Volunteer

Erma’s House Family Visitation Center in Dayton offers a supervised, safe, and neutral environment for children to visit with their non-custodial parents. Volunteer monitors are needed to supervise these visits ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. Visitations generally last 1 to 2.5 hours. Must be at least 18 years old. Training provided. For more information, please call Aliesha Caldwell at 937.223.7217 ext.1130.

Erma’s House Family Visitation Center in Dayton is a comfortable, homelike atmosphere that provides a safe, structured, neutral alternative to unsupervised visits so that children of any age may visit with their non-custodial parents. Erma’s House was created to assist families that have difficulty interacting in a non-threatening, appropriate manner, and is structured to provide safety to both the custodial parent and the children. The need for supervised visitation may be due to issues related to divorce or separation, protection/restraining orders between parties, threats, child abuse or neglect issues, safety concerns or other visitation issues where a neutral setting would increase a family’s level of comfort or safety.

In consultation with Visitation Center Coordinators and other program staff, the Sunday Reception Desk Volunteer will be involved in the following tasks:

• Greet the custodial parents and child/children in the lobby as they enter the building for visitation.
• Provide a sign-in log sheet for the custodial parent to sign at drop off & pick up of the child/children.
• Assist visitation monitors in connecting with their assigned family waiting in the lobby.
• Interact well and appropriately with children to ensure they feel safe and comfortable during the transition of drop off & pick up times.
• Inform visitation monitors when the custodial parent has arrived for pick-up.
• Monitor the custodial parking lot by keeping an eye on the CCTV (closed-circuit TV system) camera.
• Maintain confidentiality of client information.

Time Commitment:

• Commit to weekly or bi-weekly schedule on Sundays.
• Sunday hours of operation are 1:00 to 5:00pm. A Sunday Reception Desk Volunteer will work for that full period OR serve a 2-hour shift from 1:00 to 3:00pm.
• Training will be provided and is required.

For more information, please call CSSMV Volunteer Coordinator Aliesha Caldwell at 937.223.7217 ext.1130.

Catholic Social Services has a volunteer driving program to expand transportation options in Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Preble, and Shelby Counties. We are also in the process of growing the service into Miami, Montgomery, Greene, and Clark Counties. One of the goals of the program is to eliminate gaps in transportation that exist because of the lack of cross-county and region-to-region transport.

This program is focused on transporting individuals to medical and non-medical appointments and to employment. The highest-priority populations are older adults, individuals with disabilities, and low-income populations who don’t have access to other options. The program is meant to allow access for those who need transportation outside of traditional transit hours and who cannot afford the high cost of private providers.

We are currently working to recruit and train additional volunteer drivers. The training includes ODOT Drive training, CPR and First Aid, SafeParish training, and Defensive Driving training. Volunteers provide curb-to-curb transportation, using their personal vehicles to transport within their county and adjoining counties.

Each driver accepted into the program is encouraged to volunteer for at least two round-trip assignments per month. Although the position is volunteer, there is some compensation to account for gas allowances, insurance costs, and vehicle depreciation.

If you’re interested in helping your neighbors by becoming a volunteer driver, please contact Heather Robison for more information at 1.833.289.0227 ext.1195.

Help serve elderly home-bound seniors throughout Miami County by delivering food boxes to those in need as part of our FoodSource program.

Volunteers are asked to commit 3-4 hours on the second Friday of every month delivering food boxes to 5-10 homes. Each box contains 40 lbs. of food, which can be divided into grocery bags and carried in multiple trips to the residence if you aren’t comfortable carrying the whole box at once.

Minimum requirements for this volunteer position are:

• Ability to work independently, with limited supervision
• Access to a reliable vehicle, a valid driver’s license, and current insurance
• Ability to lift and carry several pounds of food
• Must submit volunteer application, attend orientation, complete Virtus training, and pass a background check

 All interested candidates should complete our Online Volunteer Application. Mark “Northern Counties” as your area of interest.

Questions? Contact agency volunteer coordinator Ashley Clark at (937) 223-7217 ext.1130.