.

Location: Jefferson, Laurel, Fayette, Madison, Clark, Hardin, Christian, and Warren Counties of Kentucky

Restorative Justice Facilitator

This role assists VOA RJ Program staff with facilitating restorative justice conferences in the community. The restorative justice process requires facilitating three (3) conference meetings that include the pre-conference meeting with the person who was harmed, the preconference meeting with the person who caused harm and the final conference meeting with all parties.

• Location: Jefferson, Laurel, Fayette, Madison, Clark, Hardin, Christian, and Warren Counties of Kentucky

For additional information, contact Donna Trabue, Affiliate Chaplain at DonnaT@voamid.org or (502) 636-4641.