Road Home (formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network) of the Madison area serves homeless families with children in collaboration with local faith communities and organizations. Temple Beth El hosts Road Home families for a week at a time in our building. Together, with members of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, we provide volunteers to fill each of the following roles during our weeks of hosting the IHN guests. Please note that children together with their parents are welcome to help out with this very important mitzvah.
Temple will be hosting IHN guests the weeks of:
Sunday, November 30 - Sunday, December 7, 2008
Sunday, March 22 - Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sunday, June 14 - Sunday, June 21, 2009
Sunday, August 16 - Sunday, August 23, 2009
Sunday, December 13 - Sunday, December 20, 2009
If you are interested in volunteering please email Stefanie at program@templebethelmadison.org.
Dinner Set Up (5 - 7 pm) : 2 - 3 adults needed (dinner already provided), greet families, eat dinner with guests, and help clean up.
Evening Activities (7 - 9 pm) : 2 - 3 adults needed - participate in activities with guests and their children.
Overnight (9 pm - 7 am) : 2 adults needed - stay overnight in own room and help with breakfast the next morning. Families leave on the van at 7 am during the week, 8 am on the weekends.
Dinner Drop Off - Volunteers are needed (4 per night) to prepare and bring part of the meal for the evening - main dish, sides, juice, dessert, etc. Meal coordinators will call volunteers with what they should bring. Food must be at Temple by 5 pm on the day it is needed - food should be ready to eat with the exception of being warmed.
Set Up : The first Sunday, early afternoon - volunteers help bring guests' belongings into rooms and get the area ready for the families.
Take Down : The last Sunday, early morning - volunteers clean up classrooms and load up families' belongings to go to next site.
Groceries: Volunteers buy groceries needed for the week. Volunteers will be called before the week begins as to what they should bring. Items should be brought to Temple by the first Sunday night.
Mid-Week Groceries : Volunteers will be contacted by coordinators as there is a need to buy groceries/supplies during the week.
IHN is committed to the empowerment and long-term success of children and families, to serving each family with dignity and respect and to achieving results in helping families improve their lives.
