Inn From the Cold - Kelowna

Inn Home Support Volunteering and Advocacy

This is a new service working toward ending homelessness. As an advocate you are a link to our community so that vulnerable people are less likely to fall through the cracks and end up back on the streets. It is a person-to-person advocacy to help people who are at risk of becoming homeless. Advocates are a special group of trained volunteers. Advocates are carefully matched with a client taking into account their interests, skills, and needs.

For more detailed program info, please read Brochure Inn-Home Support Program

New Advocate Training - March 18th, 2010 - Unitarian Fellowship - Corner of Bertram and Cawston downtown Kelowna. Please contact Tara, Volunteer and Shelter Coordinator, to register.

INN HOME SUPPORT ADVOCATE APPLICATION:
We require:
1) a completed Application Form to be submitted to our Volunteer Coordinator prior to volunteering.
2) a completed Criminal Records Check by RCMP prior to volunteering.
3) attendance to our in-depth 3 hour training session.

Step 1) To get started, please complete and submit the Application form here:
Inn Home Advocate APPLICATION (must be printed then mailed or dropped of at our address)

Step 2) Then please follow the instructions here: Procedure for Getting your Criminal Records Check

Step 3) Please sign up to an Orientation & Training Session. These sessions may be held as a group if there are many volunteers interested, or as an individual session. Sometimes I may do an individual training session if I have a client that needs an advocate right away.

To express your interest in this program, please email info@innfromthecoldkelowna.org

We look forward to seeing you at the Advocate training session!