Outreach
Opportunities
Hands Reaching Out...
The mission of the Outreach Committee is to help develop, coordinate and promote opportunities for Grace-St. Luke’s parishioners to continue the work of Christ through actively serving the world in God’s name. This means using every means available to help parishioners understand the Gospel imperative to feed the hungry, clothe and shelter the needy, care for the sick, and visit the imprisoned, as well as the Christian call to be an instrument of healing in our broken world (Matthew 25:35) – in other words, to know Christ and to make Christ known.
Camp Coast Care (Next Katrina Rebuilding Trip is Mar 30 - Apr 5, 2008)
Caritas Community
Church Health Center
Door of Hope
Emmanuel Episcopal Center
Episcopal Relief and Development
Exchange Club Family Center
The Haiti Partnership
Jacob's Ladder
Memphis Child Advocacy Center
Memphis School of Servant Leadership
MIFA
More Than a Meal
Samaritan Counseling Centers of the Mid-South
Heidi
and Monica (Missionaries)
Pictures
Camp Coast Care/Katrina Relief
Outreach Fair
Haiti Trip, 2008
Camp Coast Care, Katrina Relief in MS
Address: 5061 Espy Avenue, Long Beach, MS 39560
Website: www.campcoastcare.com
Volunteer Coordinator: @ CCC: Michael Magargel mmagargel@lesm.org
(228) 452-1217
Local Coordination @ GSL Edith Heller eheller@memphis.edu
274-5015
Organization’s Mission:
Camp Coast Care is a Christian community of faith that provides volunteer support for the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort. Camp Coast Care’s mission is the reconstruction of homes on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Volunteer talents desired:
Volunteers must be age 16 or older.
EXPERIENCED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE DESPERETLY NEEDED!
Construction and building supervisors needed to train and help volunteer teams.
An obvious question that is asked, “What will we be doing”. While there you might gut a damaged home, work in the kitchen, dig a foundation, paint, clean the dorm, frame, install sheet-rock, remove debris from a home, or finish out a home. All experienced construction workers and crews lead by construction workers will have the opportunity to do construction work. Everyone that has done some basic home maintenance can help and learn new skills. Many couples volunteer together with husband doing carpentry work and wife working at Camp with cooking and tools organization.
Administrative – Office, Computer
Architect
Carpenter – Rough, Finish
Clean-Up Worker
Concrete
Contractor
Drywall – Hanger, Finisher
Windows
Electrician
Engineer
Flooring – Carpet, Vinyl, Ceramic
Flooring – Sub Flooring
Framing
Heating/Cooling – Design, Installation
Heavy Equipment Operator
Insulation
Mason
Materials Estimating
Painter
Plumber
Roofer – Shingles, Metal
Social Work
Days and times volunteers are needed:
Long Beach, MS is an easy six hour drive south of Memphis. Volunteers stay in the new Camp Volunteer Building with dorm (bunk beds), nice new bath facilities, dining room and huge kitchen room. Three great meals per day provided.
Monday – Friday
Work Days
6:00 a.m. Lights On In Gym
6:15 a.m. Breakfast Served
7:00 a.m. Morning Meeting/Job Assignments
7:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Work Period
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Work Period
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Rest & Relaxation
5:00 p.m. Evening Meeting/Worship
6:30 p.m. Dinner Served
10:00 p.m. Lights Out In Gym
There are NO meals OR construction projects Saturdays or Sundays*
Saturday
Departure Day
7:30 a.m. Lights On
Some Teams finish up tasks or prep for new week,
Sunday
Final Departure Day
New Arrival Day
(NO WORK CREWS)
8:00 & 10:00 a.m. St. Patrick Services
7:30 a.m. Lights On
5:00p.m. New Arrival (please arrive by)
6:00 p.m. New Arrival Orientation
10:00 p.m. Lights Out
A Diocese of West Tennessee Team went November 4 – 10, 2007, led by Bill Treible of Holy Communion. Heller is organizing a Team from GSL in April for one week. Joint the hard work, great spirits, good food, sea breezes and rebuilding lives on the Gulf Coast.
Caritas Community
Address: 2532 Everett Ave.
Website: NA
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Onie G. Johns
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: ogjohns@bellsouth.net
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 324-0444 or 327-5246
Organization's mission:
Breaking down walls of hostility between the races and building bridges of love and trust between the rich and those made poor.
Volunteer talents desired:
Can use volunteers in the coffee shop, in the kitchen or in the art programs. Also can use volunteers to play board games with the children after school or to build relationships with neighborhood folks by just “hanging out” in the community center/coffee shop.
We need a web site and some marketing material (brochure) if anyone has those skills and would like to volunteer to help us develop these items.
