Local Outreach

Landmark for Families

Serve as an after school volunteer with Landmarks for Families! Volunteers must be 25 or older.

Why Serve as an After School Volunteer? After school volunteers have a direct hand in Landmarks for Families' direct care for children! You can help teach them life skills, career building skills, or just have fun with at risk youth. However you serve, you'll have a long-term impact with children.What is Landmarks for Families? Landmarks is a local nonprofit that provides direct care to foster care children, after school programs for at-risk youth, and early intervention assistance to families! They are one of the oldest orphanges in the United States!Onboarding Process:

Fill out a Volunteer Application Form
Meet with one of the staff members of Landmarks
Conduct a Background Check (completed on site)
Serve

Register for Landmark For Families

Serve on Landmarks for Families' property! Volunteers will help maintain the campus of Landmarks for Families through yard work, light TLC work, and other maintenance tasks.

Why Serve as a Maintenance Volunteer? Sometimes things just need a little TLC to look better or run more efficiently. Helping Landmarks for Families maintain its property creates a welcoming environment that lets the hard work of developing children get accomplished!

What is Landmarks for Families? It is a local nonprofit that provides direct care to foster care children, after school programs for at-risk youth, and early intervention assistance to families! They are one of the oldest orphanges in the United States!

Onboarding Process:

Fill out a Volunteer Application Form
Meet with one of the staff members of Landmarks for Families
Conduct a Background Check (completed on site)
Serve

Register for Landmark For Families

Serve at Landmarks for Families Store House! Volunteers will sort and organize toy, clothing, and hygiene donations.

Why Serve at the Store House? Organization and Inventory are important for direct care facilities to have! Knowing what's where and how much there is of it allows care providers to know exactly who can receive what products. Serving here directly translates to more effective care!

What is Landmarks for Families? It is a local non profit that provides direct care to foster care children, after school programs for at-risk youth, and early intervention assistance to families! They are one of the oldest orphanages in the United States!

Onboarding Process:

Fill out a Volunteer Application Form
Meet with one of the staff members of Landmarks for Families
Conduct a Background Check (completed on site)
Serve

Register for Landmark For Families

East Cooper Community Outreach

Serve at East Cooper Community Outreach's Clothing Closet! This is a self-scheduled opportunity, so you can do it whenever you're available for 3-4 hours.

What's a Clothing Closet? Glad you asked! The Clothing Closet is similar to a good will, but everything is free for ECCO's Clients! This is a valuable resource for ECCO's clients especially as children grow out of their clothes, during a cold winter, or if some of clothing items need to be replaced.

Who is ECCO? ECCO is a local non-profit that serves communities East of the Cooper with a variety of needs such as food, job development, medical needs, and dental needs. They serve individuals and families that live below the federal poverty line. Last year, they served over 2,000 people.

Onboarding Process:

Fill out a Volunteer Application Form
Take a Tour of ECCO
Serve

Register for ECCO Clothing Closet

Serve at East Cooper Community Outreach's Front Desk! This is a self-scheduled opportunity, so you can do it whenever you're available for 3-4 hours.

Why Serve at the Front Desk? Glad you asked! Serving at the front desk is an incredibly important opportunity for ECCO! You're not just helping people check in to their appointments, you're helping their organization send out mailing lists, checking in on clients, and helping clients get connected to their services!

Who is ECCO? ECCO is a local non-profit that serves communities East of the Cooper with a variety of needs such as food, job development, medical needs, and dental needs. They serve individuals and families that live below the federal poverty line. Last year, they served over 2,000 people.

Onboarding Process:

Fill out a Volunteer Application Form
Take a Tour of ECCO
Serve

Register for ECCO Front Desk

Serve at the Fresh & Free Farmer's Market at East Cooper Community Outreach every 3rd Thursday of the month!

What is the Fresh and Free Farmer's Market? Great Question! This is an opportunity to provide ECCO's Clients with fresh produce!

Who is ECCO? ECCO is a local non-profit that serves communities East of the Cooper with a variety of needs such as food, job development, medical needs, and dental needs. They serve individuals and families that live below the federal poverty line. Last year, they served over 2,000 people.

Onboarding Process:

Fill out a Volunteer Application Form
Take a Tour of ECCO
Serve

Register for ECCO Farmer's Market

Serve on the First Saturday of every month from 9 am - 12 pm in the Wellness Pantry at East Cooper Community Outreach! Volunteers will sort donations, stock shelves, and help with special projects.

What is First Saturday? It can be difficult to donate food during the week when ECCO is open. First Saturday offers a three hour window for people to donate food on the weekend.

Who is ECCO? ECCO is a local non-profit that serves communities East of the Cooper with a variety of needs such as food, job development, medical needs, and dental needs. They serve individuals and families that live below the federal poverty line. Last year, they served over 2,000 people.

Onboarding Process:

Fill out a Volunteer Application Form
Take a Tour of ECCO
Serve

Register for ECCO Food Donation Sorting

Serve at East Cooper Community Outreach's Wellness Pantry! This is a self-scheduled opportunity, so you can do it whenever you're available for 3-4 hours.

What's a wellness pantry? Glad you asked! A wellness pantry is very similar to a food bank, but also gives out items that most food banks don't carry such as: hygiene products, diapers, feminine products, etc.

Who is ECCO? ECCO is a local non-profit that serves communities East of the Cooper with a variety of needs such as food, job development, medical needs, and dental needs. They serve individuals and families that live below the federal poverty line. Last year, they served over 2,000 people.

