More than 900 people volunteered with LMM last year. If you are thinking about joining them, consider your interests and skills and review the volunteer needs listed below. If you see a program opportunity that interests you, contact the person listed. The volunteer process varies from program to program, however an application, screening and training are generally required.
Serve with People Involved with the Justice System
Community Re-Entry’s Friend-to-Friend Program is also looking for volunteers in the following roles: A Volunteer Recruiter to visit groups and churches to speak to them about Friend-to-Friend in hopes of finding volunteer prison visitors; A Job Developer to research and/or visit companies to find potential employers who will give formerly incarcerated the opportunity for employment; A Job Coach to help newly employed, formerly incarcerated persons obtain skills they need to be successful in their jobs. Hours are negotiable. For more information, contact Steve Messner at 216.861.1838 or
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Women's Re-Entry Network is in need of group facilitators at the Northeast Pre-Release Center for a Peer Support Group (5-6:30 p.m. on Mondays) and also for a Grief/Loss Group (9-10:50 am on Tuesdays). You must apply for security clearance. If interested, please contact Barbara Wilson
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Adult Guardianship Services is looking for a marketing/public relations volunteer. Hours are flexible and the volunteer can work from home. Must be self-motivated, able to type and feel comfortable working on the internet. Activities would include helping to plan and promote events, solicit sponsors, arrange vendors and writing press releases and stories for AGS newsletter. If interested, please contact Mary Ann Thomas at 216.696.1132 x 143 or
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Serve with Persons with Disabilities
LEAP (Linking Employment, Abilities & Potential). LEAP programs have volunteer needs in several areas: data entry and clerical, categorizing and filing of archival materials; web search; follow-up phone calls and assistance with their annual holiday party. Call Maria Wolf at 216.696.2716 x109 or email
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LEAP's Center for Personal Assistance is looking for a clerical volunteer once a week from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.
LEAP is in need of volunteers to assist participants in the July, Auguest and September Quantum LEAP Recreational Program. Activities include walking club, aerobics, beach volleyball, golf, bocce ball and a summer cookout. For more information, call Maria Wolf at 216.696.2716 x109 or visit www.leapinfo.org.
LEAP is searching for volunteers to advocate for people with disabilities. Volunteers will be part of an advocacy network that receives email advocacy alerts that request action on pending legislation or rule changes affecting people with disabilities. Requests for action include: phone calls, email, letter writing, petition drives and/or visits to legislators. For more information, contact Deborah Nebel at 216-696-2716 x106 or
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LEAP needs volunteer classroom instructors to teach job readiness skills to participants in Ohio Works First classes held Monday through Friday at Lutheran Metropolitan Ministy.
Serve with People Who are Homeless
Teach
Tutor for G.E.D. Test/
Reading: Assist studying, reading, or G.E.D. preparation.
Computer Lab: Assist the men with basic computer skills, on-line job search and resumer writing. Hours are flexible.
Job Readiness; Help residents prepare for housing in a program covering such topics as rights/responsibilities of tenant, budgeting/credit counseling.
Companion
Re-Entry: Accompany those transitioning into life after prison.
Recovery: Accompany someone through the stages of recovery.
Education: Assist in school application process for one who is returning to school.
Employment: Accompany someone through the process of job search, interviews, and follow-up after interviews.
Spiritual
Scripture Study: Reading and reflecting on Scripture with a group that welcomes all faith traditions.
Listening: Be a pastoral presence with a team of volunteer listeners.
Retreat: Participate in the shelter’s retreat process.
More Ideas!
Kitchen: Due to cuts in 2100's food budget, the shelter is in need of volunteers to provide all or part of a meal.
CommunityGarden: Help maintain the shelter’s vegetable/flower garden.
Art: Share individual and group expression through the visual arts.
Writing: Take part in a writers’ group focusing on journaling and autobiography.
Book Club: Take part in a discussion group that uses current fiction and non-fiction books to explore ideas.
Environmental: Lend your expertise to making the shelter more energy efficient.
Micro-Enterprise: Lend your business experience in planning for entrepreneurial/job creation opportunities.
Music: Teach a few chords on the guitar, or provide keyboard skills for our shelter’s Gospel Group.
Sewing Circle: Teach a person to mend their own clothes while creating a circle of conversation.
Covenant Project is a LMM collaboration with Maple Heights church working with students, K-12. Tutors are needed on Tuesday & Thursday, 6- 7:30 p.m., at Lutheran Church of the Covenant on Libby Rd. Contact Erica Davis-James, Project Director at 216.240.0959 or Pastor Joe Rinderknecht at 216.662.0370.
Youth Re-Entry Program assists youth ages 16-21 in the transition to independent living through semi-independent apartment living and a wide variety of self-sufficiency skills. Apartments need painting and maintenance; coordinator needed to organize apartment upkeep. YRP also needs volunteer tutors and life skills educators. Call Kandi Withers at 216.221.8920.
Westhaven Youth Shelter needs someone skilled in general home maintenance and upkeep; maintenance services on a regular basis would be of great benefit. Specific lunch food items are also appreciated. Contact Director Mark Hamm, 216.941.0062 or
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After School Prevention Resources needs recreation, life skills group and fitness instruction volunteers. They are also seeking homework/computer tutors, chaperones for field trips, office help and database managment, and people to assist with service learning/community service projects as well as speakers on topics of interest to teens. Contact Director Gary Mazzeo at 216.651.6841 or
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For other volunteer opportunities, please contact the program(s) you would be interested in serving with:
