Onsite Missions

Are you wanting to get involved in CR Missions?

Here are ways you can serve onsite at the agency/mission or church!

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AGAPE RESOURCE AND ASSISTANCE CENTER

• Housing
  • Going the Extra Yard – join a yard maintenance team! Be part of a team that wraps it’s heart and service around the families in a particular house and keeps the yard mowed and trimmed so they are proud to live there. All equipment provided, team members rotate so usually serve about 3 times a summer
  • Handy Person – we have a Honey Do list that helps us keep everything operating. If you’re handy, add your name to that list and we will call as needed!
  • No place like home – help freshen up space for new family to move in as a graduate move on. Includes as needed, painting, cleaning, decorating so new family feels loved and special
• Childcare and Development
  • Work with a group to create “Mom’s Time” so that a designated Saturdays, Care Team loves on kids and moms get much needed time to themselves
  • Care team – work with a team to provide childcare on a rotating basis on Saturdays and perhaps one evening a week so moms can attend counseling appointments. Care would be in Agape offices, 2 caregivers at a time in 1.5-3 hour blocks
• Education
  • Share your skill – teach something you enjoy at a weekly Life Skills class. Our families enjoy learning new things. Some especially enjoyed topics including:
    • Knitting
    • Cooking special desserts, easy kid friendly meals, or healthy and quick meals
    • Essential oils
    • Essential seam stressing – buttons, hems, tear repairs
• Wheels 4 Success
  • Moms need help staying mobile. Even the easiest regular maintenance is hard. Help arrange regular maintenance like oil changes, tire rotations, preventative maintenance, car washes, etc.

ALTERNATIVE GIFT MARKET

• Serve at the AGM as a certificate writer, cashier, with set-up/clean-up, or at one of the mission tables
• Shop at the AGM in November

BED START

• Serve on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings
• Visit crumc.org/bedstart or bedstart.org for volunteer opportunities for pick-up/delivery/shed

FAMILY PROMISE OF COLLIN COUNTY

• Provide dinner for families during our rotation
• Support families staying in a hotel or other places
• Purchase Walmart of gas gif cards from Revelation Raise Right

FOOD DRIVE

• Donate food at the church

HEAD START

• Purchase sweatsuits and drop off at church

LITTLE DRESSES

• Attend sewing sessions

LOCAL SCHOOL MINISTRY

• Mentor at Christie Elementary and Carpenter Middle School for 30 minutes to 1 hour weekly during the school church. Information sessions scheduled twice a year at the school
• Serve at the school to set-up, serve, and clean-up for the Back-to-School Breakfasts
• Serve at the school to help with Staff Appreciation Events

MEALS ON WHEELS

• Serve as a MOW delivery volunteer
• Deliver completed Harvest Boxes to the church/assist with box pick-up

OPERACION ABRIGO

• Trips to Mexico –  Serve on a mission tea to build houses in Ciudad Juarez.

PISD SCHOOL-AGED PARENT PROGRAM

• Provide food and childcare for SAPP meetings as needed
• Serve at Christmas and Graduation Celebrations
• Donate items as needed
• Donate to annual “baby shower”

PLAIN-O HELPERS

• Serve on Friday mornings or on other projects as needed.

PLANO OVERNIGHT WARMING STATIONS

• November 1-March 31 annually
• Attend information sessions to learn more about POWS
• Attend mandatory training session
• Serve at POWS-Salvation Army in Plano as needed

PROJECT TRANSFORMATION

• Serve as a Reading Buddy
• Serve dinner to AmeriCorp young adults

SCHOOL SUPPLY COLLECTION

• Donate school supplies
• Serve at sorting/assembly of collection items in August

SHARING SHOES AND JOY IN PERU

• Donate shoes
• Help sort donations and prepare for shipping at Buckner Humanitarian Aid Center
• Participate in mission experiences in Peru distributing shoes to children, conducting VBS activities, helping improve families’ homes and living conditions, and grow relationships with Buckner staff

SPRING CREEK VILLAGE

• Help host classes, gatherings, Bible studies
• Contribute to donation collections
• Be a host/guide for SCV families who come to the church
• Assemble food boxes for distribution at Salvation Army
• Help distribute donations at SCV, meeting with families, invite families to church
• Help with special events
• Lead Bible studies or prayer walk

SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM

• Serve at the site Monday-Friday during the summer
• Assemble weekend snack bags