Volunteer
Rainbow Village is committed to making sure our volunteers are well-trained and oriented to our work before we put you into action. Our Community Engagement staff coordinates all volunteer activities with staff to ensure a seamless and rewarding volunteer experience.
Volunteer Mission
The mission of Rainbow Village volunteers is to serve with a passion that aids in transforming the lives of Rainbow Village families. Why volunteer?
Give Back To Your Community Through Service
Use Your Talent, Skill, And Gifts For the Good of Others
Develop New Skills Or Build On Existing Experience & Knowledge
Experience The Fun Of Working With Others To Make Your Community Better
Be An Inspiration To Someone
Volunteer Opportunities
Facilities and Grounds Support
Our campus is expansive and requires upkeep so that it remains to be a beautiful, welcoming space for families and guests. With 30 apartments and 2.51 acres, there are several maintenance and landscaping project opportunities. Volunteers with landscaping and home improvement experience are a plus. This is a great opportunity for larger volunteer groups.
Duties Include:
Apartment Turnaround: Cleaning, painting, and preparing the apartment for new families.
Landscaping: Weeding, trash pickup, mulching, planting
Year-Round Opportunities
Meal Preparation & Service
Once a week on a weeknight, we provide our busy families with a full dinner service. This is a great opportunity for groups, and there are two different ways to serve: Meal providers and kitchen crew. Meal providers either bring a full meal to our kitchen, or use our full commercial kitchen to cook a meal on-site. Kitchen crew assists with clean-up, prep work, and service. Meals are typically served once a week, 6:15 pm-7:00pm.
Duties include:
Cooking or catering a full, well-balanced meal
Service help, including washing dishes, mopping floors, serving food and drink to residents, clearing plates, and more.
Kitchen Area is age restricted, volunteers under 16 are limited to dining room duties.
Setup: 5:30pm / Cleanup: 7:00 pm
Strive to Thrive Workshops
The adults in our program participate in workshops that will give them more opportunities in their lives and careers. This focus on education is directed by our Success Coaches and is led by individuals who are prepared to bring their skills and knowledge to our residents. Workshops are led by volunteers with expertise in the categories listed below. Workshops are held on weekday evenings.
Strive to Thrive Workshop classes fall into five general categories:
Family Stability
Financial Management
Well Being
Employment and Career Management
Education and Training
Mentors for Adults
Mentors are needed to assist Rainbow Village adults in achieving his/her goals to move out of poverty. Mentors have an intentional friendship with adult residents offering coaching, problem-solving help, modeling unwritten rules and social norms of education and the workplace and offering encouragement and support. This volunteer opportunity is best suited to those who can commit to a long term (18 month) commitment and be available 6 – 10 hours per month. Training is provided and required as well as a background check.
Children & Youth Programs
The focus on education and personal success extends to our youth program, giving our resident children the chance to experience, grow, and learn. To do this, we have two options for volunteer assistance: After School and Weeknight Enrichment. Both require volunteer have experience with children, and are willing to participate on weekdays. All volunteers for Youth Programs MUST submit to a background check and additional training.
After School Duties:
Tutoring, reading programs, and classroom supervision
3:30pm-6:30pm weekdays during the school year
Enrichment includes learning subjects such as art, music, foreign language, STEM projects, and more
Great opportunity for individuals or groups
Weeknight Program Duties
7:00pm-8:15pm, one night per week during the School Year
Character Building and Personal Wellness focused lessons via play and enrichment
Perfect for groups and organizations who work with youth
Fun, exciting activities needed to engage children in active play.
Administrative Support
We can always use an extra pair of hands around the office. Your can help with administrative duties, database management, answering phones, sending thank you notes, and more. This opportunity is best suited for persons with administrative experience who are looking for an ongoing opportunity.
Duties Include:
Answering Phone
File Organization
Data Entry
Accepting Donations
General Administrative Tasks
We need your help!
Volunteer
Rainbow Village is committed to making sure our volunteers are well-trained and oriented to our work before we put you into action. Our Community Engagement staff coordinates internally with staff to provide a seamless and rewarding experience for our volunteers.
Donate
Our village has grown, from accommodating 18 to 30 families! Please join us in serving these 30 families by making a tax-deductible donation to help maintain the high-quality program that has transformed more than 1,000 lives since 1991.
Partner with Us
Since 1991, Rainbow Village’s numerous, long-standing collaborative partnerships with civic clubs and community organizations, faith-based groups and companies of all sizes have yielded the volunteer power and program support necessary to provide the full complement of services necessary for families to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty and domestic violence.
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