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LOCAL PARTNER
VOLUNTEER opportunities 

Local Partner Organizations:

The Arlington Life Shelter

The Life Shelter is Arlington’s primary homeless shelter. It provides services that assist the homeless integrate into their own housing and find employment if needed. First UMC Arlington supports the Life Shelter through two dinner teams and two breakfast teams per month. (Confirm with Chris Houston)

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Miscellaneous projects throughout the year such as helping process mailings, teaching classes, helping with the children, etc.

  • To volunteer for other projects please call: 817-548-9885

  • Work on a food team, make sandwiches

 

Arlington Urban Ministries & Nu2U Resale Store

Collaboration by Arlington United Methodist churches to provide assistance to those in transition or crisis through financial assistance, emergency food and toiletries and spiritual support.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Collect shelf-stable food  and hygiene items for street homeless sack lunches/homeless student backpacks (check AUM monthly newsletter or email Kathryn Dowd for current needs)

  • Do a hot weather bottled water/Gatorade drive for the street homeless

  • Donate for school uniforms/backpacks for homeless AISD students contact Kathryn Dowd)

  • Provide holiday assistance for an AUM family participating in our Rental Assistance Program (contact Valda Ridgely)

  • Serve  on the Boots, Chaps and Cowboy Hats fundraising event Committee or join with others to create a themed donation basket for the Boots Silent Auction (Email Executive Director Jennifer Weber)

  • Greet and serve customers on the Nu@U sales floor or sort and organize donations (Contact Store Manager Patti Casey)

  • Organize a donation drive for Nu2U (Contact Store Manager Patti Casey for current needs)

 

Other Ways to Get Involved:

  • Bake cookies and make placemats for Kairos Prison Ministry that participate in four weekends per year at the men’s and women’s prisons.

  • Connect with the Wesley Foundation student ministry at the University of Texas at Arlington. Provide a meal for worship night, “adopt” a student not from this area, assist Pastor Madison with special projects

 

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