Thank you for your interest in volunteering with SPARC Hope. By partnering with us, you are helping us continue to “Change the future of Kentuckiana’s kids, one single parent at a time!”
We are in need of people who can volunteer in these areas:
- Online Ambassadors
- Dare to Care Delivery Driver
- Pantry – Drive Hosts
People serving in these positions need to be trained in the office. Once comfortable, some of these positions can be done remotely or from home.
For additional Volunteer Opportunities, please scroll down below application form.
To assist in making your volunteer experience the best it can be, please fill out the Volunteer Application below. For all volunteer opportunities or any questions, you can contact our office at 502-245-9899 or email: Andrea@sparc-hope.org
If looking for Corporate/Group Projects, please scroll to the bottom of this page and fill out Project Form.
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Volunteer Application
WAYS TO SERVE
Volunteering office hours start at 10 a.m. unless otherwise arranged/noted.
At SPARC Hope our purpose is to provide support, encouragement and guidance to single parents in the pursuit of identifying life choice options that enhance their opportunities for career advancement and independence.
PANTRY OPPORTUNITIES
One of the biggest ongoing expenses for single parents is grocery and household goods, so here at SPARC Hope we try to alleviate as many of those costly expenses as possible for our clients and their families.
One way we do this is by offering each client unlimited shopping visits in our pantry to offset the cost of their grocery expenses. Our pantry includes almost everything your local grocery would carry, and it is in constant need of stocking and organizing.
Looking for a way to volunteer but you just don’t have time, physical capability, or a lot of resources. Do you have a group of friends, family or church members that are looking for ways to support an organization?
One resource we provide is a pantry where parents can come shop for all their grocery and household needs offering them a savings of $300-700 a month and an overall program benefit of $6700 a year.
- Identify items you want to gather or a theme (Ex: Halloween candy for a Halloween theme)
- Identify who you want to participate in the drive and solicit your network. This could be your work colleagues, neighbors, friends, family, or anyone you choose.
- Identify a time frame for the drive.
- Identify a drop-off or pick-up date. Call to let the office know when you would like to either drop off the items or have us pick them up. Office hours are Monday-Thursday from 9-5.
At SPARC Hope, our purpose is to provide support, encouragement and guidance to single parents in the pursuit of identifying life choice options that enhance their opportunities for career advancement and independence.
One of the biggest monthly expense for parents is grocery & household goods shopping, so here at SPARC Hope we try to alleviate as many of those costly expenses as possible for our clients and their families.
One way we do this is by offering each client a shopping day in our pantry once a month to offset the cost of their grocery expenses. Our pantry includes almost everything your local small grocery would carry. In addition to volunteer working in the pantry, donations are always welcome.
Here is how you can help:
Are you available Tuesday mornings between 7:30-11:00 AM and have a SUV/Truck/Van? Picking up a DTC order and delivering it to us takes about an hour altogether.
SPARC Hope currently has a partnership with Dare to Care where we receive frozen goods, fresh produce and nonperishable/ perishable items. We are needing a regular driver to pick up our Dare to Care order with an SUV/Van/Truck, and then deliver to SPARC Hope.
Dare to Care is located at:
5803 Fern Valley Rd, Louisville, KY 40228
If you enjoy taking things from grimy to shiny, we would love to have you volunteer with us! Like most nonprofits we run with a very small staff and the help from our volunteers is incredibly impactful. No job is too small to make an impact because if you think cleaning might be too minimal, it is NOT! When our days are jammed packed in helping our clients the first thing to be ignored is usually the light cleaning our office needs. Light cleaning includes things like vacuuming, mopping, dusting, restroom maintenance, and trash. We do our best to maintain it, but it would be a blessing to have volunteers help us make SPARC sparkle!
PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES
Special Programs Event Planner
We are looking for volunteers to assist/coordinate on our special programs throughout the year that assist our clients. By coordinating, you can host a drive, put together baskets, provide resources, put together a team, adopt a family. Some basket ideas and holiday drives include:
- Valentine’s Day
- Easter Baskets
- Spring Cleaning Baskets
- Mothers Day
- Fathers Day
- Back to School Supplies
- Halloween Costume Drive
- Thanksgiving Baskets
- Christmas Gift Drive
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
SPARC Hope is a small non-profit that serves single parents who are working, obtaining higher education, and raising their children. This program is not a hand out, but a hand up, providing resources and services to those that are working hard to secure a brighter future for their family.
We are looking to build teams for our fundraising events throughout the year. We need people who love to plan parties and raise funds!
If you love to find hidden gems, grants, and other resources that can benefit your community, let me introduce you to SPARC Hope. We are a small non-profit that serves single parents who are working, pursuing higher education, and raising their kids. This program is not a handout, but a hand up by providing resources and services to those who are working hard to secure a brighter future for their family.
In order to expand our programs, we need help researching resources, incentives, grants, and other resources that can help our organization and the families we serve. Some ideas include:
- Grants– Search for new grants and ways for us to apply.
- Churches– Donations, free will offering, pantry drives, volunteers, event notifications, etc.
- Incentives– Find out how to get our organization in Round-Up fundraising campaigns across participating stores.
- Kroger– Find out how to promote the Community Rewards Program in our name.
- Walmart– Research best ways to partner monthly with Walmart on available funding offered.
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
Social Media Fan
In need of people who love social media! We need you to like, follow, and share our content on the following platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, YouTube, and Tiktok. We also need you to engage with us through comments. Please contact our office and talk with Cassie Wingfield. 502-245-9899 or cassie@sparc-hope.org.
NIGHT AND WEEKEND OPPORTUNITIES
Check back for seasonal night and weekend service opportunities.
And you can always check us out on Volunteer Match! CLICK HERE OR check out http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/org698577.jsp
If looking for a Corporate / Group opportunity, please fill out Group Activity Form: