The Healing Place of Wake County logo The Healing Place of Wake County is a non-profit rescue, recovery and rehabilitation facility for homeless people in Wake County, North Carolina

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Healing Place of Wake County is seeking college interns for Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 semesters. Internship areas include: Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Fundraising and Volunteer service. Please email your interest to Lisa Rousseau

WE NEED YOU AS A VOLUNTEER...

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

There are two wake counties...

…One is the thriving, beautiful metropolitan area where its citizens live in nice houses and have a good life. The second is a place of homelessness and despair, where its citizens struggle with poverty, and mental health and/or alcohol and drug abuse problems.

On any given day, more than 1,100 Wake County citizens need shelter. Three-quarters of these people also need substance abuse treatment services. Currently, only 372 beds are available for those in need, but those beds are not available to people who are currently using drugs or alcohol.

That’s where The Healing Place of Wake County comes in. The Healing Place “provides innovative recovery and rehabilitation to homeless or needy, alcoholic or chemically dependent men and women.  The Healing Place program is a continuing, mutual-help program that sustains their desire to return to a meaningful and productive life.”

The Healing Place of Wake County, modeled after the recovery program established by The Healing Place in Louisville, KY,  provides detoxification services and long-term, residential substance abuse recovery and rehabilitation services through a mutual-help program. The Men’s Center opened in January 2001, with the Women’s Center following in January 2006.

Supported largely by private and local government donations, The Healing Place of Wake County accepts no federal funding. This allows our administrative costs to remain low…only $25 per day per client, and those services are provided free-of-charge to homeless Wake residents in need.

You can make a difference as a volunteer at The Healing Place.  Our volunteers:

  • help us stretch every dollar a little further, so program costs can stay  low, allowing services to be offered to more clients.

  • bring the face of a compassionate community into The Healing Place, serving as role models to clients putting their lives back together.

  • do important work. Volunteers work on efforts that help earn income to sustain our programs, such as the State Fair concession wagon. They create computer programs that streamline work and capture critical data. They provide critically needed medical and transportation services to clients. They work on projects that make a happy holiday possible for our clients and their children.

Sample Volunteer Opportunities

  • Computer Assistant: Develop programs; set up, upgrade or repair systems; data entry and updates; teach basic applications or report design

  • Data Analyst: Assist with analyzing data for trends, etc. that help determine future program direction

  • Medical Assistant: Assist with medical clinics, basic medical needs, physicals, and testing

  • Food Service Assistant: Help prepare and serve food items (needed 7 nights per week, 4:30-6:00 p.m.)

  • Concession Wagon Assistant: Assist in preparing and serving pre-cooked foods from our unit at the NC State Fair and other festivals (4-hr. shifts)

  • Transport Assistant: Assist in transporting clients for appointments and for donated food pick-ups

  • Office Assistant: Assist staff with filing, assembling informational packets and other office duties

  • Special Projects Assistant: Assist staff with special projects such as Christmas activities and yard sale

  • Above are examples of volunteer opportunities. Or, give us a chance to craft a volunteer job that best utilizes your skills, satisfies your interests, and meets our program needs.

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VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

Our volunteers make a difference!

The Healing Place of Wake County
Administrative Offices
1251 Goode Street Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 838-9800 ♦ Fax: (919) 834-1473
Our Goal: Helping People Find Their Way Back

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