Mission: Reaching teens by meeting needs

We are a faith-based, Christian, non-profit organization. We believe that the significant part of our team's unity comes from a common love for Jesus which overflows into a love for these amazing teenagers. All of our staff, board members, and volunteers have a firm relationship with Him and come together with groups of others who feel the same way on a weekly basis. If you do not hold those same beliefs you are still welcome to work with our "Dinner's Served" program but would not be a good fit for other volunteering opportunities at this time. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. It would be a pleasure to speak with you.

VOLUNTEER OPENINGS:

-Regular Evening Staff: This position is a one-year commitment to volunteer with the teenagers at Solomon’s Porch one selected night a week. This would include playing pool, cards, and doing activities with them, listening when they need to talk, and offering life guidance using Biblical knowledge. Our evenings are 6-9pm. We expect staff members to arrive at 5:45 and stay until 9:15pm. We understand life emergencies and vacations and are able to plan accordingly. Please call our office to talk to someone about this impactful opportunity!
The Steps to Becoming Evening Staff:

1. Set up an appointment with our office to come down for an evening to shadow a staff member.

2. Fill out the staff application which will be provided at the end of your shadow.

3. Submit to a fingerprint background check. (Our insurance requires that these be completed before you work with our youth even if you have had one recently.)

4. Complete the three-hour staff training.

5. Continue on as Staff-In-Training for 48 youth-contact hours.

-Kitchen Staff: Three individuals who would be interested in running our kitchen one night each week (from 4pm-8pm). Example: A staff member who comes in every Tuesday who either makes dinner or oversees the group that is signed up for that day's meal. Helping walk them through the check-list, being the person with the food handler's permit, making sure the dishes get done and the left-overs properly stored. Then two other people would do the same thing on Thursdays and Fridays. This position also requires monthly attendance at the staff meeting the second Sunday of each month at 2:30pm.

-Kitchen Manager: Does all the things above on one of the selected nights. They are also the “go-to” person for coordinating “Dinner’s Served” (DS) hosted by different groups, maintaining the DS calendar, ensuring that accurate food records are maintained, that Food Handler’s Permits are acquired, a monthly report, and arranges for food donations/partnerships with local food donors (such as stores, food pantries, and individuals who donated regularly). This job is expected to take approximately 5-10 hours per week. The managerial aspects of this position could be set as a specific day each week or a flexible schedule utilizing electronic means of contact. This position also requires monthly attendance at the staff meeting the second Sunday of each month at 2:30pm. This is currently an unpaid volunteer position.

-Office Manager: This person would be a volunteer, un-paid, position. We would like to have someone in our office three days a week from 9am-2pm. Duties and responsibilities would include taking, fielding, and returning phone calls and emails, filing, data entry, and form development, copying paperwork, aiding in the planning of events, scheduling speaking engagements, and other general office activities. This position also requires monthly attendance at the staff meeting the second Sunday of each month at 2:30pm. This is currently an unpaid volunteer position.

-Janitorial: We would love to have a volunteer who came in once a week to work for 3-4 hours (or twice a week for 1.5-2 hours) helping us keep our facility clean. This could also be a couple or a family! This would include everything from washing windows to sweeping/mopping, dusting, taking out garbages, etc. This position also requires monthly attendance at the staff meeting the second Sunday of each month at 2:30pm.

-Tutoring Coordinator: We are looking for an individual who is interested in running our Through The Noise Study Time Program three afternoons each week from 3-6pm. (tutoring is from 4pm-6pm) This position would include the coordination of educational and interactive activities for teenagers in 8th-12th grade, coordination of other tutoring volunteers, assistance with homework as needed, maintaining a quiet and positive working atmosphere, coordinating healthy snacks, and a monthly report. This position also requires monthly attendance at the staff meeting the second Sunday of each month at 2:30pm. This is currently an unpaid volunteer position.

-Grant Writer: We are seeking an individual who has successfully written grants for a non-profit in the past. Solomon’s Porch is expanding to include a weekly meal program, a tutoring program and the only teen shelter within 100 miles. These programs require consistent funding and grants would be a large aid in this growth process. We would prefer an individual who has attended a grant writer’s certification coarse. Writer must have a high school diploma and successfully written 3 nonprofit grants proposals. This is currently an unpaid volunteer position.

-Bookkeeper: Solomon’s Porch is looking for a person of great integrity who will work with our Board Treasurer as well as the Executive and Program Director and the Office Manager to maintain the financial records of the ministry. This position will need a person who is able to come in two set days each week, for approximately 2 hours, to complete the data entry, banking, bill payment, and reporting as well as other tasks to assist the Grant Writer and Directors as needed. This is currently an unpaid volunteer position.

- Professional Counselors and Nurses: As we grow and move towards providing over-night shelter accommodations, we also need to move towards providing physical and emotional health assistance as well. We are looking for 2-4 professionals in these two fields who would be willing to volunteer their time on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to see our youth on-site at Solomon's Porch during afternoon or evening hours.

Different groups from around the area adopt a Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday evening to provide dinner for our youth. It's a great way to partner with us and make a significant difference in the life of a teen!

For more information about helping with Dinner's Served click here

Some of the groups that have provided a meal include stores like Starbucks, doctor's offices, families, church groups, special interest groups like a knitter's club, and Biblestudy groups. Think of your co-workers, home-schooler's group, boy or girl scouts, BNI group, bridge-club, youth group, or sports team.

 

Yes, we do offer community service. Read ALL of the following BEFORE you come in for CS!

1. The YOUTH is responsible to contact our office and to be here on time (Parents: please make your child deal with the consequences of their inappropriate actions, don’t do it for them…)

2. Youth MUST be between the ages of 13 and 20 years to work off their CS hours here.

3. We offer community service hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Other times may be advertized to youth who frequent our facility or have proven themselves as diligent and responsible workers.

4. The youth MUST arrive between 6:00pm and 6:15pm in order to work and they MUST have their paperwork with them at the time of service.

5. Solomon’s Porch expects that youth who have been assigned CS hours, to work with a good attitude. This includes no complaining, no texting during work hours, unnecessarily long bathroom breaks, and interaction with other youth.

6. If a CS youth is disrespectful of staff or other youth they may be dismissed from CS work.

7. If a CS youth walks off the job, they will not be given their hours.

We need people praying for Solomon's Porch on a regular basis. Things to be praying for include the needs of the youth, the volunteers, the Board of Directors, and continued finances and supportive donations.

If you are interestd in recieving a prayer-list when a situation arrises, please email info@acts512.org and entitle it "prayer team". Thank you.

 

We are currently looking to expand our Board of Directors. This two-year term consist of 1.5-2 hour meetings each month as well as 2-3 hours of service each month outside of regular meeting times. This time may include time at the ministry center to observe operations, assisting with fundraising activities, contacting local organizations and companies, building relationships with donors and supporters, and representing the organization at functions. Contact our office to acquire an application.

We are a faith-based, Christian, non-profit organization. We believe that the significant part of our team's unity comes from a common love for Jesus which overflows into a love for these amazing teenagers. All of our staff, board members, and volunteers have a firm relationship with Him and come together with groups of others who feel the same way on a weekly basis. If you do not hold those same beliefs you are still welcome to work with our "Dinner's Served" program but would not be a good fit for other volunteering opportunities at this time.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. It would be a pleasure to speak with you. email us.

 

We are looking for interns 21 and older with some college education. Click here for the brochure