Volunteers are the “special sauce” that adds flavor to The Depot and makes it work!

WHAT DO THEY DO?

Excellent question! While no two “Depot Days” are the same, the typical ways our volunteers serve our teens on any given day could, to list just a few, include:

• Helping prepare and serve meals with over 3,000 meals served every year!!
• Roll a bowling ball with the teens and/or keep track of their bowling scores
• As a mentor, provide insight and wisdom to teens with whom you make a special connection
• “Spill the tea” (teen slang for “chat”) with one or a small group of teens about whatever is on their mind
• Play pool, board games, cards, or do arts & crafts with the teens
• Help clean up at the end of the day

YOUR NEXT STEPS

If you have any questions, you can call The Depot’s Outreach Director, Scott Gillespie, at (231) 222-2224. Before making a decision, many of our new volunteers first schedule a time to come visit and see us in action during one of our Monday, Wednesday, or Friday after-school sessions.

Once ready to join The Depot Family, you will complete and submit a Volunteer Application. With the safety of our teens being a top priority, you will provide references and consent to a basic-level background check. (Click the button below to download and review/complete your Volunteer Application.)