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Thank You for your interest in volunteering with Teen Feed ! "Teen Feed works with the community to offer support to meet basic needs, build strong relationships, and ally with houseless youth as they meet their future off the streets." Our STOP (Street Talk Outreach Program) is divided into two different roles: Outreach & Inreach Outreach: Direct service team who work to meet youth and young adults with housing insecurities in the streets, alleyways, and parks of Seattle's University District and surrounding Seattle Areas. Meeting Youth where they are in order to provide information about services and basic needs items. Outreach volunteers will ideally commit to one year with Teen Feed and receive training in de - escalation, anti - oppression, and Intro to Youth Homelessness. Inreach: Come hang out and build meaningful relationships by playing card games and D&D, doing art, watching movies, and creating connections that help lift youth out of poverty through empathy, not fixing. Meeting youth “where they’re at,” this time and space is for youth to use how they choose, with the support of In-Reach volunteers to help maintain a safe and welcoming space. Weekly commitment for at least 6 months (a year ideal) in order to build consistency for youth. As a STOP volunteer you have the choice to be involved in either one or both roles Through service at Teen Feed, we hope to reinforce values of equity, fairness, and justice to create a compassionate and inclusive community, challenge stereotypes, and raise awareness about youth housing insecurity. Teen Feed’s guests represent diversity in experience, background, age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc. and Teen Feed aims to create a volunteer corps reflective of the diversity of our youth - those who represent diverse identities and/or have lived experience with housing or food insecurity are highly encouraged to apply. Please complete the entire application in order to move forward with your volunteer application process.

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This is the same email that will be used to log your volunteer hours and for further communications

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Available Days:
*Outreach times vary by season and availability of our members.
Outreach usually occurs in the mid-morning or early afternoon Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
InReach usually occurs mid day on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Please select all days available as the schedule may change.

Relevant Experience
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Are you Interested in other Teen Feed Volunteer Options such as Advocate roles or Administrative Roles?

Yes, I am interested! Send me more info

How did you hear about Teen Feed?

Why are you interested in joining Teen Feed's STOP Program?

What draws you to work with homeless youth and young adults?

What do you consider to be your greatest strengths? How will you use these strengths in your role at Teen Feed?

How can we best support you in your volunteer role? What helps you feel capable, motivated, and rewarded? (i.e. additional trainings? regular check - ins? a high five? constructive feedback?

Tell us a little about how you handle stress and/or conflict. Are you able to communicate your boundaries and/or need for support?

What is your understanding of how systems of oppression (systemic racism, sexism, ableism) affect youth and young adult homelessness? How will your apply an anti - oppression lens to your work with Teen Feed's young people?

What is your understanding of some of issues affecting homeless young people? What are some of the societal barriers preventing young people from achieving housing, employment, or individual goals? Please give two examples to demonstrate your current understanding.

What is your understanding of factors (individual, familial, societal) that can lead to youth homelessness? Please give two examples to demonstrate your current understanding.

Since COVID, Teen Feed has implemented a number of safety and sanitation protocols.
Do you have any questions about COVID and safety?

During Teen Feed's backpack outreach, volunteers carry backpacks weighing up to 25 lbs and walk up to 3 miles. Is this something you are comfortable doing? Are there any accommodations that you need?