VOLUNTEERING

Ad-hoc Volunteers

Let us email you when things pop up

From time to time (every couple of months) a task pops up that we need help with. Put yourself on our 'Ask List', contact Tim

Working with People

Sharing time, building relationships, supporting community

Pet Carer- Glebe -Times to Suit

Help elderly and disabled people care for their best friends by walking a dog or helping with a trip to the vet, etc….

HaveAChat Café- Glebe- 10-3- Thursdays and Fridays

Serving coffee and cake, but more importantly getting to know and support local people in Glebe.

Homework Club Help- Glebe - 3:00-4:30pm

To help primary school children with after school work. (Could be combined with afternoon volunteering in Cafe before Homework Club)

Glebe Community Church- Glebe-10:30-12:30pm Sundays

Supporting elderly or disabled residents.

Support Blitz- Glebe- Weekday to suit

Support disabled and elderly people with gardening and household tasks that are just beyond them.

Community BBQ- Glebe-11am-1:30pm Last Saturday of the month at the Op Shop

Help with set up.

Community Building- Woolloomooloo- 9:30-3:00 Weekdays

Generally helping with op shop, dropin cafe abd various groups in the art space

Womens Space Outreach-Woolloomooloo- 7:00-11:00 Tuesdays

Meeting sex workers on the street to build a positive relationship and a connection to the open house. Volunteers need to have a safe way of getting home afterwards.

Womens Space Open House- Woolloomooloo-8:00-12:30pm Mondays

Help staff the drop-in centre, building a postive rapport with sex workers.

In the backround

Vital taks that keep us running

On Call Employment Training- Various locations- On Call

Filling in with supervision or cleaning when we can't replace a cleaner at short notice.

IT Support- Woolloomooloo-Fortnightly or On Call

Drop-in to help with hardware, software and user training questions.

Op Shop face up – Woolloomooloo - Weekday to suit

A volunteer with some retail experience to come in and face up, reorganise, and sort our stock. Once-off or (ideally) ongoing on a regular basis.

Cafe stock-up – Woolloomooloo – Every few weeks

Someone to drive down to our supplier and pick up a boot-load of cafe supplies for us.

Sharing our Story

Raise support, funds or awareness

Highlight our work in your workplace, group or church.

Invite a speaker along, bring your group on an Urban Orientation, or run a fundraiser.

Make us an Offer

Bless us with your expertise

Do you have a skill that might benefit HopStreet? Could your firm offer some pro-bono assistance to us? If so, contact our relationships and communications manager Brendan.

Corporate Partnerships

Is your company looking to partner a local organisation that practices justice, compassion and hope? If so, contact our relationships and communications manager Brendan.

Becoming a volunteer

We are greatly encouraged by your interest in working with HOPESTREET as a volunteer.We feel that it is a vital ministry that God has called us to and welcome your participation in it. As you would understand, it is important for the effective functioning of the ministry and for the safety of the people we work with, that we provide some screening and induction for volunteers. This gives volunteers an understanding of the ministries, helps develop some basics skills which are useful in our urban context, and promotes a consistent approach to ministry.This takes three forms:

Some Orientation to HOPESTREET

All volunteers are asked to do an Urban Orientation to familiarise themselves with the overall work and approach of HopeStreet.

Some paperwork

Volunteers are asked to adhere to the HopeStreet Code of Conduct, to undertake Children's Check and make a Statutory Declaration about any drug or violence offences.

Training in the particular area in which you are volunteering

The co-ordinator with whom you are working will provide on the job training for that area.From time to time there are also training days for volunteers.

For more information, contact Tim.