We have a client-based program where community members suffering from poverty can come in or be referred in to have an assessment on their needs. If they meet the requirements they are then able to be assigned a case manager and together they create a plan to get them on the path to self-sufficiency. Every client and every case is different, so we assist with an array of services. We have a Workforce Development Department that can provide clients with employability skills, GED classes, trainings, etc. Our Veterans Department is able to serve the homeless veterans population of Wake County. We also have a community garden that grows fruits, vegetables and herbs, as well as provides teaching opportunities for community members and children. In addition, Passage Home owns just under 140 apartment units to assist our clients and other community members with affordable living.
We are currently looking for an intern or a volunteer who can work in the SSVF (Supported Services for Veteran Families) department. We are looking for someone who can come in a couple days a week to assist with some data entry and other clerical duties and is proficient with Excel. It is helpful if they are majoring in the Human Services or Social Work field as they will also have contact with some of our clients. They would be working directly under Lakeisha Leftwich; Case Manager for Veteran Services, and Genean Hill; Lead Case Manager. This position may not be suitable for an internship as the time commitment is roughly ten hours a week, which is unlikely to fulfill the minimum hours requirement of most internships. If you know of a student or students who are interested in working with veterans and can drop by for a few hours throughout the week on a fairly regular basis this might be the perfect option for them.
We are also looking for interns who can work in our Workforce Development Department assisting our Workforce Development Coordinator in securing and implementing our certification classes and job trainings. The position will involve coordinating these skills-based programs and executing them effectively. We are looking for 25 hours a week for these interns. We would prefer to have more than one intern for this department.
All interns would complete standard volunteer forms for their files, which I manage and record. Interns also report hours to me monthly for me to log and share with their university. I am more than happy to send a full job description complete with time commitments for the Workforce Development position(s) if desired. As of right now there is no job description available for the SSVF volunteer or intern.
In addition to internship opportunities we are looking for volunteers, particularly with our youth program and community gardens.
We are looking for tutors to come every Monday and Wednesday starting September 11th to help implement activities for the local kids and hopefully address some of their academic deficiencies. The time would be 3:30pm-6:30pm on the aforementioned days. The tutors will engage with the kids, help us provide them cultural enrichment activities and experiences, and provide much-needed individualized help to students who can rightfully be called among the most vulnerable in the county. We also are looking for a mentor who is willing to be a strong male role model for a 7th grade boy who has ADHD but loves to work with his hands and play football. The boy is in need of a guiding and patient hand and someone to look up to.
Interested? Contact Brian Williams at 919.834.0666 x241 or bwilliams@passagehome.org
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