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Want to make a real difference in the life of someone who needs a hand?  Seeking to grow and be challenged in new ways?  Consider joining one of our volunteer teams.  We deploy over 800 people throughout the year to provide critical service among our city's most vulnerable residents.  We have all sorts of opportunities to help, during different times of the year and with varying time commitments.  We’ll make sure you’re well-equipped to handle whatever task you tackle.  Before you start, we'll orient and train you and make sure you’re comfortable with your ministry duties.  Come join us for great fun, new friends, and the knowledge that you’ve given back to the community.

SUMMER DAY CAMP VOLUNTEERS

Now is the right time to sign up for volunteering in our BASIC Day Camp, Reach Camp, or The Underground, any of our summer day camps for urban young people.  Volunteers in this area might assist students who have special reading needs or specific classroom assignments, help teachers during lunchtime or with pre-planned sports activities, serve as chaperones during field trips, or pitch in with classroom decorations or special events.  Volunteers in this area are always working in the presence of our staff, and are prepared ahead of time for the day's tasks at hand.  This is a great way to help make a difference among urban kids.  For more information, please download our Summer Day Camp Volunteer Fact Sheet, or contact Virginia Giles, Volunteer Resources Manager.

VOLUNTEER TUTORS During our afterschool programs, our volunteer tutors assist one or two students to complete their daily assigned homework.  Tutors may also help students work on supplemental materials to strengthen basic skills in math, reading and spelling.  Tutors serve for one or two hours a day, one day a week, for a semester.  They typically work one-on-one with young people.  They serve in classrooms of 10-15 students, led by teachers on our staff.  For more information, please download our Volunteer Tutor Fact Sheet, or contact Virginia Giles, Volunteer Resources Manager.

HOMEOWNER CARE VOLUNTEERS As part of our services among isolated, elderly, in-need homeowners, we deploy volunteers to visit one of our vulnerable homeowners regularly, and to offer him or her a listening ear.  Through conversation and compassion, Homeowner Care volunteers give attention and companionship and receive the friendship of someone precious in God's sight.  Volunteers in this area frequently "pair up" to care for one homeowner together.  For more information, please download our Homeowner Care Volunteer Fact Sheet, or contact Virginia Giles, Volunteer Resources Manager.

VOLUNTEER CRAFTSMEN As part of our services among isolated, elderly, in-need homeowners, we deploy volunteers to perform skilled carpentry, roofing, plumbing, electrical or masonry work as "follow up" to our unskilled teenage crews.  Work is performed at no cost to the homeowner.  The Pittsburgh Project supplies all building materials and supplies needed to complete the tasks.  For more information, please download our Volunteer Craftsman Fact Sheet, or contact Virginia Giles, Volunteer Resources Manager.

SATURDAY WORKDAYS A few Saturdays a year, we schedule opportunities for groups and individuals to spend the day performing meaningful service projects.  Sometimes, projects take place within our facilities, preparing or refurbishing space in ways that make our programs run more smoothly.  Occasionally, we will send teams out to houses in the neighborhood to perform necessary repairs for vulnerable homeowners.  Workdays run from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.  For more information, please download Saturday Workday Fact Sheet, or contact Virginia Giles, Volunteer Resources Manager.

SPECIAL PROJECTS Throughout the year, we have one-time or short-term volunteer opportunities in other areas.  Sometimes we need clerical or administrative assistance on certain projects.  Occasionally, we may need assistance in one of our summer camps, or someone who is good at relational youth ministry to assist during the school year.  For more information on these or other opportunities, please contact Virginia Giles, Volunteer Resources Manager.

COMMUNITY GARDENING VOLUNTEERS A real "growing" part of our work is teaching urban young people about basic ecological concepts, principles of nutrition and healthy eating, and skills in environmental stewardship.  One instructional method we use is transforming vacant plots of land into garden spaces, with young people as key participants.  We have built several raised beds for flowers and vegetables, maintained terraced space in our Dining Hall and Garden Courtyard, and are beginning to plow an abandoned baseball field.  Volunteers help our staff and students at keep points during the growing season, when the planting or harvesting requires more hands.  We supply all necessary tools and materials.  For more information, please download our Community Gardening Fact Sheet, or contact Virginia Giles, Volunteer Resources Manager.