Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Metropolitan Affordable Housing. Please consider us when you decide on where to begin playing an active role in your community. Volunteers are needed to provide support for youth programs, nutritional programs, community building events and program coordination. Volunteers are crucial in helping us support these valued programs and services for Metro residents. In addition to providing housing, Metro offers a wide variety of on-site resident services and programs. It is within these programs that we have the most need for volunteers. We offer youth programs, food and nutrition programs and holiday events that help build community and address specific needs of families and children.

Extra Helping Drivers The Extra Helping program provides food that needs to be picked up from Food for Lane County and brought back to the community center for distribution. This program is offered every other week at each site. Volunteers are asked to help drive to and from Food for Lane County and pick up and distribute food at the community center. A three month commitment is encouraged.

Kids Club Volunteers help the Kids Club program coordinator to set-up, clean-up, and participate in activities at weekly Kids Club. This includes arts and crafts, games, outside activities, and occasional off-site field trips. A three-month commitment is encouraged.

Homework Help Metro is working to launch a new Homework Helpers program, once per week after school in the community room at several locations. We are in the early phases of starting this program and anyone interested can sign up to help us plan and implement this program.

Community Events Metro communities each celebrate the holiday season with Spring Flings, Summer Barbeques, Halloween Parties, School Supplies, and Winter Celebrations. Volunteers are needed to help staff and residents plan these events, prepare food, host games and crafts. Volunteers are needed during the planning and duration of each event, about 10 hours per event.