How Do I Get Involved?

An evening

Watch kids of parenting teens during a YoungLives meeting (2x/month)

A Saturday morning

Volunteer to play with kids during a Redeemer Weekend Respite event for single parents, parents of children with special needs, and foster and adoptive parents.

A car

• Transport parenting teens to and from 2 meetings per month

• Deliver a pre-made meal from the Redeemer freezer to someone at Redeemer who is in need of meals

Things to donate or a willingness to shop

• Donate gently used baby gear to YoungLives (can be dropped off at Redeemer)

• Donate blankets for Shepherd on November 13th and 20th

• Donate bus passes for residents of Wheeler Homeless Mission to use to get to appointments or work

Space in my home for a child

Host a child whose parent is experiencing distress for 1-90 days. Example of types of needs through Family Hope:

• Single mom, overwhelmed, looking for 2-3 days respite for 2-year-old twins & a 1-year-old boy. Can host separately.

• Homeless mom looking for 2-3 weeks hosting for 3-year-old son while she works and saves for a deposit on an apartment. No daycare.

Time to get coffee and make a couple of phone calls once a month

Be a Support Coach through Family Hope. Support Coaches walk alongside parents and offer mentorship, resource connection, and encouragement.

The ability to cook

Make a meal for someone at Redeemer who has had a baby, had surgery, or another similar need. (Can be dropped off at Redeemer and put in the freezer for someone to use later)

A calling to get more involved

Consider becoming a deacon assistant or deaconness/deacon.

Other

Have a skill or talent and not sure how to use it for others? Talk to a deacon team member!