Opportunities From: Volunteer Center of Racine County, Inc.

Individual or Group Opportunities Paint and fix up a room - One of our favorite volunteer opportunities! We are looking for volunteers to adopt one of our sleeping rooms, or a common area within the shelter, in need of refurbishing. There has been significant wear and tear to many rooms throughout the shelter over the years. By helping to paint a client room you can restore well-used rooms to their original condition or better - helping make clients feel more comfortable.  Restoration can include painting, repairing cracks in walls, replacing ceiling tile, floor tile, and light bulbs, or waxing or finishing floors. Additionally, you can choose to donate or replace dressers, under the bed storage containers, pillows, bedding, coat racks for the doors, standing clothing racks, air fresheners, shower caddies, shower flip flops, wall mirrors, or decorative wall hangings.  Donation Drives - You, your family, your co-workers, your school, your church... any individual or group can host a donation drive for personal care items needed at the shelter daily. Successful donation drives have included Diapers, Deodorant Sticks, New Socks & Undergarments, Food Drives and more. Use Facebook and other social media to spread the word. A great alternative to receiving gifts on your birthday. Tutoring - We want to support our children's educational needs.  Often, children who are experiencing homelessness have fallen behind in school or are at significant risk of falling behind. We want these children to succeed and being a tutor can make a big difference in a child's educational journey and life.  Children's Activities - Make a difference in the lives of the children who are in shelter by coordinating a fun, memorable activity such as storytelling, game night, musical performance, sing-a-longs, outdoor picnics, arts and crafts and more. Nighttime activities between 5-8pm are needed most, but we'll work around your schedule!  Children's Summer Enrichment Program - Volunteers and camp counselors are needed for our free, 8-week educational program for children in 1st through 5th grades. This is an ideal program for youth and young adults to gain valuable experience working with children. Meal Makers - Prepare and serve a meal for shelter residents to enjoy at breakfast, lunch or dinner. This opportunity is best for groups of 6 or more and is a great team-building opportunity for employers. HALO serves over 11,000 meals each month.  Meal makers for dinner are especially needed. View our Meal Maker information to learn more about what it takes to be a Meal Maker. Assist Staff - Be a friendly, welcoming face at either one of the front desk intake areas, assist staff by answering phones and completing small daily tasks. Volunteers with computer skills are always needed for staff assistance and data entry. Special Events & Fundraising - Help us make our special events successful and fun.  Become a HALO ambassador at community events.   Passion Fundraising - Turn what you love to do—your passion—into a fundraiser for HALO Gardening, Groundskeeping, & Facility - Help us maintain the exterior and grounds of our 22,000 square foot facility with gardening, painting, lawn care, etc.   Join a Board Committee - We are always looking for people who have the heart to help those experiencing homelessness to join our Board or serve on a Board Committee.  Finance Fund Development Human Resources Programs and Services PR/Marketing Events Building

For more information about becoming a HALO Volunteer, please contact Lynn Hegeman at lhegeman@haloinc.org!

 

Meal Program
Meals should contain foods from the food groups (milk, meat, fruit, veggies, grains)
When serving meals at HALO you have several options

 Prepare food at your site, bring in and serve
 Prepare food at your site, drop off for HALO to serve
 Prepare food at HALO, you stay and serve
 Prepare food at HALO, HALO serves
 Cater the meal from a restaurant have it delivered to HALO, you serve
 Cater the meal from a restaurant have it delivered to HALO, HALO serve
What to bring
 You may bring paper goods and plastic utensils or use the dishes and utensils we
have at HALO
 You may bring drinks (coffee, milk, juice, tea, or soda)
 If you use special seasonings to prepare your food on site, bring those with you
 You may bring food in disposable containers or you can use the dishwasher to
wash out your containers to take back with you.

MEAL Serving times
Food must be ready to be served at windows.

Monday through Friday Saturday through Sunday
Breakfast – 6:30 – 8:30am Breakfast – 8:00 – 9:00am
Lunch – Noon – 1:00pm Lunch – Noon – 1:00pm
Dinner – 5:00 – 6:00pm Dinner – 5:00 – 6:00pm

Serving Meals
 Serve meals to children on the smaller dinner plates/bowl or trays. Children may
have seconds if desired and if available.
 Serve meals to adults on dinner plates or trays. Adults may have seconds if
desired and if available.
 If you have any concerns please ask Site Staff.
Use of Ovens, Warmers, Microwaves, refrigerators and Dishwasher
 You have full use of all the appliances, utensils, cooking pots/pans
 Please see site staff on the operation of the appliances before you begin.
 A participant that is assigned to the kitchen may be available to assist you.
Cleaning
 You are not responsible for cleaning dishes, appliances, floors or counters.
 If you would like to assist however, you may.

Leftovers
 You are welcome to leave your leftovers.
 Please place leftovers in a covered container or Ziploc bag with name of food item
and date. Place in the refrigerator.

 

A tour of our facility can be arranged prior to your groups’ first scheduled Meal donation.
To schedule or inquire about volunteering for the Meal Program, please contact our
Community Programs Manager at 262-633-3235 x142.
Each member of your group must Log in when they arrive. Our trained Site Staff will assist
you. If you plan on returning numerous times within a year, create a REGISTERED VOL file,
not a GUEST. You will have to approximate your time here. HALO may use your volunteer
hours to garner dollars from certain grants…so you can see how important it is to gather
YOUR volunteer hours.

Please remember to fill out a Donation Form (available at the front desk) for the TOTAL
dollar amount for the food you purchased and prepared.
Thank you so very much for your service to HALO!!
You are truly appreciated.

 

For more information about becoming a HALO Volunteer, please contact Lynn Hegeman at lhegeman@haloinc.org!