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Volunteer Needs

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There are many ways you can help as a volunteer at Holy Comforter and the Friendship Center. For all opportunities, you can choose to commit to drive on a weekly, monthly, or back-up basis. Any time you can give helps us.

To find out more, look at the descriptions below. You can email us or call us - 404-627-6510 for more information. We would love to find a way to use your amazing gifts and talents.

Positions Needed:

Van Drivers
Gardeners
Kitchen Servers
Food Prep Assistants
Art Teachers
Activities & Enrichment Leaders
Teaching Volunteers
Health Volunteers
Conversation Partners
Communications Volunteers

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Van Drivers

Pick up or take home Friendship Center participants by driving one of our three 15-passenger vans. You can choose to commit to drive on a weekly, monthly, or back-up basis.  Must be between 25 and 70 years of age.  Driving a van is a great way to get to know our parishioners.
           
            Days:  Tuesday or Thursday
            Hours:  8:15am - 9:30am (morning shift)
                     1:00pm - 2:30pm (afternoon shift)

Gardeners

Help out in our organic greenhouse and gardens.  Teach gardening to, learn gardening from, or garden with our Friendship Center gardeners.  Volunteers also needed to water the gardens on non-program days and to help out with our Saturday plant sales.  You can choose to commit to helping on a weekly, monthly, or back-up basis.

Days: Tuesday or Thursday   
      Hours:  10:00am - Noon        
 
Current Needs:  ongoing      
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Kitchen Servers

Serve breakfast or lunch to our Friendship Center participants and help clean up the kitchen afterwards.  Kitchen servers work with a small team of other volunteers and helpers from the Friendship Center.  You can choose to commit to serve on a weekly, monthly, or back-up basis.
  
      Days: Tuesday or Thursday
      Hours: 8am - 11am (breakfast shift)
                  11am - 2pm (lunch shift)


Current Needs:  Thursday mornings and afternoons, back-up

Food Prep Assistants

Help our Kitchen Director prepare the week’s meals along with a small team of volunteers.  No cooking experience is required.  You can choose to commit on a weekly, monthly, or back-up basis.
 
Days: Mondays           
Hours: 10 am - 2 pm  


Current Needs:  ongoing
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Art Teachers

Teachers work one-on-one and with small groups and are provided with materials and guidance by our Art Director.  We currently offer ceramics, weaving, painting, drawing, sewing, woodturning, stained glass and photography, although volunteers are welcome to teach another art based on their expertise. You can choose to commit to teaching on a weekly, monthly, or back-up basis.

      Days: Tuesday or Thursday
      Hours:  10:30 am - 12:00 pm


Current Needs:  All areas!
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Activities & Enrichment Leaders

Organize and lead small groups in games and enrichment activities of your choice. Enrichment options that we currently need include music, drama, spiritual practices, sports, games, exercise, and much much more!  You can choose to commit on a weekly, monthly, or back-up basis.

Days: Tuesday or Thursday
           Hours:  10:00 - 11:30 am

Current Needs:  Ongoing need for development of new activities

Teaching volunteers

Work one-on-one with individuals here who need assistance with literacy, reading skills, GED prep and life skills such as riding MARTA, making doctor’s appointments, managing money, etc.  You do not need to be GED prep certified.  


Days: Tuesday or Thursday
      Hours:  10am - 11:30am


Current Needs:  Ongoing
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Health Volunteers

Assist our volunteer parish nurse in providing basic health education and monitoring.  Possible health volunteer activities include: giving manicures and talking to our members about hygiene and self-care; checking blood pressures, blood glucose levels, and weight;  providing one-on-one and small group education on diabetes, hygiene, side-effects of medications, healthy eating, etc;  facilitating support groups and educational programs around health and wellness issues;  helping facilitate our biannual eye clinics; helping connect our members with appropriate community health resources.


Days: Tuesday or Thursday
      Hours:  9:00am - Noon


Current Needs:  Ongoing

Conversation Partners

Come hang out and get to know our Friendship Center participants.  Many of our members have few people to listen to them and have stories they’d like to share.   You’ll be amazed by the interesting, warm, and wonderful friends you’ll make here. 
 
Days: Tuesday or Thursday
      Hours:  10am - 11:30am

Current Needs:  Ongoing
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Communications Volunteers

Write for our e-newsletter and help us develop and manage new communications materials including brochures, slideshows, promotional videos, blogs, facebook, twitter, etc.  Help us  manage the Friendship Center website.  
  
      Days: Flexible 
      Hours: Flexible 
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Location

737 Woodland Ave, Atlanta, GA 30316  //  404.627.6510

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  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Non-discrimination Policy
    • Staff
    • Wednesday Night Community Dinners
    • Worship and Sermons >
      • Prayer Cards
  • Friendship Center
    • Arts Program
    • Other Activities
    • Seedtime and Harvest Garden
  • Support
    • How to help
    • Give
  • Contact
  • Calendar