Volunteers Needed Now at JPC

Mentors – Use your real life experience. Ordinary people are needed who are good listeners, are willing to share, and be part of a team. Mothers and grandmothers are especially needed for our new young mothers' project. We also need men to mentor male ex–offenders. Work one–on–one with adults. Help change lives. Personally very rewarding. Learn a lot about Rochester. Be part of Rochester's biggest adult mentoring program, and an integral part of JPC's re–entry program. Two hours per week commitment for one year. May need to pay for local travel, food, and other small expenses. Two–evening training session coming up in January.


Rental Apartment Coordinator – Find safe and clean apartments for women coming home after being in county jail, who are pregnant or have children two years old or younger. Coordinate with landlords, women clients, Dept. of Human Services, case managers and federally–guaranteed funds. Two half days per week. Start locating apartments in May with actual start up in July.


Office Supplies Buyer – Purchase office supplies and second–hand items for very small clothing and household items cupboard. Half a day per week.


Food Buyer/Cook – Purchase food at Public Market. Bring to JPC downtown office on Monday and prepare soup, salad and sandwiches for roughly 20 people. (This could be two separate jobs)


Office Assistant/Coordinator – Two afternoons a week; answer and screen calls, welcome customers, triage customers on busy days, write letters soliciting contributions for mentoring program, return phone calls, make copies, make coffee.


Writers – Write articles for publication in JPC's bi–monthly newsletter. Focus on current activities in the office or fundraising events, or high light office staff, mentors and volunteers. Hot topics in the criminal justice and re–entry arena are urgently needed. Photos needed too. Newsletter is published online and distributed via email program. Also paper publication three times per year – if the funds hold up!


For further info, please contact Sue Porter at 325–7727 or at Email