Volunteer : Lend a hand

• Teach a connection class. Connection Classes teach women in our program valuable life management skills. Classes are taught on a rotating schedule for the convenience of the volunteers. The subjects taught are divided into three categories: home, career and health. Topics cover everything from resume creation to healthy cooking.
  
  
• Facilitate an activity for the women.
  Facilitating an activity for the girls in the program is one of the best ways to get to know them personally. Individuals or groups could facilitate an activity like a Spa Party, Dinner and a Movie, a trip to the Aquarium, or a scavenger hunt.
  
  
• Serve as an Intern.
  Undergraduate and graduate students who are studying Counseling or a related field may become an intern at the Wellspring for Women home.
  
  

• Be an academic mentor.
  Because of the varied academic levels of the girls we serve, each of their academic plans is individualized and overseen by our teacher. Academic mentors have the opportunity to help girls achieve success in their studies through individual tutoring.
  
  
• Sponsor therapeutic leisure, enrichment activities or field trips.
  Incorporating fun and therapeutic activities is a must for the 12- 17 age group. We constantly look for people who are interested in sponsoring one of these events.
  
  
• Teach a life skills class.
  Connection Classes teach girls in our program valuable life management skills. Classes are taught on a rotating schedule for the convenience of the volunteers. The subjects taught are divided into three categories: home, career and health. Topics cover everything from resume creation to healthy cooking.
  
  

• Accept and process donations.
  
  
• Set up merchandise displays.
  
  
• Become a cashier.
  
  
• Make furniture pick-ups.
  Furniture is our best-selling, big ticket item at the Wellspring Living Stores. In order to keep a steady flow of furniture and support for the Wellspring programs, we need volunteers to help make furniture pick-ups from people interested in donating new or gently used furniture.
  
  
• Facilitate a furniture drive.
  The sale of furniture in the stores supports the Wellspring programs. Volunteers can help by organizing a furniture drive through their church, civic group or school. Simply make a list of people interested in giving furniture, coordinate a pick up and drop off the items at the store!
  
  

• Contribute items off of our Target Club Wed Registry.
  Wellspring for Women:
  First Name: Wellspring
  Last Name: Women
  
  Wellspring for Girls:
  First Name: Wellspring
  Last Name: Girls
  
  Women's www.target.com/registry/wedding/1L0DLSN2QQ9H9
  Girls www.target.com/registry/wedding/2YJ5547TZTUM5
  
  
• Click here for a list of Current Needs for the VICTORY Program
  
  
• Collect and give specific food items for Bags of Blessings
  Bags of Blessings Lists
  
  
• Donate specific items to include in Welcome Baskets.
  Welcome Basket items include a personal sized laundry basket, a hypoallergenic pillow, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, 1 lip gloss, a white bath towel, hand towel and 2 wash cloths, 1 medium sized stuffed animal, 3 - 2" White 3-ring binders with clear plastic cover, 2 black pens, 2 blue pens, 2 red pens, 2 highlighters, 3 glitter colored gel pens, 3 pencils, 1 spiral notebook, loose leaf paper, lined index cards, 1 journal, stationery, stamps, and a calling card.
  
  
• Create Birthday boxes for the participants.
  Birthday Boxes are special gifts for a participant on her birthday. Groups or individuals can put together a birthday box with gifts such as G-rated movies, board games, books for teenagers, pampering items such as nail polish, jewelry etc.
  
  
• Create Academic boxes for the participants. 
  Academic Boxes are give the participants in the Girls' Program the items they need to get back on track academically.  Academic Boxes can include a calculator (regular or scientific), 2 packs of notecards, 1 pack of mechanical pencils, 1 mixed pack of black, blue and red pens, 1 pack of highlighters, 1 ruler, 1 protractor, 3 spiral notebooks, 1 soft pencil bag.