Opportunities From: Connect2Community

Volunteer: Property Beautification Day Volunteer

About Avalon Housing

At Avalon, housing is a human right. Our mission is to build healthy, safe and inclusive supportive housing communities as a long-term solution to homelessness. Avalon Housing is a non-profit supportive housing provider. Supportive housing is a combination of affordable housing paired with services, such as case management. We don’t just help people find housing, we help people stay and thrive in their homes.

If you are passionate about creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities where all people are welcome, Avalon may be a good fit for you.

About Our Service Days

Support Avalon Housing through a Property Beautification Day! Join our grounds team on a clean up day at one of our many supportive, affordable housing properties. You can participate with your friends, family, community group, or co-workers, helping beautify our properties with seasonal clean up, planting, and weeding.

Want to double your impact from a Property Beautification Day? Consider purchasing native plants or making a restricted gift to support beautifying our properties! To donate native plants, please contact John Slowey, Avalon’s Senior Groundskeeper, to learn about which native plants are needed at jslowey@avalonhousing.org.

SchedulingMonths available: mid-April through mid-NovemberMonday - Friday between the hours of 10 AM - 4 PMBlock of 2-3 hoursVolunteer RequirementsMust be a minimum of 15 years old with an adult chaperone if under 18 years oldGroup size up to a maximum of 20 volunteersDesired Qualifications and ExperienceAbility to effectively work with diverse populations in a non-judgmental wayAbility to work as part of a teamMust possess a positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in needPhysical DemandsAbility to lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 50 poundsAbility to bend, kneel, and reachAbility to stand for extended periods of timeAbility to work outdoors in varying weather conditions (heat, bright sunlight, cold, rain, snow, etc.)Please wear closed-toed shoes and clothes that cover your arms and legs and that you do not mind getting dirtyPosition Information

Job Title: Service Day Volunteer

Reports To: Aleah Pisarz, Volunteer Program Coordinator

Location: On-site at one of our properties located around Washtenaw County

Compensation: This is an unpaid and voluntary role. However, any direct and approved expenses related to the role will be reimbursed.

Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants including applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to underrepresented gender identities, sexual/romantic orientations and/or relationship structures, people living with disabilities or mental health conditions, and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder, and people with underrepresented religious and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesn't request information about criminal histories until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon will not exclude someone based on criminal history unless it is determined the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position. We are committed to transparency about our decision making process, and will seek clarifying information from an applicant to help us make a determination in this regard.

Community Partner: Avalon Housing

About Avalon Housing

At Avalon, housing is a human right. Our mission is to build healthy, safe and inclusive supportive housing communities as a long-term solution to homelessness. Avalon Housing is a non-profit supportive housing provider. Supportive housing is a combination of affordable housing paired with services, such as case management. We don’t just help people find housing, we help people stay and thrive in their homes.

If you are passionate about creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities where all people are welcome, Avalon may be a good fit for you.

About Our Service Days

Support Avalon Housing through a Property Beautification Day! Join our grounds team on a clean up day at one of our many supportive, affordable housing properties. You can participate with your friends, family, community group, or co-workers, helping beautify our properties with seasonal clean up, planting, and weeding.

Want to double your impact from a Property Beautification Day? Consider purchasing native plants or making a restricted gift to support beautifying our properties! To donate native plants, please contact John Slowey, Avalon’s Senior Groundskeeper, to learn about which native plants are needed at jslowey@avalonhousing.org.

