Come lend a hand to staff running our AHOPE Day Center, where we assist individuals experiencing homelessness in Buncombe County meet their basic needs and connect to vital services. We strive to end each client’s experience of homelessness and help them on their journey to permanent housing.
AHOPE is open Monday - Friday. We are open for services from 8am to 1pm on M,T,Th,F and 8am to 11am on Wednesdays. Staff are present on site from 7a to 4pm daily. AHOPE is not open on weekends or federal holidays. On occasion, the AHOPE staff is required to attend meetings/trainings off site.
AHOPE has a new digitized mail system that requires extra data input work on Mondays, as mail is heavier after we are closed for the weekend. The system allows each client to be searched for when checking their mail so identify how much and what kind of mail that person has and where in the mailroom it is located. The Monday Mail Volunteer would help to label and input into the system all of the new mail that came in each Monday.
This opportunity exists between 11am and 3pm each Monday. Some flexibility exists.
Duties:
- Place a QR code sticker on each piece of mail, including packages
- Using a smart phone, input all information regarding that piece of mail into the database
- Arrange mail in bins according to sticker number and place in appropriate spaces in the mailroom
Address
19 N Ann Street
Asheville NC 28801
** It is recommended that you park in the Firestone Parking lot across the street from the building, they are okay with us parking there. Street parking is prohibited by the city so you could risk a ticket or getting side swiped as it is a narrow road. Parking passes are available but not necessary **
New AHOPE volunteers will need to undergo a brief onboarding process and background check once they have volunteered more than 2 times. This is required by our insurance. The best way to sign up to volunteer at AHOPE is to fill out an application at homewardboundwnc.org/volunteer. The Assistant Director of Homeless Services will then reach out to you to walk you through onboarding and connect you to the most appropriate opportunities.
You can contact the Assistant Director of Homeless Services at volunteer@homewardboundwnc.org or 828-772-2849.
