Calling All Volunteers!
We are currently taking applications for three summer Staff positions! If you have a heart for the children and families that we serve and a desire to see God glorified through your work please prayerfully consider one of the following positions:
- Summer Volunteer Coordinator
- Top Quality Coordinator
- Summer Education Intern
If you are interested and would like more information please contact Adam McAfee at adam.mcafee@gatewaywoods.org or by calling Gateway Woods at 888.443.4283.
Unable to dedicate your whole summer to volunteering? We would still love to have you join us even if only for a few days! Please submit our Summer Volunteer Application form so that we can discover how to best use your skills.
Teaching Through Work
Top Quality is a summer vocational program designed to give Gateway Woods residents a chance to work in an actual job-like setting. Residents undergo regular job experiences, including interviews, performance reviews and pay raises or decreases depending on their productivity.
I have been the Top Quality manager for the past two summers, and have been very blessed by my experience. Both summers I learned lessons in leadership, mentoring and work ethic. Working alongside and managing the residents has been challenging but also extremely worthwhile and rewarding. Often Houseparents would remark that Top Quality manager was one of the hardest jobs on campus, or that one of my workers could not stop raving about how awesome Top Quality was, or even that they have seen a change in the resident because of the program.
While working for Top Quality, I also got to experience meal times at each of the different houses on campus. This was a great time to build and solidify relationships with both Staff and residents.
I would recommend that any young man who desires to sharpen or improve his leadership and business skills should apply for the Top Quality position for a summer. The experience I received from Gateway Woods has been beneficial and life changing. I would also like to say thank you to Gateway Woods for allowing me to be a part of changing children’s lives.
A Mission Right Here In The States
Volunteering at Gateway Woods offers the opportunity to work hands-on for an outreach ministry to troubled children and their families. Some duties volunteers could be expected to perform include: maintenance, helping with childcare, assisting with campus projects, tutoring, and assisting foster parents.
By willingly spending time as a volunteer, you demonstrate to these young people that that someone cares enough to get involved. It's a chance to live the testimony of God's love to the residents and build life-long relationships with brothers and sisters in Christ. Perhaps most importantly, God will use your experience volunteering to reveal Himself to you in a deeper way.
"Gateway Woods has always been an encouragement to me. With all of the problems that face our youth today, Gateway stands out in my mind as a beacon of hope."
- Justin Wiegand, former Volunteer Coordinator
"The opportunity that God has provided for me to come and serve at Gateway Woods has challenged and humbled me in many ways. It is rewarding to everyone, and when you give you will receive the blessing back."
- Bethany Witzig
"I learned to have a more eternal perspective about the kids. Now when I see troubled adults I think, ‘If only they had been to a place like Gateway, they probably would have turned out much differently."
- Amy Hohulin
“I learned to live what I believe. When you volunteer at Gateway, you are a role model to the kids and have to live like you should.”
- David Prevo
If you are interested in volunteering at Gateway Woods, please fill out our volunteer application and our volunteer reference form (see below for forms). Whether it's for a week in the summer, a day in the fall, or once a month, your service is appreciated. Your time is our treasure!
