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Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering for Project Self-Sufficiency, you can help in many ways.  Below is a list of possible volunteer opportunities.  We are interested in hearing from you and finding out how you can help. 

Please complete the VOLUNTEER APPLICATION and return it to the Loveland office at 375 West 37th Street, Suite 150; Loveland, Colorado, 80538.

  Friends of PS-S
Friends of PS-S 		The Friends Group was formed in 2009 and works to provide support and assistance to the participants and staff of Project Self Sufficiency. The Friends Group meets monthly on the second Monday of each month from 4:30–6:00 P.M. in south Fort Collins.

The group helps in a variety of ways:
  • Assisting staff at events & fundraisers and with child care during self esteem, parenting & other classes offered by PS-S.
  • Making sure participants are remembered on holidays & their birthdays.
  • Contacting community businesses for donations to fill Mother's Day and Father's Day gift bags.
  • Offering an annual morning of fun & miniature golf for families & their children. Seeking community sponsorships to underwrite event and donations to fill participant goodie bags.
  • Conducting a flower sale each fall to benefit the participant scholarship fund.
To Learn More
Contact Susan Ferguson at susan.ferguson@comcast.net
or call 970-214-7869.
 

Car Repair Program

PS-S seeks mechanics and local area garages to assist in helping PS-S participants with basic car repairs and maintenance. Contact Susan@ps-s.org
 

Cars for Families

PS-S seeks individuals interested in helping the organization secure donated cars from individuals and car dealerships.   Donated cars directly benefit the single parents enrolled in the program.  Skilled mechanics are also needed to repair vehicles. Contact Susan@ps-s.org
 

Holiday Family Sponsorship

Each year businesses and individuals throughout the community sponsor our participants’ families for the holidays by purchasing gifts for the families. 

Volunteers can help PS-S staff receive gifts from donors, inventory gifts, phone participants and distribute gifts to participants during designated pick-up times. Volunteer hours are needed in late November and early December. Contact Connie@ps-s.org.
 

Holiday Party

Also annually during the holiday season PS-S hosts a celebration for participants and their families. This event includes a visit from Santa Claus, gifts for the parents and much more. 

Volunteers are needed helping organize and manage the ‘Parents Gifts’ area, event set-up, event clean-up and other appropriate tasks.  Time commitments average 3 to 4 hours in mid December. Contact Connie@ps-s.org.
 

Technology Assistance

PS-S needs expertise in web design, graphic design and case management software. Volunteers could act as consultants and implementers of new systems under the direction of agency management. Contact Kathyminer@ps-s.org.
 

 

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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

>Davis Glasgow
Davis has been with PS-S for five years now repairing, cleaning and reformatting donated computers before they are given to our participants. He also helps the staff with IT issues

>Judy Burnison
Judy joined the PS-S family in August 2010. She volunteers her time on a weekly basis to help with administrative needs around the office.

>Mary Hiatt
Mary is one of our newer volunteers and has become an integral part of our Loveland office staff. She takes on reception duties as well as other projects one day each week.

>Volunteer Spotlight: Carmen Ruyle Hardy
Carmen is Co-Chair for the Friends of Project Self-Sufficiency and is always willing to help whenever she can. Frequently Carmen utilizes her considerable graphic design skills to create promotional pieces for both Project Self-Sufficiency and the Friends group.

>Special Thanks
PS-S would like to thank the many other volunteers who assist our organization, including the following:

  • Cars for Families Volunteers
  • Committee Members
  • Foothills Rotary Club
  • Friends of PS-S
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae
  • The Mantooth Company
  • Math Tutors
  • National Charity League
  • Newsletter Crew
  • Quota Club International
  • VITA Volunteers