GENERAL INFORMATION
Introduction
About the Center
Calendar
Special Events
Scheduling Activities
Location
Contact Information
Fundraising
Volunteers Program

UTSCC-RUN ACTIVITIES
Bisexual Group
Community AIDS Action Team
Friday Night Drop-in
GLBT Hotline
Horizons Youth Group
Library and Archives
Property Maintenance
Rainbow Reader
Social Action Committee
Transgender Group

INDEPENDENT GROUPS
Health Dept. HIV Testing
Open Door Chapel
Up The Steps A.A.


Volunteer Program
About the volunteer program:
This project was started in 2001 to match the talents and interests of members of the GLBT community with the needs of the community center.  The endeavors of UTSCC are constantly evolving and growing, requiring more and more active involvement from the community.
 
Contact:
Greg Kroemer at volunteer@utscc.org
 
Schedule at the center:
No scheduled meetings.
 
 
Volunteer Positions Available
 
Library:
Data entry -- assist with entering materials from archives into the database.  Hours are flexible (during library operating hours) to fit any schedule.
Circulation staff -- assist patrons in finding and checking out materials, processing registrations and answering reference questions.
 
Building Maintenance:
Cleaning crew -- weekly sweep or mop floors, dust library shelves, scrub restrooms.
Outdoor crew -- mow lawn in summer and shovel walks in winter, and pick up litter.
Plow volunteer -- plow parking area after snowfalls.
Repairs and improvements -- need talented painters, electricians, carpenters.
Work party crew -- talented and non-talented but hardworking people for special projects. 
 
Rainbow Reader:
Advertising sales -- seek out new advertisers and maintain old advertisers, verify and update continuing ads.
Advertising layout --  design ads for advertisers
Distribution --  deliver copies of the newspaper to the various distribution points:  bars, bookstores, GLBT-friendly services.
Writing --  write articles for the newspaper: commentary, local news, and research on social issues.
 
Gay/Lesbian Hotline:
Helpline staff -- after training, answer phones providing information, referral and crisis intervention and collecting data on anti-GLBT violence and harassment.

If you would like to volunteer your services, please fill in the form below:

 

----------VOLUNTEER INTEREST FORM----------

Confidentiality - If for any reason you wish your activities with UTSCC to remain confidential, please inform one of the directors, so that measures can be taken to honor this request.

Discrimination - UTSCC does not discriminate in regards to sex, race, sexual orientation, lifestyle, religious and spiritual beliefs, partner relations, age, and all forms of disability.  If for any reason you would need accommodations in order that we may help you to volunteer, let a director know.  We request that all our volunteers respect all forms of diversity, and to display non-discriminatory conduct.

This form cannot be submitted without  your name and e-mail!
Your name and e-mail will be kept confidential.

NAME: 

E-MAIL: 

Click on the boxes for each item you are interested in:

The Rainbow Reader:  writing, composing-spell check, layout, photography, advertising, printing, artwork and organizing.

Library and Archives:  fundraising, library work, filing and storage.

Long-range Planning:  fundraising, grant writing, organizing, financial planning, building search and networking.

AIDS Education (CAAT):  facilitating HIV/AIDS education parties and programs, fundraising, phone work and stuffing safe sex kits.

Gay/Lesbian Hotline:  provide info, referral and crisis intervention to callers and collecting anti-GLBT violence and harassment data.

Building/property maintenance:  scrub, sweep, mop, mow, work party help.

Describe what you'd like to do in the box below:

 

 



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