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50% of your donation could come right back to you.
The law allows a taxpayer to reduce Michigan Income Tax or Single Business Tax liability by a credit of 50% of the amount contributed to a Homeless Shelter/Food Bank, subject to a maximum credit of:
$100 for an individual filing singly.
(Based on a $200 contribution.)
$200 for married filing jointly.
(Based on a $400 contribution.)
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted" ~Aesop
Case Advocate/Worker and Mentor
This individual may facilitate groups; provide individual crisis counseling, advocacy , work on goal plans, and share information and referrals with the residential and non-residential homeless, runaway, at risk, pregnant and parenting youth and their families. Experience in the Human Service field and/or currently enrolled in a higher education program required.
Clerical Support
This support is needed to help with mailings, arrange files, and answering the phones. With all of the services we provide there is always a need for someone to help take care of the “paperwork side” of things. High school diploma and/or related experience required.
Culinary Volunteer
This individual would provide nutritional support to youth in transition, while teaching them to make healthy, cheap meals on a shoestring. High school diploma and/or related experience required.
Drop-In Center/Street Outreach
This individual may provide one on one and/or group support to youth who frequent the Drop-In Center, this may include but not limited to: advocacy, transportation, tutoring, playing games, and crisis counseling. High school diploma and/or related experience required.
Domestic Abuse Response Team (D.A.R.T) Member
The mission of the Domestic Assault Response Team is to reduce violence against families in Muskegon County by drawing on the resources of various community groups to intervene immediately to the survivor’s needs. Volunteers work with survivors of domestic violence to provide support and needed information. This will be done through on-site crisis intervention at the time of the incident and through on-going advocacy when necessary. Teams will work in twos approximately two days on-call every four to six weeks. The number of hours of actual on-call availability will vary depending on number of volunteers and availability of each individual volunteer. High school diploma and/or related experience required.
Internships
Internships are available at Every Woman's Place (EWP). We offer these experiences to active students or individuals whom have completed their education and are looking for some practical experience. We offer internships at various stages of educational experience, including but not limited to High School, Associate’s Level, Bachelor’s Level, and Master’s Level placements. We are looking for interns with emphasis in the following areas:
Special Events/Projects
This individual may provide assistance for special outings with clients, i.e. trip to the zoo, camping, yard sales, budgeting/parenting class and holiday help. High school diploma and/or related experience required.
Therapist
This individual may provide on-going therapy/support to residential and non-residential homeless, runaway, and at risk youth and their families. Currently enrolled in a Master’s Degree program or must possess a Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related field required.
Transportation Volunteer
This individual provide local transportation assistance for residential and non-residential clients to necessary appointments, i.e. DHS, Donation Center, MAP, CAAP, MOCAP, hospital, doctor, etc. High school diploma and/or related experience required.
Youth Activities
We are looking for volunteers to help with fun activities for our clients to participate in. These activities may include a movie night, musical fun, arts/crafts, or holiday parties. Volunteer input is encouraged. High school diploma and/or related experience required.
Youth Care Worker
Youth care workers work on the residential homeless and runaway youth floor supporting the teens that are staying there with homework help, light cleaning, and activities. This may also include providing respite care to residential and non-residential youth’s children while their parent is in group or meeting with their counselor. High school diploma and/or related experience required.
Every Woman’s Place and Webster House Youth Services provides a 20 hour Empathy/Orientation Training which all volunteers who will be completing 45 hours of service or more must complete after their placement has been made. We appreciate you taking the time to review the volunteer opportunities we have available, if you are interested in becoming a member of our team and would like to start the application process, please contact Melissa Slater at 231-759-7909 ext. 222 or email her at melissas@everywomansplace.org
Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.
~Helen Dyer
Do you want to volunteer your time to help teens in your own community? Maybe you are interested in staying in touch on Facebook or MySpace? Or are you wondering what other people and groups have done to help?
Use the links on the left to explore all the possibilities. Webster House Youth Services would love to have you become a part of the FanZone. Call Christina today to find out how! (231) 759-7909 ext. 239.
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