INTRODUCTION WHAT CAN I DO?

WHEN CAN I HELP? WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT?

INTRODUCTION

 

The Prince of Peace Center relies heavily on volunteers in order to carry out our mission of strengthening families, building community, and reducing poverty throughout Mercer County. The Center only has few full-time employees, so volunteers play a crucial role in enabling us to offer such a wide variety of services.

Prince of Peace Center has nearly 190 active volunteers who support the Center on an ongoing basis; donating an average of 615 hours each month. Each volunteer shares valuable skills, serves as organizational advocates, and provides fresh insight. In past years, volunteers hours combined totaled 14,390 hours--the equivalent of an incredible 1,798 eight-hour work days.

Each new volunteer experiences a thorough orientation session that reviews the history, mission, activities, and Child Protection policies of the Center. This ensures each volunteer is adequately prepared to offer his/ her support in the "good neighbor" spirit of merciful service.

Volunteering does not merely benefit the Center, though; it also benefits the volunteers themselves. Volunteering at Prince of Peace Center provides people with an opportunity to directly serve their neighbors in need, to interact with a marginalized section of the population that they might otherwise never encounter, and to gain a profound, personal understanding of the daily struggles faced by the marginalized members of our community.

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WHAT CAN I DO?

Regardless of your age or life experience, you can make a meaningful contribution to the Prince of Peace Center. Volunteers perform a wide variety of tasks here, including:

~ sorting donated items
~ working in the Thrift Store
~ assembling emergency food bags
~ working on food distribution day
~ serving in the soup kitchen
~ helping with office tasks
~ assisting with special projects
~ utilizing specialized skills
~ aiding in fundraising efforts

For more information about the specific programs listed above, visit our services page.

If you wish to volunteer at Prince of Peace as part of an individual project (high school senior projects, Confirmation hours, etc.) or as a group activity (i.e. Student Council, Key Club, Scouts, church youth groups, etc.), please do not hesitate to contact us. Though orientation sessions are generally scheduled for Thursday mornings at 10:00 AM, special sessions at alternate times are made available upon request.

There is a place for everybody at the Prince of Peace Center.

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WHEN CAN I HELP?

Whenever you are available, you can volunteer during the Center's normal opening hours. Those hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Monday through Friday. Groups are invited to cook and/or serve meals in the Soup Kitchen, Meals are served every Monday & Wednesday between 4:00 & 5:00 PM.

You can volunteer once a week, twice a week or every day. You can volunteer for an entire day or for a few hours. We will gladly welcome you whenever you are available.

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WHOM DO I CONTACT?

The Center's volunteer coordinator is Autumn Buxton. You can contact her by e-mailing autumn.buxton@princeofpeacecenter.org, or you can call the Center at 724-346-5777 and ask for Autumn. She will happily discuss available volunteer opportunities with you and answer any other questions that you may have.

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You can also contribute to the Center by donating items to the thrift store or by making monetary donations.
For more information, visit the donating page.

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