Thanks for your interest in partnering with us at The Philadelphia Project through your generous hours of service. In any given week from June 13th through the week of August 7th, The Project is dependent on a minimum of 17 volunteers in addition to our staff, in order to successfully run a week of service camp. Please consider how you might be able to serve with us.
Registration Crew
Groups arrive from 1-3pm either Sunday or Monday. Registration involves being the "Welcome Crew" moving bags, collecting permission forms, showing students to their dorms, and helping to Considering that some groups have driven a distance to get here or flown, greeting them with excitement and making the move in as smooth as possible is essential to starting their week right. Many students will already be out of their comfort areas, based on the new surroundings that they are exposed. We desire folks that are able to be friendly and welcoming, greeting with a smile and serving these young people who have gathered for a week to serve our city.
Cooks
During our weeks of summer camp, here at The Project, we provide daily evening meals for all of our participants. As best as possible, we recruit volunteers to prepare and serve these dinners. We have an adequate kitchen facility here at The Project where meals can be prepared, however some have chosen to prepare their meals at home and bring them warm and ready to serve. Has the Lord blessed you with the ability to put together a scrumptious meal?
Evening meals are prepared for 30-50 students and adults on Sunday, Monday, Thursday.
Additionally we provide deserts for 30-50 each night Sunday through Thursday. These can range from home made to store bought and are often dropped off to the church at a convenient hour during the day. We serve our evening desert at 10PM.
Bar-B-Q
As part of our outreach to the community during the summer we offer a mid-week BBQ and worship service. Are you gifted on the grill? Can you cook a burger without creating a "hockey puck"? This meal serves 50-75 people per week.
Construction
Project Manager: Our greatest area of need is for folks who have a working knowledge of basic construction. We have jobs that range from drywall, and concrete, to electric and landscaping. We desire to have 2-3 project managers per week who we can place to assist groups who are unable to bring a skilled individual with them to lead their work sites. This person would serve as the overseer of the job. This is NOT a do all the work position, it is a TEACHING position, with limited labor, and a lot of oversight.
Project Assistant
This is the position for the person that just wants to be hands on. You love working the trade and you just want to serve. An assistant serves the entire project by doing a lot of the finish up work and picking up on spots that either students are unable to do, or spots that just need to be done better.
Runner
This person has all the power! They get a daily list of materials needed. The hope is that they will be able to make a run in the evening or in the morning so that we have the materials needed for each job at 9AM. This past year we made daily 6AM runs, and if there is a way for that to be handed off to someone that enjoys that experience, it would make life a LOT easier for the Project. We welcome folks to sign up to be a runner for an entire week or just a couple of days.
Cleaners
Are your days of hanging with 30-50 High School students behind you? Serving at The Project as a cleaner offers the opportunity to serve The Project and its participants without having to engage with crowds of students. Cleaners are needed on Friday afternoons, evenings or Saturday mornings. They help to get the church ready to host the next group. This is probably a 2 hour gig for one or two people. Cleaning includes: Kitchen with light clean up in bunk rooms, and bathrooms.
Office
This is a year round need. We would love to find someone that could serve with us one day a week or even a partial day per week. We are looking for someone that is gifted in Administration, Data Entry, or Graphic design. These needs exist year round and could be something done from home or in the office. A lot of what is done involves transferring electronic data into workable files, and keeping running records.
Bookkeeper
Do you have 5-10 hours per week that you would like to use managing numbers, balancing checkbooks, and paying bills? Do you have accounting experience and would you be willing to serve in a voluntary roll that could lead to a paid position as bookkeeper. This would help us to be prepared to meet with our accountant quarterly. This person would serve as a check signer for us as well.
