VIEW: Participant Sites
VIEW will not be sending participants to sites in the Fall term. Please check back for a status update in late October. Thanks!
Last Year's Sites:
WASHTENAW LITERACY
Volunteers will:
-work with Adult English as a second language learners one-on-one and/or in small groups.
- Help learner practice English, reading, and conversation skills.
Times
Monday: 5-7 pm (WCC)
Tuesday: 7-8:30 pm (Parkway Meadows)
Thursday: 6-7:30 pm (County Library
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GROWING HOPE
Volunteers will:
Help conduct classroom lessons at one of the middle schools in Ann Arbor about sustainable, organic food and gardening
Times: TBA
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Volunteers will:
- (opt. 1) Build items in the workshop that will be for sale in their Restore warehouse
-(opt 2)Build homes in partnership with families who demonstrate need and willingness to work with Habitat
Times:
Option 1: Weekdays 9am-3pm
Option 2: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 8am-4pm or 4 hour blocks on each of these days.
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FOOD GATHERERS
Volunteers will:
- work at the Delonis Center to serve food to shelter residents
Times:
Monday or Friday afternoons
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SALVATION ARMY
Volunteers will:
- exact duties TBA
Times: TBA
My world fell apart the other day.
A personal tragedy tore my world away.>> 2,756 people homeless in Washtenaw County
I was once so comfortable and secure.
My life is now a constant blur.>> 70.9% were staying in the homeless assistance network
Family times and days well spent
Are now replaced by cold, hard cement>> The average age of a homeless person in the United States is 9 years old
I never meant for it to be this way.
A personal tragedy tore my world away.>> Approximately 33% of homeless people have mental illnesses
It's kind of you to help me when you do.
Maybe you realize it could happen to you.>> 41 people become homeless in a given week
-- Gary Hyink http://www.heartsandminds.org/articles/homegary.htm
Relevant Links
Want to Volunteer? Check out http://volunteer-connection.umich.edu/
