Do you want to be part of giving local youth a safe place and the resources they need to make good choices? If so, become a volunteer with the Alliance for Youth Resource Center. There are a variety of tasks volunteers could be asked to assist with, to include: screening youth to gain entrance to YRC; helping students with tutoring and homework assignments; serving dinner and clean-up; disinfecting the YRC at the end of the day; transporting youth after school to the center; and other jobs.
Potential volunteers must love children, teenagers, and young adults. Prior personal or professional experience working with youth is desired but not required. Volunteers must pass a background check and complete an orientation and interview process before being placed. There will also be training opportunities throughout the year. The volunteers will be serving in the basement, so being able to climb one set of stairs needed to access YRC is a must.
The volunteer will be serving shifts Monday - Friday between the hours of 1 p.m. and7 p.m. and earlier hours for summer. The schedule is flexible, and staff will work with you on when you serve. They are looking for a one-year commitment for long-term volunteers, but event volunteers are usually the day before and the day of the event. For more information or to volunteer, contact Kristy Pontet-Stroop at 406-952-0018 or kpontet-stroop@allianceforyouth.org.
