parish: 9th Ward -> Orleans
town: New Orleans -> New Orleans, 9th Ward
zip: 00000 -> 70174
mission: -> Mission and Vision: Common Ground's mission is to provide short term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area. Common Ground is a community-initiated volunteer organization offering assistance, mutual aid and support. The work gives hope to communities by working with them, providing for their immediate needs and emphasizing people working together to rebuild their lives in sustainable ways.

notes: FROM CRAIGLIST: Reply to: comm-369231056@craigslist.org Date: 2007-07-08, 1:07PM CDT Devoted and kind long term volunteers wanted to help at the Ninth Ward Women's Center in New Orleans. It's a family-style shelter that houses 18-20 women and children of all ages and backgrounds. The goal is to provide our residents with resources to find permanent jobs and housing with the eventual goal of independent living for each woman. The volunteer positions vary from case management to house manager and assistant manager. You do not need to have lots of experience (or any experience!) working in a shelter, but you do need to have patience and enthusiasm for sometimes stressful tasks. This job is incredibly rewarding, and while we can not offer any pay, we can offer room and board and a lovely time in the city of New Orleans! Please email with further inquiries and interest...tell a friend and see the Crescent City from a new point of view! Megan Ruebsamen House Manager Upper Ninth Women's Center 504.442.1683 ----------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE WEBSITE: CONTACT US: (504)421-1218/ (504)442-1683 commongroundwomen@riseup.net PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Upper 9th Women's Center challenges systems that put female hurricane survivors and their children in harm's way. We are a resource center, emergency housing facility, and provide assistance with obtaining social services, such as help finding housing, FEMA, WIC, food stamps, and other available benefits. Application Process (for all types of volunteers): Send us an email about who you are, how long you plan to volunteer, and why you are interested in working with the Common Ground Women's Center. You may email Caroline Heldman at heldman(at)oxy.edu, with questions. 2 weeks minimum required for all volunteers. Volunteers are currently steering projects such as Free Breakfast, home schooling, after-school activities, daycare, tutoring, gardening, and bike building through RUBARB's Earn-A-Bike Project for youths at the center. As a center, we continue to work on building infrastructure, communication skills and solidarity with the women and children of New Orleans and the Common Ground community. Volunteers assist women in finding jobs, housing, social benefits, house and yard work. They are able to get involved in home schooling and after school activities with the children at the center, and support media work by writing press releases, letters, editing videos, and setting up events. Understand that if you come here you are assisting a pre-existing community and culture, not trying to change it. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: • Ideal candidates for interns and volunteers are people who are experienced with Early Childhood Education, Day Care workers, women with specialties such as Women's health, Self-defense training, Trade skills, Counseling, or Case Management are encouraged to apply. • Tradeswomen - general maintainance on the house, and offering help involving carpentry, electricity, plumbing, roof tarping, etc. • Self-defense Instructors – offer classes to women in the neighborhood. • In general, about 5 people are needed per week to staff the center. -> FROM CRAIGLIST: Reply to: comm-369231056@craigslist.org Date: 2007-07-08, 1:07PM CDT Devoted and kind long term volunteers wanted to help at the Ninth Ward Women's Center in New Orleans. It's a family-style shelter that houses 18-20 women and children of all ages and backgrounds. The goal is to provide our residents with resources to find permanent jobs and housing with the eventual goal of independent living for each woman. The volunteer positions vary from case management to house manager and assistant manager. You do not need to have lots of experience (or any experience!) working in a shelter, but you do need to have patience and enthusiasm for sometimes stressful tasks. This job is incredibly rewarding, and while we can not offer