Individual Opportunities

Jerusalem House is a great place to volunteer! We can’t achieve our mission without your help. Don’t see the opportunity you are looking for? Get in touch!

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Activities Coordinator
Child Mentor
Clothes Closet Coordinator
Gardener
General
Hospitality Volunteer
House Assistant
Maintenance
Partner
Resource Assistant
Transportation
Childcare
Tutor
Office Support

Activities Coordinator
Schedules and leads on and off-site recreational activities for residents. Assists with special events such as milestone celebrations, the AIDS Walk, and holiday activities.

Child Mentor
Creates and nurtures a friendship with a Jerusalem House child. 

Clothes Closet Coordinator
Sorts and organizes clothing and household goods donations.

Gardener
Helps plant and maintain flower, vegetable, and herb gardens.

General
This volunteer is assigned a designated facility at a regularly scheduled time to help out as needed.

Hospitality Volunteer
Welcomes and orients new residents and serves as an informational resource. Visits residents in the hospital. Provides support to ill or frail residents.

House Assistant
Assists with receptionist duties at the residential programs such as answering phones, assisting with mailings, greeting and directing visitors.

Home Improvements
Helps maintains the residential campuses. Activities include yard work and small in-house repairs.

Partner
Forges a mutually rewarding one-on-one friendship with a resident. Partners set their own schedule and make a minimum of one phone call weekly and two activities or visits a month.

Resource Assistant
Works closely with one to two residents to help identify and achieve their individual service plan goals. Resource assistants may provide guidance in a group setting for residents working on a common goal.

Transportation
Provides vital transportation to medical appointments, the pharmacy, bank, grocery store, etc.

Childcare
Supervises and cares for young children during meetings and other scheduled events.

Tutor
Creates and nurtures a friendship with a Jerusalem House resident. Provides educational support to a resident child or adult. Help with homework, reading, GED preparation, and more. Please be prepared to commit for the entire school year.

Office Support
Assists with office work such as data entry, special events preparation, or assembling direct mail campaigns.