We Are Looking for You! We Have Many Volunteer Opportunities Available!

Hosted by: Gainesville Peer Respite

Date

Ongoing Opportunity

Time

Contact coordinator for times

Contact

Jessica Hames
[email protected]
352-559-4559

About We Are Looking for You! We Have Many Volunteer Opportunities Available!

IT – Software Development, installation, and maintenance and website development (Can be completed remotely)

Respite House – Cleaning and maintenance at our respite house

Beautification – Gardening, landscaping, painting, and remodeling at our respite house

Peer Support Program – Provide group and individual peer support and teledelivered peer support and answer Warmline calls (Some tasks can be completely remotely, but others require in-person presence at our respite house)

Social Media – Update social media sites, maintain social media sites, create social media sites, and respond to social media queries and comments (Can be completed remotely)

Culinary – Prepping and preparing of meals at our respite house (Weekend volunteer times are available)

Fundraising – Assist with the development, maintenance, implementation and completion of agency fundraising events and campaigns (Includes both remote and in-house tasks)

Grant writing – Assist with the identification, research, writing, and completion of grants (Prior experience required for some tasks)

Training – Provide professional trainings to staff and guests (Prior experience and/or facilitator certification is required)

Apprenticeship – Transitional training to assist past or present guests with becoming volunteers

Board Membership – This is the first step in applying to become a Gainesville Peer Respite Board Member (Further application tasks are required)

Application Process

We keep it simple!
First, contact us by email or telephone. We will then send you a simple volunteer interest form, which you can complete and return to us via DocuSign.


We're looking for volunteers who:

Care about:

  • Seniors
  • Community Advocacy
  • Veterans
  • Health and Wellness
  • Women's Issues
  • Social Justice
  • Substance Abuse Prevention

Are a skilled:

  • Math Whiz
  • Wordsmith
  • Mentor
  • Tradesman
  • Social Savant
  • Techie
  • Culinary Artist
  • Talker
  • Professional

Are interested in:

  • Geeking Out
  • The Outdoors
  • Gardening
  • Reading & Writing
  • Music
  • Fun & Games
  • Cooking
  • Fitness
  • Art & Design
  • Intellectual Pursuits

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