Q. If I volunteer as Overnight Staff, what will my responsibilities be?
A. The overnight volunteers will make sure
that the food is served, they must stay awake throughout the night, and clean-up in the morning before they leave. There will be at least 2 staff each night, and there will be emergency numbers provided should a need arise.
Of course, we do want people to be treated with dignity and respect, requiring everyone to be treated the way we would like
to be esteemed.
Q. If I volunteer as a Staff Driver, what will my responsibilities be?
A. People need to be picked up at the Pottstown
Consumer Center on High Street
around 10:00 p.m. nightly, and transported back around 6:30 a.m. the following morning.
Drivers will use their own vehicles.
Q. If I volunteer as Laundry Staff, what will my responsibilities be?
A. Launderers will collect bedding only, around
9 a.m. every Thursday from the Host Church location, will hot water-detergent-wash, dry, and fold the laundry, returning it
to the Host Church by Friday noon, weekly. They can launder at home or use a
Laundromat.
Q. What types of food should I provided when volunteering to prepare something nightly?
A. We do not expect people to prepare a dinner
meal, just something light. Perhaps soup, since people may not have eaten. Fruit,
snacks, nuts, cheese, pretzels, peanut butter bread, drinks; and for breakfast – instant oatmeal, fruit, coffee, tea,
hot chocolate. We will also need paper products like cups, bowls, plates, plastic
spoons and napkins, etc.
Q. If I volunteer as a Staff Person, how will I know what to do?
A. There will be an Orientation Meeting for
those wishing to be Overnight Volunteers, Food Providers, Drivers, Launderers, etc. on December 28th, 7:30 p.m.,
St. John’s Parish House 75 East Main Street, Pottstown.
Q. How many people are expected each night?
A. We are expecting around 20 to 30 people
when weather is mild. However, the numbers will increase when things turn inclement—very
cold, or stormy.
Q. What about insurance if we are a Host Church?
A. We have developed documents for those we
serve that preclude liability for the host church and those on staff. This is
in addition to any insurance that most churches already carry.
Q. What can I donate
to help?
A. Bedding; twin size sheets, pillows, pillow
cases, twin size blankets, gift cards to WalMart or any grocery store in town, etc., financial donations, food, your time.
We do not need clothes. For a full list of needs, please click HERE.
Q. Where can I deliver the items I wish to donate?
A. St John’s Parish House, 75 East Main
Street, Pottstown, PA 19465 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Q. When donating financially, who do I write my check to?
A. Please make checks payable to St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and note “Main Street,” “Ministries at Main Street,” or “Homeless” in the Memo Line.
Q. How do I contact “The Ministries at Main Street?”
A. You can reach us at: 75 East Main Street, Pottstown, PA
19465
Phone: (610) 326-1120
Fax: (484) 363-4017
Email: info@ministriesatmainstreet.org .
Thank You in advance for your
concern!
The Ministries at Main Street