Days and times volunteers are needed:
The community center & coffee shop is open Monday thru Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Can use volunteers any time but especially during the hours of 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Church Health Center
Address: 1210 Peabody
Website: www.churchhealthcenter.org
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Yvonne Laird
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: LairdY@churchhealthcenter.org
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: (901)-272-0003 Ext. 1400
Organization's mission:
Clinic for working uninsured, we reclaim the biblical commitment to care for our body and spirit.
Volunteer talents desired:
We can use volunteers with medical field, doctors, nurses, social workers, case managers, Accounting, general office help.
Days and times volunteers are needed:
We are open 6 days a week. From 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM except Fridays and Saturdays.
Door of Hope, Inc.
Address: 245 N Bellevue, Memphis, TN 38105/ PO Box 40387 Memphis, TN 38174
Website: Under construction
Volunteer Coordinator Name: June Averyt
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: doorofhopememphis@yahoo.com
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901-725-1140
Organization's mission:
Vision Statement: Because all people are children of God and deserve to live with dignity, we open our doors to those in Midtown Memphis who have fallen through society’s safety net and need compassion and friendship.
Mission Statement: To provide a welcoming place where people living on the streets may come to learn healthy living skills and to build positive relationships with other people.
Volunteer talents desired:
1) Ability to form healthy relationships with others
2) Scrabble, chess, UNO players welcome
3) Mentor in algebra needed
4) Time and ability to help people get to doctor’s appointments
5) Cooking teams needed (meals for 25)
6) General office skills
7) Event planning
8) Entrepreneurial skills (business plans need for worm farming, book selling, card and candle making within a non-profit framework)
Days and times volunteers are needed:
Hours for volunteers wishing to be in relationships with people who are or who have experienced homelessness are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 11:00 to 3:00. The hours for volunteers interesting in helping with organizational needs are flexible.
Emmanuel Episcopal Center
Address: 604 St. Paul Avenue, Memphis, TN 38126
Website: www.emmanuelcenter.org
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Angie Johnson
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: ajohnsoneec@hotmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901-409-7338
Organization's mission:
“Evangelize, guide, and empower inner-city youth and adults so that they may be elevated out of poverty and into full participation in the mainstream of society”.
Volunteer talents desired:
See below
Days and times volunteers are needed:
See below
Emmanuel Episcopal Center Volunteer Opportunities
Youth-N-Action & Exodus After-school Program
Computer Lab tutoring in subjects of math and science, and reading assistance.
Monday-Friday
3:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
Inner City Sports
Recreation assistance in soccer and basketball.
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Various Hours - Saturdays
Primetime
Program for High School students. Assistance needed with the general program as well as speakers to share messages and opportunities with teenagers.
Tuesday & Thursday
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Read to Succeed
Provide tutoring to 1st – 5th grade children who are learning to or cannot read.
Tuesday
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Community Impact
Provide devotional, Bible study, and pancake breakfast for neighborhood residents.
Tuesday and Thursday
8:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m.
Food Distribution
Distribute food provided by Memphis Food Bank
Every Wednesday
9:00 a.m—11:00 a.m.
Christmas Store
Volunteers needed to help run annual Christmas store
Open one week before Christmas- call for specific dates
9:00 a.m—3:00 p.m.
WE ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF SPANISH TUTORS. OUR PARTICIPANTS CAN WORK WITH YOUR SCHEDULE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT EEC.
Episcopal Relief and Development
Address: 815 Second Ave. New York, NY 10017, 1.800.334.7626, ext. 5129
Website: www.er-d.org
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Betty Johnson
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: bettyjohnsonbbj@aol.com
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: (901) 274-5133
Organization's mission:
Episcopal Relief and Development, an independent 501(c)(3) organization, saves lives and builds hope in communities around the world. We provide emergency assistance in times of crisis and rebuild after disasters. We enable people to climb out of poverty by offering long-term solutions in the areas of food security and health care, including HIV/AIDS and malaria. We pledge to tell you how all donations are being used. Our audited financial statement is available on request. To view a copy of our most recent Annual Summary, visit www.er-d.org.
Volunteer talents desired:
Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) Parish Coordinator:
We need to find someone who is interested in promoting and communicating
ERD's work within the GSL community. We need someone who has an email address to whom I can send information about ERD's work in the world. Duties would include putting a short message into the Messenger sent by the Diocesan Coordinator, Betty Johnson, who will support you in learning more about ERD and will help you to find answers for any questions that may come up.
Generally, days and times volunteers are needed:
Varies depending upon current ERD projects and emergency aid to crisis-stricken areas.
