Family House seeks adult volunteers for MLK Day
ORGANIZATION: UlsterCorps
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Family House Adolescent Shelter in Rosendale seeks 2-3 adult volunteers to assist with office tasks from 11am-1pm on Monday January 18th, MLK National Day of Service.
949 Creek Locks Road Rosendale, NY 12472 (845) 338-5953.
FAMILY House is a safe, supportive shelter for up to fourteen young people ages 12-18 who cannot live with their families at the time. The facility is drug and alcohol free and is staffed 24 hours a day. Youth may stay up to sixty days. Residents go to school, participate in groups, and share house chores. FAMILY House regularly performs group community service projects as well. In the summer, there is a varied recreation program, including outdoor, art, computer and other activities. Family House residents sign a contract in which they agree to a number of house rules including a strict curfew.
Counselors work with families and with youth to address communication issues, life skills, and medical and mental health needs. Parenting education groups also are offered to families. The majority of residents return home from FAMILY House better able to communicate with their parents and to handle life’s challenges, knowing they have supportive services through FAMILY and other county agencies.
More info:
http://www.familyofwoodstockinc.org/teens-temp-shelter.html
Additional Ulster County MLK Service Projects:
http://www.ulstercorps.org/?page_id=4770
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About UlsterCorps
Location:
PO Box 34, Stone Ridge, NY 12484, US
Mission Statement
Ulstercorps is a county-wide volunteer resource organization working with individual agencies to encourage volunteer use, facilitate successful volunteer placements, and nurture collaborations among agencies. Ulstercorps is committed to fostering a spirit of service among the community's youth and includes youth representation in its leadership. Ulstercorps collaborates with service organizations, schools, religious organizations and other nonprofit agencies as well as with business volunteer programs.
Description
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - UlsterCorps provides a centralized, easy to use and up-to-date clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities throughout Ulster County including descriptions of skills, knowledge and time commitment needed; contact information; wish lists, and special events notifications. NONPROFIT AGENCY SUPPORT - Ulstercorps responds to emergency, short- and long-term volunteer needs of local organizations by posting descriptions of requested volunteer assistance on its website and by contacting specific volunteers already registered with Ulstercorps' skills bank who have the needed skills. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY - UlsterCorps' web site and blog provide an interactive forum where members of the community can find opportunities to help out, explore a calendar of events, post specific needs and share their experiences with the programs and agencies for which they have volunteered. OUTREACH - UlsterCorps is prepared to assist in new laudable nonprofit programs and projects in Ulster County by disseminating information, assisting in identifying viable and valuable prospective collaborators, and recruiting needed volunteers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
949 Creek Locks RoadRosendale, NY 12472
DATE POSTED
January 14, 2010
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21