SchedulingMonths available: mid-April through mid-NovemberMonday - Friday between the hours of 10 AM - 4 PMBlock of 2-3 hoursVolunteer RequirementsMust be a minimum of 15 years old with an adult chaperone if under 18 years oldGroup size up to a maximum of 20 volunteersDesired Qualifications and ExperienceAbility to effectively work with diverse populations in a non-judgmental wayAbility to work as part of a teamMust possess a positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in needPhysical DemandsAbility to lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 50 poundsAbility to bend, kneel, and reachAbility to stand for extended periods of timeAbility to work outdoors in varying weather conditions (heat, bright sunlight, cold, rain, snow, etc.)Please wear closed-toed shoes and clothes that cover your arms and legs and that you do not mind getting dirtyPosition Information

Job Title: Service Day Volunteer

Reports To: Aleah Pisarz, Volunteer Program Coordinator

Location: On-site at one of our properties located around Washtenaw County

Compensation: This is an unpaid and voluntary role. However, any direct and approved expenses related to the role will be reimbursed.

Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants including applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to underrepresented gender identities, sexual/romantic orientations and/or relationship structures, people living with disabilities or mental health conditions, and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder, and people with underrepresented religious and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesn't request information about criminal histories until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon will not exclude someone based on criminal history unless it is determined the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position. We are committed to transparency about our decision making process, and will seek clarifying information from an applicant to help us make a determination in this regard.

Community Partner: Avalon Housing

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 48104

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Food Pantry Volunteer

About Avalon Housing

At Avalon, housing is a human right. Our mission is to build healthy, safe and inclusive supportive housing communities as a long-term solution to homelessness. Avalon Housing is a non-profit supportive housing provider. Supportive housing is a combination of affordable housing paired with services, such as case management. We don’t just help people find housing, we help people stay and thrive in their homes.

If you are passionate about creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities where all people are welcome, Avalon may be a good fit for you.

About Our Food Pantries

Avalon operates food pantries at a number of our properties. Avalon’s Food Pantry Volunteers will work with both our Community Building team and our tenant group on all aspects of running the food pantry.

Volunteer Position Core Responsibilities Include Set-Up: Updating weekly temperature logs for fridges and freezers Prepping bags (open and double bag) for pick-ups and deliveries Sorting and tossing outdated or spoiled food from last week Bringing out any food for the pantry from fridge/freezer Helping unload Food Gatherers delivery from pallets Setting up and displaying food in the designated shopping area During: Monitoring pick up line (maintaining social distancing) Running bags for pick up orders Entering clients into database (Link2Feed) Assisting support coordinators in loading deliveries into their vehicles Clean-Up: Putting any extra food away on shelves, into the fridge, or freezer Wiping down tables and kitchen counters Breaking down boxes and taking them to the recycling area Taking out trash and replacing liners Sweeping and mopping floors Desired Qualifications and Experience Ability to effectively work with diverse populations in a non-judgmental way Ability to work as part of a team Must possess a highly positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in need Available to commit to 4-8 hours a week, at least 12 hours a month Minimum 3-month commitment preferred Physical Demands

Volunteers may need to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Position Information

Job Title: Food Pantry Volunteer

Reports To:

Carrot Way - Scott Phillips, Community Builder State Crossing - Dei McCarty, Support Coordinator Hickory Way - Ian MacKenzie, Community Builder Pauline - Bria Camp, Community Builder Miller Manor - Brandie Marks, Adult Residential Services Team Leader The Grove - MaLinda Hall, Community Builder

Location: On-site at one or more of our Food Pantry locations:

Carrot Way (32 Carrot Way, Ann Arbor, MI 48105) - Mondays 8:30 AM - 11 AM State Crossing (1525 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) - 2nd/4th Tuesdays 9 AM - 12 PM Hickory Way (1120 S Maple Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) - 2nd/4th Wednesdays 10 AM - 1 PM Pauline (1500 Pauline Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) - Thursdays 9 AM - 12 PM Miller Manor (727 Miller Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) - Fridays 9 AM - 12 PM The Grove (2380 Veridian Cir, Ann Arbor, MI 48104) - Fridays 9 AM - 12 PM

Compensation: This is an unpaid and voluntary role. However, any direct and approved expenses related to the role will be reimbursed.

Please apply to this position on our volunteer application site here: avalonhousingvolunteers.applicantpro.com/jobs.

Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants including applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to underrepresented gender identities, sexual/romantic orientations and/or relationship structures, people living with disabilities or mental health conditions, and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder, and people with underrepresented religious and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesn't request information about criminal histories until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon will not exclude someone based on criminal history unless it is determined the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position. We are committed to transparency about our decision making process, and will seek clarifying information from an applicant to help us make a determination in this regard.

Community Partner: Avalon Housing

About Avalon Housing

At Avalon, housing is a human right. Our mission is to build healthy, safe and inclusive supportive housing communities as a long-term solution to homelessness. Avalon Housing is a non-profit supportive housing provider. Supportive housing is a combination of affordable housing paired with services, such as case management. We don’t just help people find housing, we help people stay and thrive in their homes.

If you are passionate about creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities where all people are welcome, Avalon may be a good fit for you.

About Our Food Pantries

Avalon operates food pantries at a number of our properties. Avalon’s Food Pantry Volunteers will work with both our Community Building team and our tenant group on all aspects of running the food pantry.

Volunteer Position Core Responsibilities Include Set-Up: Updating weekly temperature logs for fridges and freezers Prepping bags (open and double bag) for pick-ups and deliveries Sorting and tossing outdated or spoiled food from last week Bringing out any food for the pantry from fridge/freezer Helping unload Food Gatherers delivery from pallets Setting up and displaying food in the designated shopping area During: Monitoring pick up line (maintaining social distancing) Running bags for pick up orders Entering clients into database (Link2Feed) Assisting support coordinators in loading deliveries into their vehicles Clean-Up: Putting any extra food away on shelves, into the fridge, or freezer Wiping down tables and kitchen counters Breaking down boxes and taking them to the recycling area Taking out trash and replacing liners Sweeping and mopping floors Desired Qualifications and Experience Ability to effectively work with diverse populations in a non-judgmental way Ability to work as part of a team Must possess a highly positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in need Available to commit to 4-8 hours a week, at least 12 hours a month Minimum 3-month commitment preferred Physical Demands

Volunteers may need to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Position Information

Job Title: Food Pantry Volunteer

Reports To:

Carrot Way - Scott Phillips, Community Builder State Crossing - Dei McCarty, Support Coordinator Hickory Way - Ian MacKenzie, Community Builder Pauline - Bria Camp, Community Builder Miller Manor - Brandie Marks, Adult Residential Services Team Leader The Grove - MaLinda Hall, Community Builder

Location: On-site at one or more of our Food Pantry locations:

Carrot Way (32 Carrot Way, Ann Arbor, MI 48105) - Mondays 8:30 AM - 11 AM State Crossing (1525 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) - 2nd/4th Tuesdays 9 AM - 12 PM Hickory Way (1120 S Maple Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) - 2nd/4th Wednesdays 10 AM - 1 PM Pauline (1500 Pauline Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) - Thursdays 9 AM - 12 PM Miller Manor (727 Miller Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) - Fridays 9 AM - 12 PM The Grove (2380 Veridian Cir, Ann Arbor, MI 48104) - Fridays 9 AM - 12 PM

Compensation: This is an unpaid and voluntary role. However, any direct and approved expenses related to the role will be reimbursed.

Please apply to this position on our volunteer application site here: avalonhousingvolunteers.applicantpro.com/jobs.

Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants including applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to underrepresented gender identities, sexual/romantic orientations and/or relationship structures, people living with disabilities or mental health conditions, and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder, and people with underrepresented religious and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesn't request information about criminal histories until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon will not exclude someone based on criminal history unless it is determined the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position. We are committed to transparency about our decision making process, and will seek clarifying information from an applicant to help us make a determination in this regard.

Community Partner: Avalon Housing

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 48105

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Front Desk Volunteer for Supportive Housing Org

About Avalon Housing

At Avalon, housing is a human right. Our mission is to build healthy, safe and inclusive supportive housing communities as a long-term solution to homelessness. Avalon Housing is a non-profit supportive housing provider. Supportive housing is a combination of affordable housing paired with services, such as case management. We don’t just help people find housing, we help people stay and thrive in their homes.

