Outreach Volunteer
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Northwest Youth Services
Bellingham, WA, US
Summary
The Outreach Volunteer supports Northwest Youth Services by conducting foot routes, distributing supplies, and providing resource navigation to youth experiencing homelessness. They also assist with food preparation, community tabling, and data documentation to support the outreach team.
Job Description
Volunteer Assignment: Outreach Volunteer
Location: Whatcom County
Reports to: Outreach Coordinators
Hours: flexible
Duration of Assignment: TBD
Starting Wage Range: unpaid, community service
NWYS Mission
At Northwest Youth Services, we affirm youth experience and autonomy as we work together to foster collective healing and justice, in order to dismantle the systems of oppression that perpetuate youth homelessness.
Volunteer Assignment Description
This position contributes to NWYS’s success by supporting NWYS outreach efforts in Whatcom County. Duties may include foot routes, supply distribution, tabling at local schools and events, encampment outreach, support with food rescue pick-up, cooking, and meal distribution, and outreach to community members and local businesses. NWYS Whatcom Outreach utilizes a relationship-based approach to support youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. Outreach provides survival supplies, resource navigation, referrals to treatment and housing services, light touch case management and care coordination, transportation when appropriate, programming in more rural parts of the county, and supports clients who are currently incarcerated in juvenile detention, Whatcom County Jail, and WA state prisons.
Key Responsibilities
- Support outreach team with routes and supply distribution
- Food prep and distribution
- Resource navigation
- Community outreach
- Care coordination
- Outreach tabling to share resources and information
- Assist with data collection and documentation
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to prioritize multiple and varied tasks
- Background check clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of issues faced by young people at-risk of/experiencing homelessness
Northwest Youth Services is hiring for several positions as we continue to strengthen our programs and teams across the region. These openings reflect an intentional period of organizational transformation and investment in our staff, systems, and long-term capacity, creating an exciting opportunity for individuals who want to contribute to meaningful, youth-centered work and grow with the organization.
Northwest Youth Services is a non-profit organization serving young people ages 13-24 experiencing homelessness in Whatcom and Skagit Counties.
At Northwest Youth Services, we affirm youth experience and autonomy, as we work together to foster collective healing and justice, in order to dismantle the systems of oppression that perpetuate youth homelessness.
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Bellingham, WA
Northwest Youth Services is hiring for several positions as we continue to strengthen our programs and teams across the region. These openings reflect an intentional period of organizational transformation and investment in our staff, systems, and long-term capacity, creating an exciting opportunity for individuals who want to contribute to meaningful, youth-centered work and grow with the organization.
Northwest Youth Services is a non-profit organization serving young people ages 13-24 experiencing homelessness in Whatcom and Skagit Counties.
At Northwest Youth Services, we affirm youth experience and autonomy, as we work together to foster collective healing and justice, in order to dismantle the systems of oppression that perpetuate youth homelessness.
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Bellingham, WA
