Volunteer

We don’t call you a volunteer. We call you an Ally.

A volunteer helps at an event. An Ally sits at the same table every Monday for 16 weeks and learns somebody’s actual life.

Become an Ally

Drop a photo: Ally and Leader talking

What Allies do

Mostly: stay.

Your job is to be a consistent adult in someone’s corner during the hardest 16 weeks they’ve chosen on purpose. Nobody expects you to fix anything.

Show up Monday 6 to 8pm, on campus. Dinner, small group, and the week’s news, good and bad.

Hold a small group Four to six Leaders, the same faces every week, for the whole cohort.

Listen more than you advise Coaches handle the plan. You handle the human being in front of you.

Celebrate the wins First certificate. First interview. First paycheck. Be in the room for those.

The commitment

2 hrs /week

Monday nights, 6 to 8pm, for the full 16 weeks of a cohort. That’s the whole ask.

Attendance

80% min

We hold this line because Leaders feel every empty chair. Three in a row and we’ll talk.

Before you start

1 form

Application, a background check, and an orientation. Then you’re in the room.

Not ready for 16 weeks?

There’s other work to do

Being an Ally is the deepest role, but it isn’t the only one. These are one-time or occasional.

Serve a Monday dinner Cook, serve, clean up. Bring your small group.

Run mock interviews One afternoon per cohort, with real feedback.

Teach a skill Budgeting, resumes, car maintenance, interviewing.

Help at graduation Setup, photos, childcare. The best night of the 16 weeks.

Ally application

Put your name in

The full application asks harder questions about substance policy, attendance, and what you’d find difficult. This is the short version, to get the conversation started.

Allies complete a background check. Applying doesn’t guarantee placement, and we’ll talk it through either way.

Ally questions

Do I need experience with addiction or reentry?

No. Orientation covers what you need. What matters more is whether you can sit with someone’s hard week without trying to solve it.

Is there a substance policy for Allies?

Yes. Leaders can’t use marijuana recreationally, so Ally time with Leaders doesn’t involve it either. Many in the room have struggled with alcohol, so we ask you to be sensitive to that.

Can my church or company send a group?

Please do. Four to six people from one place makes a strong team, and gives you somewhere to process it afterward. Church partnerships →

What if I miss a Monday?

Life happens, and that’s what the 80% is for. If attendance drops below it, or you miss three in a row, we’ll have an honest conversation about whether this season is the right one.