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Individual Volunteerism

Covenant House Georgia is in search of talented individuals who are willing to give their time to support Atlanta’s homeless youth. Individuals volunteer in a number of capacities, from providing support in our administrative offices, to tutoring and mentoring our youth, to joining our street outreach team in the toughest neighborhoods in Atlanta in search of homeless and runaway teens. Volunteers who work directly with our youth must pass a background check process.

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Educational Opportunities:

Covenant House GA has an immediate need for volunteers willing to assist our youth with their educational goals.

Pick your priority:

• Tutoring in a variety of subjects including, GED and SAT
• Providing GED instruction/teaching
• Computer Skills Training(Microsoft Office)
• Assisting with college application preparation

Career Opportunities:

For the young people at Covenant House, acquiring a job is a paramount goal.

You can help them prepare for a job by:

• Holding a mock interview
• Assisting with resume review/writing
• Guiding their job searches
• Teaching business etiquette
• Hosting a career open house

Life skill opportunities:

Experienced individuals are needed to present workshops on valuable life skills.

Here's where you can help:

• Personal finance and budgeting
• Money management
• Understanding credit
• Food budgeting/buying
• Nutritional cooking
• Etiquette

Art projects:

Art projects are one of the many therapeutic programs engaging residents of the crisis shelter and transitional living programs. The value of art for those who have experienced abuse or trauma, which so many of our young people have before coming to Covenant House, is well known.

You can step up and help:

• As an art therapy volunteer, you'll help facilitate simple and easy craft projects with the youth
• Projects usually last two hours (6:30pm-8:30pm) and CHGA will provide all the materials

Gardening: 

We are recruiting volunteer gardeners. Now is the time to help establish and nurture the Covenant House community gardens. The gardens not only provide fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs for the kids to eat, but also have therapeutic value. This has been one of our most successful volunteer programs.

You don't need much in the way of materials. Just a good pair of gloves!

Host an Activity:

Organize recreational, cultural and educational opportunities for the young people staying in our shelter.

The possibilities are endless. Your imagination is all it takes:

• Organize a field trip to sports events, movies, museums, concerts or plays
• Organize Prom and Graduation events
• Host a yoga/meditation class or exercise group
• Teach creative writing, art, or dance
• Host a game night
• Throw holiday parties (Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Easter, etc..)
• Throw monthly birthday parties