CARITAS OF AUSTIN LAUNCHES MONTHLY VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSE
Community Members Invited to Attend and to Learn More About Caritas
Programs
(Austin, TX) – Caritas of Austin is offering a Volunteer
Open House on the first Tuesday of each month for the first time in the
social service agency’s 42-year history. Volunteers are invited to learn
more about Caritas’ programs and services from the agency’s directors;
to meet other people interested in volunteering; to find out about
additional volunteer opportunities; and to begin the volunteer process
by scheduling an interview.
Open Houses will be offered at 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the first
Tuesday of each month at Caritas on 611 Neches Street. The next Open
House will be offered on June 6 and the following Open House will be
moved to July 11 due to the July Fourth holiday.
“We are delighted at this opportunity to educate volunteers on the many
programs and services we provide to families in need in our community,”
said Beth Atherton, executive director of Caritas. “Volunteers provide
critical support to our agency. They help newly arrived documented
refugee families settle into their new homes in Central Texas; they
assist clients with finding employment; they act as translators for
non-English speaking clients; they help prepare and serve hot meals in
our soup kitchen; and they help re-stock our food pantry, among other
roles. Without volunteers, we would not be able to reach the families
who need our help the most.”
To R.S.V.P. for Caritas’ Volunteer Open House, call Molly Sipe,
volunteer coordinator, at 512-646-1251 or e-mail
msipe@caritasofaustin.org.
Since 1964, Caritas has assisted with basic needs such as food, rent and
utilities and helped clients learn the skills they need to gain
self-reliance. This year, Caritas will serve over 20,000 adults and
children as Travis County’s largest source of non-governmental
assistance. “Caritas” is from the Latin word for love, and in this
spirit, anyone with a legitimate need is eligible to receive help.
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