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	Volunteer Community Volunteer Information Please call us at 512-385-5571 or email to casamvols@yahoo.com. If you are interested in volunteering for ESL (teaching residents and neighbors English 7 - 9pm Monday-Thursday) Please contact casaesl@hotmail.com Our volunteer program is very flexible, permitting you to work the hours and days you select. Call a Casa Marianella staff person and let them know what your interests are and they can give you specific suggestions of how you can help Casa Marianella. Resident Activities Spanish Literacy - Spend one evening per week teaching residents and community members to read Internet/Computer Classes - Hold trainings for residents teaching them the basics of the Internet Organize a painting project, decorate for a holiday, plan a party or outing for residents on a holiday Cook Dinner - Prepare a Casa meal by using food that Casa already has or bring a precooked meal to share with the residents (Should arrive at Casa by 4pm to have dinner ready by 6pm) Provide rides to residents- medical appointments, Casa outings, etc. Soccer - Accompany residents to a nearby park to play soccer (Sundays, usually at 3:00 p.m.) Interviews - Interview residents and ex-residents about their experiences at Casa and elsewhere, Forms located in intake drawer. (Spanish required) Resident Stories - Type up a resident's story (Spanish required) Office Work Women's Work Calls - Answer telephones calls from immigrant women looking for employment. Match women with possible employers from a list that Casa keeps. (Fridays only, Spanish required) Office Help File cards of residents who have left enter new names onto our mailing list cut more scrap paper make more intake and casa business cards photocopy forms alphabetize the HUD forms sort resident mail re-alphabetize resident cards Occasional Activities House / Residents Needs Maintenance Varies by needs on House Maintenance list Yard Work - Rake leaves and put them in the compost pile behind clothing bodega, sweep patio and driveway, pick up trash on property, pick up trash from house to the bridge Resident Needs Upkeep - Intake bags - make "single serving" zip-lock bags that include shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, razor and lotion, laundry soap bags Recycling - sort and/or take recycling to nearby drop off site Laundry - wash clothes, sheets, etc. and take down dry laundry Sorting / Organizing Clothing Bodega - Organize clothing by type (jeans, T-shirts, long sleeve, etc), remove dirty clothing and women's and children's clothing, hang new donations. Sort Donations - Sort newly arrived donations by: Women and children's clothing Men's clothing - We need pant sizes up to 36, shoe sizes up to 10 Separate dress clothing from casual clothing Sheets, towels, blankets, etc Other: kitchenware, toys, etc. Take unneeded donations to other agencies that can better utilize them - Push- Up Foundation, SafePlace, Goodwill, El Buen Samaritano We always welcome fresh ideas here at Casa and there is a great chance that volunteers will be able to see something obvious lacking that we as full time workers simply can not see. Creativity is always invited in!