Volunteers Needed!
Immediate Opening for Barn Volunteers. We are in need of morning barn helpers, particularly Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Responsible for feeding and turning out our six horses, and cleaning stalls if time permits. Fun and relaxed barn. Commit to one morning a week, one morning every other week, or once a month. Come alone, or bring a friend to help. Informal training is provided. Call Barn Manager, Diane, at 240-6986 for details, or email wingsofhoperanch@aol.com.
If you want to join our group of volunteers, we would love to hear from you. Below is a short description of all the volunteer opportunities at the Ranch.
- Barn Volunteer
Barn volunteers work year round and are responsible for barn cleaning, feeding and turning in and out the horses. We offer two shifts per day, one in the morning for two hours (8:00 to 10:00) and one in the evening for about 30 minutes ( time varies seasonally.)
The morning shift includes feeding all the horses, letting them out to pasture, mucking the stalls and replenishing the shavings, then spreading the manure. The evening shift includes letting the horses back in the barn and feeding them. This shift only takes about 20-30 minutes.
- Session Volunteer
Session Volunteers work during the program in various ways to help the program run smoothly with the children. The primary need from a Session Volunteer is to team up with a child and a horse for just over an hour, working with the same child each week as a mentor and leader. Activities range from grooming, tacking, leading the child on the horse, and craft supervision (crafts are provided by a craft supervisor.)
Session Volunteers work during the scheduled sessions, which currently are held from March to June, and again from September to November each year on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. There are two sessions per day to choose, the first from 4:15-5:45 pm, and the second from 5:15-6:45 pm.
- Youth Leader (ages 13 - 18)
A youth leader is someone who assists the adult, child and horse during program sessions. We will train approved applicants. Applicants do not have to have prior horse experience but it helps. Must love to help children and be hard workers. Youth Leaders can also help BARN VOLUNTEERS as long as there is an approved, adult volunteer on the premises supervising. To apply, simply click on and fill out the application below.
- Other Volunteer Opportunities:
A multitude of other volunteer opportunities exist at the Ranch including but not exclusive of: construction, craft supervisor, greeter, office assistant, garden supervisor, devotional leader, electrician, carpenter, and prayer team.
If you would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us by email at info @ wingsofhoperanch.org or by phone at 804-883-8903.
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Download the Volunteer Application