Doylestown FISH - Addressing Housing and Food Insecurity

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ORGANIZATION: DOYLESTOWN AREA FISH

Are you a caring person? Do you want to help the unhoused and housing insecure in your own community? If so, volunteer with Doylestown Area FISH, where we are always looking for kindhearted individuals, like you.

Volunteers are the heart of our mission as we strive to end the cycle of homelessness. We provide services for unhoused and housing insecure individuals and families, who live in the Central Bucks School District. This includes granting emergency shelter, food aid, rental assistance, help with utility bills, heating oil deliveries and gasoline, as well as other bills associated with housing expenses.

As a volunteer, you can choose which days you are available each month, and all you need is your own computer and phone. You will be responding to voicemails received between 9 AM and 7 PM on the days you volunteer, typically 3-4 days each month. On average you will handle from 2 to 7 calls a day.

All volunteers live in the Central Bucks County area and dedicate their time to listen, support, and help our callers. You will be trained on our database and the various resources that can be utilized to assist with a caller’s needs.

If interested, please email contact@doylestownfish.org

1 Shift

  • 09:00 AM to 07:00 PM EST - FULL

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About DOYLESTOWN AREA FISH

Location:

PO BOX 196, DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901, US

Mission Statement

FISH is an all-volunteer organization providing assistance to community members in a variety of ways including: assisting those who are housing insecure/homeless, in need of food or heating oil, behind in rent, at risk of having utilities shutoff due to nonpayment, or don't have enough money to purchase gasoline.

Description

Doylestown FISH was founded in 1973 to address gaps in services to local residents. We are an all-volunteer organization, answering calls from local residents 12 hours each day 365 days a year. When a person calls, our volunteers spring into action, determining the need of the individual or family, referencing our database, and connecting the caller to the assistance needed. Our services include: temporary shelter in a hotel, rental assistance, financial assistance with utility bills, and contributions to rental deposits. If you are an action oriented, problem-solving individual who wants to have the instant gratification of genuinely helping individuals-Doylestown FISH wants you!

CAUSE AREAS

Crisis Support
Emergency & Safety
Homeless & Housing
Crisis Support, Emergency & Safety, Homeless & Housing

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 1 shift

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

SKILLS

  • Mental Health
  • Customer Service
  • Case Work / Management
  • Crisis Counseling
  • Social Work

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Orientation or Training

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