HOPE FOR THE FUTURE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Hope for the Future Ministries has opportunities for people to serve in many ways, including:

Driving, Fund Raising, Youth Work, PR, Office Admin, Working with Seniors, Cleaning, Kitchen, Warehouse, Van Repair & Servicing, Team Organising, Outeach Support.

As you can see there are many areas that need help, and if you have a skill the chances are that the ministry will find your skills helpfull.

Hope for the Future Ministries is looking for people like you to help out. See below for a list of the most urgent needs, however if you have a skill that you think you could offer to the ministry, please feel free to contact the office.

• Driving
  The ministry regularly receives donated food and other items which need to be collected. If you are able to drive a van and have some time available, you could be collecting items from warehouses and shops on a regular basis, or on an occasional basis when a call with an offer comes in to the warehouse.
• Fund Raising
  As you can see from the Financial Help page, the ministry needs a lot of money to run. This job is essential to the ministry as the more money that is raised, the more people the ministry can help.
• Youth Work
  There is a strong interest from youth at the locations where the ministry works. At the moment the ministry is unable to build on that interest. This position would suit someone currently studying at a bible college who is looking for an internship for experience of working with youth.
• PR
  This work requires someone with experience of getting the name of an organisation well known. Although the ministry is well known where it serves the people, it is not known well enough by businesses and churches. Where it is known about, there is a need to communicate what the ministry does, and how effective it is at making a change to people's lifes.
• Office Admin
  There always seems to be more paperwork to deal with. Pastor Diane would love to be able to concentrate on what she is good at, helping and iministering to people, so the more helpers in the office, the more time she can devote to the people the ministry is there to serve.
• Working With Seniors
  As you can see on the Supporting the Elderly page, the ministry supports a large number of senior citizens. People who have a heart for senior citizens are needed to extend this side of the ministry
• Cleaning
  To supply food to people requires a lot of warehouse, office and kitchen space as well as vans to transport the goods. The ministry needs people with a heart for excellence in to help keep the standard of the ministry to a high standard.
• Kitchen
  With over 500 hot meals and hundreds of sandwiches provided each week, there is a need for people to work in the preparation of food in the kitchen in Farmingdale. Depending on your time you can volunteer to just make sandwiches, or get involved in the cooking of the hot nutritious meals provided by the ministry.
• Warehouse
  The warehouse contins large quantities of food, drink and housewares. These are regularly supplied to people on the outreach lines, meaning the warehouse is very busy with incoming and outgoing produce, as well as moving stock around to make sure that the oldest stock is at the front of any stack. The ministry needs people who are well organised and fit enough to move heavy boxes around.
• Van Repair & Servicing
  With five vans sharing over ten trips per week, they are working very hard. To save the ministry paying for regular service and day to day maintenance it is urgent to find volunteers with experience as vehicle mechanics. Work includes general servicing, oil changes and general maintenance.
• Team Organising
  Hope for the Future Ministries offers short term opportunities for groups to come and experience serving in the inner city and urban environment. These groups come not just from Long Island, or even America, but from all over the world. The ministry is looking for a person with good organisation and communication skills to book the teams in, book space in Hope House, arrange collection from the airport if they coming from abroad, and generally make sure their time with the ministry flows smoothly.
• Outreach Support
  Many groups join the ministry to help out on the outreach days, both in the church without walls service and the line giving out the pantry bags and hot food. This is open to anbody with a heart for people. Many groups create a street drama to use as part of te church service. As with all the areas of service, please contact the office first to make sure that there is room available on the dates you wish to help out.