Bar outreach is especially designed for social settings where individuals could use information on how to reduce high risk sexual activities. Volunteers must complete outreach training to learn how to safely and appropriately interact with patrons in bars and nightclub settings. Volunteers engaging in bar outreach distribute safer sex materials, promote risk reduction, and provide…
The UMS Student Committee is an official student organization at the University of Michigan! Students focus on connecting the campus community to the performing arts through UMS performances and experiences. Each season, the Student Committee creates and executes marketing plans, plans events, and interacts with staff for a select number of UMS performances. Students have…
Volunteers will be responsible for answering the agency’s main phone line, greeting visitors, and assisting clients and staff. A minimum volunteer commitment of 3 months is desired.
All volunteers must successfully complete the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral training. Participation online and in classroom of the three modules are required. Volunteers who complete the training process with MDHHS will be monitored by Unified Prevention staff where test shadowing, device training, and paperwork completion practice with…
The Conover food pantry at our Ypsilanti location helps clients meet their nutritional needs. The pantry provides supplementary dry and canned foods, as well as personal hygiene supplies, cleaning supplies and paper goods for active clients. Volunteers will assist in pantry operations during food pantry days. Pantry takes place weekly on Wednesdays. Pantry operations includes;…
Volunteers assist Prevention staff with mobile outreach. On a scheduled basis, the agency’s mobile unit travels to designated locations within the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti communities providing safer sex materials, syringe access, overdose prevention assistance, treatment referral assistance, HIV and Hep C testing. Volunteers must complete outreach training. This opportunity is suitable for short term…
Volunteers will be providing advocacy, assisting with paperwork, answer questions, providing referrals, and crisis intervention to individuals going through the criminal justice system. Training: Must complete Turning Point’s 40-hour Core Volunteer Training. Time: a minimum of 4 hours per week.
Volunteers will be answering telephones to provide crisis intervention, referrals, information, shelter intake and information on Turning Point services to callers. The function of this position is to support shelter and crisis line staff meet the needs of survivors. Training: Must complete Turning Point’s 40-hour Core Volunteer Training . Time: 4 hrs per week.
The UMS Volunteer Usher Corps consists of a dedicated group of people who enjoy the performing arts. Ushers contribute to enhancing the audience members experience through their positive attitude and knowledge of performances. Typical tasks include greeting patrons, distributing programs, directing patrons to seats, addressing disturbances and distractions, and assisting patrons with special needs. Ushers…
If you are passionate about the arts and would like to connect deeply with UMS, Ambassadors may be a great match for you. More than 45 members of the UMS Ambassadors work to increase awareness of and participation in UMS programs through assisting UMS staff with projects and special events, ushering at UMS school-day performances,…