Volunteer Application

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Contact Information

Volunteer Name*

First Last

Volunteer Preferred Pronouns

Volunteer Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Volunteer Cell Phone

Volunteer Email

Is the volunteer younger than 18 years?*

Yes

How frequently are you interested in volunteering?*

One Time

Ongoing

Is there a specific day/event that you have in mind?

If you are younger than 18 years old, you will need to be accompanied by an adult. Both of you will need to go through the volunteer application process, including WA State Background Checks.

Guardian Name*

First Last

Guardian Preferred Pronouns

Guardian Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Guardian Cell Phone*

Guardian Home/Work Phone

Guardian Email Address*

Best way to contact you:*

Cell Phone

Home/Work Phone

Getting to Know You

How did you hear about L'Arche Tahoma Hope?

Why are you interested in volunteering at L’Arche Tahoma Hope? What do you hope to receive from the experience?*

Summarize your previous volunteer experience.*

Have you had any experience with people with disabilities? Have you been involved with another L’Arche community? If so, where, when and in what capacity?*

Summarize special skills and qualifications you have acquired from employment, previous volunteer work, or through other activities, including hobbies or sports that you consider useful and valuable for L’Arche.*

What languages do you know? Do you know ASL?*

Is this volunteer opportunity to meet a school requirement? (Internship, service learning, etc.)*

Yes

Please provide a description of your requirement.*

Your Availability

The community seeks volunteers to participate in many areas of community life, including Farm & Gardens, our 3 homes and our Outreach Program. Types of volunteer opportunities incude:

Outdoor: Farm, maintinence, physical/yard work
Residential: cooking, cleaning, being w/ core members
Programmed Activities: farm activities, lunch socials, Welcome Center Wednesday, offsite social hangs
Events: Helping to plan community events like our annual auction, community nights, holiday celebrations, etc

First Choice*

Outdoor

Residential

Programs

Events

Second Choice*

Outdoor

Residential

Programs

Events

Third Choice

Outdoor

Residential

Programs

Events

How frequently do you want to volunteer?

Weekly

Twice Monthly

Once Monthly

Please describe your availability (days of week, times of day, start day, etc.). Be as specific as possible.*

Emergency Contact

Emergency Contact Name*

First Last

Emergency Contact Phone*

Emergency Contact Email*

Relationship to volunteer*

References

Please give 2 references of people that know you and are in a position to judge your general character and motivation. Include at least one reference that is not a relative.

References*

Please give 2 references of people that know you and are in a position to judge your general character and motivation. Include at least one reference that is not a relative.

Name

Cell

Relationship to you

Additional Comments

Volunteer Name (or Guardian Name if volunteer is a minor)*

Date*

L’Arche Tahoma Hope Community (LTHC) does not impermissibly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, citizenship, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, family care status, sex (which includes sexual harassment, gender harassment, gender identity, and harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions) or any other basis protected by applicable law. In addition, LTHC prohibits the harassment of any individual on any of the bases listed above.