Opportunities From: The Road Home

Overview 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at The Road Home's Pamela Atkinson Resource Center. We are grateful for your support!  This facility provides meals, shelter, and other resources for up to 375 guests. We are open 24/7, 365 days a year for our guests and provide three meals each day.  This opportunity invites individuals and small community groups to serve dinner at PARC for shifts of 2 hours. You will assist kitchen staff in preparing and serving meals, preparing to-go meals for on-the-move guests, sanitizing/cleaning the kitchen, doing dishes, and more. Dinner is served every day from 4:30 pm-6:30 pm. 

Requirements   

All volunteers must be at least 12 years old and wear closed-toed shoes. Volunteers under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. All volunteers will be asked to wear a hairnet (provided), a beanie, or a ballcap worn backwards. A food handlers permit is not required to participate in this opportunity. This facility can accommodate 7-10 volunteers per shift in the kitchen. We can accommodate up to 10 volunteers during weekday dinner service.

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.

If you need to cancel your shift, please do so at least 24 hours in advance. For help canceling a shift, or for any other questions, please contact us at volunteer@theroadhome.org.

The Connie Crosby Family Resource Center playroom is available to schedule group activities with the kids on Tuesday 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

Furniture/Technology Supplies

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.

Our Family Interim Non-Congregate Housing facility has a playgroup program for children ages 2-5 who are not yet in school. A Volunteer Coordinator supervises each shift. We ask volunteers to show up by 9:30 AM to get the room ready for the kids by 9:45 AM. Parents pick up their kids at approximately 10:45 AM. Volunteers are expected to clean the room before they leave. 

If we are unable to have at LEAST 2 volunteers per shift, we reserve the right to cancel Playgroup for the safety of the children and volunteers. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Activities include playing with toys and Play-Doh, songs, story time, free play, crafts and snacks (if you want to bring a snack please comment on the sign up that you will do so). 

We can usually have up to 20 children in the playroom, depending on number of volunteers. We maintain a limit of 4 children per every 1 volunteer. 

Thank you!

Parking Directions

Volunteer to cut hair for our guests! Barbers/hair stylists are required to either have their license or be working towards their license. An orientation and background check are required for individuals who are looking to volunteer on an ongoing basis. 

There are opportunities to cut hair at each of the following locations:

If you have any questions, email us at volunteer@theroadhome.org.

The FINCH Resource Center playroom is available to schedule group activities with the kids on Tuesday 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

Furniture/Technology Supplies

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.

Volunteer to cut hair for our guests! Barbers/hair stylists are required to either have their license or be working towards their license. An orientation and background check are required for individuals who are looking to volunteer on an ongoing basis. 

There are opportunities to cut hair at each of the following locations:

If you have any questions, email us at volunteer@theroadhome.org.

The Road Home's Annual Holiday Mediathon is our largest fundraiser, taking place Thursday, December 18th-Friday, December 19th this year! During this event, local radio stations will broadcast directly from our Connie Crosby Family Resource Center to raise vital funds to help people step out of homelessness. The Road Home is asking for monetary and in-kind donations, and we are in need of volunteers to help accept and sort donations! This is the perfect event to volunteer with your family this holiday season. 

If slots are full, please check our Donation Center Signup for additional availability. 

Parking:

Parking will be at CHG Healthcare (7259 Bingham Jct Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047) and a shuttle will be available.

What to Include

Links are intended as examples only. We encourage you to shop around for great deals and buy local.

(Quantities updated weekly)

Virtual Option

You can choose and ship items directly from our Amazon Wish List or any online store of your choosing. Please ship to the following address:

Attn: Ms. Val

The Road Home

3380 S. 1000 W.

South Salt Lake, UT 84119

We also ask that you plan to bring everything that you will need to serve the meal, with the exception of tables, as we do not have a stocked food service kitchen. Here are some items to consider:

Please email Volunteer@theroadhome.org to schedule a date. Dinners are generally scheduled on Thursdays with some Tuesday and Wednesday availability.

Volunteer to help spark interest and improve reading skills in children ages 5–12 by reading a story with them. Art and snack centered activities based on the theme or characters in the story will follow to reinforce the enjoyment of reading

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.