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Vision:
to serve people with the goal of self-reliance.

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For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
Matthew 25:35 - 36 (NIV)

Volunteer Opportunities

COFU is both a local mission and a ministry. As a ministry, COFU gives the distinct opportunity for a church to have available “services” without additional efforts involved in running those programs. Mentoring, resume assistance, interview skills, computer skills, job search assistance and food pantry/clothing bank are examples of programs that your church can say you have available to offer through your association with Community of Faith United.

To volunteer:

You cannot be a client,
You must submit to a background check
You must make an appointment on Tuesdays only with our Volunteer Coordinator Maxine.
To fill out our application (click on the "Help Wanted" sign on the right side of the page and print the application).
Interviews are conducted on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00pm - 2:00pm by Maxine

Other Programs: Life + Cold Weather Care

JAMLAC

A free service to those who are in need of legal assistance by appointment only. To make an appointment, click Here. For more information about JAMLAC, click on the logo below

Life Now

Introduction

Our Life Now program offers our clients the services required to recover from hardships such as loss of job or injury on the job. This program helps struggling families or individuals with the basic survival needs and usually a means to progress to our Life + program. All these efforts results in a healthier community through the use of volunteers helping in the following areas.

Intake Desk

The COFU Intake Desk is the first stop for all COFU clients This position requires both excellent personal skills and advanced computer skills. There is a lot that happens at the same time and most of the work deals with data entry For more information on the duties in the Intake Desk click Here.

Food Bank

The COFU food bank allows clients to obtain food for emergency situation where they would not otherwise be able to afford to buy food or when they do not have a vehicle to go to other food assistance facilities. There are some restriction on the amounts of certain items such as meat and other refrigerated perishables. The food bank is open during our normal business hours. For more information on the duties in the Food Bank click Here.

Family Success in Adams County

Clothing Bank

The COFU Clothing bank is another resource to assist clients with clothing especially when the lack of work is for a more extended period of time or during the colder weather months. For more information on the duties in the Clothing Bank click Here.

Drivers

This is a volunteer position that requires picking up and dropping off the food and clothing donations. The driver also transports resources for the Life +, Cold Weather Care programs and other resources used in the daily operations of the these programs. For more about the duties for driving for COFU click Here.

The collaboration of faith organizations in the area allows different ways to get assistance through the program. This volunteer effort of COFU is dependent on monetary and product donations for it to run efficiently.

This resource is only available to clients starting to work toward self-reliance. Individuals seeking only continuous food assistance will be referred to local food banks.

Life +

Our Life + program offers our clients several services. Life+ is our program that helps struggling families or individuals achieve self reliance.

Resources Office

This volunteer is a Service Worker who aids individuals and families needing assistance from COFU. You will interview clients and help with resources for problems, such as personal and family adjustments, finances, employment, education, food, clothing, housing, utilities. Handle physical and mental disabilities on a case by case basis to determine degree of assistance required. To learn more about volunteering in this position, click Here.

Computer Lab

The computer lab is for those who are a client in the Life + Program. Its main purpose is to aid in job search, resume writing, typing skills and to learn other MS Office software skills. To learn more about volunteering in this department, click Here.

Cold Weather Care

The Adams County Homeless to Home, Cold Weather Care Initiative is up and running. We need churches to serve as Host churches, provide transportation evenings and mornings, and provide food for host sites and volunteers for the whole project. Click Here to get more information