Volunteer
There are many ways you can get involved in the work of the Boaz Trust. The best way to be kept up to date with opportunities at Boaz is by signing up to receive our monthly email update. Just click on the Subscribe bar on the Home page to sign up! Or if you would prefer to receive a paper copy of our newsletters, get in touch.
Here at Boaz we estimate that at least a third of the work done by the organisation each month is carried out by volunteers. We are so grateful to each and every person who dedicates time and resources to supporting our clients- it never goes unnoticed.
The latest opportunities to get involved in volunteering for Boaz are listed below. If you are interested in any of these roles, would like more information, or have something else to offer, please give us a call on 0161 202 1056 or email us.
Boaz Ambassadors
We now have a network of Boaz Ambassadors, representatives from different churches across Greater Manchester, who promote the work of Boaz in their local areas. We’re really grateful to everyone who is part of this and would love to see it grow- get in touch if you don’t know who your church ambassador is, or if you’d like to be one!
Latest opportunities
A couple of our houses have gardens, and we would love our clients to grow some veg this year. Please get in touch with Daveif you are interested.Calling all university students-could you be an ambassador for Boaz in your uni? Are you already involved in the chaplaincy, CU, Fusion, Speak Network, or other social action/Christian societies..?! Even if you’re not, there are loads of opportunities to promote the work we do in the next few months, and we would love you to be involved- see below for upcoming opportunities and email Lucy if you’re interested!…Poverty and Homelessness Action Week - 29th Jan – 5th Feb- prayer happening across the city
STAR (Student Action for Refugees) sleepout - 23rd Feb- raising money and awareness for destitute asylum seekers
Lent Endurance Challenge- living for a week (or more) on a food parcel – begins 23rd Feb
Great Manchester Run- opportunity to run for Boaz on 20th May (limited spaces)
Host a Boaz Dinner Party- anytime, anywhere, just get your mates round for some food and ask for donations!
Are you free on Wednesday afternoons?
We are running a pilot drop-in project for our female clients, and would love to hear from you if you would like to be part of a team to host this. Please contact Vicky.Free Shop! Wednesday 29 February, 2-4pmAfter a little break, the next Free Shop will take place on Wednesday 29 February. This is a great opportunity for our clients to access clothing and toiletries, and have a natter over some cake! We need 4-5 people to help out – please let Vickyknow if you are able.NEW BOAZ HOSTS NEEDED!
Would you consider becoming a Boaz Host? We’re still looking out for people! Our hosts generously offer temporary accommodation to destitute asylum seekers in their homes and we are currently looking to increase our hosting capacity. If you have a spare room and would be interested in finding out about using it to provide a safe place for a homeless asylum seeker for a few days, weeks or even months then Cat Arundale (Boaz Hosting Co-ordinator) would love to hear from you. For more information please contact Cat on 0161 202 1056 (Mondays and Wednesdays) or email her.
Are you a whizz with computers?
We are pretty desperate for someone with skills or knowledge in building intranet sites (through wiki) and online databases. If you can help, or know someone who can, please get in touch with Vicky.
Opportunities elsewhere:
Volunteers needed for a Drop-in!
Manchester Church of Christ (Cheetham Hill) is starting a drop-in which will provide a safe and warm space for destitute asylum seekers who have no where to go during the day, which we are very happy to support! It will be open from 11am-3pm and provide a hot meal and activities for the clients.
They need volunteers every Saturday from 7th Jan until 14th April. If you are interested in volunteering on this project please email Tom Farebrother.
Thank you!
If you don’t live in the Manchester area, why not search www.ecsr.org.uk for projects you can get involved in near you…
