Current Opportunities & Needs

SOAR

Coming soon: I SPY, SOAR's summer program

This summer, SOAR students are going on an exciting adventure. Through field trips and summer reading, 1st through 8th grade students will expand their knowledge and keep their academic skills sharp.

Get involved: SOAR needs volunteers, guest readers and supplies to make our summer program great. To get involved, contact Program Director Erica Wilson by e-mail erica@soaruponwings.com or by phone (865) 544-5881.

Hope Resource Center

Hope Resource Center has a need for a Web Designer/Support at Hope Resource Center. They would welcome an "in kind" donation of services but can also pay if necessary. Contact: Sheree Henry sheree@knoxvillehope.com 

Chinese Cultural Exchange program

Do you have the desire to be a part of Global Missions, but are not sure how to become involved?  Cedar Springs will be hosting its first Chinese Cultural Exchange program on July 14 through 30!

This two week program is designed to bring middle school and high school exchange students to the United States from the Sichuan Province of China.  We will have the great opportunity to introduce these students to our American culture and to show them God's love!  We are also excited to benefit from having local families learn about the Chinese culture!   This is a great chance for the families and congregation of CSPC to participate in World Missions without leaving Knoxville!

There are many opportunities to help out with this camp!  We are currently looking for loving families and individuals to help with the following:
 
Host Families:
Host Families will be asked to house 2 or 3 Chinese students starting July 14.  During the weekdays (Monday-Friday), the students will be busy with camp activities both inside and outside of the church.  We ask that families drop the students off at 8am each morning and pick them up at 5pm each night (a detailed itinerary will be provided).  The students will spend the evenings and weekends with their American family. 

Van Driver:
We are looking for 2-3 drivers to assist in driving the camp members to/from camp activities Dollywood, Smoky Mountains, and other daily excursions. 

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer this summer, please contact Mike or Kelli Stewart (202-6705 or mjstewart@utk.edu).

KARM

Are you interested in volunteering at Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM)?  The next KARM Encounters are June 12 from 5:45 until 7:45 and July 10  from 5:45 until 7:45 . Learn how valuable your personal gifts and talents are in the ministry at KARM. Please contact volunteer@karm.org or visit www.karm.or/volunteer to let us know you’re coming.

KARM is in need of personal toiletries items in travel sizes:  shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, Tylenol, ibuprofen, and allergy (non-drowsy) medications (nothing with alcohol or pseudoephedrine) and other first aid items such as band aids, etc. Please deliver any items to the main facility at 418 N. Broadway between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Back to School Health Fair

Volunteers, youth and adult, needed for “Healthy Kids Rock” time in Tennessee! If you have a heart to serve and would like to give back to our community by serving underprivileged children, then save the date for the exciting back-to-school health fair on August 11, 2012. Western Heights Dental is looking for volunteers ages 16 and up to help with this fun, exciting back-to-school health fair. Volunteers will be needed for registration, set-up/breakdown, food, games, incentive handouts, etc. Please call 522.1244 ext. 14 for details.

KICKO (Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach)

KICKO (Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach) is in need of working microphones and microphone cables for their outreach programs with inner city children and youth. If you have one you could donate, please contact KICKO at info@kicko.org or 523.4956.

Help Build a Ramp

A wheelchair bound patient recovering from a brain tumor and other issues is in need of a ramp built for her front porch. The woman lives in the 37920 zip code. If you could build or help build this ramp, please call Lowell Girbert at 386.8994 or lkgirbert@aol.com.

Water Angels

The Water Angels Ministries have a number of volunteer opportunities: help with a Sunday Service (preach, sing, dance), help with Bible studies, prepare and or serve food, teach craft classes for children, or help plan an outreach for at-risk teens in Mechanicsville. For more information about these opportunities, please contact Stephanie at thewaterangels@gmail.com or check the website at www.thewaterangels.com. Water Angels is a Christian outreach ministry to the homeless and at-risk in Knoxville.

Volunteer Assisted Transportation (VAT)

DRIVERS NEEDED:  CAC’s Office on Aging Volunteer Assisted Transportation (VAT)
CONTACT:  Warren, Mack, or Nancy at 524-2786 or vat@knoxcac.org

Volunteers are desperately needed to provide rides for persons who need some assistance to travel safely to medical appointments, grocery shopping, prescription pick-up, etc.   VAT volunteers build relationships and provide a listening ear and encouragement while driving to and from appointments or waiting in doctor’s offices. VAT sends via email a weekly calendar of ride requests, listed by day, time and type of request.  If you are available, you send an email or call the VAT office to take the assignment.  Volunteers drive an agency-provided Prius.

Becoming a volunteer requires a background check, a physical exam, a drug test, 8 hours of driver training provided by AAA, 4 hours of first aid training, 4 hours of CPR training, 2 hours of training on communications, and 2 hours of vehicle orientation, all provided at no charge by the VAT.  The commitment is for a minimum of two half days a month. WARNING: This commitment may become habit-forming.

