Overview
Every weekday from 10am-3pm, Reality Ministries welcomes between 25-35 adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities into our community center for a day of programs and activities: exercise, games, arts & crafts, lunch, Bible study, field trips, and more. We also ask Volunteers to join us in our evening groups Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8. Reality sends about four mailings a year. When we send these we need volunteers to help label, stuff, and seal. We generally have a three hour block of time to complete each of these mailings. Volunteers are a crucial presence at Reality through their commitment to building lasting friendships with participants. The hope of these weekly gatherings is to create a meaningful and fun atmosphere for people of all abilities to come together in friendship. It is important to note: Reality Ministries is not a place where volunteers come to do for people with disabilities, rather, it is a place where volunteers come alongside participants to be with them in relationship.
Responsibilities
- Presence: : First and foremost, volunteers are expected to pursue friendships with Reality participants and other volunteers. Friendship, and the belonging it brings, is at the heart of our community.
- Communication: Volunteers commit to reading Reality emails and communicating with staff when you’re unable to make your commitment.
- Consistency: Volunteers are asked to choose the areas of interest they would like to spend time in. Whatever time you give we just ask for consistency.
Qualifications
- Background check
- Open to befriending people of all abilities
Not yet enrolled in AmeriCorps RSVP? Before responding to this need, visit our website and enroll here!
Questions? If interested, contact RSVP Program Manager Amanda Stoen at 919-321-6932 or amanda@thevolunteercenter.org.
