Dear Friend,
Thank you for considering serving as a YouthPride volunteer.
I believe YouthPride offers the richest of volunteer experiences. At our next volunteer orientation you can become even more mindful of your relationship with the next generation, attentive to the concerns and challenges of today's LGBTQ youth, and inspired by a vision of a hopeful future for all generations.
Volunteers are the backbone of this organization. We continue to need your help so that we are successful in making coming-out an experience that is shared, celebrated, and safe. At times that will mean you serving as a host for youth at the center, as the facilitator of a group, doing office tasks, maintenance chores, publicity, and volunteering at fundraising activities.
Don't miss out on our up coming special events or programs - please click on the following link to ensure you are included on our mailing list,
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Our current needs include:
After School Center Hosts. Welcome youth each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday during our Drop-in hours, 4-6.30pm.
Newsletter editor. OutLoud has need for an editor and writers. We want to cover YP activities in particular and give attention to national developments of interest as well. The newsletter goes to all donors, friends, supports, and youth three times a year.
Art assistants. For our new art program meeting once/month on Fridays. Are you creative? Do you like to get messy?
Discussion Group Facilitators. Group facilitators help guide weekly discussion groups and serve as an active mentor to several LGBT youth .This is a great opportunity for someone who is great with groups of young people, out-going, and a good conversation starter!
Design expertise. Wanna do a makeover for the center? Trading places with a posh downtown firm? We welcome some expert input on our lounge and office space. We need floor and table lamps, carpets, and modular shelving.
Software and Hardware experts. Become YouthPride's IT department and put your computer geekiness to good use. Can you keep up with our very technologically sophisticated members?
And remember, we encourage all volunteers to think about their passions, skills, and interests and propose volunteer projects and opportunities. We encourage all volunteers to involve youth in the design and execution of any project.
Thanks for you interest and support.
Edward R. Gray, Ph.D.
Executive Director.
More Volunteer Opportunities:
Donor Relations: Communicating with former and current donors and getting updated contact information as well as soliciting new donations.
Volunteer Relations: Communicating with former and current volunteers and getting updated contact information. Calling volunteers when a project is available or to remind them when they've signed up for a current project.
Library: Working to organize and catalogue over books in YP's GLBTQ topic library. Make contact with bookstores and libraries in an effort to add to the library with donated books. Working to advertise and market our library to the youth community.
Facility Hosting: Opening and closing the center during drop in hours, assisting new youth in the youth application process, giving tours to new youth, checking in youth (old and new) to the appropriate groups, helping facilitators and youth maintain the center.
Office Assistance: General office work, including but not limited to answering the phones, filing, cleaning the supply areas, returning calls.
Planning Committees: Opportunities to plan and implement projects in Programming/Diversity, Marketing and Outreach, Grant Writing Committee, Information Technology Committee, Governance Committee and the 10th Anniversary Planning Committee.
Distribution of Outreach Materials: We need people to travel the metro area monthly and distribute our calendar and brochures to businesses, schools, churches and anywhere else that we can leave our information.
Special Events: Youth check-in, event logistics, monitoring and enforcing policies, outreach and marketing before the event.
General Outreach: Youth and volunteers work regularly to distribute flyers for specific events or talk to youth and invite them to YouthPride; this is an ongoing, almost daily project.
Speakers Bureau: Trained youth and staff are on call to speak at colleges, universities, high schools, business groups, churches or to anyone else that wants to educate their employees/members on what YouthPride is and what we have to offer. This outreach is a vital tool to keep their larger community aware of queer youth issues.
HIV Outreach: HIV education and prevention outreach to youth hot spots (coffee shops, bars, and clubs) about our free testing service, and distributing safer sex packets.
Movie Night: Do you have a passion for film? We need you Friday nights here at YouthPride.
Game Night: Join YouthPride for a night of laughter and fun, there’s no better way to spend your Friday night.
Saturday Programs: Looking for innovative folks to implement educationally fun and community orientated projects.
Internship Opportunity: Looking for individuals interested in Aids/HIV prevention, Health and Wellness, Social Justice, and Youth Development. If any of these describe your interest please contact us.
Revamp YouthPride website: As YouthPride changes locations, we are also seeking to change our virtual space as well. We want to keep the modern spare look but add content and functionality. The new site will be maintained by staff with Macromedia’s Contribute 3 which means the new design can be in any HTML format.
"Want to volunteer at YouthPride? Click Training Calendar or call 404.521.9711 or email volunteer@youthpride.org. for more info."
