Volunteer

Catholic Charities volunteers serve clients directly or help our staff behind the scene.  They serve occasionally, weekly or full time.  For information about time commitments and locations, please contact: Margaret Prickett, Manager of Volunteer Resources at (404) 885-7271 or e-mail mprickett@archatl.com.

Online Volunteer Registration Form

To indicate your area of interest, please complete the Online Volunteer Registration Form.

New Volunteer Orientation

Go to the Events Calendar to view the dates for the next new volunteer orientation.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Christmas Giving

• Volunteers to serve in our Midtown office to coordinate Christmas giving, respond to e-mail and telephone inquiries and communicate with donor organizations

Refugee Resettlement Training for Refugee Support
Saturday, September 27th  

• Apartment set-up for new refugees: available during weekday mornings and able to perform minor physical labor (ex: assemble bed frames)
• Administrative assistant in midtown, during daytime office hours

Family Enrichment Program

• Instructors and tutors for English as a Second Language (ESL) and computer literacy

  ESL Team Information

  ESL Team Volunteer Interest Form

• Child-care in our office during daytime classes for parents, two hour shifts
• Event volunteer
• Office assistant: data entry at our office in Chamblee. Two hours each week would help.
• Housing Counselor assistant: follow up with clients by telephone
• Employment Counselor assistant: follow up with clients by telephone
• Tutoring in Sandy Springs  
    Volunteer Tutors Needed for Immigrant Children Weekday Afternoons

Immigration Program

• Office/administration assistance: filing and data entry
• Interpreters (Chinese, Arabic, Farsi, Karen, Chin, Burmese)
• Volunteer (pro bono) attorney
• Scott’s Run event volunteers: Saturday morning, October 4th, help with set-up, registration, guard the route, and cheer on the runners 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

Parish & Social Justice Ministry

• Volunteers interested in organizing and teaching social justice

Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption Services

• Church representatives: organize within your parish or church to assist parents
• Data entry and filing

Village of St. Joseph Counseling Services

• Pro-bono licensed counselors
• Thresholds mentors: train inmates in thoughtful decision making, next training: October 11-12
• Date entry and filing

Agency Volunteers

• Speakers Bureau: educate people about our programs
• Volunteer Service advisory committee members help with recruitment and appreciation
• Research assistance: assist with grant writing
• In-kind donations assistance
• Public Relations activities

Internships

• Public Relations
• Masters level Social Work internships,
• Masters level Counseling and Psychology internships
• Bachelor’s level practicum for social work and human services majors

Indirect Service Activities

Indirect Service Activities involve little or no direct contact with our clients, but provide support for people in need.  These opportunities are appropriate for groups of all ages but are especially ideal for groups of 16 years of age or younger.

More Information

Contact Information

Contact:  Margaret Prickett, Manager of Volunteer Resources, 404-885-7271, e-mail: mprickett@archatl.com.

Page last updated: October 17, 2008