- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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223 people are interested
Winter Open House Volunteer Shift 1
ORGANIZATION: Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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223 people are interested
Help brighten the holidays for our clients & their families! Next Door Solutions will turn our community office into a Winter Open House for those we serve.
Survivors of domestic violence and their children are invited to celebrate the holidays with games & activities for the kids, a hot meal, a photo with Santa and gifts of new books and new stuffed animals for the children. This event provides an invaluable opportunity those those who would otherwise go without. Volunteers are needed to organize games, gift and food distribution, and generally assist families.
1. Help sort donations
2. Set up tables and chairs
3. Prepare children's games & craft area
4. Organize dessert & water stations
This is a fun volunteer opportunity which makes a significant impact on our clients' holiday season! If you would like to help in any way, please contact us.
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About Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
Location:
234 East Gish Road, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95112, US
Mission Statement
To end domestic violence in the moment and for all time.
Description
Next Door Solutions helps survivors rebuild their lives. NDS serves women and children who are financially, ethnically and linguistically diverse:
- Crisis Services: 24/7 Emergency Shelter and Hotline - women and children receive safe haven from abuse, and safety planning and other supportive services; callers seeking crisis counseling, vital information and referrals receive an immediate live voice response by a highly trained bilingual English/Spanish Advocate.
- Community and Systems Advocacy - clients receive peer counseling, safety plan development, legal advocacy, and assurance and comfort.
- Support Groups - Women connect and create a healing environment for each other through 16 groups throughout the county
- Self-Sufficiency Program - women empower themselves and enhance their financial independence and self-sufficiency through comprehensive, compassionate, woman-defined case management, workshops in financial literacy, job readiness, and educational advancement, and permanent housing.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
234 East Gish Road, Suite 200San Jose, CA 95112
DATE POSTED
October 23, 2018
SKILLS
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 12
- 2 hours
- Children under the age of 15 require a chaperone; Signed Confidentiality Agreement