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Volunteers play a pivotal role in everything we do at Lotus House by providing vital assistance to our daily operations and program support services, helping to provide a sense of normalcy.
If you are interested in joining our village of volunteers, please see below for more information.
Requirements
- Age Requirements
- The minimum age to volunteer is 8 years old and must have a parent or guardian present with them at all times
- Anyone over 14 years old may volunteer without a parent or guardian present with them
- Age Requirements
- For volunteer groups, we request that there be 1 adult for every 5 underage (14 and under) volunteers
- Complete the Lotus House Volunteer Agreement (Click here to download the agreement for Adults and Minors)
- Complete required background checks after 10 hours of volunteering
- Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
- For the health and safety of all Lotus House staff, volunteers, and guests, Lotus House now requires proof of receipt of the COVID-19 vaccination for any volunteer who will work inside of the Lotus Village or in direct contact with a Lotus House guests.
Signing up to Volunteer
- Review the individual and group opportunities below and determine what area(s) you would like to support
- Sign-up using the “Individual Opportunities” or “Group Opportunities” button
- Once you complete the Google form, you will receive next steps from a Lotus House team member
- After you have completed the required volunteer documentation, you will receive notification about scheduling
- All volunteer days must be scheduled at least 72 hours in advance
Community Service Letters
- If you require a community service letter, please email victoriav@lotushouse.org the following information:
- Days/times service completed
- Full name of volunteer
- Any additional information that may be required by the school or organization
- Please allow for 3-5 business for your request for a service letter to be completed
Individual opportunities
Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Required
- Administrative: helping our team with scanning, shredding, etc, Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm
- Culinary: daily from 11-2pm and 5-8pm helping our culinary team with meal prep and serving
- Programming: assisting with arts & crafts, gardening, outside time with the children, stem projects, organizing and disinfecting programming areas. Monday-Friday from 3-5:30pm and Sundays from 2-6pm
- Education: afterschool homework assistance and tutoring. Monday-Friday from 3-5pm
- Host an activity: If you have any skills or talents that you would like to share with the women or children, here’s your chance. This can be dance, yoga, arts & crafts, jewelry making, etc.
- Host a workshop: assisting our guests with skills such as computer literacy, financial literacy, resume building, interviewing, etc
- Thrift: help our team at Lotus House Thrift organize and inventory clothing donations for our guests. Saturday from 11-4pm
Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination NOT Required
- Community Distribution: distribution of food, hygiene products and other essential resources to the residents of Overtown. Hosted on March 26, June 4, August 6, December 17
- Outdoor Operations: everyday assisting our operations team with cleaning and landscaping. Available for 2-3 hour time slots from 10-6pm
Group opportunities
Proof of receipt of the COVID-19 Vaccination Required
- Operations: everyday assisting our operations team with cleaning and organizing. Available for 2-3 hour time slots from 10-6pm (8-10 individuals at a time)
- Culinary: daily from 11-2pm and 5-8pm helping our culinary team with meal prep and serving (3-5 individuals at a time)
- Programming: assisting with arts & crafts, gardening, outside time with the children, stem projects, organizing and disinfecting programming areas. Monday-Friday from 2-6pm (3-5 individuals at a time)
- Host an activity: If you have any skills or talents that you would like to share with the women or children, here’s your chance. This can be dance, yoga, arts & crafts, jewelry making, etc. (3-5 individuals at a time)
- Host a workshop: assisting our guests with skills such as computer literacy, financial literacy, resume building, interviewing, etc (3-5 individuals at time)
- Thrift: help our team at Lotus House Thrift organize and inventory clothing donations for our guests. Saturday from 11-4pm (3-5 individuals at time)
Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination NOT Required
- Outdoor Operations: everyday assisting our operations team with cleaning and landscaping. Available for 2-3 hour time slots from 10-6pm (8-10 individuals at a time)
- Community Distribution: distribution of food, hygiene products and other essential resources to the residents of Overtown. Hosted on March 26, June 4, August 6, December 17