VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
THE HandUP STORE:
Process clothing Process shoes Process housewares Create displays Stock shelves Greeting & assisting customers Sort books Research collectibles Run the register Testing appliances and electronics Cleaning furniture Help with housekeeping Go on truck pick-ups & deliveries THE HandUP RECYCLING CENTER: Help customers unload recycling Sort recycling Processing aluminum cans Train to run balers Train to run forklift Forklift operator Truck driver (CDL) Assist with deconstructing Freon appliances Shredding paper Help with a recycling event Test and/or repair mowers and small equipment THE FOOD BANK: Help on distribution days (First and Second Wednesdays of the month) Make food boxes Assist clients with shopping Carrying boxes to cars Early morning food pickups NEW HOPE CHURCH: Sundays, 10 am Sing or play an instrument Special music Drama/skits Counseling Speaking or sharing a personal story Sharing artistic skills Renewed Hope Women's Home:
Overnight Coverage Weekend Coverage Life Skills Committee Member Life Skill Coaches Volunteers for home coverage
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HandUP FRESH FOOD INITIATIVE:
Planting seedlings Weeding Watering Harvesting crops FEED A FRIEND COORDINATOR THE HandUP OFFICES: Substitute receptionist Filing and copying Assist with special projects Help with mailings Computer tech Phone tech Help with Housekeeping HOME SWEET HOME: Skilled construction workers Plumbers Electricians Masons Painters Drywall and spackling Landscapers Engineers Architects Laborers Roofers Heating and AC repairs Basic repairs Cleaning out homes Interior demolition ADMINISTRATIVE: Apply to be a board member Apply to be on the advisory committee Apply to be on the fundraising committee VEHICLES TO WORK: Car repairs |
GENERAL OPPORTUNITIES:
The HandUP Foundation exists to help our neighbors in need to get back on their feet and find stability and success. We don’t offer a hand-out, we offer a Hand UP! Your participation with us guarantees that hope can be rebuilt in the most challenging circumstances. Thank you for your compassion and consideration!
- Host a Clothing Drive – You can collect clothes and shoes for a limited amount of time or schedule reoccurring monthly pickups.
- Host a Recycling Day at your location – You advertise and we’ll bring the truck
- Host a Food Drive – You can sponsor a collection day or make food items the “entrance fee” to an event you are already hosting.
- Donate surplus produce from your family garden to the Food Bank.
- Donate Personal Emergency Bags – One of our greatest dignities is our own personal hygiene. You can help by preparing emergency bags that contain items like shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, combs.
- Donate Emergency Food Boxes – Put in things that could get a family without food through two or three days. For example, peanut butter, mac & cheese, canned goods, rice, noodles, tuna.
- Host a FREON appliance collection drive – Most places charge a fee to recycle refrigeration units containing Freon. We are licensed to remove it and we do it for FREE. Freon items include air conditioners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, water coolers, and freezers.
The HandUP Foundation exists to help our neighbors in need to get back on their feet and find stability and success. We don’t offer a hand-out, we offer a Hand UP! Your participation with us guarantees that hope can be rebuilt in the most challenging circumstances. Thank you for your compassion and consideration!