Volunteer Opportunity Details:

You will have an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those eagerly seeking employment. Our Job Assistance Program is having great success in helping the unemployed who are poor, formerly incarcerated or homeless to find, get, and keep a job. Our clients are eager to find work but need your encouragement and some basic preparation to follow-up on our job leads.
You will work as a team on Wednesday evenings. (Option to volunteer on Monday afternoon may be available in the future.) We will train and supervise you to assist our clients one on one or in small groups in one of the following areas: setting up an email account and basic use of email for job searches and correspondence, career options, resume preparation, cover letter preparation, and interview preparation. Brief training and supervision are required of all coaches.

You do not need to be an employment expert to volunteer, but you do need:

• a nonjudgmental attitude toward formerly incarcerated, the poor, the homeless, or those in recovery from substance abuse.
• basic proficiency in the use of email (optional)
• strong literacy and communication skills or college education
• the ability to work well in teams
• good boundaries

This opportunity is sponsored by: The Blessing Way

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Unpaid Interns Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25) Individual We need volunteers who are free at these times Evenings

Contact Person: Andrew Egan, (401) 709-3697, (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

70 Pemberton Street (at The Corner Of Pomona Ave & Pemberton St.) Providence, RI 02908 (See a map)

Directions:

The Blessing Way is located at St. Peter's and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 25 Pomona Avenue in Providence (mapquest address) which is the little white church with red doors in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Providence. We are located only .5 miles from Roger Williams Hospital and 1 mile from Rhode Island College. Our job coach program and agency address use the side entrance of the church: 70 Pemberton Street. By car: from north of Providence: take Atwells Avenue exit and stay on Atwells for about 1 mile. Turn rt. on Academy and left on Pomona St. and right on Pemberton. From south of Providence: I-95 N to Rt. 10 N. Exit at Westminster/Olneyville. Left and immediately bear rt. onto Valley. Left on Atwells, rt. on Academy, left on Pomona Avenue, and right on Pemberton Street   Nearest Bus Stop: # 56 Chalkstone (Academy stop near Walgreens), 5 min. minute walk

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Providence
Zip codes:		02903
Statewide:		Available throughout all of Rhode Island

Miscellaneous Information

Handicap accessible?
	Yes
Does this opportunity provide services to low-income communities?
	Yes