any pay, we can offer room and board and a lovely time in the city of New Orleans! Please email with further inquiries and interest...tell a friend and see the Crescent City from a new point of view! Megan Ruebsamen House Manager Upper Ninth Women's Center 504.442.1683 ----------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE WEBSITE: CONTACT US: (504)421-1218/ (504)442-1683 commongroundwomen@riseup.net PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Upper 9th Women's Center challenges systems that put female hurricane survivors and their children in harm's way. We are a resource center, emergency housing facility, and provide assistance with obtaining social services, such as help finding housing, FEMA, WIC, food stamps, and other available benefits. Application Process (for all types of volunteers): Send us an email about who you are, how long you plan to volunteer, and why you are interested in working with the Common Ground Women's Center. You may email Caroline Heldman at heldman(at)oxy.edu, with questions. 2 weeks minimum required for all volunteers. Volunteers are currently steering projects such as Free Breakfast, home schooling, after-school activities, daycare, tutoring, gardening, and bike building through RUBARB's Earn-A-Bike Project for youths at the center. As a center, we continue to work on building infrastructure, communication skills and solidarity with the women and children of New Orleans and the Common Ground community. Volunteers assist women in finding jobs, housing, social benefits, house and yard work. They are able to get involved in home schooling and after school activities with the children at the center, and support media work by writing press releases, letters, editing videos, and setting up events. Understand that if you come here you are assisting a pre-existing community and culture, not trying to change it. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: * Ideal candidates for interns and volunteers are people who are experienced with Early Childhood Education, Day Care workers, women with specialties such as Women's health, Self-defense training, Trade skills, Counseling, or Case Management are encouraged to apply. * Tradeswomen - general maintainance on the house, and offering help involving carpentry, electricity, plumbing, roof tarping, etc. * Self-defense Instructors ? offer classes to women in the neighborhood. * In general, about 5 people are needed per week to staff the center.
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notes: FROM CRAIGLIST: Reply to: comm-369231056@craigslist.org Date: 2007-07-08, 1:07PM CDT Devoted and kind long term volunteers wanted to help at the Ninth Ward Women's Center in New Orleans. It's a family-style shelter that houses 18-20 women and children of all ages and backgrounds. The goal is to provide our residents with resources to find permanent jobs and housing with the eventual goal of independent living for each woman. The volunteer positions vary from case management to house manager and assistant manager. You do not need to have lots of experience (or any experience!) working in a shelter, but you do need to have patience and enthusiasm for sometimes stressful tasks. This job is incredibly rewarding, and while we can not offer any pay, we can offer room and board and a lovely time in the city of New Orleans! Please email with further inquiries and interest...tell a friend and see the Crescent City from a new point of view! Megan Ruebsamen House Manager Upper Ninth Women's Center 504.442.1683 ----------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE WEBSITE: CONTACT US: (504)421-1218/ (504)442-1683 commongroundwomen@riseup.net PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Upper 9th Women's Center challenges systems that put female hurricane survivors and their children in harm's way. We are a resource center, emergency housing facility, and provide assistance with obtaining social services, such as help finding housing, FEMA, WIC, food stamps, and other available benefits. Application Process (for all types of volunteers): Send us an email about who you are, how long you plan to volunteer, and why you are interested in working with the Common Ground Women's Center. You may email Caroline Heldman at heldman(at)oxy.edu, with questions. 