Open Door Community House relies on volunteer support to raise awareness, serve our clients, provide leadership at annual events, and participate in a variety of special projects. For more information on opportunities for volunteer service, please contact Ann Hart. Volunteers working more than once are required to have a background check for $20.
Contact Ann at 706-323-5518 or ann@odch.org, or visit our office for a volunteer application.
Your support helps Open Door Community House continue to serve those most in need of love and hope. We cannot continue to do what we do without generous contributions of goods, resources, and time from our community.
MATHEWS PROMISE ACADEMY VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers may lead or assist our children and youth with arts and crafts, sports and recreation, reading or math tutorials, homework help, and/or serve and clean up for Kids’ Café. No special skills are required (except a love for children!) but if you have a special skill or interest you’d like to share or teach, we will gladly work with you to do so. Adults may volunteer in all areas of children and youth ministries after undergoing a background check, drug screen,and Safe Sanctuaries Training. For more information on the Mathews Promise Academy contact Marlon Sharpe at 706-323-5518 or by email.
CIRCLES IN COLUMBUS VOLUNTEERS
Circles in Columbus has a need for volunteers in a variety of areas including meal sponsorship and serving, working with children and teens, serving as an Ally for a family making the move out of poverty or offering a special skill or resource to a family to help in their transition. For more information about volunteering with Circles in Columbus click here.
GOLDEN AGERS VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers may assist with serving lunch, welcoming senior adults, assisting with games such as Bingo, or providing educational opportunities related to health issues, fire safety, advocacy, etc. Volunteers working more than once with the seniors are required to have a background check. For more information on the Golden Agers contact Ann at 706-323-5518 or by email.
SHOWERING PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers may assist in the Showering Program with registering participants, distributing hygiene items, cooking breakfast, assisting with computer skills training, or providing health related educational opportunities. This program serves the largest number of people at Open Door – up to 600 different participants each year. Volunteers working more than once in the Showering Program are required to have a background check. For more information on the Showering Program contact Open Door at 706-323-5518.
PARENTAL RELEASE FORM
Click the image to the left to download Open Door’s Parental Release Form for teen volunteers.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION TO PRINT
Click here to download the Open Door Community House Volunteer Application.
