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Featured
Webb Family Resource Center is looking for volunteers to provide childcare for families participating in continuing education classes. The classes are being offered for families in the St. John’s community beginning this Spring. Volunteers are needed for Tuesday and/or Wednesday nights from 6-8pm. This would simply be playing with children; no diaper changing or feeding would be required.
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Serve the City
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For the Orphan
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Adoption
Sign up to receive information about adopting a child from foster care in Austin and the foster adoption training offered at the Stone.
Approx. 30 hours of training followed by full-time parenting |
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Foster Care
Pathways, a local 501(c)3 foster care agency, is looking for people willing to spend time with foster children who are currently hospitalized. The visitors are assigned in shifts of varying lengths, usually a few hours at a time, and are asked to take a few short notes as they befriend the child. A background check and a short over-the-phone orientation are required.
While children are in the foster care system, they must always be in the care of someone who is certified or licensed by a foster care agency. Many foster families are in need of families willing to babysit or watch their foster children for an afternoon or evening. In order to serve foster families by babysitting their children for less than 8 hours at a time, a person must be CPR and First Aid certified and must complete the appropriate paperwork provided by the foster care agency. The Austin Stone will be hosting a CPR/First Aid training and overview of the babysitting process in January or February. Sign up to receive information.
Mentor a 4-8th grade student once a week at the child’s school during their lunch hour (Round Rock).
CASA volunteers ensure children don’t get lost in an overburdened legal and social service system. CASA volunteers commit to spending 15-20 hours per month on one case for at least one year. They research the case, talk with all involved and build a trusting relationship with the child. Volunteer advocates than make reports to the court based on what they believe is best for the child, helping the judge make the most informed decision possible by serving as the “eyes and ears” of the court. The scheduling of volunteer activities is flexible, and each volunteer is paired with a staff professional who supports and guides them every step of the way.
30 hours training + 5-10 hours per month for one year |
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While children are in the foster care system, they must always be in the care of someone who is certified or licensed by a foster care agency. Many foster families are in need of families willing to babysit or watch their foster children for a few days or even a few weeks. In order to leave foster children with someone for this extended length of time (more than 72 hours), the babysitter must have gone through the entire foster care training and be a licensed foster care. Sign up to receive more information about foster parent training.
Sign up to receive information about becoming a foster parent in Austin and the foster parent training offered at the Stone.
Approx. 30 hours of training followed by full-time parenting |
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Sign up to receive information about adopting a child from foster care in Austin and the foster adoption training offered at the Stone.
Approx. 30 hours of training followed by full-time parenting |
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Sanctity of Life
Hannah’s Closet provides maternity, baby clothes, and infant items to clients in need.
The closet is overflowing but moms are having to wait for over a month for an appointment because there aren’t enough volunteers to give the clothes away. The solution is as simple as having more volunteers. More volunteers means more clothes given out.
Peer Counselors meet with Austin Lifecare clients to administer pregnancy tests, offer options counseling, and support services.
LifeGuard is a character based sex education program emphasizing benefits of abstinence until marriage and educating students on how to establish healthy relationship skills. Volunteers present the information in local schools and conduct workshops for parents.
Volunteers are needed to collect diapers (sizes 1-4) for the clients of APRC.
Volunteers are needed to bring baby shower items and decorations to the APRC to be handed out to the clients from our boutique.
Volunteers are needed to help with small projects at the APRC such as cleaning, organizing, ect.
Austin LifeCare is looking for Missional Communities to support individuals who are serving as PALS. The MC’s will support the PALS by cooking meals, help organize play dates, and be a bridge to our community.
Welcoming clients and visitors, answer phones and assist with administrative duties.
Volunteers are needed to become a mentor to a client of APRC. Volunteers will meet with their mentee once a week.
Volunteers are needed to assist with the follow-up process with the clients of APRC.
Austin Lifecafe’s PALS (Partners in Affirming Life) are volunteers who mentor women/girls during their pregnancy by staying in contact with them on a regular basis (phone, email or in person) to provide emotional and spiritual support. Share the love of Christ and provide these women the opportunity to live in community. In addition to spending time weekly with your mentee, there is an additional monthly meeting from 10am-12pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Weekly time with mentee + 2 extra hours each month |
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Refugees / Internationals
Volunteers are needed to assist refugee children with their school homework. This is a great way to build relationships with children.
Volunteers are needed to assist in teaching refugees English as a Second Language.
Your missional community adopts a refugee family for 6 months. M/C’s will stock and prepare their apartment before arrival; help the family learn to navigate US social systems, American culture and language, ride the bus, etc. Most importantly, you will build relationships with and be the hands and feet of Christ to a family who has been displaced from where they call home.