Exchange Club Family Center
Address: 2180 Union Avenue 38104
Website: www.exchangeclub.net
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Rinnie Wood
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: rinnie.wood@exchangeclub.net
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901-276-2200 x 106
Organization's mission:
To end the cycle of child abuse and family violence by replacing abusive and violent behavior with effective parenting and life skills.
Volunteer talents desired:
Volunteers are needed for special events such as the Gala in February and the Race for Hopes and Dreams in April.
Days and times volunteers are needed:
Gala meetings are noon the 2nd Thursday of the month and the event is Saturday, Feb. 6, 2008. The race is Saturday, April 29 at Overton Park.
The Haiti Partnership
Address: 5865 Ridgeway Center Pkwy, Suite 300, Memphis, TN 38120
Website: N/A
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Ruthie Lentz
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: HaitiPartnership@hotmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 820-4438
Organization's mission:
We are an ecumenical group of West Tennessee Christians in partnership with St. Paul’s Church in Montrouis, Haiti. This is an ecumenical Millennium Development Goal ministry which concentrates on sponsoring education scholarships for children in elementary school; establishing a water project to provide a ready source of clean water in Montrouis; rebuilding the local health clinic with immunization and nutrition programs; establishing a website and communication program for St. Paul’s and their related ministries; and renovating a conference center located on their campus.
Volunteer talents desired:
We would welcome anyone interested in education, healthcare, construction, and fund raising as we will be continually raising money for scholarships, and our mission teams are planning a water project and several construction projects, including a dormitory facility for volunteers, refurbishment of St. Paul’s School and the local health clinic at Montrouis; and completion of an unfinished conference center. We would love a coordinator of children’s programs to help facilitate communication between the children of St. Paul’s School and any Memphis city schools.
Days and times volunteers are needed:
We generally have monthly or bi-monthly committee meetings between mission trips which have occurred every other year since our inception in 2005. We’ve had several fundraising events for scholarships which occur in late summer or early fall. Mission trips are self-funded although our goal is to raise money for travel scholarships as well.
Haitian
Brochure See
pictures from the trip to Haiti
Jacob's Ladder Community Development Corporation
Address: 158 Marne Street
Website: jacobsladdercdc.org
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Wednesday Volunteer Coordinator - Rev. Ken Burnette
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: burn1957@bellsouth.net
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901-751-1227
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Festival Volunteer Coordinator - Dr. Roger DeShaies
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: deshaies@comcast.net
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901-324-3225
Organization's mission:
Our mission is the revitalization of inner-city neighborhoods through community partnerships.
Volunteer talents desired:
General light construction, painting, landscaping, gardening, tutoring and mentoring of children
Generally, days and times volunteers are needed:
Each Wednesday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Volunteers needed: painting, cleaning, landscaping & gardening
Saturday Neighborhood Festivals - once every two months
Volunteers Needed: Musicians, Food Preparation, Children's Crafts and Games, Light Construction, Landscaping and Gardening
Beltline Children's Enrichment Center Opportunities
Days and Times volunteers needed: TBA
Reading, Computer Training, Tutoring, Snacks and Games, Mentoring Children
Memphis Child Advocacy Center
Address: 1085 Poplar Avenue
Website: www.memphiscac.org
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Kelly Gonzales
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: kgonzales@memphiscac.org
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901-888-4359
Organization's mission:
The CAC’s mission is to serve children who are victims of sexual and physical abuse, through prevention, education and intervention. At the CAC, a team of law enforcement officers, child protective case managers, therapists, investigators and prosecutors work together to ensure the best possible outcome for victimized children.
Volunteer talents desired:
Volunteers extend our reach into the community by serving on our Speakers Bureau and fundraising committees. They also help behind the scenes with special projects and administrative tasks as well as participate in organizing bear drives.
Generally, days and times volunteers are needed:
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 5:00
Memphis School of Servant Leadership
Address: 258 N. Merton, Memphis, Tennessee 38112
Mailing: P. O. Box 40006, Memphis, Tennessee 38174-0006
Website: www.servantleadership-memphis.org
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Evelyn Baker
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: bakeretb@bellsouth.net or memphisssl@gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901/223-3683 or 901/320-7005
Organization's mission:
The mission of the Memphis School of Servant Leadership is to raise up a critical mass of Christian servant leaders for the church and the world and in doing so recall the church to its vocation to participate in the transforming prophetic work of Jesus in the world. Classes are designed to challenge persons to be, say and do the Gospel – for the sake of the world.
Volunteer talents desired:
Volunteers/greeters for collaborative events, i.e., Trinity Institute, Peace for Pentecost.
Persons willing to host information sessions about the school in their homes, offices, etc. The school will provide a speaker for each occasion.
