Opportunities From: The Road Home

Overview 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at The Road Home's Connie Crosby Family Resource Center. This facility provides meals, shelter, and other resources for over 60 families (up to 300 guests). This opportunity may require you to be outside, so please dress for the weather. This facility can accommodate 5 volunteers per shift in the donation center. If you are interested in bringing a group of 6-10, please email volunteer@theroadhome.org with a requested shift. 

Schedule

We have availability at the following times:

Monday-Friday9 am-11 am11 am-1 pm1 pm-3 pm Saturday and Sunday6 am-8 am8 am-10 am10 am-12 pmDirections and Parking

We are located at 529 9th Ave, Midvale, UT 84047.

Drive to the end of the road and enter the gate on the right side, which usually is open. Park in any available parking spot in front of the building. Walk towards the donation area behind the gray fence. If the fence is not open, you can enter into the front lobby and let the staff know you are here to volunteer.

Overview 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at The Road Home's Gail Miller Resource Center. This facility provides meals, shelter, and other resources for up to 250 guests. We have availability Monday-Friday from 11:30 am-1:30 pm.

Directions and Parking

We are located at 242 W Paramount Ave. in Salt Lake City.

From our front parking lot, you will see a gate at the north end of the lot. Approach the gate and use the call box to let our front desk know you are here to volunteer. Follow the road around the building to our back parking lot and park in any open stall. If volunteering with a group, please consider carpooling, as parking can be limited.

Please note that sometimes, map apps incorrectly route volunteers to an entrance on High Ave. but this is not a public entrance and you will not be able to enter. Please be sure to enter via our public entrance on Paramount Ave.

To enter the building, please follow the volunteer signs located in the back of the building. If the door is unlocked, or the garage door open, you are welcome to simply enter the building and head to the kitchen or warehouse. If the door is locked, please ring the doorbell located to the left of the door.

Overview 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at The Road Home's Pamela Atkinson Resource Center. This facility provides meals, shelter, and other resources for up to 375 guests. This facility can accommodate 5 volunteers per shift in the donation center. We have availability Monday-Friday from 11:30 am-1:30 pm.

Directions and Parking

We are located at 3380 S 1000 W, South Salt Lake, UT 84119.

All volunteers will drive through the main entrance gate to be let in. The main entrance gate is located at the south end of 1000 West. Use the call box at this entrance to be let through the gate, then please drive around the building and park anywhere in our back lot. You may enter through the kitchen staff door located on the northside of the building, ring the doorbell to notify staff that you have arrived.

The Connie Crosby Family Resource Center playroom is available to schedule group activities with the kids on Wednesday evenings from 5-6pm. We can accommodate groups of 4-10 volunteers ages 16 or older. Please plan on 15-25 children ages 5–12. Activities can include dance classes, learning a fun new skill, classroom games, decorating cookies, craft projects, creating gifts for families during holidays, and more! Consider planning activities that are interactive and have multiple parts to accommodate short attention spans. 

We have some basic supplies available to use in the Playroom. If you need specific supplies, feel free to email and ask about availability. We generally have the following supplies available (please note that item availability is based on donations and may vary):

Craft Supplies

Crayons Markers Pencils & Colored Pencils Scissors (adult, child and decorative) Ribbon Hole Punches (various shapes/sizes) Erasers Pencil Sharpeners Paper Rulers Stencils Stamps (Ink is not currently available) Beads Foam stickers (various shapes/styles)

Furniture/Technology Supplies

Tables Chairs Bluetooth Speaker

In order to accommodate multiple groups, we ask that you sign up no more than once a month. 

Please email Volunteer@theroadhome.org for more availability.

 

Not everyone is able to enter shelter, for a variety of reasons. We try to still provide these individuals with resources, and our Street Outreach Team works tirelessly to provide unsheltered families with the items and supplies that they need to avoid hunger, maintain hygiene, and protect themselves from the elements. If as an individual or as a group you would like to help our Outreach Team, below are some items that work well in distributable kits, but also know that kits can contain a wide variety items and that they are not limited to just what is on this list.

-Water

-Granola Bars

-Washcloths

-Socks

-Deodorant

-Hair Brush

-Toothbrush & Toothpaste

Please schedule a donation delivery and drop off 20-30 kits to the Connie Crosby Family Resource Center (CCFRC) on 529 W. 9TH AVE. If you have questions, feel free to contact our Volunteer Team at volunteer@theroadhome.org.