Opportunities
"Housemother" / Residential Coordinator Sought for Unique Residential Setting.
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On Call Residential Program Associate.
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One of our current, primary volunteer needs currently is Street Outreach Volunteers. Street Outreach Volunteers help with our direct outreach to working prostitutes while they are soliciting "johns" on the primary prostitution tracks in San Fernando Valley. A Street Outreach Volunteer would accompany the Outreach Coordinator, and not less than one other volunteer, to distribute information about our Drop-In Center and services and safe sex supplies to female prostitutes on the streets where they work. Volunteers in this category wear special Identity Badges and receive specialized environment-appropriate training developed along with the LAPD Vice Unit designed to alert you to safe behavior as a volunteer and team approach to the task. The hours of volunteer opportunity are shift from 1am to 5 am, or 5 am to 9 am on the weekends. Street Outreach Volunteers primarily utilize automobile team transportation and on foot contact. Be aware special safety training is required to participate. Though there are elevated safety concerns, MMP outreach volunteers and staff have never had a safety incident of note. If you feel this opportunity is right for you and you feel strongly enough about the issue to volunteer at these inconvenient hours, please contact Donna Sarullo 818-988-4970 or email donnasarullo@mmp.org.
For other volunteer positions, please take a look at the opportunities below and call our office for more information 818-988-4970.
- ALTERNATIVE MARKETS. Help organize schedule of churches and put all items together for sale. Make arrangements for how sale items will be delivered and picked up following the sale. Verify sales & money. Arrange for thank you notes to be written.
- AUCTION COMMITTEE. Be part of the committee planning the annual auction.
- CHRISTMAS AT THE MMP. Collect Christmas lists from residents. Prepare list for distribution to Board & donors. Coordinate wrapping day. Work closely with Dianne Amato to be sure all is ready for Christmas. Volunteer at the Reseda Residence on Christmas Day as support for staff.
- CHRISTMAS CARDS COORDINATOR. Order card samples, boxed cards. Call for coordinators in various areas/Presbyteries. Prepare paper work and distribute materials to coordinators. Periodically check with coordinators regarding progress of sales. Help with marketing as needed.
- CHURCH RELATIONS NETWORK. Coordinate food/household goods drive at your church, twice a year. Keeps congregation informed and up to date about MMP.
- COMMITTEE MEMBER. Be part of one of many committees that assist in program development and fundraising. Committees include; Development, Administration, Program, Event, Congregational Connections, Board Development/Recruitment.
- DRIVER. Occasional pick up of donated goods (large and small) to deliver to the house, or Drop-In Center.
- OFFICE. Assist in the Van Nuys office with mailings, answering phones, general office work, etc.
- SCRIP. Work in the office on $crip orders, telephoning, marketing the program, etc.
- SPEAKER'S BUREAU. Speak occasionally to clubs and organizations about the Mary Magdalene Project. We will furnish the script.
- STREET OUTREACH. Opportunity is listed above. Accompany the Outreach Coordinator to distribute information about our Drop-In Center to working women prostitutes (primarily need female volunteers; teams of three outreach volunteers work together; one of the three may be male).
- MENTOR. Maintain weekly contact, either by phone or in person, with a Project resident.
- TUTOR. Provide tutoring, when needed, to residents at the Reseda house.
- YARDWORK. Help with landscaping, and/or maintenance of residence.