VOLUNTEER

We have a variety of short-term and long-term opportunities to volunteer at LYN House.  We hope that you will prayerfully consider becoming a part of our family on the near Eastside.

After School Tutoring

Tutor and mentor one child between the grades of Kindergarten – 5th grade to help them improve their academic success in literacy and/or math. View our video to see the impact that you could have.
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form and we will contact you soon.

Second Saturday Breakfast

Be a host for one our Second Saturday Community Breakfasts.  Our hope is that Second Saturday Community Breakfasts is a “kingdom meal" where we share a meal with people in our neighborhood.  As a host you will provide the meal for 25 – 50 people and eat with our neighbors. To learn more about this opportunity click here: Second Saturday Community Breakfasts.

Junior Leadership

Youth ages 6th - 12th grade are invited to participate in Youth Leadership camp to train to be a junior leader volunteer at our "express yourself" camps.  Youth will learn best practices in working with children and have the opportunity to volunteer at one to two camps over the summer.  They will assist in helping kids with activties and help lead cooperative games and devotions. 

School-Based Tutoring

 URBAN ACT Academy is our neighborhood boundary school. One of our values is to be wholistic in our approach and we want to support the children during the school day as well. This opportunity takes place during the school day. If you are able to give an hour a week of your time, we would love for you to volunteer tutoring a Kindergarten student at UAA. Check out our School Site Volunteer Description. You can also fill out our Volunteer Interest Form and we will contact you soon.

Short Term Volunteer Opportunities

There are a variety of short term volunteer opportunities that require a small commitment of time.  During the summer we offer “express yourself” enrichment camps focused on the arts. If you have a special talent in art, photography or cooking or would like to volunteer as a helper contact Heidi Lyda to inquire about the theme and dates at heidi@lynhouse.org. You may also fill out our Volunteer Interest Form. An additional opportunity is to be a basketball coach during the winter season.