A Washtenaw Literacy mentor is a dedicated volunteer who has tutored for at least one year and has decided they would like to help support other tutors. There are three areas the mentors assist staff: traditional mentoring, workshops, and events.
Are you a well-organized individual that enjoys the variety that providing administrative support can offer? You could be preparing mailings, stuffing envelopes, or entering information into computer systems that is so important to our quality and data tracking. The next day you might be photo copying documents for training or resources for clients. You are…
Do you have professional or personal experience that you would like to share with victims to help rebuild their lives? You might serve as mentor, coach or educator in areas such as career building, budgeting or self-care. Do you enjoy working independently to assist clients with boosting confidence and building skills to empower their ability…
Are you passionate about preventing domestic violence and/or sexual assault? Do you like speaking with groups of students or adults? Volunteers can help increase community awareness about the agency and the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault by presenting information directly to groups or at display tables. Events range in size from small community…
Help small clusters or groups of ESL learners with speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.
Camp docs and nurses provide medical support and supervision as well as Band-Aids and bug spray when needed. Volunteering to do your day or night job has never been this much fun.
Skype & FaceTime, Ancestry Searches, E-Journaling, Music Apps for Relaxation
Assistance with administrative functions
Assistance with children in our program (must have a DHS clearance registry letter)
The JFS Legal Referral Service was created to help our clients in these tough economic times to obtain legal consultation and possible representation. We are looking for lawyers who are willing to accept at least one pro bono client per year to help with their legal issues including: family law and elder law, debt resolution/bankruptcy,…