Volunteers needed for help with mailings (folding, stuffing, sorting).
Person interested in updating a web site.
Generally, days and times volunteers are needed:
On a per event basis.
MIFA
(Teen Job Services and COOL)
Address: 910 Vance Ave, Memphis, TN 38126
Website: www.mifa.org
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Charlie Nelson
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: cnelson@mifa.org
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 529-4514
Organization's mission:
We Change our community by changing Lives!
Teen Job Services motto is “More Than a Paycheck!”
Volunteer talents desired:
Mentors, tutors, career shadowing
Days and times volunteers are needed:
We have monthly meetings with the mentors and students and weekly life skills sessions every other Friday, that teach basic soft skills that will be beneficial in the workplace and in life, such as goal setting, resume writing, interviewing skills and decision making. In the COOL program, we work with students on the ACT and SAT exams and college entrance applications.
More Than a Meal
Address: Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1720 Peabody, Memphis, TN 38104
Website: www.gslparish.org/outreach.htm
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Karen Harper
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: rich2karen@earthlink.net
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901 276-0355
Organization's mission:
More Than a Meal (MTaM) is a ministry of hospitality, welcoming in our less fortunate neighbors for an hour of fellowship, food, and worship.
The goals of this ministry include:
Getting to know our less fortunate neighbors, so that we may see the Christ in them, and they the Christ in us
To be instruments of God's love to our community
To assist those suffering from economic hardship
To develop the bonds of friendship and trust that will make it possible for us to help our friends free themselves from the bonds of mental illness and addiction.
For us to learn the lessons of faith that our guests have learned from their life experience
We share this ministry with partners from All Saints Episcopal Church, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Church of the Holy Apostles, and Idlewild Presbyterian Church.
Volunteer talents desired:
Volunteers are needed to cook and serve the food, visit with our guests, provide musical entertainment, and clean up afterwards.
Days and times volunteers are needed:
Sundays - Setup begins before 3:00, we start serving at 4:00, and cleanup is completed no later than 5:30.
Samaritan Counseling Centers of the Mid-South. Inc.
Address: 35 South Auburndale St., 38104
Website: In progress
Volunteer Coordinator Name: Jo Potter, Director of Marketing & Development
Volunteer Coordinator e-mail address: joscc@bellsouth.net
Volunteer Coordinator Phone Number: 901/729-3900
Organization's mission:
The Samaritan Counseling Centers are a non-profit interfaith agency, which responds to the psychological, emotional, relational and spiritual needs of individuals, families, couples and groups in an environment of compassion and confidentiality.
The purpose guiding the Samaritan Counseling Centers of the Mid-South, Inc. is to provide Healing through Understanding. The Centers’ mission is to provide a faith-based ministry of affordable mental health care, counseling and education that is available to all individuals, families, and congregations of the Mid-South seeking such help. This ministry respects their values and supports wholeness of body, mind and spirit. For more than 25 years, thousands of people have come to the Centers to wrestle with and resolve personal and family problems.
Supported and utilized by the interfaith community, the agency provides mental health and crisis care services through counseling, education and enrichment services, to equip individuals, children, adolescents, families, and older adults to deal with life’s problems in ways that help them clarify issues, change ineffective behavior patterns, and lead healthier, more productive lives, regardless of ability to pay. The Centers also provide clergy consultation and training opportunities for clergy, plus also offering these educational sessions to congregational staff members and other area mental health care professionals when appropriate.
Mental Health America points out that, “Over two thirds of adults and over half of children with a diagnosable mental health condition do not receive the mental health treatment and services they need.” State and federal budget cuts over the past number of years have put an increased burden on mental health providers for services to the lower income needs population , plus significantly increasing costs in other community sectors like emergency rooms, police operations, homeless shelters, and correctional facilities, not to mention losses in economic productivity”.
All these factors increase the urgency of the need to expand the Samaritan Counseling Centers’ services in Memphis, especially to low-income persons, children, and families with children.
Samaritan Counseling Centers of the Mid-South. Inc.
Volunteer talents desired:
Love and understanding of the mental health needs of people
Financial contributions to underwrite counseling sessions with the low income needy
Volunteer group to spread the word about the availability of the Centers’ counseling and educational services, especially to those who do not have the financial resources to afford them
Participate in organization of and members in the Samaritan Centers Friends Group
Help with various mailings by the Centers throughout the year – with advance notice and mutual convenience.
Volunteers in the Centers’ fund-raising efforts and events, especially the annual Jazz & Pasta Party, Sunday, September 28 in 2008.
Days and times volunteers are needed:
To be determined through need and mutual agreement
