About Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH)
ICHH currently feed up to 100 rough sleepers in the Dublin area at night. At ICHH we strive to provide Dublin's rough sleepers with a frontline service of hot drinks, food, sleeping bags, clothing advice and support.
Inner City Helping Homeless was formed in November 2013 to combat the ever growing homeless crisis that was clearly evident across the city of Dublin.
What's Involved
Would you like to volunteer for a few hours in the run up to Christmas? We need some enthusiastic volunteers to help us wrap gifts for the public in return for their donations.
Inner City Helping Homeless values our volunteers for many reasons. Here are a few:
- We rely solely on our volunteers in order to carry out our service to the Homeless Community across Dublin.
- Volunteers offer new and valuable insights into our growing organisation, helping us as we go forward together.
- They carry the growing image of our organisation to wider communities through online outlets and also by way of positive public interaction be it while volunteering or during personal time.
- Volunteers bring different cultural and experiential backgrounds to our organisation helping to create a greater diverse atmosphere.
What's required for this position
- Ability to wrap gifts
- Good interpersonal skills
- Personable Skills
- Retail/ Customer Service
Level of English required for this role:
Intermediate English
Times and commitment required for this role
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Minimum time commitment: Once Off
Hours required: 4hrs Once off
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
Apres Village, CHQ Dublin,
1 Custom House Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1
Screening details for this role:
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Supervision
- Insurance cover
Age restrictions:
Over 18
Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
Yes
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer
Help to raise awareness of homelessness and raise funds for Inner City Helping Homeless
Getting there
The CHQ building is best reached by the Luas Red Line to George's Dock, mainline DART station, Connolly Station.