Volunteers Making a Difference

History of Volunteering: From the very start, volunteers have played an essential role in making Malachi House what it is today. Malachi House is located on the Near West Side of Cleveland in four turn-of-the-century row houses. These houses were totally gutted and renovated to meet the special needs of our residents. This was done with the help of over 100,000 volunteer hours. When the house first opened in 1988, most of the direct care of the residents was done by volunteers as well as virtually all of the household chores. Today, the volunteers work in cooperation with the paid staff to meet the needs of the residents. Our volunteers provide the kinds of services that help make Malachi House an example of excellence in the quality of care each resident receives. Our volunteers help to truly make Malachi House a home.  

                       

Who Volunteers: At Malachi House, we are fortunate to have people from all walks of life serve as volunteers. We have high school students who volunteer as part of senior projects; we have college students volunteer as part of internship and service projects; we have single people and married couples. We have homemakers with school-age children and professional people who come after a full day at the office. We have senior citizens, disabled people and mothers to be – in short it is a wonderfully diverse group involved in a single ministry.

What Volunteers Do: Our volunteers are a very dedicated group of individuals. Some have a background in healthcare, but many do not. At Malachi House, volunteers do the kinds of tasks they are comfortable doing. Because of the kind of home we are, a volunteer can have as much or as little direct contact with the residents as they choose and still contribute valuable and vital service to help the residents. Jobs and tasks that volunteers commit to include:

• Direct Resident Care
• Music and Entertainment
• Kitchen Help - Serving Food
• Cooking and Baking (At home or at Malachi House)
• Basic House Cleaning
• Phone Answering
• Writing Thank You Notes
• Home Repair and Maintenance
• Help With Sorting and Organizing Donated Supplies.
• Office Work
• Outside Clean-Up and Gardening

Ongoing Training: Malachi House provides ongoing opportunities for training in the form of in-services. In the past, such in-services have dealt with topics such as care of the residents communicable disease control.

Malachi House is always in need of volunteers.  Whether for a special group project, a one-time event, or a regular commitment, your gifts of time and talent are sincerely appreciated.  To find out more about volunteer opportunities at Malachi House, please contact:

                                                         Alice Sawyers
                                                      Volunteer Coordinator  
                                                           (216) 621-8831  
                                              volunteer@malachihouse.org  

Malachi House 2810 Clinton Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113