Opportunities From: Yakima Union Gospel Mission

Often times we have clients that just need a ride to various types of appointments. Would you be someone who is available to be on an on-call team to help our clients that are in our Discovery, New Life and Bridge programs and Family Shelter Clients. Most, if not all, of these appointments would be during office hours. You would be able to drive your personal vehicle or get cleared to use one of our Mission vehicles. Please email the volunteer department at volunteer@yugm.org or call 509-853-4318 to let them know of your interest.

Please enter through the main gate and check in at the office across the parking lot from the Care Clinic, if no one is there please check in at the Main Office across from the Care Clinic, under the stairs. Thank you.

Our Program clients have two store runs per week, Thursday at 1pm (with the men) and Friday at 10:30am (with the women). If you would enjoy getting to know these wonderful people, spending some time with them and lending them a helping hand, please respond to the opportunity and we will be in contact with you. You will be transporting them in the Mission's 15 passenger van and so you will need to be comfortable driving a large vehicle. No special license is needed but you will need to do a test drive with Director of Facilities. 

Please enter through the main gate and then check in with Emilio at 509-853-4325 for the men and with Carla at 509-910-8277. If you are unable to reach either one of them please go to the main office, the door is located under the stairs across from the Care Center, and let them know that you are there for Emilio or Carla and are taking the clients shopping. 

We need volunteers who would be willing to write encouraging letters to our residents.  Our guests need to know someone is out there cheering them on and believing in them, as they do their best to walk into wholeness.  If you sign up for this opportunity, one of our staff will be in contact with you to give you more details.  Thank you so much for caring for our guests in this way!

We are looking for spiritually mature women from our community who will invest in mentoring relationships with our program participants.  Establishing healthy community and church relationships outside of the mission is vital to the success of our program graduates, so a pivotal person who is willing to help connect and nurture those relationships with our residents both on and off our campus is crucial. Whether it is a Bible study, financial class, music lesson, art class or individual mentoring. Please reach out to us for a meeting to discuss ideas and details. 

We rely heavily on a team of volunteer case managers who help provide support and accountability to Bridge clients as they work to achieve their personal goals. A case manager is a person who listens well, loves people, is faithful and reliable, and enjoys helping people overcome significant personal challenges through lots of work and patience. We work together with clients to answer the questions: Where are you today? Where do you want to be tomorrow? How can we help you get there?

Join our team to help our clients get from here to there!

Do you have access to a vehicle?

Do you want to get to engage New Life clients in light and meaningful conversations?

Do you want to tangibly help New Life clients?

Our clients have many holistic needs which require transportation. We need people who are available and willing to help transport clients to church, doctor appointments, and other places within Yakima. If you answered "yes" to the above questions and want to drive clients, we would love YOU to join our New Life team! Click "Respond" and "Submit Response," and a staff member will contact you soon.

Valid Driver's License, proof of insurance, and a recent Driver's Abstract are required before driving YUGM clients. If you haven't already, please upload these forms to the Qualifications page OR bring them to the Volunteer Department in the main office on the YUGM main campus. You may also email the forms to volunteer@yugm.org.