Onboarding Process:

Fill out a Volunteer Application Form
Take a Tour of ECCO
Serve

Register for ECCO Wellness Pantry

Hope to Home

This service opportunity works alongside Hope to Home as they deliver furniture to individuals who are experiencing housing instability. Their clients are referred to them through homeless shelters, veteran organizations, half-way programs, etc.

This is a great opportunity to have an impact with your family and other LifeParkers.

Got Questions? Email Rogers at rogers.hook@lifeparkmp.org

Who is Hope to Home: Hope to Home is a furniture resource that partners with several social service organizations to provide basic furniture needs to their clients. These individuals and families have recently experienced housing instability or going through programs like a half way home, rehab, and/or shelter.

This service project is from 9am - 12 pm on Saturdays.
We currently send a team on the 2nd Saturday of every month, but you can serve any Saturday by registering here!

Tinker Tuesdays is an opportunity to serve alongside Hope to Home in their warehouse and help refurbish and clean donation items! This opportunity provides a second wind to donated items before they are delivered to their next home.

Who is Hope to Home: Hope to Home is a furniture resource that partners with several social service organizations to provide basic furniture needs to their clients. These individuals and families have recently experienced housing instability or going through programs like a half way home, rehab, and/or shelter.

You don't need to be a master level DIY in order to serve here! To get started, just email Tom Young at Tom.youn@hopetohomesc.org.

This service opportunity works alongside Hope to Home as they deliver furniture to individuals who are experiencing housing instability. Their clients are referred to them through homeless shelters, veteran organizations, half-way programs, etc.

This is a great opportunity to have an impact with your family and other LifeParkers.

Who is Hope to Home: Hope to Home is a furniture resource that partners with several social service organizations to provide basic furniture needs to their clients. These individuals and families have recently experienced housing instability or going through programs like a half way home, rehab, and/or shelter.

This service project is from 9am - 12 pm on Saturdays.
We currently send a team on the 2nd Saturday of every month, but you can serve any Saturday by registering here!

Lowcountry Pregnancy Center

Help in Lowcountry Pregnancy Center's baby store/diaper & formula bank! Volunteers will help stock and organize the baby store, and diaper & formula bank.

What is a Baby Store? Literally a "store" for LPC clients. Clients of LPC receive points to use in the baby store when they graduate from parenting classes! This is a great resource for new parents to get much needed baby items.

Who is Lowcountry Pregnancy Center: Lowcountry pregnancy center is a non-profit that offers a range of services to expecting mothers and couples. Most of their work is focused on serving mothers and couples who think that a baby would be too much. LPC helps them get connected to services, provides a free ultrasound, biblical counseling, parenting help, and a baby clothing/diaper/formula bank.

Onboarding Process:

Register for this opportunity
Meet with LPC Staff
Serve

Register for Baby Store Volunteer

Lead a parenting class at Lowcountry Pregnancy Center! These classes help prepare expecting couples for the reality, blessings, and challenges of parenthood!

Who is Lowcountry Pregnancy Center: Lowcountry pregnancy center is a non-profit that offers a range of services to expecting mothers and couples. Most of their work is focused on serving mothers and couples who think that a baby would be too much. LPC helps them get connected to services, provides a free ultrasound, biblical counseling, parenting help, and a baby clothing/diaper/formula bank.

Onboarding Process:

Register for this opportunity
Meet with LPC Staff
Get trained by the parenting class leader
Serve

Register to Lead a Parenting Class

Volunteer with Lowcountry Pregnancy Center by helping deep clean the facilities of LPC. This is a helpful service for LPC as they focus on serving clients.

Who is Lowcountry Pregnancy Center: Lowcountry pregnancy center is a non-profit that offers a range of services to expecting mothers and couples. Most of their work is focused on serving mothers and couples who think that a baby would be too much. LPC helps them get connected to services, provides a free ultrasound, biblical counseling, parenting help, and a baby clothing/diaper/formula bank.

Onboarding Process:

Register for this opportunity
Meet with LPC Staff
Serve

Register for Cleaning Crew

Sheild Ministry

Have a heart to lead men toward a successful re-entry into post-incarceration life? Mentoring men through this transition is a great way to invest in men relationally and help them through re-entry. Mentoring could last for as long as the individual is in the program, but is a impactful for you and them!

Who is Shield Ministries? Shield is a non-profit that offers post-release programs and housing for individuals who graduate from the organization's pre-release pipeline. Shield offers programs like Financial Peace University, mentoring, and job placement.

Onboarding:

Register for this opportunity
Meet with the Volunteer Coordinator
Take a Tour
Serve

Register for Mentoring Men

Have a heart to lead men toward a successful re-entry into post-incarceration life? Serve as a Re-entry class/small group leader at Shield Ministries! This is an opportunity to build relationships with men who navigate the challenges of re-entry and continued Christian living post release.

Who is Shield Ministries? Shield is a non-profit that offers post-release programs and housing for individuals who graduate from the organization's pre-release pipeline. Shield offers programs like Financial Peace University, mentoring, and job placement.

Onboarding:

Register for this opportunity
Meet with the Volunteer Coordinator
Take a Tour
Serve

Register to Lead a Re-entry Class

Do you have basic handyman skills and want to help keep a building in shape? Serve at Shield Ministries! Shield owns a couple of aging properties in the North Charleston Area, and this opportunity helps them maintain and upgrade their building without using a significant amount of their budget.

Who is Shield Ministries? Shield is a non-profit that offers post-release programs and housing for individuals who graduate from the organization's pre-release pipeline. Shield offers programs like Financial Peace University, mentoring, and job placement.

Onboarding:

Register for this opportunity
Take a Tour
Serve

Register for Shield Handyman Services

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