Restoration House

Restoration House has an ongoing need for childcare volunteers!  Please contact Lori Haskell at 332.0309 or lori@therestorationhouse.net. The Restoration House helps to restore single mothers and their children back to God’s good intent for their lives.

A Hand Up For Women, Knox County Christian Women's Job Corps

DO YOU LIKE TO COOK???? We are in need of someone to provide dinner for about a dozen people before class on the first Thursday of each month. E-mail Eva at eva@ahandupforwomen.org if you can help. Find out more.

Volunteers @ Summit Towers Apartments

Volunteers are desperately needed to supervise the distribution of Second Harvest food at Summit Towers Apartments in downtown Knoxville. If you can volunteer mid-day on Thursdays for a couple of hours, please contact Pat at 688.0587 or David at 522.6667.

Serenity Shelter

On the second Monday of each month, CSPC ladies prepare supper for approximately 20 women  at Serenity Shelter.  Volunteers serving supper meet at Serenity Shelter at 4:45 to serve and are typically finished in under an hour.  If you love to cook, share recipes, make new friends and feed a most appreciative group, this is your ministry!  Please call Susan Stewart at 909-0149 to be added to the list of helpers or for more information.

Serenity Shelter is a residential program provided by Knox Area Rescue Ministry that is a biblically-based recovery service with case management, individual and group counseling, spiritual support, crisis intervention, and long-term refuge from violence for women seeking help

Make a Difference in Homebound Seniors’ Lives 

You can help by delivering Mobile Meals with a friendly smile. For many seniors, volunteers who bring their Mobil Meals are the only people they see all week!  To volunteer one time or on a regular basis, please contact Jennifer Oakes (Jennifer.oakes@knoxseniors.org) or Ashley Rex (Ashley.rex@knoxseniors.org) or call 524-2786.

East Tennessee Technology Access Center (ETTAC)

Battery-operated toys are needed for children with disabilities. East Tennessee Technology Access Center (ETTAC) is already preparing for Christmas. Each year, ETTAC rewires battery-operated toys with special switches to make them easy to operate for children with disabilities. If you can help with this effort, please drop off toys at ETTAC’s office at 116 Childress Street, M-F 8:30 to 5:30. For more information, please call 219.0130.

Do you have a wheelchair, shower seat, or transfer bench you no longer need? The East Tennessee Technology Access Center’s ReUse program recycles donated durable medical equipment to people with disabilities who cannot afford the equipment. The waiting list for these items is growing.  Also needed are walkers--especially heavy duty rolling walkers, hospital beds, and lifts. If you can donate any of these items, please call Jeff Drum at 219.0130. The East Tennessee Technology Access Center is a nonprofit agency based in Knoxville; they serve people with disabilities in 24 counties of East Tennessee.

Help with Knox County Seniors

Project LIVE is working with several frail seniors that need Ensure but are not able to afford it. They are currently on CAC’s waiting list for the Ensure program, but it may be a while before their name comes up.  If you are able to help with this need, please contact Misty Goodwin at 524.2786 or at misty.goodwin@knoxseniors.org.

Donate to KARM Thrift Stores

When CSPC members donate to KARM Thrift Stores, our church will receive credit. These credits are then given back to CSPC in the form of KARM Thrift Store gift cards. The gift cards can then be given to the needy to purchase items at the stores. When you donate goods, just tell them that you are from CSPC and they will process the credits. Go here to find the stores and a phone number to arrange a pickup. Click here for more information about the "Corners of Your Field" program.

CAC's Office on Aging

CAC needs volunteer drivers for the Volunteer Assisted Transportation program. Volunteers will use agency-owned hybrid sedans while accompanying seniors or persons with disabilities to appointments, shopping, and other errands. Training is provided. Please consider this unique opportunity to serve our community. For more information please contact Warren Secrest at 546.0832 or warren.secrest@knoxcac.org.

YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center After-School Program

YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center After-School Program is in need of gently-used sports equipment, middle school books, and guest speakers! If you can help with any of these needs, please call the YWCA at 546-0651.

What is Flenniken Landing?

Flenniken Landing is a 48- unit permanent supportive housing development. Knoxville Leadership Foundation purchased the Old Flenniken School in 2010 and has renovated the building into apartments.

 

Who will it serve?

Individuals who have overcome homelessness and have made a commitment to a process of restoration. We use the “housing first” approach; this approach provides a safe, stable environment for homeless individuals, so that the underlying causes of their homelessness can be treated more effectively.

Our need:

Knoxville Leadership Foundation is recruiting church groups and/or individuals to assist us in getting Flenniken Landing ready for its new residents. We need your help by furnishing items to set up apartments for the residents at Flenniken. (See attached list of items)

Will You:

1.       Commit to furnish one or more apartments?

2.       Volunteer to help organize all of the donations and set up an apartment?

 

Deadline:

All donations are due by the week of October 17, 2011.

 

To make a commitment and more information please contact:

Melissa White – c. (865) 740-4069

Robin Leonard – c. (865) 705-3366