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Education
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Mentoring
MMC is a collaborative effort between Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas and Communities In Schools of Central Texas that pairs middle and elementary school students in need with caring adult mentors to build long-term, one-to-one relationships. An adult volunteer begins visiting their “Little” once a week in a school setting and over time, the relationship progresses to off-campus activities. This program serves several schools within Austin ISD. Austin Stone Community Church volunteers would be focused on mentoring students at Sims Elementary and Pearce Middle School (a school that closed for poor performance and reopened with new administration this fall).
If you desire more info or want to download the application before the information session please click on the links.
*NOTE: If you choose to fill out the application before the info session, in response to “How did you hear about Middle School Mentoring Matters?” choose “Other”. Next, in response to “If relevant, please specify Other”, write “Austin Stone Community Church”
Application, Interview & Training then meet once/week w/child minimum |
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A Big Brother/Big Sister initiative - mentoring children with a parent or close family member in jail, prison, or on parole though BBBS’ Community-Based Mentoring Program. In Texas, approximately 400,000 children have a parent in jail with statistics showing that 70 percent of those children will end up in jail themselves. Volunteers would meet with their Little once a week to build long-term relationships.
If you desire more info or want to download the application before the information session please click on the links.
*NOTE: If you choose to fill out the application before the info session, in response to “Where did you hear of Big Brothers Big Sisters?” write “Austin Stone Community Church”.
Application, Interview & Training then meet once/week w/child minimum |
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Communities in Schools facilitates mentorships at Webb Middle School that occur during lunch, once/week. NOTE: this program is not community based, so if you are wanting to eventually meet a child’s family or grow in a deeper relationship, this model doesn’t give you that opportunity, but the Big Brother Big Sister opportunities do.
If you desire more info or want to download the application before the information session please click on the links.
* NOTE: If you choose to fill out the application before the info session, in response to “How did you hear about Middle School Mentoring Matters?” choose “Other”. Next, in response to “If relevant, please specify Other”, write “Austin Stone Community Church”
Application, Interview & Training then meet once/week w/child minimum |
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The Boy and Girls Club holds Open Rec from 5:15-6:00PM on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and from 3:30-6:00PM on Fridays at Webb Middle School. . We are looking for mentor volunteers to spend time with middle school students after school during Open Rec time. We provide board games, pool, foosball and air hockey tables. Volunteers are also welcome to bring their own activities. On Tuesday and Thursday, we serve dinner (free of charge) and volunteers are encouraged to eat dinner with the students. Application is required as well as a $40.00 background check and fingerprints.
Mentor a 4-8th grade student once a week at the child’s school during their lunch hour (Round Rock).
Volunteers are needed to become a mentor to a client of APRC. Volunteers will meet with their mentee once a week.
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Reagan HS
Thanks to community support and volunteers who have rallied to Reagan’s cause, the school is remaining open for yet another year! Reagan, an important cultural and social asset to the St. John Community, is still under threat of school closure. Show Christ’s love to the teachers of Reagan High School by helping them with anything they need during school hours.
This is a great opportunity for missional communities to bless a teacher together. If you are wanting to sign up your MC please notate that when you sign up.
Thanks to community support and volunteers who have rallied to Reagan’s cause, the school is remaining open for yet another year! Reagan, an important cultural and social asset to the St. John Community, is still under threat of school closure.
Show Christ’s love to the students of Reagan High School by tutoring one hour a week, either in school, after school, or on Saturday.
Thanks to community support and volunteers who have rallied to Reagan’s cause, the school is remaining open for yet another year! Reagan, an important cultural and social asset to the St. John Community, is still under threat of school closure.
Serve the Reagan campus one hour a week by helping out in the front office, beautifying the campus, or working at the concession stand during athletic events.
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Other (Educational)
Webb Family Resource Center is looking for volunteers to provide childcare for families participating in continuing education classes. The classes are being offered for families in the St. John’s community beginning this Spring. Volunteers are needed for Tuesday and/or Wednesday nights from 6-8pm. This would simply be playing with children; no diaper changing or feeding would be required.
The Boy and Girls Club of Austin is looking for volunteers to help with after school tutorials at Webb MS. The Power Hour (homework help and tutoring) will run from 4:00-5:15, Mon.-Thurs. Tutors also have the option to arrive at 3:30PM and socialize with the students before Power Hour, and/or eat dinner and socialize with students from 5:15PM-6:00PM, after Power Hour. Hours are flexible. If you would like to tutor after 5pm, please make sure that is voiced when you signup. Tutors should be proficient in all subjects (math, science, social studies, English) up to an 8th grade level. Bilingual tutors are preferred, but not required. Application required as well as a $40.00 background check and fingerprinting.
