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To send a check, please make payable to:
Oasis Center
1704 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
Volunteers Needed
Community volunteers serve a very important role in the ongoing operations and success of Oasis Center. A variety of ever-changing opportunities exist, below are some of the volunteer opportunities available:
Shelter *
Community Night Dinners (M/Th)
Child Care for Multiple Family Group (W)
Lunch preparation and supervision (M-F)
Afternoon mentor (M-F)
Dinner preparation and supervision (T,W,F)
Weekend mentor (as needed)
Special Projects that you provide (as available)
Compost and vegetable garden upkeep (afternoons, weekends)
Transitional Living
Community Night Dinners
Prevention
Assist with school based groups (M-Th)
Assist with after school service projects (M-Th)
Assist with teacher work day service projects (as needed)
Provide transportation for a family to a
monthly family night. (nights vary)
Volunteer Fairs
Host a table about Oasis (as needed)
Administration
Mailings (as needed)
Filing (M-F)
Data entry (M-F)
*"Community Cares Night" at the Emergency Shelter: Individuals and/or volunteer groups have the opportunity to cook dinner with teens staying in the shelter. A variety of activities, such as board games, art projects, or simply "hanging out," follow the dinner hour. Average time commitment: 2 hours per week.
*Emergency Shelter Volunteer: Volunteers are trained to spend informal time with the teens staying in the Oasis Emergency Shelter. Volunteers are also encouraged to use their specific interests, talents and skills with the teens. For example, volunteers who enjoy athletics can join shelter residents during an evening out at the local YMCA to teach them about weight training or fitness. This is a perfect opportunity for enthusiastic volunteers with demanding schedules. Average/suggested time commitment: 2-3 hours per week.
For additional information on individual or group volunteer opportunities, please contact Kylene Dibble at kdibble@oasiscenter.org or 615-327-4455.
Needs For Homeless Outreach Program
Donations can be dropped off at the center Monday - Friday, 10am - 2pm.
All donations are tax deductible.
We have an immediate need for the following:
- Bus Passes - #1 need right now
- Bottled water for the summer
- (Lots of it! it's a great survival item we can pass out while doing outreach on hot days)
- Gift Cards to Target and Walmart
- (These gift cards are essential for people that need clothes in sizes or styles we can't provide (specific work clothes for example) any amount helps!
- $5 Gift cards to McDonalds to go in our survival kits.
- Saran wrap, foil
- Brita (or similar) counter top water filter
- Laundry Soap (High Efficiency)
- Expandable Puppy Fence and Crate
- Plastic Flat Sheets
- Candle/Grille lighters (the long ones)
- Velcro TV remote holders for the AV cart
Ongoing Needs:
- Breakfast/Snack/Energy Bars
- Ladies Pants (size: 20+)
- Men's and Women's Hoodies (sizes: med -xxlarge+)
- Men's Pants (all sizes)
- New Men's and Women's Underwear (all sizes)
- Rain Ponchos (the disposable kind work well)
- Towels and Hand Towels
- Backpacks
- Bandaids
- Blankets
- Bus Passes
- Dental Floss
- Grocery Store Gift Cards
- Hats and Gloves
- Journals and inkpens
- Linens
- Prepaid Phone Cards
- Restaurant Gift Cards
- Travel-Size Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, deodorant)
- Watches
- Wet Ones (travel size)
- Dental Floss
- Watches
- Wet Ones (Moist Wipes) – travel packs
- Wallets
- Toothpaste
Dream/Wish LIST!!!
- Lamps
- Nice 12Plus cup coffee maker
- Art supplies (easel, paint, canvas, anything crafty and awesome)
- Spice rack and spices
- Area rugs
- Pot holders/oven mitts
- Toaster or Toaster Oven
- Blender
- DVD’s for the overnight rooms
- Van/Minivan/Surburban Outreach Vehicle with shelves/drawers in the back for emergency supplies, blankets, clothes etc… this would allow us to be more visible and get more emergency supplies to people when we do outreach!
- Large dry erase magnet boards ($500 each) we do a lot of activities every day and having GOOD dry erase boards is essential.
- Lights in the clothing closets! (real lights, with a on/off switch or even better the green ones we have in the space!)
- Art mounting/shelving for the walls in the outreach center. (open to ideas but metal panels with magnets are one)
- $5000 in gift cards to Target and Walmart (often young people need specific clothing items for work or other things we can’t provide, or special sizes for instance)
- A stove/oven plus the installation and hood installed and paid for in the Outreach Center, and/or more counter space. (Expensive because of the fire/health codes)
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