Individual
Volunteering Opportunities
Evening Care for Preschoolers: Help preschool children (1 to 4 years) with social, motor, and cognitive skills in a safe, positive environment where children can focus on learning and growing. Tasks will include assisting with story time, circle time, various activities aimed at increasing specific skills, supervising play yard time, and other tasks as directed by the teacher. Volunteer times are 6:30 to 8:30 Monday through Thursday only. The commitment is once a week for one month. Minimum age is 18.
Dinner
Servers: Serving dinner includes helping
to set up the serving line. This can be done
once or multiple times. This is a good
activity for a child and a parent but older
volunteers will also enjoy this. Minimum age
of child volunteering with parent is 12. To
volunteer alone minimum age is 16. This is
only available 4:30- 6:30PM Monday through
Thursday and some Fridays.
Homework Enrichment Program: Help school
aged children achieve academically and socially. You will be working under the
guidance of the program’s teacher. The tasks will include assisting with
homework, leading or supporting various group activities aimed at increasing
specific skills, and supervising play yard time. This is an opportunity to make
a significant difference in a child’s life. The commitment is once a week for
three months. Minimum age is 18. Must be able to arrive by 6:15. This program
operates Monday through Thursday 6:15 to 8:30 PM only.
Voyager Day Care Program: Assist the
Voyager Day Care’s two teachers as they work with infants and preschoolers.
Activities include helping with snack time and lunch, craft and art projects,
story and circle time, various skill building exercises as well as supervising
outside play. This is a once a week for one month commitment. Minimum age is 16.
This program takes volunteers only Monday-Friday from 9:00am-noon and
3:00-5:00PM.
Kitchen Helper: Help our cook with a
variety of tasks from unloading donated food from trucks, rotating and
organizing food, meal preparation, cleaning, and other tasks assigned by the
cook. This is a once a week for one month commitment. Minimum age is 16. This
program takes volunteers only Monday-Friday from 9:00am-noon and 3pm-5pm.
Clothes Closet Aide: Help staff sort and
organize donated clothing in the Clothes Closet so that residents can easily
“shop” for just what each family member needs. Volunteers will also be helping
to prepare rooms for new incoming families including making beds up with fresh
donated bedding, leaving clean towels, toiletries and even some cute stuffed
animals to welcome family members. This is a once a week for one month
commitment. Minimum age is 16. This program takes volunteers Monday-Friday from
9:00am-noon only.
Workshop Facilitator: Facilitate an
educational workshop for adult residents. Topics will fall under at least one of
the following general headings: Relationships, Education, Financial, Legal,
Health, Safety, Nutrition, Computer Skills, We utilize workshops in both English
and Spanish. Groups can be gender specific, issue specific, or address the
entire adult population. This can be one time, a series, or a single workshop
presented at various times throughout the year. You must have an area of
expertise appropriate to the needs of the residents. Workshops are scheduled
Monday through Thursday 7:00-8:00 PM with occasional daytime scheduling.
Adult weekday volunteer on call list: On
a periodic basis the San Jose Family Shelter has the need for daytime adult
volunteers for short term projects or activities. Typically this would be for a
few hours on one day but could conceivably be a full day or two. Here are some
possibilities:
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Babysitting
for a few hours |
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Decorating
for an event or holiday |
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Representing
the shelter at an event, volunteer faire, or other |
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Doing
administrative work like addressing envelopes, covering the front desk
during a staff meeting, copying, filing, shredding |
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Translating |
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Organizing |
Note: Being
on the list would not obligate you for any particular project or time.
Volunteer
Coordinator Contact Information
Stephanie Waltz, Volunteer Coordinator
1590 Las Plumas Avenue, San Jose, California 95133-1667
408.926.8885 x106
volunteer@familysupportivehousing.org |
