Maintenance Team

Members of our basic Maintenance Team are available to help with the occasional odd job around the 441 properties. They meet monthly to perform walkthroughs of apartments and ministry spaces. As they are available and feel comfortable, they can take on small projects to keep our spaces in good condition. Should be comfortable with some types of simple do-it-yourself projects (e.g. simple plumbing, patching holes, drywall, etc). They should have access to some tools and be able to find required parts at local hardware stores.

Renovation and Cleaning Projects

Sometimes we have projects available for groups to help renovate or clean ministry spaces. It’s helpful to have someone on the team with some comfort with significant home improvement projects (e.g. drywall, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc) or knowledgeable in the basics of deep cleaning. They should have access to necessary tools and have an understanding of additional tools for projects.

Groundskeeping Team

Members of our groundskeeping team should be comfortable with basic landscaping and gardening. They will work together as a team to beautify 441 properties so they bring dignity and encouragement to our community. This may include simple gardening, clean-up, tree/brush pruning, and more. They may occasionally work with larger volunteer teams for larger clean-up projects.

Project Management

As we discern the needs of the neighborhood and our role in it, we are always launching initiatives or finding new and creative ways to accomplish our mission. We could use a few folks to serve as Project Managers that can provide support to a 441 Staff member in larger ongoing projects or program development. Helping in this way might mean providing administrative oversight, brainstorming help, carrying forward various details and logistics, performing research relevant to the work, etc.

Bike Clinic

441 operates a Bike Clinic one evening a week from Spring to Fall. We repair and replace bikes as needed. Our primary need is for volunteers willing to interact with youth and adults that attend the clinic. It can be difficult for the repair volunteers to focus on both repairing bikes and managing the crowd. We could also use a few individuals comfortable with routine bike repair to help build up our team. Ideally volunteers commit to attend the clinic most weeks through the season. The official day for the Bike Clinic each week for this season is TBD (last year it was Monday evenings from 4 to 7 pm).

Community Garden

441 operates a Community Garden weekly throughout the growing season. The space provides a great place for neighbors to gather, work together, and grow fresh produce for themselves and the community. Work each week might include digging, gardening, weeding, outdoor cleaning, and simple garden bed repair. Ideally volunteers commit to attend a garden work time most weeks of the season to get to know other volunteers and connect deeply. Garden work days are typically every Saturday morning and Tuesday evening.

Development Team

Members of our development team help raise the financial and prayer support necessary for the 441 team to succeed in their mission. They play a variety of roles by crafting newsletters, planning events, writing grants, sharing stories, signing “thank you” cards, and staffing tables at churches and conferences. These behind-the-scenes roles are so critical to our success!

There are a few key roles we are looking for, though any help would be so appreciated:

Event Planning - We are looking for a few folks willing to help coordinate and set up one or two fundraising events a year. These would be ongoing events we’ve hosted before and would require consistent communication and attention to detail.

Mentor Team

We are fortifying and expanding our Cafe mentorship program to provide even more support for our Cafe apprentices and to expand mentorship to other youth in the neighborhood. To accomplish this, we need willing and available adults who can bring their life experiences and time to help young adults and teens employed at New City Cafe succeed.

Teen Ministry and Recording Studio

We are looking for caring adults willing to connect with teens and help them take positive steps. Our Teen Ministry meets on Friday evenings every two weeks to play games, build relationships, hear a short message, and apply the Bible to life. In addition, we operate a recording studio to provide a space for teens to develop their passions and skills in making and recording music. Volunteers with musical, editing, or recording skills are desperately needed!

Kids Camp and Kids Club

Every summer we host, in partnership with Foodlink, a summer meals program that provides nutritious lunches for 15-20 neighborhood children every weekday. Our program includes games, songs, crafts, science and nutrition lessons, and a daily Bible lesson. Volunteers bring a wide variety of skills to lead these various components and a passion for seeing children and families impacted by the Gospel. During the school year, our program switches to Saturday afternoons and becomes Kids Club. It’s a very similar program that includes a snack and no lunch.