Homeless Outreach Volunteers Needed

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Get Connected Icon 6:30am to 11:00am, second and fourth Saturdays

Description

Once a month, and twice a month in the winter, we travel to wherever people are staying and provide food, hot beverages, warm clothing, bus tickets, basic first-aid, survival needs, and information on services. We also provide food and basic veterinary care for our client's pets where possible. We think of ourselves as somewhat of a delivery service for our clients.

We meet for outreach on the second Saturday of every month between April and December and the second and fourth Saturdays of every month from January through March. Outreach runs from 630am until approximately 11:00am and volunteers need to be available to attend for the entire outreach unless they have made arrangements to leave earlier ahead of time.

Your time volunteering would be spent preparing food and supplies, loading vehicles, and driving/hiking the supplies directly to where our clients are living. While not required, we thrive on having a group of committed volunteers who are able to attend outreach on a consistent basis.

Volunteer Requirements:
-18+ years of age due to the sensitive nature of our work
- Able to hike long distances
- Able to lift up to 25 pounds
- Sturdy Boots
- Fluent in Spanish helpful, but not required
- Car helpful, but not required
- Experience working with the homeless helpful, but not required
- Sense of humor

If you're interested in volunteering or would like additional information on what we do, please click the "respond" button and we will contact you! 

Details

Get Connected Icon 18 and older
Get Connected Icon Is Not Family Friendly
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Inclement Weather Plan: Seattle Homeless Outreach operates rain or shine.
Get Connected Icon Is Not Wheelchair Accessible
Get Connected Icon Able to lift up to 25 pounds
Get Connected Icon Sturdy closed toe boots or shoes required