Circles Salt Lake
Cause Area
Location
2530 S 500 E SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84106
United States
Active Opportunities (3)
Flexible Schedule
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South Salt Lake, UT 84115
Volunteering with Circles is more than a one-time opportunity. It's more than simply giving a monetary donation or dropping off a clothing donation. When you volunteer at Circles, you get to see the peope you are directly impacting. You get to hear about their life and watch them overcome the barriers they are experiencing. You can watch their kids grow up, celebrate the family's successes, and be a part of change. Our goal is to help people by providing them with community and opportunities. We empower our individuals and families by calling them Leaders, Circle Leaders. You can support our Circle Leaders by sharing your life-experience, your skills, or simply your time as a listening friend. Most people who are low-income don't have people they can count on. Our research shows that they can count on 0-2 people. How many people are you lucky enough to count on in your life? Shouldn't everyone have that comfort and support network? You might be thinking, "this sounds great, but what if I don’t have training or the professional background to help someone else?" Well, that is perfectly okay! At Circles, we provide our volunteers with training before stepping into their roles. Our Allies will specifically receive education on being culturally sensitive and training from Bridges Out of Poverty. We give you a toolbox of skills and knowledge to use. You won't be doing it alone either. A Circle Leader gets matched with 2 Allies, our entire Circles community, and we have 2 Coaches that will check in with you and your Circle Leader. The Coaches will do the heavy lifting while you provide the cheerleading and morale support. Time Requirements We are flexible. Preferably, coming to dinner with our community on the 1st and 3rd Thursday. Dinner is free! We have children's programming if you want to bring your kids. It's great. Sometimes people can't come on both of those Thursdays. We understand you are busy and have a life as well. Just communicate with us and we will work it out. Maybe you can meet with your Leader outside of Circles. Maybe you can have a phone call with them. We just want to make sure the connection with them are still taking place. Passing a background check- paid for by us. Completing online training at your own pace. Sending some text messages to build that relationship with the person you get matched with. Come join us today and be a Circles Ally!!
Date Posted: Nov 8, 2024
Dec 12
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Mar 6
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05:30 PM
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07:00 PM
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South Salt Lake, UT 84115
This is a great hands on volunteer opportunity for ALL ages. Even children! At each of our weekly Circles meetings it’s essential for us all (Circle Leaders, Children, Allies, Volunteers,) to come together for a meal. Dinner is where friendship and community is built. Details: Groups bringing dinner to a weekly meeting should be prepared offsite with food to feed 60-75 people. The meal should include a main course, healthy side, and dessert. We do have a few dietary needs that should be kept in mind when planning what to bring, when possible. (vegetarian/gluten free) It's very helpful if sponsors can also provide disposable plates, cups, utensils, and water to drink. We ask that the food be pre-made and brought ready to serve at our meeting location in South Salt Lake We invite groups to stay and serve dinner and sit down and enjoy the meal with us. After dinner is complete we invite groups to help us pack up any leftover food and clean up. To sign up for this opportunity please visit, Circles Salt Lake Dinner.
Date Posted: Nov 7, 2024
Flexible Schedule
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South Salt Lake, UT 84115
Circles Salt Lake offers a wonderful Children’s Program that Circle Leaders and Allies can bring their children too. We believe that the entire family should be part of the journey. As a children’s program volunteer, you will assist in teaching an age-appropriate curriculum and doing activities with the kids. This is great for college students, retirees and anyone looking for a fun hands on volunteer opportunity. This is also a great opportunity to bring your own children to volunteer with you.
Date Posted: Nov 7, 2024
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Our mission is to reduce poverty throughout Salt Lake. We do this by building bridges of friendship and community that support individuals and families on their journey from surviving to thriving. Circles is a nationally known, proven, and innovative initiative for connecting people across socioeconomic lines. The purpose is to support individuals and families in their journey out of poverty for good.
Description
At Circles Salt Lake we meet our mission by combining best practices in several disciplines including community organizing, grassroots leadership, S.M.A.R.T. goal setting, financial literacy, mentoring, peer-to-peer counseling and learning, and child/ youth development. With the assistance of our dedicated volunteers and community members, we can provide resources to our families which include job opportunities, transportation, healthcare, and a variety of other services.Circles offers 4 main volunteer opportunities: V olunteers who provide support to the Circle Leaders as they work through their goals.2. Children Program volunteer- Volunteers who create a fun, engaging, and supportive environment for our Circles youth.3. Resource teams - Groups of diverse volunteers who contribute vital assistance, fresh ideas, and vision to the circles initiative.4. Meal Donations - Group/club willing to provide and serve a meal for our Circle families at one of our weekly meetings.
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