Bethany Children’s Home (Womelsdorf)

Mission:  residential treatment program serving boys and girls from 6 to 18 years of age. (www.bethanyhome.org) 

Volunteer Position:  Administrative aide with responsibility for tutoring and driving children to necessary appointments.

Period:  6-12 months throughout the year

Apply by:  3 months prior to requested start date

Housing:  Shared housing

Minimum Age:  19 years

 Church World Service Immigration & Refugee Program (Lancaster)

    UCC Volunteer Ministries' Twin Maps Project Visits CWS Immigration & Refugee Program

Mission:  Resettlement of international refugees in the U.S.  (http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=action_lancaster_main)

Volunteer Position:  Program Assistance

Period:  September - August

Apply by:  March 15

Housing:  Shared housing

Minimum Age:  19 years

Living Waters Outdoor Ministry (Greensburg)

Mission:  Outdoor ministry and meeting center for the Penn West Conference of the UCC. (www.pennwest.org)

Volunteer Position:  Summer camp director, counselor, nurse, grounds keeping/maintenance assistant.

Period:  Summer

Apply by:  March 15

Housing:  Camp Housing

Minimum Age:  19 years

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 The Neighborhood Academy (Pittsburgh)

Mission:  Provides a college preparatory education to low income students.  The approachincludes an extended school stay, small classes, close communication with families and college preparatory curriculum.  Counseling trasnportation, three meals a day and assistance with emergency needs like medical care are all part of the program.  (www.theneighborhoodacademy.org)  

Volunteer Position:  Teaching associate.  May serve as teacher, academic advisor, coach, evening study session proctor, and other program assistance.

Period:  9-12 months beginning each September (Long-Term)
               3 months placements throughout the year (Short-Term)

Apply by:  March 15 - Long-Term (placements begin September)
                   3 months prior to requested start date - Short-Term

Housing:  Volunteer Group Housing (Long-Term)
                   Host Family (Short-Term)

Minimum Age:  21 yearswith college degree

 Old First Reformed UCC (Philadelphia)

Mission:  historic downtown church with an extensive outreach ministry that includes a homeless shelter that operates in the church November through May.  (www.oldfirstucc.org) 

Volunteer Position:  Assistant Director of Urban Ministries.  Volunteer acts as liaison between the church and shelter, supervises the shelter program and coordinates a work camp program for short term volunteer groups.

Period:  September - August

Apply by:  March 15

Housing:  Apartment

Minimum Age:  21 years

 Phoebe Ministries (Allentown)

Mission:  long-term care through nursing homes, life-care communities, and apartments for independent living.  (www.phoebe.org) 

Volunteer Position:  Patient care assistant, Chaplain's Assistant

Period:  2-12 months throughout the year

Apply by:  3 months prior to request start date

Minimum Age:  21 years

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 Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community (New Oxford)

Mission:  Is a Continuing Care Retirement Community, which includes independent, assisted living and nursing care.

Volunteer Position:  Community Life Assistant, Therapy Assistant, All Hands Dining Assistant, Grounds Assistance, Campus Shuttle Driver and many more.

Period:  Long-term (9-12 months); Short-Term (6-8 months)

Apply by:  3 months prior to request start date

Minimum Age:  19 years

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Tabor Lutheran Church (Philadelphia)

Mission:  Provides opportunities for international volunteers from partner churchi n Germany to serve in the United States.  This is a Lutheran-UCC ecumenical relationship.

Volunteer Position 1:Paul's Run Retirement Community (www.PaulsRun.org); Therapeutic Recreation Services Assistant.

Volunteer Position 2:Lutheran Children & Family Service (www.lcfsinpa.org); Refugee Case processing Assistant.

Volunteer Position 3:Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) (www.hias.pa); Refugee Resettlement.

Volunteer Position 4:Tabor Lutheran Church; Children's Tutoring Program.

Time: 12 months.  September - August

Minimum Age:  19 years

Apply by: Deadlines of Freiwilliger Friedensdienst (Evangelical Church of the Rhineland) http://www.aktiv-zivil.de/

Conditions: Shared housing at Tabor Lutheran Church

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