The Boys and Girls Club offers structured programs Monday thru Thursday from 4:00-5:15PM at Webb Middle School. We are seeking volunteers who would like to teach a class of their choice, one to two times per week, during this time period. Volunteers are encouraged to design a curriculum, drawing on their own skills and interests. Example classes: yoga, painting, basketball, origami, scrabble club, tae-kwon-do.
Class leaders are expected to provide all necessary supplies for their class and should be to accommodate between 4 and 10 students. We will provide a quiet space for the class and assist with student outreach.
Partners in Education programs are created to build relationships and student confidence through interactive activities. Each volunteer engages a small group of students and brings their enjoyment of a subject, group skills, and real world relevance to the classroom. Students benefit from more individualized attention and getting to know a supportive adult from the community.
FEATURED OPPORTUNITIES:
Partners in Math - 8th Grade @ Webb MS
Partners in Literature - 6th Grade @ Webb MS
Click “SIGN UP (EXTERNAL LINK)”, then in the “School” box on the right, scroll down to Webb Middle School to sign up for these featured opportunities.
Feel free to sign up for opportunities at schools geographically closer to you if you would like. We feature these Webb MS opportunities because of our desire to invest and love the community of St. John as a church.
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Community New Start
Choose one afternoon a week to build relationships with and provide support to elementary school students in the St. John community of east Austin through recreation time, homework help and bible study. Monday through Thursday from 3:00pm-5:30pm.
Smart Start Teachers work with students in after school program at two elementary schools in the St. John Neighborhood to teach character development based on Christian principals, provide a foundation to understand God’s love for them and to encourage students academically, socially and behaviorally.
Responsibilities include:
- Being a model of Christian living as described in the Bible
- Teaching daily Bible lessons, supervising recreation time, assisting with academic needs and managing classroom behavior
- Building relationships with the students in your class and parents
- Being punctual and responsible as a teacher/leader/role model
- Completing classroom assessments daily
- Attending required staff meetings and teacher development
- Supporting and leading Smart Start volunteers
- Preparing for each class (reading lessons, material etc.)
You will be compensated for this position - starting at $8/hr
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St. John
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Renovation Projects / Cleanups
The new church property on the corner of St. John’s Avenue & I-35 needs our help. The property has a propensity to collect various forms of trash on a regular basis. Recently, a company was hired to do a large scale sweep to remove everything on the property. What we would like to do now is maintain that cleanliness they provided.
This is a great opportunity for you to serve with your missional community to serve both the church and the city.
We are creating two teams that will go to the property once every three weeks to maintain the up keep until it opens in the fall of 2010. That means that if you choose this mission, it means you are committing to clean the property once every six weeks for about two hours on a Saturday morning.
We are currently creating a team of people who are interested in volunteering for future housing renovation projects in the St. John neighborhood. There are upcoming opportunities in a few empty houses which will need some renovation work in the near future. These projects would require standard construction skills such as swinging a hammer, painting, demolition, cleanup, possibly roofing…etc. Please click the link and fill out the form, we will send out more information of the actual events when they get finalized. As always thank you for your interest and efforts.
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St. John's Community Center
Help serve the St. John Community by donating to St. John’s Community Center - Food Pantry/Clothing Closet.
Here is a list of items that are needed:
- Big items: dishwasher, stove
- Food: canned meat, canned vegetables, beans, rice, frozen meats, pasta, fruits, bread, water
- Clothing: any type of clothing from baby clothing to adult clothing
- Misc: hygiene products, grocery sacks (including used), diapers, school supplies, toys
Sign up for info on where to take donations (you can bring it directly to the Community Center).
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Webb Family Resource Center
Webb Family Resource Center is looking for volunteers to provide childcare for families participating in continuing education classes. The classes are being offered for families in the St. John’s community beginning this Spring. Volunteers are needed for Tuesday and/or Wednesday nights from 6-8pm. This would simply be playing with children; no diaper changing or feeding would be required.
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Various
Imagine Art is on mission to glorify God through the restored lives of artists with disabilities living in Austin.
Join us in loving on, caring for and being in relationship with the artists we serve. Create alongside an artist in the studio as you share your life and passion for Jesus Christ. Other opportunities include cooking, exhibit set up and administrative support.
Visit www.imagineart.net for more information and detail about this organization.
If you have questions before signing up, please go through the sign up process, but ask your questions in the comments field.
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Homeless
Church Under the Bridge (CUB) is a homeless outreach by Mission:Possible! The Austin Stone serves at CUB the first and third Sunday each month. Service opportunities include breakfast setup/serve/cleanup, lunch setup/serve/cleanup, children’s ministry, conversations & prayer ministry. Read more about The Austin Stone’s work with CUB or click “sign up” below to express interest in serving.