2 weeks minimum required for all volunteers. Volunteers are currently steering projects such as Free Breakfast, home schooling, after-school activities, daycare, tutoring, gardening, and bike building through RUBARB's Earn-A-Bike Project for youths at the center. As a center, we continue to work on building infrastructure, communication skills and solidarity with the women and children of New Orleans and the Common Ground community. Volunteers assist women in finding jobs, housing, social benefits, house and yard work. They are able to get involved in home schooling and after school activities with the children at the center, and support media work by writing press releases, letters, editing videos, and setting up events. Understand that if you come here you are assisting a pre-existing community and culture, not trying to change it. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: • Ideal candidates for interns and volunteers are people who are experienced with Early Childhood Education, Day Care workers, women with specialties such as Women's health, Self-defense training, Trade skills, Counseling, or Case Management are encouraged to apply. • Tradeswomen - general maintainance on the house, and offering help involving carpentry, electricity, plumbing, roof tarping, etc. • Self-defense Instructors – offer classes to women in the neighborhood. • In general, about 5 people are needed per week to staff the center. -> FROM CRAIGLIST: Reply to: comm-369231056@craigslist.org Date: 2007-07-08, 1:07PM CDT Devoted and kind long term volunteers wanted to help at the Ninth Ward Women's Center in New Orleans. It's a family-style shelter that houses 18-20 women and children of all ages and backgrounds. The goal is to provide our residents with resources to find permanent jobs and housing with the eventual goal of independent living for each woman. The volunteer positions vary from case management to house manager and assistant manager. You do not need to have lots of experience (or any experience!) working in a shelter, but you do need to have patience and enthusiasm for sometimes stressful tasks. This job is incredibly rewarding, and while we can not offer any pay, we can offer room and board and a lovely time in the city of New Orleans! Please email with further inquiries and interest...tell a friend and see the Crescent City from a new point of view! Megan Ruebsamen House Manager Upper Ninth Women's Center 504.442.1683 ----------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE WEBSITE: CONTACT US: (504)421-1218/ (504)442-1683 commongroundwomen@riseup.net PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Upper 9th Women's Center challenges systems that put female hurricane survivors and their children in harm's way. We are a resource center, emergency housing facility, and provide assistance with obtaining social services, such as help finding housing, FEMA, WIC, food stamps, and other available benefits. Application Process (for all types of volunteers): Send us an email about who you are, how long you plan to volunteer, and why you are interested in working with the Common Ground Women's Center. You may email Caroline Heldman at heldman(at)oxy.edu, with questions. 2 weeks minimum required for all volunteers. Volunteers are currently steering projects such as Free Breakfast, home schooling, after-school activities, daycare, tutoring, gardening, and bike building through RUBARB's Earn-A-Bike Project for youths at the center. As a center, we continue to work on building infrastructure, communication skills and solidarity with the women and children of New Orleans and the Common Ground community. Volunteers assist women in finding jobs, housing, social benefits, house and yard work. They are able to get involved in home schooling and after school activities with the children at the center, and support media work by writing press releases, letters, editing videos, and setting up events. Understand that if you come here you are assisting a pre-existing community and culture, not trying to change it. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: • Ideal candidates for interns and volunteers are people who are experienced with Early Childhood Education, Day Care workers, women with specialties such as Women's health, Self-defense training, Trade skills, Counseling, or Case Management are encouraged to apply. • Tradeswomen - general maintainance on the house, and offering help involving carpentry, electricity, plumbing, roof tarping, etc. • Self-defense Instructors – offer classes to women in the neighborhood. • In general, about 5 people are needed per week to staff the center.

