- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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11 people are interested
Special Event: "Rent Party" Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Community LINC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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11 people are interested
Volunteers are needed for our annual fundraiser: The Rent Party.
The Rent Party features a fancy silent auction and dinner and usually hosts around 700 guests. It is responsible for bringing in a large percent of our annual budget to help us serve homeless families.
We have various volunteer roles available at the Rent Party:
1: Greeters - welcome guests and assist them in finding the registration area.
2: Bid Assistants - Assist guests in placing bids on our silent auction items. Training is provided.
3: Housewarming volunteers: Assist guests in donating to various fund needs of Community LINC.
4: Silver Bead and Ticket sales: Mix and mingle with guests while promoting sales of our silver beads and tickets (special items used for giveaways)
= Previous 4 roles are great for social, outgoing and friendly volunteers.
5. Guest Registration and Check-out: (5:00 PM to 11:00 PM) Register event attendees (training provided), operate a credit card terminal, answer questions, etc. This role is great for volunteers who have an eye for detail.
To sign up: visit http://communitylinc.org/rent-party-volunteer.html
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
2345 McGee StreetKansas CityKansas City, MO 64108
DATE POSTED
August 2, 2019
SKILLS
- Networking
- Basic Computer Skills
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Multi-Tasking
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 3 1/2 Hours for event and 1 hr for prior training
- Formal or Ballroom attire required.