We are looking for a volunteer experienced in wood working and wood shops to mentor Blanchet Farm residents in their service in the wood shop. This volunteer should be comfortable mentoring adults with experience ranging from novice and up. The Wood Shop Mentor must be able to develop healthy, positive relationships with our residents, sensitive to their emotional and physical needs in a homeless and addiction transitional program.

The Wood Shop Mentor also can support the upkeep, maintenance, and inventory needs of the Wood Shop.

The Blanchet Farm Wood Shop provides men in our residential program with the technical and emotional skills necessary to be successful in many types of jobs. The Blanchet Farm woodworkers create exceptional goods like Adirondack chairs, custom benches, cutting boards, and novelty items, that are sold to help support our mission.

Our residents learn in an environment that empowers them to be as independent as possible in the workforce. We use woodworking as a way to reinforce the social and communication skills needed to keep and maintain a job in the future. The wood shop program also provides our residents important creative outlets in their growth and recovery program at Blanchet Farm.

More information about Blanchet Farm can be found here: https://blanchethouse.org/farm/