Individuals able to do the following: by organizations such as Social Services, Food Pantry or whomever. Survey will have the following skills listed as well as method of contact i.e. Phone or email.
- Home Repair
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Carpentry
- Roofing
- Painting
- Appliance repair
- Car Repair
- Maintenance such as oil changes, wiper
- replacement etc.
- Haircuts
- House Cleaning
- Yard Cleaning
- Financial Advice
- Baby Sitting – Latch Key
- Sewing
- Visitation
- Good with Kids – teaching/mentoring
- Organizational skills – scheduling
- Individuals willing to do the leg work to find donations
Website
Create a Community Helps section that shows:
- Upcoming events and what needs there are for theevent
- Status of on going events – Home repairs for instance
- What miscellaneous needs there are in the community – for instance rides to work or to shopping
Referrals
Social Services
- The Michigan Department of Human Social Servicesadministers five assistance programs within the Family
Independence Program:
- State Disability Assistance
- State Emergency Relief
- Energy Assistance
- State Emergency Relief
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance
- Food Assistance
Members that know of individuals in need
School Counselors
Examples
- Car Maintenance for Single Moms or those that can’t afford it
- Find individuals that need an oil change, have wipers replaced, washer fluid filled etc.
- Work with Murray’s or Auto Zone for:
- an oil recycling barrel
- an individual dedicated to obtaining parts during the
- time of the event
- discount on parts
- Have volunteers ready with tools to do the work
- Have volunteers that can make part runs
- Have volunteers ready to converse with the vehicle owners while work is being performed. Find out other needs that could be met and obviously invite/make arrangements to have them come to a service
Home repairs
Adopt a home for repairs to make it livable
- Find individuals that have issues that they can’t afford to fix
- Have a volunteer to:
- determine what needs to be done
- find appropriate volunteers
- schedule work if it can’t be done in a day
- Work with Lowes or Home Depot for discount on materials
- Have volunteers ready to converse with the homeowners while work is being performed. Find out other needs that could be met and obviously invite/make arrangements to have them come to a service
- Keep a continuous announcement in the Messenger as to the progress if it is more than one days work.
Haircuts
- Have an event in the basement where needy individualscan come and get a cut and a perm if feasible.
Provide a free Christian based latch key at local elementary schools.
- Find an individual to approach a principal and make therequest to allow St. Matthew volunteers to provide a latch key service. Jennifer Buzonowski has successfully donethis and would probably give advice
