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ORGANIZATION: Plymouth Housing

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Are you looking to make a difference in your community and positively impact people's lives?

Role Summary: We are looking for several volunteers to provide haircuts and trims to men and women with varying hair textures and lengths. This volunteer would be placed in one of our 17 buildings to host hour-long drop-in hair cutting sessions bi-weekly or once a month. This role is highly impactful for our residents who often struggle to afford regular trips to the barber or stylist or feel uncomfortable in public barbershops and salons. Having a volunteer meet them where they are at eliminates these barriers and encourages self-care behaviors.

Role Qualifications/Requirements:

  • If you do not have licensure or certification, please provide a detailed history of your experience and images of your work. Students are highly encouraged to volunteer. We would be happy to count the volunteering towards any hours you may need to get certified.
  • A desire to engage with our residents and to align with or learn more about our values of housing first and harm reduction.
  • Need to provide your own supplies including hair cutting scissors, clippers, etc.
  • Able to pass a background check.
  • Be committed for at least 6 months on a bi-weekly or monthly cadence.
  • Have reliable transportation to and from the building.

Feel like you may be a good fit or have any questions? Please reach out to volunteer@plymouthhousing.org and our volunteer coordinator would be happy to discuss next steps.

Thank you for your interest in supporting our residents and our mission to end homelessness!

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About Plymouth Housing

Location:

2113 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, US

Mission Statement

Plymouth Housing works to eliminate homelessness and address its causes by preserving, developing and operating safe, quality, supportive housing and by providing homeless adults with opportunities to stabilize and improve their lives.

Description

Since 1980, Plymouth Housing Group has been providing homes to the most vulnerable homeless adults in our community--those struggling with differing abilities such as mental illness, HIV/AIDS, severe medical conditions, chemical dependency, and the effects of poverty and aging. Today, over 1,400 formerly homeless adults live in 17 Plymouth residential apartment buildings in the downtown Seattle area, Ballard, and the Eastside.

Plymouth subscribes to the "Housing First" philosophy, operating on the principle that people cannot improve their lives until they have a safe, stable place to live. At Plymouth, we work hard to lower the barriers to housing so that people who are shut out of housing due to addiction, poor rental history, poverty or a criminal record have an opportunity to succeed. Our model of permanent housing, coupled with wraparound supportive services, helps people rebuild their lives, regain their dignity, and leave homelessness behind forever.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Community
Homeless & Housing
Advocacy & Human Rights, Community, Homeless & Housing

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

2113 3rd AveSeattle, WA 98121

(47.61335,-122.34291)
 

SKILLS

  • People Skills
  • Relationship Building
  • Cosmetology
  • Stylist

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • We ask that volunteers are able to commit to a minimum of 6 months. Within those 6 months, the hair cutting/grooming can be monthly or bi-weekly.

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