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.

Scheduling

• Months available: mid-April through mid-November
• Monday - Friday between the hours of 10 AM - 4 PM
• Block of 2-3 hours

Volunteer Requirements

• Must be a minimum of 15 years old with an adult chaperone if under 18 years old
• Group size up to a maximum of 20 volunteers

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 positive and enthusiastic attitude and strong commitment toward helping those in need

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to bend, kneel, and reach
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability 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 dirty

Position 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.