If you are passionate about creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities where all people are welcome, Avalon may be a good fit for you.

About Our Front Desk

Avalon Housing’s main office has a front desk that serves our tenants, staff, and members of the community. Our Front Desk Volunteers provide coverage and help assist with questions and needs throughout the day.

Volunteer Position Core Responsibilities IncludeProviding front desk coverage by:Greeting visitorsAnswering visitor questionsAnswering and triaging phone callsCollecting rent paymentsTracking and logging shift informationDesired Qualifications and Experience Ability to effectively work with diverse populations in a non-judgmental wayAbility to work as part of a teamMust possess a positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in needAvailable to commit to 4-8 hours a week, at least 12 hours a monthAvailable for shifts Monday through Friday 9 AM - 5 PMMinimum 3-month commitment preferred Physical Demands

Volunteers may need to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.

Position Information

Job Title: Front Desk Volunteer

Reports To: Aleah Pisarz, Volunteer Program Coordinator

Location: On-site at our main office: 1327 Jones Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Compensation: This is an unpaid and voluntary role. However, any direct and approved expenses related to the role will be reimbursed.

Please apply to this position on our volunteer application site here: avalonhousingvolunteers.applicantpro.com/jobs.

Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants including applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to underrepresented gender identities, sexual/romantic orientations and/or relationship structures, people living with disabilities or mental health conditions, and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder, and people with underrepresented religious and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesn't request information about criminal histories until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon will not exclude someone based on criminal history unless it is determined the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position. We are committed to transparency about our decision making process, and will seek clarifying information from an applicant to help us make a determination in this regard

Community Partner: Avalon Housing

About Avalon Housing

At Avalon, housing is a human right. Our mission is to build healthy, safe and inclusive supportive housing communities as a long-term solution to homelessness. Avalon Housing is a non-profit supportive housing provider. Supportive housing is a combination of affordable housing paired with services, such as case management. We don’t just help people find housing, we help people stay and thrive in their homes.

If you are passionate about creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities where all people are welcome, Avalon may be a good fit for you.

About Our Front Desk

Avalon Housing’s main office has a front desk that serves our tenants, staff, and members of the community. Our Front Desk Volunteers provide coverage and help assist with questions and needs throughout the day.

Volunteer Position Core Responsibilities IncludeProviding front desk coverage by:Greeting visitorsAnswering visitor questionsAnswering and triaging phone callsCollecting rent paymentsTracking and logging shift informationDesired Qualifications and Experience Ability to effectively work with diverse populations in a non-judgmental wayAbility to work as part of a teamMust possess a positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in needAvailable to commit to 4-8 hours a week, at least 12 hours a monthAvailable for shifts Monday through Friday 9 AM - 5 PMMinimum 3-month commitment preferred Physical Demands

Volunteers may need to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.

Position Information

Job Title: Front Desk Volunteer

Reports To: Aleah Pisarz, Volunteer Program Coordinator

Location: On-site at our main office: 1327 Jones Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Compensation: This is an unpaid and voluntary role. However, any direct and approved expenses related to the role will be reimbursed.

Please apply to this position on our volunteer application site here: avalonhousingvolunteers.applicantpro.com/jobs.

Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants including applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to underrepresented gender identities, sexual/romantic orientations and/or relationship structures, people living with disabilities or mental health conditions, and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder, and people with underrepresented religious and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Avalon also encourages those with criminal histories to apply. Avalon doesn't request information about criminal histories until an offer of employment is extended. Avalon will not exclude someone based on criminal history unless it is determined the criminal history is related to or directly conflicts with the responsibilities of the position. We are committed to transparency about our decision making process, and will seek clarifying information from an applicant to help us make a determination in this regard

Community Partner: Avalon Housing

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 48105

Allow Groups: No