Woodhaven has several volunteer opportunities for both individuals and groups. To volunteer at Woodhaven, call (573) 876-7326 or email jfreidrichs@woodhaventeam.org.

Individuals

Office help: Volunteer each week for an hour, an afternoon or a whole day in the Woodhaven administrative office. We need help with data entry, filing, basic accounting, or other administrative needs.

Handyman help: Woodhaven does not have maintenance staff, so there are often little jobs that we must hire out. A skilled handyman willing to volunteer once a month or every other week would be a great help. It could include areas like gardening, painting, cleaning, plumbing, etc. We would of course pay for supplies.

Be a friend: Volunteer to spend some time with one or more people served by Woodhaven in community settings. Be a mentor and form a new friendship.

Groups

See Mission Trips on the Church Support page for additional ideas.

Adopt a home, or group of homes
Woodhaven serves over 100 men and women in 40 family-sized homes and apartments throughout Columbia and Jefferson City. Most of the people we serve live in groups of three to a house. Your group could adopt one of our homes and form relationships with the individuals served there. They always love getting to know new people. The members of your group could also help plant flowers, rake leaves, participate in fun activities or decorate the home.

Hold a dance or other social event
The people we serve love the opportunity to socialize, but there are often not resources to organize an activity for all the men and women served by Woodhaven. Your group could sponsor, plan and hold a dance or social event for the men and women of Woodhaven. A great opportunity to do this would be around Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day or Halloween and have it be a theme event. All the members of your group would be invited to attend as well, and would have the chance to get to know the men and women who receive services from Woodhaven. We can help arrange a location.

Have a fundraiser to benefit Woodhaven
It could be as simple as a bake sale or car wash or as formal as an evening dinner. It could be something fun like a golf tournament or a dance marathon. It could be something completely new and creative. Woodhaven raises funds to support our residential and day programs, our health services department, our staff training programs, transportation costs, activities, and other operational needs that are not fully covered by other funding sources. Any fundraiser, large or small, would be a great benefit to the men and women served by Woodhaven. We can help in organizing it.