Haven House relies on many volunteers to provide an integral part of its services.  There are many areas in which volunteers make important contributions.  They include:

• office assistant
• providing children's activities
• maintenance
• fundraising
• cleaning
• cooking on weekends
• other (making use of a special skill that you have that you think we may need, such as assisting with our technology needs)

If you would like to volunteer at Haven House, please fill out an application.

We have special need for volunteer staff assistants.  Below is a job description for that volunteer position:

Haven House Volunteer Staff Assistant Job Description

A volunteer is reliable, professional, respectful and flexible.  The volunteer understands the need for confidentiality and agrees to the policies of Haven House.  They also understand and accept diversity and cultural differences.

Responsibilities May Include:

Answering Phones:

• transferring calls appropriately
• taking messages with time, date, caller's name, person called and message
• taking information on calls for shelter

Assisting residents:

• providing items from the pantry and personal needs closet
• distributing tokens
• checking chores
• exiting (assembling items from donations for their new home, checking room, etc.)
• Assisting weekend staff with dinner preparation as needed

Preparing, dispensing and documenting food bank orders

Accepting and documenting walk-in donations and putting items away

Organizing storage as needed

Assisting with data compilation for funding reports