After some additional thought behind the redesign of the Street Angels Ministry, new leadership roles have been created to improve organization of the, well, organization!
Last Wednesday, November 11, a meeting was held at the MG office to review the purpose and direction of SAM, as well as discussing the open roles to be filled. This is a great opportunity for those interested in supporting/volunteering with SAM, but may be unsure about the direct hands-on involvement with the outings.
To recap, the Street Angels Ministry’s mission statement is to provide survival items in a backpack to homeless youth and teens. Our purpose is to not preach anything, request anything from, or expect anything in return, but basically to show small acts of love from the community. If this is something that tugs at your heart strings, read on to see if you’d like to take on a supportive role!
The following are the leadership roles discussed during our meeting on Wednesday:
1. Public Relations – Keeps contact with donors, like Jedediah, on consistent basis. Goes to organizations for donations, awareness, etc. Develop a strategy to keep donors and the public regularly informed – ie. a newsletter.
2. Photographer - (maybe multiple volunteers) Takes lots of photos and gets them to PR and Social Networking
3. Social Networking - Updates Facebook, and blog with schedules, events, and recaps of events and outings.
4. Inventory Control – Keeps inventory organized and counted, reports to Administrator. Connects with Team leaders to make sure they are keeping things organized. Lead any volunteers who want to help with organizing. Let Sidney and James know what
inventory needs are.
5. Administrator - Organizes inventory, statistics, etc. to get to PR and SN. Connects with team leaders for stories of individuals helped, relationships being built, special situations to share on Social Networking or Public Relations.
6. Team Leaders- coordinate volunteers, following up with individuals who sign up. Lead groups on outings on a specific day/time. Should be proactive and take initiative when decisions must be made, like which direction to go, or who to approach.
7. Event Coordinator- coordinate events such as barbecues, fund raisers, documentary screening, etc. Connects with SAM Directors to obtain needed items from MG. Gives admin information to advertise about events, and a post-event results summary.
James and Sidney will act as the SAM Directors, who will oversee the processes with the volunteers. Volunteers will interact with each other within their roles, but will also communicate with the directors.
At the end of our meeting, the roles of PR, Social Networking, Inventory Control, and Administrator were filled. However, if you have interest in any of the above mentioned roles, assistance will surely be accepted. Future roles may develop, and current roles may also grow as the success of Street Angels continues.
Street Angels has great potential to grow into something more amazing than it already is, and it is the dedicated hardwork and loving hearts of our volunteers that continues to make it possible.
If interested, do not hesitate to contact James or Sidney for additional information:
James@missiongathering.com
Sidney@missiongathering.com
Something with less of a time commitment? Be a walking billboard! Check out the Jedidiah shirts made especially for Street Angels, $10 of every shirt goes to SAM! Plus, they look really cool.
http://www.jedidiahusa.com/collections/hope-collection-street-angels