Located under the bridge at 7th St and IH-35 on Sunday mornings, Church Under the Bridge is a place where the Body of Christ in Austin can build relationships with those living on the streets. Volunteers at CUB tangibly demonstrate the love of God to others through a corporate worship time and relationship building.
This particular opportunity is for people with two years of signing experience, including knowledge of Biblical signs who could translate the message and worship into sign for the deaf folks that attend Church Under the Bridge. Please sign up if you have this gift!
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Serve the Church
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Sunday
AVLC (Audio, Video, Lights Camera) is the behind-the-scenes team that helps everything run smoothly during our Sunday worship services. They’re doing their job when you don’t notice them, and are enabled to worship God fully. The crew is made up of creatives, gamers, artists, coders, and just your average joe’s and johanna’s. Technical prowess is a plus but not a requirement; if you want to be a part of making Sunday’s happen and are willing to learn, you’re welcome on AVLC.
Greet and welcome guests on Sundays at The Austin Stone. Both small groups and individuals are needed. Greeters will welcome people at the main entrances of AHS and assist in ushering and passing out bulletins in the worship service.
Help direct the flow of traffic in and out of the AHS parking lot one Sunday a month. The current teams serve between the 9:30am and 11:15am services (from approximately 10:15-11:15). Additional people needed for these existing teams; new teams needed to coordinate traffic between the 5pm and 7pm services.
A total of four teams are needed each month to help turn Austin High School into a place where The Austin Stone can gather for Sunday worship. Set-up starts at 6am. Each team serves once a month.
A total of four teams are needed each month to help turn our sanctuary back into the Austin High School gym after the last service each Sunday evening. Tear-down starts immediately after the 7pm service (approximately 8:30pm). Each team serves once a month.
We need individuals to host inside the sanctuary, and administrate and receive the offering each week at the end of service. Because this opportunity deals with receiving money from offering, we ask that you would be a Partner before considering this kind of service.
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Next Generation
Our preschool ministry teaches our children the basic truths about God and His Word. If you have a passion for sharing Christ with those who don’t know Him and you love working with children, we would love to have you join our team. We have a particular need for teachers at the 11:15am and 5:00pm services, but could use more teachers at each of our services.
Our grade school ministry is designed to help leaders and kids build trusting relationships through small groups. Small group leaders spend each week getting to know their kids, leading them through discussion and activities based on our Bible lesson that day. We have a particular need for more men to help in this role, but we would also love to have more women leading with us as well.
To serve with TeenRock:
Read: Take a look at our TeenRock Volunteer Covenant (pdf)
Complete: Download the TeenRock Leader Application (pdf). Upon completion, submit application to the team leader that corresponds with the area within TeenRock that you would like to serve (contact info provided within the application).
Contact: Once your application is received, the process of “getting to know you” begins. Know that this process is a long one and to help guide you, we’ve provided a TeenRock Application Process (pdf). As we pray through this process we ask that you do the same. To answer any immediate questions, a brief description of each of the leadership opportunities within TeenRock is available on the last page of the application as well as contact information of the corresponding team leader.
Question about serving in TeenRock? Email us.
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During the week
Ten to fifteen people, either as groups or individuals, are needed to help provide childcare for the Mom to Mom small groups. Groups meet during the day throughout the week.
Groups and individuals are needed to help provide childcare for various small groups. Groups meet in the evening throughout the week.
Our communications crew is looking for a wide array of instrumental music to put in our video work. We are looking for anything ranging from ambient, electronic, acoustic, hip hop, rock, classical, and well…everything really. If you would be willing to share your material with us, please sign up below and we’ll get in touch with more info.
The communications crew is looking for volunteers with visual effects skills to help with future video projects. We are specifically interested in folks with experience in After Effects, Motion, Flash, and 3D Programs. If you are interested please sign up and we’ll get in touch.
The new church property on the corner of St. John’s Avenue & I-35 needs our help. The property has a propensity to collect various forms of trash on a regular basis. Recently, a company was hired to do a large scale sweep to remove everything on the property. What we would like to do now is maintain that cleanliness they provided.
This is a great opportunity for you to serve with your missional community to serve both the church and the city.
We are creating two teams that will go to the property once every three weeks to maintain the up keep until it opens in the fall of 2010. That means that if you choose this mission, it means you are committing to clean the property once every six weeks for about two hours on a Saturday morning.
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Serve the Nations
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Rufugees/ Internationals
Volunteers are needed to assist refugee children with their school homework. This is a great way to build relationships with children.
Volunteers are needed to assist in teaching refugees English as a Second Language.
Your missional community adopts a refugee family for 6 months. M/C’s will stock and prepare their apartment before arrival; help the family learn to navigate US social systems, American culture and language, ride the bus, etc. Most importantly, you will build relationships with and be the hands and feet of Christ to a family who has been displaced from where they call home.
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