Covenant House Faith Community
Free room and board.
And the chance to change the world of homeless youth.
What does it take to make a difference in the life of a homeless youth? Beyond food, shelter and clothing, it takes guidance, love and respect. The kind of day to day support that comes from dedicated volunteers willing to commit 3, 6 or 12 months of their life to serving homeless youth through Covenant House Faith Community.
Why would someone drop everything to become a full-time volunteer? For the men and women who make up Covenant House Faith Community, the answer is simple -- they feel called to serve young people in crisis. They want to make a difference in the world, one youth at a time.
Through Covenant House Faith Community, volunteers have the opportunity to serve full time at Covenant House, live in an intentional community with other volunteers, and share in daily communal prayer/reflection.
To learn more about Faith Community, meet our current volunteers, or obtain an application, please visit the Faith Community page at:
www.covenanthouse.org/faithcommunity
Mentor Program:
Through its Mentorship
Program, Covenant
House fosters positive
relationships between
youth and adults. Mentors offer support,
guidance, and experience in order to help
youth set attainable goals, map out plans to
achieve those goals, and begin to successfully
implement them. The Mentor serves as a role
model for the youth as he or she moves into
independent living and adulthood. For more information, contact the local Covenant House near you. |
Covenant House NINELINE
The Covenant House NINELINE (1 800 999-9999) provides telephone crisis intervention to homeless, runaway and other troubled youth and their families nationwide.
Volunteers are needed to keep the NINELINE open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our volunteers help connect youth to their families, arrange transportation home or to a safe shelter and also provide appropriate referrals.
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Youth Opportunities:
Clothing Drive
Most kids arrive at Covenant
House Texas with little
more than the clothing
on the backs, but much of what is donated
to Covenant House is unusable or not age-
appropriate for these young people.
Providing Covenant House youth with a few
items of gently-worn clothing donated by their
peers not only fulfills one of their basic needs,
it also boosts their self-esteem. Coordinate a
clothing drive with your school, youth group,
sports team or a few friends. We need clothing
for boys and girls between the ages of 12 and
21, as well as infants and toddlers. (Larger
sizes for teens/young adults are especially in
demand.) School Days: The first day of school
can be exciting but also a bit stressful. When
kids arrive at Covenant House they have
few belongings. You and your friends can
help one of our young residents get ready
for the new school year. Sponsors can provide
backpacks, a new outfit, binders, pencils,
notebook paper, etc. to start the school year
off right.
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