Friday, September 14, 2007

Interfaith and Year-Round Volunteer Opportunities

Interfaith Advocates - About one-two hours per month
  • Making phone calls, writing letters, attending events, or mobilizing people on the following issues: Affordable Housing, Education, Homelessness, Poverty, and Violence

Sustainable Creation - About one-two hours per month

  • Train and mobilize on campus and/or Field Ed congregations on issues and initiatives to become better stewards of God’s creation.

Increase the Peace - About one-two hours per month

  • Train and mobilize on campus and/or Field Ed congregations on issues and initiatives to stop violence in our homes, communities and world.

New Initiative - Neighborhood Interfaith Movement Youth Basketball League

  • Form team here at the sem with neighborhood teens or at your Field Ed site

Interfaith Hospitality Network of Northwest Philadelphia

  • Three to four times a year provide emergency back-up for congregations and synagogues hosting guests: may include cooking dinners, socializing with the families, providing childcare during workshops, or staying overnight for supervision.
  • Monitor and support the families in accomplishing their goals of being able to afford market rate rents or eventual home ownership.
  • “Community Organizers” to model babysitting co-ops, painting and fix up parties, and family oriented recreational events

Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation – Jan to June, one-two hours per month

  • Plan, recruit and participate in one of the largest Interfaith marches in the country.

For More Info: Contact Terri Youngblut, Community Relations Coordinator, by phone at (215) 248-7313 or by email at tyoungblut@ltsp.edu

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