United Way for Southeastern Michigan Presents: The Supporting Southeastern Michigan Program
The Supporting SEM Program envisions a community where community members have seamless access to basic everyday essentials that are appropriate and of great quality through providing brand-new clothing, housewares, electronics, food and beverages, cleaning supplies, and home and automotive hardware. This program solely relies on donations from agency partners to support low-income families, local non-profit organizations, faith-based institutions, and grassroot community organizations within Southeastern Michigan.
Our amazing Community Resource Center's storeroom needs a couple of volunteers to assist clients and partners, sort donations, restock shelves, and perform light data entry tasks. Staff is available to direct volunteers every Wednesday from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. We greatly appreciate your consideration and support!
Volunteers will work with our site manager to welcome and assist clients, load donations into vehicles, sort donations, restock the shelves, complete data entry, and create a positive client experience. In addition, volunteers work directly with clients providing them with the basic needs and personal care items they need to support families in an uplifting and hopeful context.
- Both people skills and organization are important in the program.
- Some Arabic language speaking skills are helpful but not necessary.
- Volunteers will receive on-site training in all on-site processes.
- Volunteers will gain valuable skills in customer service and warehouse maintenance.
Volunteers may also assist with physical improvements to the space, including painting.
The program also hosts additional annual distributions for families and non & for-profit organizations, including perishable and non-perishables, brand-new clothing, houseware, electronics, beverages, cleaning supplies, household appliances, automotive hardware, and holiday gifts.
Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Questions? Contact Chris Taylor at (313) 226-9293 or Chris.Taylor@LiveUnitedSEM.org
