St. Vincent de Paul's Resource Center

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Housed on our Watkins campus, our Resource Center provides a safe haven for families and individuals in need of help. Homeless guests are compassionately welcomed with showers, clothing, shoes, counseling and referral services.

Opportunities include:

Telephone Answering

People call into the Resource Center with questions, concerns, and needs for assistance. The person answering the telephone call will provide our address, directions, and hours of operation to callers in need of that information. Callers with a home in need of assistance to prevent homelessness would be referred to their local conference. Resource fliers and information will be available on the computer or in notebooks in the telephone area. Resource Center staff is available for support and guidance at all times.

Shower/ Clothing Counter

Guests complete an interview to determine their needs and eligibility for services and items that we provide at the Resource Center. When the interview is completed, the representative at the shower/clothing counter assists our guests by providing them with the items that have been listed in their enrollment and/or items needed to take a shower.

Interviewer

The interviewer assists guests in the Resource Center with determining their needs and eligibility for the services that we provide. Guests are signed in and entered into the computer system. The interviewer asks the guest a series of questions geared toward determining need and enters the guest for the items and services that they are eligible for. The interviewer also provides the guest with resource information to support needs that we are not able to directly address here at this site or at the time of their enrollment.

Inventory

The Resource Center is largely supported by donations. Items that have been donated or purchased are sorted by size and/or type and placed in designated areas for distribution. This includes clothing, bedding, shoes, toiletries, and hygiene items.

Front Desk

When guests arrive at the Resource Center, they sign in with their name and date of birth to obtain services. The front desk representative is responsible for entering this information into the computer and adding the guest to the lists for interview and/or shower services. The front desk representative is also able to provide information to guests who have questions regarding what is available and how to have their needs met while they are our guest.

Please note: For many of these opportunities, a long-term commitment is appreciated, as specific training is required - this is an excellent opportunity for social work students to create an internship for themselves!

• Age Guidelines: 16 and up
• Location: 320 W Watkins Rd, Phoenix 85003
• Shifts: M-F 8 am - 5 pm

If you are interested in volunteering in the food warehouse, please click on the following link www.svdpaz.org/VSOform