Broadview Shelter & Transitional Housing seeks volunteers to provide a safe, supervised space for children while their parents attend onsite groups or meetings.
About Broadview Shelter & Transitional Housing
Broadview provides secure, confidential housing for parents with kids who’ve survived domestic violence (DV) and are moving out of homelessness. Using a trauma-informed care model, we help families address the issues that led to their housing loss, develop a strong community support system, and find and secure permanent housing. Volunteers play an important role at Broadview!
Broadview Children’s Program Activity Volunteer
Provide a safe, supervised space for children. Groups are composed of mixed-aged children from infancy to 9 years old, giving parents space to attend onsite meetings and support groups. Help maintain children’s safety while playing with board games, toys, dance video games, art projects, and more!
Time Commitment
Ongoing. Volunteers commit to 1 to 2 hours a week, usually in the afternoons or evenings, for the following program(s):
- Parent Support Group: Wednesdays, 5:15 – 6:45pm
- Yoga: Thursdays, 10 – 11:15am
Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years of age and not in high school.
- Experience with children appreciated but not required.
- Sensitivity to the concerns of parents and children living on low incomes who are in crisis or transition.
- Willingness and ability to work with people from a variety of racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds, with various lifestyles, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities, and of all ages.
- Ability to be nonjudgmental, resourceful, creative, consistent, and flexible.
- Willingness to work as part of a team and independently.
