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Volunteers like you make The Salvation Army's work possible. In every
area of Salvation Army service, selfless and dedicated men, women and
young people are devoting their time and talents to helping The Salvation
Army provides social services, rehabilitation centers, disaster services,
worship opportunities, character building activities for all ages and
character building groups and activities for all ages.
- Volunteers have credibility
because they are unsalaried.
- Volunteers show
clients that someone outside the paid staff cares
for them.
- Volunteers have access
to the community.
- Volunteers promote a
better understanding of Salvation Army
service.
- Volunteers support
special events and fundraisers by attending and bringing
others.
- Volunteers provide help,
enabling staff to expand or maintain service.
- Volunteers supplement
essential services with experience, knowledge and skill.
- Volunteers are diverse
in terms of age, race, social background, income,
education and more.
- Volunteers spark innovation.
Historically, volunteers are pioneers in creating new
services.
- Volunteers can focus
on one task.
- Volunteers become
acquainted with and then communicate the
spiritual goals of the Army.
- Volunteers can be
legislative advocates, fundraisers and
public education agents.
- Volunteers can
provide direct service to clients.
- Volunteers often can
offer constructive criticism and give
feedback for future planning.
| Volunteer Opportunities A-Z |
- Accountant
- Administrative
assistant
- Advisory
board member
- Aerobics
instructor
- AIDS
counselor
- Alcohol/drug
counselor
- Artist
- Arts and
crafts instructor
- Barber
- Beautician
- Bookkeeper
- Building
engineer
- Carpenter
- Cashier
- Cataloger of
agency resources
- Child-care
aide
- Christmas
worker
- Clerical
assistant
- Client
sponsor
- Coach
- Counselors
- Dietary aide
- Distributor,
Meals on wheels, homeless
- Drama
instructor
- Driver
- Emergency
service
- Energy
assistance advisor
- Entertainer
- Escorts -
hospitals, clinics, etc.
- Foreign
language interpreter
- Friendly
visitor
- Fundraiser
- Gardener
- Gift wrapper
and deliverer
- Grant writer
- Graphic
artist
- Grounds
keeper
- Group leader
- Host/Hostess
- Interviewer
- Interpreter
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- Journalist
- Kiln operator
- Kitchen
assistant
- Literacy
tutor
- Medical
assistant
- Movie
projectionist
- Music
instructor
- Nurse
- Occupational
therapist
- Office
assistant
- Outreach
worker
- Party planner
or assistant
- Photographer
- Program
developer
- Public
relations
- Public
speaker
- Quilter
- Receptionist
- Recreation
aide worker
- Referee
- Researcher
- Senior
services coordinator
- Sewing
instructor
- Shopping
assistant
- Social
service aide
- Sorter -
clothing and food
- Statistician
- Table games
- Teacher -
English as Second Language
- Telephone
reassurance worker
- Translator
- Transportation
aide
- Tutor -
adults and children
- Typist - in
office or from home
- Umpire
- Visitors -
sick, prisons
- Volunteer
-coordinator
- Writers -
newsletters, media
- Yard worker
- Youth leader
- ZIP code
sorter
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Why do we
want volunteers?
- Volunteers have credibility
because they are unsalaried.
- Volunteers show
clients that someone outside the paid staff cares
for them.
- Volunteers have access
to the community.
- Volunteers promote a
better understanding of Salvation Army
service.
- Volunteers support
special events and fundraisers by attending and bringing
others.
- Volunteers provide help,
enabling staff to expand or maintain service.
- Volunteers supplement
essential services with experience, knowledge and skill.
- Volunteers are diverse
in terms of age, race, social background, income,
education and more.
- Volunteers spark innovation.
Historically, volunteers are pioneers in creating new
services.
- Volunteers can focus
on one task.
- Volunteers become
acquainted with and then communicate the
spiritual goals of the Army.
- Volunteers can be
legislative advocates, fundraisers and
public education agents.
- Volunteers can
provide direct service to clients.
- Volunteers often can
offer constructive criticism and give
feedback for future planning.
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- To find out about
volunteer opportunities in The Salvation Army:
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- Volunteer Services
Director
- The Salvation Army
- 1424 Northeast
Expressway
- Atlanta, GA 30329
- 404-728-1300
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