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12 people are interested
Laundry Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Community LINC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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12 people are interested
Community LINC Provides transitional housing for homeless families. We provide aprtments furnished with beds and linens for our families. When families move out, the linens need to be laundered and readied for other families.
Laundry Volunteer- Help with laundry at Community LINC, a transitional housing program for homeless families. Laundry can be done on site or taken to a laundromat and done all at once.
Qualifications- Must be able to provide own transportation if using a laundromat. Must be at least 18 years old.
Hours- Anytime during office hours (Mon-Thurs. 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Fri- 8:00a.m.-12:00p.m.)
More opportunities with Community LINC
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Community LINC
Location:
4014 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110, US
Mission Statement
To end homelessness, impact poverty and remove barriers to self-sufficiency for the families we serve.
Description
What Does Community LINC Do? Community LINC Programs Community LINC provides the following major programs to address client needs:- Transitional Housing :
Community LINC's transitional housing program was created to equip homeless families with new skills to sustain themselves with little or no public assistance. We provide a safe, stable environment for up to 24 months while the family participates in strengths-based case management services, mental health counseling, life skills training and budgeting.
Each family lives in an apartment, utilities paid, at no cost. However, everyone is required to save a minimum of 50% of their income (1) to reduce the rent or utility debt that prevents them from obtaining permanent housing and (2) to save for rent and utility deposits or a down payment on a home. All unemployed adult residents secure jobs through our in-house employment office. Weekly classes focus on employability, budgeting and life skills. During these sessions, volunteers and staff work with each resident to facilitate the transition into independent housing and long-term stability.- Some of the services provided in our program include:
- Personal Life Coaching
- Life Skills/Parenting Classes
- Personal Budget Coaching
- GED Tutors and College or Vocational Support
- Employment support, such as finding a job, daycare and transportation
- Assistance with finding permanent housing
- Some of the services provided in our program include:
- Mental Health Program : Many adult residents suffer from mental health conditions, which either cause or result from their homelessness. Depression, often misdiagnosed in African American women, is a profound obstacle to a young mother trying to make sure her family is safe and has enough food to eat. Most of our clients have experienced domestic violence. Each adult resident sees one of the counselors at least once a week for individual counseling for as long as they are in the program. Caring for our residents' mental health needs improves their ability to function independently in the community.
- One of the services our mental health program provides is:
- Mental Health counseling
- One of the services our mental health program provides is:
- Children's Program: Community LINC recognizes the need to address special issues of the children in our homeless families. Homeless children lack emotional and educational stability; many lack age appropriate social skills. For children growing up homeless on the streets, life is a matter of survival - surviving drugs, neglect, poverty, abuse, crime and teen pregnancy. To counter the effects of homelessness on children, Community LINC developed programming for all children to coincide with the class meeting times of their parents. Children participate in tutoring; group activities; recreation time including field trips and craft projects and individual attention from volunteers. We have play therapy available, with parental consent, for children with special needs.
- One of the services our children's program provides is:
- Children's Tutors
We also provide CWS Program and case management and outreach service to Missouri Welfare Recipients - One of the services our children's program provides is:
- Outreach (Missouri Welfare (TANF) recipients) - Community LINC helps families receiving TANF (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) remove obstacles to employment. Community LINC worked with about 850 of the 6,500 adults receiving TANF assistance in metro Kansas City to address the childcare and/or transportation problems that kept them from finding jobs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4014 Troost AveKansas City, MO 64110
DATE POSTED
January 29, 2020
SKILLS
- Housekeeping
- Hospitality
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Flexible, during our operation hours.