Volunteer

Opportunities

Mentoring
Our mentors work one-on-one with a child or young adult, twice a month, for at least one year. A background check is required.

Family Cottage Mentor
Our mentors work with our family cottages to help support, transport and cheer on our youth in all of the activities they are involved in for at least six months. A background check is required.

Tutoring
Tutors work one-on-one with a child from Place of Hope weekly, Monday through Thursday, between 3:00pm-7:30pm, for an hour-long session per student. Potential tutors will meet with the Education Coordinator to determine the best tutor/student match. A background may be required.

Life-Skills/Independent Living Workshops
Volunteers teach an hour-long Life Skills Workshop or Independent Living Class to our high school, middle school and young adults at Place of Hope. There are 24 classes offered on each campus per year including finance, daily living, communication, self-care, work & study skills, career planning and more. The Life Skills Workshops for young adults take place the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. Independent living classes for middle and high school students take place on the 1st and 3rd Sundays every month at 6 p.m.

Meals
Meals are needed daily. You can prepare or purchase a meal to feed 8 to 10 people, and can commit to delivering a meal once a week, once a month or any day you are able to do so. We ask that you would arrange drop off to our front office (Mon to Fri 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) We will rotate the meals to our cottages.

Clothing Organization
Reoccurring or One Time

Our clothing closet is stocked with new and gently used donated clothes for our children and youth – many who arrive with only the clothes on their back. We have two opportunities a month for volunteers to help sort, wash and organize donated clothes. You can volunteer one time or on a reoccurring basis.

Food Pantry Driver
Reoccurring 1 to 5 Days a Week

Volunteer Shifts: 8am-10am; 9am-12pm; 10am-12pm; 12pm-2pm

Requires Heavy Lifting

We are in need of drivers to pick up donated food from designated locations and deliver it to our on-site pantry for processing. This fresh produce and at-date products help feed the 340 children and youth we serve daily.

Pick-up Location:

Sprouts Farmers Market in Wellington
Fresh Market in Jupiter
J&J Family Farms in Loxahatchee
Mecca Farms/Food Dock in Lake Worth
Feeding South Florida in Boynton

Food Pantry Organizer
Reoccurring 1 to 3 Days a Week

Volunteer Shift 9am-10am

We receive fresh produce and end-date foods donated throughout the week. We are in need of 1-2 volunteers to help rotate out expired product and organize the pantry in preparation for new arrivals.

Front Desk Assistant
Reoccurring Weekly

Volunteer Shifts: 9am-12pm; 12pm-3pm

Our front desk volunteers are the first-impressions team. They answer phones, greet guests and receive donations. We have remaining volunteer opportunities throughout the week.

Pressure Washing
Reoccurring or One Time

Help our campuses be the best home for our kids possible. We are in need of volunteers to pressure wash the sidewalks at each campus. You can volunteer one time or on a reoccurring basis.

Professional Support
If you are a professional with talents and abilities to help the children or professional staff at Place of Hope, we would love for you to be involved with our ministry. Please consider how you might serve in the following areas:

Dental – help a child by providing routine cleaning and special services
Medical – help a child by providing annual physical exams, special lab work or treatment while ill
Legal – help our staff review legal documents, formulate contracts, etc.
Fundraising – lend your expertise to help Place of Hope successfully raise funds
Construction – lend your talents and resources to help improve or expand our campus