notes: FROM CRAIGLIST: Reply to: comm-369231056@craigslist.org Date: 2007-07-08, 1:07PM CDT Devoted and kind long term volunteers wanted to help at the Ninth Ward Women's Center in New Orleans. It's a family-style shelter that houses 18-20 women and children of all ages and backgrounds. The goal is to provide our residents with resources to find permanent jobs and housing with the eventual goal of independent living for each woman. The volunteer positions vary from case management to house manager and assistant manager. You do not need to have lots of experience (or any experience!) working in a shelter, but you do need to have patience and enthusiasm for sometimes stressful tasks. This job is incredibly rewarding, and while we can not offer any pay, we can offer room and board and a lovely time in the city of New Orleans! Please email with further inquiries and interest...tell a friend and see the Crescent City from a new point of view! Megan Ruebsamen House Manager Upper Ninth Women's Center 504.442.1683 ----------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE WEBSITE: CONTACT US: (504)421-1218/ (504)442-1683 commongroundwomen@riseup.net PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Upper 9th Women's Center challenges systems that put female hurricane survivors and their children in harm's way. We are a resource center, emergency housing facility, and provide assistance with obtaining social services, such as help finding housing, FEMA, WIC, food stamps, and other available benefits. Application Process (for all types of volunteers): Send us an email about who you are, how long you plan to volunteer, and why you are interested in working with the Common Ground Women's Center. You may email Caroline Heldman at heldman(at)oxy.edu, with questions. 2 weeks minimum required for all volunteers. Volunteers are currently steering projects such as Free Breakfast, home schooling, after-school activities, daycare, tutoring, gardening, and bike building through RUBARB's Earn-A-Bike Project for youths at the center. As a center, we continue to work on building infrastructure, communication skills and solidarity with the women and children of New Orleans and the Common Ground community. Volunteers assist women in finding jobs, housing, social benefits, house and yard work. They are able to get involved in home schooling and after school activities with the children at the center, and support media work by writing press releases, letters, editing videos, and setting up events. Understand that if you come here you are assisting a pre-existing community and culture, not trying to change it. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: • Ideal candidates for interns and volunteers are people who are experienced with Early Childhood Education, Day Care workers, women with specialties such as Women's health, Self-defense training, Trade skills, Counseling, or Case Management are encouraged to apply. • Tradeswomen - general maintainance on the house, and offering help involving carpentry, electricity, plumbing, roof tarping, etc. • Self-defense Instructors – offer classes to women in the neighborhood. • In general, about 5 people are needed per week to staff the center. -> FROM CRAIGLIST: Reply to: comm-369231056@craigslist.org Date: 2007-07-08, 1:07PM CDT Devoted and kind long term volunteers wanted to help at the Ninth Ward Women's Center in New Orleans. It's a family-style shelter that houses 18-20 women and children of all ages and backgrounds. The goal is to provide our residents with resources to find permanent jobs and housing with the eventual goal of independent living for each woman. The volunteer positions vary from case management to house manager and assistant manager. You do not need to have lots of experience (or any experience!) working in a shelter, but you do need to have patience and enthusiasm for sometimes stressful tasks. This job is incredibly rewarding, and while we can not offer any pay, we can offer room and board and a lovely time in the city of New Orleans! Please email with further inquiries and interest...tell a friend and see the Crescent City from a new point of view! Megan Ruebsamen House Manager Upper Ninth Women's Center 504.442.1683 ----------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE WEBSITE: CONTACT US: (504)421-1218/ (504)442-1683 commongroundwomen@riseup.net PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Upper 9th Women's Center challenges systems that put female hurricane survivors and their children in harm's way. We are a resource center, emergency housing facility, and provide assistance with obtaining social services, such as help finding housing, FEMA, WIC, food stamps, and other available benefits. Application Process (for all types of volunteers): Send us an email about who you are, how long you plan to volunteer, and why you are interested in working with the Common Ground Women's Center. You may email Caroline Heldman at heldman(at)oxy.edu, with questions. 2 weeks minimum required for all volunteers. Volunteers are currently steering projects such as Free Breakfast, home schooling, after-school activities, daycare, tutoring, gardening, and bike building through RUBARB's Earn-A-Bike Project for youths at the center. As a center, we continue to work on building infrastructure, communication skills and solidarity with the women and children of New Orleans and the Common Ground community. Volunteers assist women in finding jobs, housing, social benefits, house and yard work. They are able to get involved in home schooling and after school activities with the children at the center, and support media work by writing press releases, letters, editing videos, and setting up events. Understand that if you come here you are assisting a pre-existing community and culture, not trying to change it. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: • Ideal candidates for interns and volunteers are people who are experienced with Early Childhood Education, Day Care workers, women with specialties such as Women's health, Self-defense training, Trade skills, Counseling, or Case Management are encouraged to apply. • Tradeswomen - general maintainance on the house, and offering help involving carpentry, electricity, plumbing, roof tarping, etc. • Self-defense Instructors – offer classes to women in the neighborhood. • In general, about 5 people are needed per week to staff the center.