Orange Sky Bendigo Info & Opening Day

We are launching in Bendigo this July and we need your help! Come along to our Open Day on Saturday 1st June from 10:00am for more information!

We have a simple formula; we provide a platform for every day people to connect through a regular free laundry and shower service. The focus is on creating a safe, positive and supportive environment for people who are too often ignored or who feel disconnected from the community. Our volunteers are not social workers or experts on homelessness - they are empathetic listeners and great conversationalists.

Join us in our mission to Positively Connect Communities. We don't have all the answers to homelessness, but what we can provide is free clean laundry, a warm shower and genuine conversation to those doing it tough.

You can help to make a difference by volunteering a few hours of your time each week or fortnight at the laundry pod at The Salvation Army Bendigo, either weekly or fortnightly on Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00pm, or Thursdays from 10:30am - 1:00pm. 

Volunteer Position Description:

• Provide safe and reliable access to laundry facilities, including loading and unloading machines, and carrying washing baskets of clothing. 
• Assist in unpacking and packing the pod, including chairs, washing baskets, trip guards, and other equipment. Assist with reeling and unwinding hoses and laying them out. 
• Clean the machines and showers. Complete Activity Reports (as required) via our online volunteer management system, Volaby. 
• Submit an Incident Report for all incidents that occur, and participate in follow up communications required in the debriefing process. 
• Engage in positive and genuine conversations with all friends, volunteers, service providers and members of the public. 
• Take reasonable steps to respond to all communication in a timely manner via phone, email or in person with all other members of Orange Sky

Please reach out via [email protected] or Sign up today @ https://bit.ly/3JQzZPX