In-Kind Donations Team Member - Virtual AND/OR Live

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Quick Overview: Working with Bridge to Home staff, In-Kind Donations Team Member volunteers will provide direct assistance to all pillars of the organization in order to support programming, shelter function, office tasks, and newly housed clientele. These donations are to be gathered from community outreach efforts in order to involve and engage individuals, businesses, school groups, and congregations in the organization and provide a sense of unity within the community.

Impact: As each pillar of programming requires specific needs, in-kind donations not only engage the community in supporting the organization and connect us to those members, but also supports programming by allowing us to direct funds to other, more pressing needs.

Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities:

Gather a list of needs from each organization corps and prioritize the requested donations.

Work with the Shelter Manager and Housing team to develop a list of needs from newly housed clients and prioritize those requests.

Reach out to community members, groups, businesses, congregations and other resources in order to request donations for program needs and newly housed clients.

Assist in the coordination of donation pick up and deliveries according to prioritized tasks.

Pick up and deliver donations to the proper location for program use.

Track all donations by type and department within the organization.

Send an immediate "Thank You" letter or email to the donor(s).

Ensure that all donor information has been recorded correctly (name, email address, phone number, physical address, business name if applicable, etc.)

Send donation updates to requesting parties such as status of donations and when to expect them.

Requirements:

Must be 18 years of age or older

Have two (2) character reference letters dated within the past 12 months - one of which must be from a professional or education resource (supervisor, professor, etc.)

Have some weekly availability to pick up and deliver donations

Demonstrate social sensitivity when dealing with organization clients

Maintain confidentiality at all times

Must pass a background check

Demonstrate the ability to read and write at an appropriate professional level

Be able to communicate in a positive and confident manner to Bridge to Home staff, clients, volunteers, and community members

COVID-19 Precautions: For safety purposes, upon entry into any facility for Bridge to Home, each person will be required to:

wear a mask

wash their hands

submit to a temperature check

We can provide additional PPE such as gloves upon request.

While on any premises or property of the organization, each person will be required to:

wash their hands frequently

remain six feet apart from other individuals

wear a mask at all times

change PPE as often as needed in order to be safe

All clients and staff are tested regularly. If you should have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at volunteers@btohome.org at your earliest convenience.

If you're interested in helping our homeless clients transition to permanent housing, click EXPRESS INTEREST below and we will follow-up with additional details.



All volunteers participating in this volunteer opportunity should adhere to the health and safety guidelines outlined here: https://www.laworks.com/health-and-safety

By clicking "Express Interest," I acknowledge that I am aware and understand that I am being referred to Activities that are coordinated and managed by a third party Agency or Organization and that L.A. Works has no jurisdiction, control, or oversight over these Activities. The Activities may be inherently dangerous and may expose me to a variety of foreseen and unforeseen hazards and risks including exposure to Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19"). The Activities may involve a degree of contact with clients who need assistance and other volunteers who may be carriers of COVID-19 and that personal protective equipment may not be available for my use and/or effective against preventing transmission of COVID-19 whether as a result of my own actions or otherwise.

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