Volunteer

Mentors – Men who are followers of Jesus Christ
Are you ready to share your life with a young man who lacks positive male role models? If so, consider joining the Shoulder To Shoulder mentoring team.Mentoring is done in a small team environment. Mentors will have a partner mentor and be assigned a team of 6 young men. The team meets Thursday at Freedom Hall where the mentors will share their life experiences covering a multitude of topics covering life skills, leadership and character principles. A primary objective is to have the young men receive wisdom from our mentors and be encouraged to apply it to their lives. Mentors will arrive for their weekly session at 2:45pm and depart around 6:00pm. A briefing will occur prior to the arrival of the young men. The Thursday session with the young men runs for two hours followed by a half hour session de-brief to cover comments and observations. There are a few selected breaks during the year, which add up to about 10 months out of each year that mentors will meet weekly with their young men.

Summer Interns – Men & Women who are followers of Jesus Christ
Are you looking to make a HUGE impact in the life of some fatherless young men and have FUN? Join us for a life changing experience as a summer intern at our Level-Up session!Summer interns are either in high school, college or are recent college graduates. Our male summer interns assume a team coaching role for the duration of our summer session called “Level Up“. Team Coaches are assigned a team of 6-8 young men with ages arranging from 12 to 15. The coaching team will guide and encourage their teams through an assortment of activities in a fun, competitive, team based environment. The activities include, field trips, sports & exercise, building projects, enhancing math & reading skills, camping, Creative arts, and much more! Our summer activities are designed to be real, relevant and fun!

Female summer interns also assist with the boys but their main focus will be to assume a supporting role with the mothers and families and will work hand in hand with Charlene Dawson to interact with and care for the mothers of our Young Men.

Special Events Support – Men & Women
Are you a planning type of person and love to bring events together?We are looking for you! Help us plan our special events. We have opportunities that are both short and long term. Main events associated with Shoulder To Shoulder are field trips for the young men, open houses for the community, an annual school & community beautification project (“Because We Care”), community service projects, various celebrations for Freedom Hall, helping to plan and coordinate our on-going parent meetings, and more…

Administrative Support – Men & Women
Would you prefer to work behind the scenes and make a BIG difference in allowing our staff to be more effective?Please consider joining our volunteer administrative assistant team. Part-time administrative support tasks include but are not limited to, data base input, letters and cards to donors, volunteers, partners, etc., making phone calls, developing documents, creating promotional materials, assisting our fundraising efforts.