Volunteer

The best way to find yourself,
Is to loose yourself in the service of others. 
—Ghandi

The Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative relies on the generosity of volunteers to assist the organization in reaching its mission of supporting women living with illness, promoting health and disease prevention, and advocating for lesbian health. We utilize volunteers in several roles to accomplish these goals. Whether you are looking for a one time or ongoing assignments, the Health Initiative can provide you with a volunteer experience that promises to be rewarding.

The Health Initiative provides orientations and trainings to prepare volunteers for every opportunity.

Below is a list of ongoing opportunities with the Health Initiative.

If you posses a specific skill set and would like to discuss sharing your gift in a more direct way please contact us by phone at 404-688-2524 or email us to discuss how we might be able to connect you with the right opportunity. Please allow 48 hours for response.

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

Direct Services
The Health Initiative clients are encouraged to ask for the assistance they need. Our staff works with clients to negotiate help in several areas including transportation to appointments and errands, light house keeping and laundry, yard work, pet care, minor home repair, cooking light meals, and visiting with clients at home and by phone or email. As needs arise we also help clients organize Care Teams to support them as they live with illness. Often the Care Team consists of the client’s family and friends. However, there are times when additional volunteers are needed to help support the primary caregivers. Occasional weekday daytime availability is a must for direct service opportunities.

Street Team
Are you going somewhere tonight? Can you take a few fliers of our programs and services and post them or lay them out? If so, we want you on our Street Team. It’s just that simple. We get the Health Initiative information to you, and you put it out in the streets. Coming soon…bar and club street teams!

Administrative Volunteer
Spend time at the Health Initiative office and assist with data entry, stuffing envelopes, cataloging our resource library, running errands, and all the other behind-the-scenes tasks that support the work of the Health Initiative.

Event Volunteer
The Fall Garden Party and the Atlanta Women’s Holiday Ball are annual events that require a host of volunteers to make successful. Volunteers are involved with everything from planning the event, picking up items around town, bartending, passing food, registering attendees, and breaking down the event. If event planning is your love, or if you simply enjoy having a good time while making sure others do as well, this is the opportunity for you.

Help us create your ideal volunteer opportunity!
Do you have a special skill or passion that you would like to share? Talk with one of our staff about your idea and we can work together to create an opportunity for you. This is your community, get involved!