VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
& WISH
LIST
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Mentors and
tutors are a huge part of ensuring success for our youth.
Monroe Harding appreciates the impact that volunteers have on our organization and remains committed to being flexible and open to volunteer ideas. Our volunteer opportunities are certainly not limited to those listed below. Monroe Harding strives to be accommodating to any volunteers willing to help make a difference in the lives of youth in need.
| YOUTH MENTORING |
| Be a positive consistent role model. Spend quality time with a resident once a week. Mentors provide the opportunity for the youth to build one-on-one relationships and have someone to confide in and count on while experiencing activities and relationships that they may have never had before. (Afternoons, Monday-Saturday) |
| YOUTH TUTORS |
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| Tutors assist youth on campus with GED and High School studies. They are matched one-on-one in a subject appropriate to the tutor’s skills and youth needs. (Afternoons, Monday-Thursday) |
| PROJECT S.H.A.R.E. MENTORING |
| Spend one hour a week mentoring/tutoring an at-risk elementary age child during their school day, at the school. Activities will include playing, reading, talking, and learning. (During school hours, Monday-Friday) |
| SPECIAL EVENTS VOLUNTEERS |
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| This can be an opportunity for groups or individuals. Monroe Harding hosts a number of special events annually. Volunteers are needed to help with planning, set-up, checking in guests, and running errands. (Dates and times vary) |
| WORK DAYS |
| Many volunteer groups spend a day together on campus assisting with yard work, painting, cleaning and other facility needs. These can be scheduled during the week or weekends throughout the entire year. |
| WISH LIST DRIVES |
| Create a Wish List Drive to collect any variety of items listed on Monroe Harding’s Wish List. |
| ADMINISTRATIVE VOLUNTEERS |
| Volunteers are needed during the business day to assist with answering the phones, distributing the mail, greeting guests, helping stuff and seal envelopes, entering data, thanking donors and volunteers, and other ongoing tasks. |
| VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUPS |
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ADOPT-A-COTTAGE
Residents of Monroe Harding live in cottages on campus. The opportunity is available for a group, church, club, etc. to adopt a cottage, meaning they provide a number of items from the cottage wish lists, or they sponsor birthday or holiday celebrations for the residents of the cottage.
- Celebrating Birthdays and Holidays: Planning and hosting a birthday party for the
youth of the cottage. This would include
activities such as: decorating the cottage, providing
cake and other refreshments, bringing birthday
presents for the resident and providing games and/or
entertainment.
- Planning outings and/or events around the
holidays of the year such as Valentine's Day,
Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and
Christmas.
- Supplies: Monthly, provide small items that
the residents use frequently - toilet paper, paper
towels, cleaning products, laundry products, trash
bags, kitchen supplies, and personal hygiene products.
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| WISH LIST |
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Cottage Needs:
*hygiene items (shampoo, body wash, deodorant (male), toothpaste, floss, etc)
*twin sheets and comforters
*bed pillows (new)
Other: plastic drinking glasses, cookware, bath towels, toilet paper
Treatment & Hygiene Items:
blood pressure monitor, latex gloves, thermometers, gallon/quart ziploc bags, polaroid film, dixie disposable cups, sunscreen
Maintenance:
wheelbarrows (7), electric hedge clippers, garden hose, 20 gal shop vac, 3-prong extension cords, dust pans, rolling trash can, shelves
Safety Net Services:
body alarms, pepper spray
First Aid:
*floor mats for CPR training (3)
Other: breathing barriers, Automatic Electronic Defibrillator, disposable gloves
Technology:
new computers (Pentium IV), laser printer, color inkjet printer, plastic storage bins, Cat. 5 computer cable, optical scroll mice
Clothing Needs (MEN'S):
boxers (all sizes, new), white ankle socks(new), tshirts (all colors, M-XXL), jeans and sweatshirts (all sizes)
Life Skills/Education:
For Ages 16 - 19
*Backpacks
*School Year Calendars
Other: classroom tables/chairs, file folders, loose leaf paper, 5-subject notebooks, tabbed dividers, printer paper, printer cartriges- Epson Stylus (C24UX printers), scientific calculators, digital camera, video recorder
Gift Certificates:
**Kroger, Home Depot, Sam's, Staples, electronics stores
*any sport or fun activity pass
Other: movie theaters, Target, Autozone, Walmart, Davis-Kidd, Office Depot, restaurants, bus passes
Food Services:
*cans/jars of spaghetti sauce
Other: unsweetened Kool-Aid, sugar, canned green beans/corn/sweet potatoes/chili, dry beans, *new set of knives, cutting boards, busing tubs/bins (for cleanup), white loaf bread/buns
Perishables: (Please make sure someone is here to pick up) *frozen lasagna, *beef patties, *lettuce, *tomatoes, chicken, turkey, ground beef, hams, shredded cheese, potatoes
Project SHARE:
children's board games, travel games, play dough
Youth Connections Resource Center:
Paper products (cups, plates, paper towels), hand soap, toiletries
Special Wishes
adult bikes/helmets/locks, carpet steam cleaner, love seat/chair, gas weed eater, night stand, office desk, tv stand, twin bed, model car (nontoxic glue), N64 games
Donations can be delivered M-F 8:30-4:00
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 Youth at Monroe Harding all participate in
vocational training, and most have part-time jobs in the
community. |
Monroe Harding
1120 Glendale Lane -
Nashville, Tn 37204
615.298.5573 - Fax 615.298.1281
development@monroeharding.org
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