Volunteer

 

Opportunities for Individuals & Groups

Thanks for your interest in partnering with us through volunteering! Below is a list of recurring and one-time events.

Recurring events are terrific opportunities for churches, business teams, and community groups to serve together.

Questions? Feel free to reach out any time by emailing us at: volunteer@freedomcommunities.com

 

Thursday Nights, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Moms Moving Forward Workshop Host

Help our moms feel welcome, relaxed and well served during their monthly cohort Workshop. Home cooked meals are encouraged. Short, personalized, hand-written notes with an inspiring Bible verse for each mom are also most welcome! This is a great way to love and serve our moms and children through the gift of a hot meal and warm hospitality. Come early to prep, serve meals, and bus tables; and stay after to pack up leftovers for our families, and tidy up the Community Room space.

Roles include:

• Set up Community Room / Dining Space
• Provide Event Hospitality
• Host/Serve Homemade/Prepared Dinner
• Bus Tables, Clean up / Reset Community Room
• Provide dinner for Children & Childcare Volunteers

 

  • Thursday Evenings, year-round

  • Arrive by 6:00 p.m. for pre-event setup

  • Stay until event is through for cleanup / reset

  • Volunteers can serve in shifts if necessary (e.g. “Setup Shift,” “Hosting Shift,” “Cleanup/Reset Crew”)

  • Tuck Opportunity Hub

  • 3501 Tuckaseegee Road Church Building / Community Room

  • 4-6 volunteer slots

The First Thursday/Month • 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner for “Sister Circle Time”

On the first Thursday evening of each month, all of our moms—current and alumni—are invited to attend “Sister Circle Time” (a.k.a. “Chat-and-Chew”). This group event is facilitated by a veteran West Charlotte leader, educator, and life coach who has a passion to create safe spaces for our moms to develop deep relationships with one another.

Volunteers have the opportunity to provide a light dinner for our moms to enjoy, which removes a potential barrier that might keep a mom from attending. The dinner menu is simple—sandwiches/wraps, a side, and drinks. Food for the children in childcare can be pizza or chicken fingers with a veggie or fruit side—easy to serve, easy to clean up.

 

  • The First Thursday/Month

  • Food needs to be dropped off & set up any time between 5:30-6:30 p.m.

  • This is a confidential space for our moms, so volunteers drop off the food before the event begins.

  • Tuck Opportunity Hub

  • 3501 Tuckaseegee Road Church Building / Community Room

  • 2-4 volunteer slots available

*Ongoing / Year Round Opportunity

Snacks for Moms Moving Forward

Help stock the Moms Moving Forward food pantry with snacks for children and families who come on-site for Thursday night events, and who turn to Freedom Communities for temporary food assistance during times of crisis.

Snack items are best purchased at stores like Sam’s Club, BJ’s, Costco, etc.

Individually-wrapped snack packages, please.

Items can be separated and put in brown paper bags, or simply donated in bulk.

The most high-demand items include:

* Apple Sauce squeeze pouches

* Welch’s “Mixed Fruit” Fruit Snacks

* Chips (variety packs)

* Pretzels

* Pop Corn

* Lance Crackers (peanut butter, cheese)

* Kool-aid Jammers

* Capri Sun

 

  • Ongoing / year-round opportunity

  • A great volunteer opportunity for church groups, service groups, and business offices.