Volunteer Work With Gleanings
Make an Impact: Volunteer Opportunities with Gleanings Housing
Volunteering with Gleanings Housing offers a unique opportunity to contribute significantly to your community while cultivating valuable personal and professional skills. We have diverse roles designed to fit various interests and expertise.
Shape Our Future: By serving on our committees or executive board, you'll lend your leadership and expertise to guide organizational strategies and make impactful decisions. These roles involve collaborating with diverse groups, enhancing your teamwork and communication abilities.
Build Community: If you enjoy hands-on work, our construction projects provide an incredibly fulfilling way to contribute. You'll directly help build or renovate affordable middle housing, making a tangible difference in community infrastructure.
Drive Our Mission: Participate in fundraising initiatives to creatively engage with the community, raising crucial awareness and essential funds for our vital work. Whether you're organizing events, reaching out to potential donors, or crafting compelling campaigns, fundraising sharpens your organizational and persuasive skills while directly supporting our mission.
Beyond these core areas, we also welcome volunteers for various other needs, including hospitality, errands, and landscaping. Volunteering in any of these capacities not only benefits the causes you support but also enriches your own life with new experiences and meaningful connections. Join us and help create sustainable, affordable housing solutions in our community.
Different Volunteer Positions
Join Our Team: Volunteer Opportunities at Gleanings Housing
Gleanings Housing is building more than just homes – we're building a stronger community, and we need your help! We offer diverse volunteer roles where you can directly contribute to providing affordable housing in the Lexington, KY area, while developing valuable skills and connecting with like-minded individuals.
Hands-On Opportunities
Construction Crew: Roll up your sleeves and help us build and renovate homes! You'll work under the guidance of a supervisor, assisting with tasks like lifting, hammering, and sawing. Individual volunteers must be at least 18 years old, or groups can have 14 - 17 years and older if accompanied by an adult/guardian.
Hospitality Crew: Fuel our hard-working construction teams! You'll assist with preparing, serving, and cleaning up lunches on our "blitz days," ensuring our crews stay energized.
Gopher/Errand Runner: Be the helping hand our Construction Manager needs! You'll assist with various organizational tasks, including gathering materials, picking up supplies, and transportation.
Landscape Crew: Help us maintain beautiful and welcoming properties. We're looking for individuals to assist with lawn care on a regular basis, ideally weekly during spring and summer, using lawn equipment.
Leadership & Specialized Roles
Committee Member: Are you passionate about affordable housing or ending homelessness in Kentucky? Join one of our vital committees and help guide and facilitate Gleanings Housing's various activities. We're actively seeking members for the following areas:
Social Media Aide
Volunteer Coordination/Engagement
Construction
Financial
Fundraising
Grant Writing
Tenant Services/Property Management
Most volunteer work is based primarily in the Lexington, KY area, but can be via Google Meets, Zoom, and Teams from all areas of the state. While we are committed to promoting affordable housing across Kentucky, our hands-on volunteer opportunities will be located within this region.
Ready to make a difference? Visit our website or contact us today to learn more about how you can become a part of the Gleanings Housing team!
Quick Volunteer Guidelines
Age 14 to 17, must have a parent/guardian
Any skill level is welcome
Lunch will be provided
Typical Hours to volunteer will be 4 hour increments are weekends between 8:00am-3:00pm.
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When it comes to making housing affordable, we are determined to find a way to use all volunteers. From individuals to groups, we want to partner with you. We seek volunteers for all purposes and areas. Opportunities range anywhere from administrative duties to onsite labor, or event tasks that can be completed from the comfort of your own home. Partnering with Gleanings Housing has never been easier, and is fulfilling to those involved.
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Construction Volunteers
Landscape Volunteers for Legacy Home
Committee Members
Special Skills are always welcome
Simply tell us what you are interested in volunteering to do while completing your submission information an we will contact you soon.
EVERYONE is welcome to volunteer.
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At Gleanings Housing we love to see groups of people volunteering together. So, if you are inquiring for a group please explain that in the sign up sheet below.
Volunteering with Gleanings Housing 2020-2025
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Volunteers are stepping up and helping us develop affordable housing all over the Lexington area, so listen up as one of our active volunteers explains why he was willing to jump in and work for affordable housing.
Further Discussion
Legacy Home Landscaping
Volunteer positions in landscaping are open right now for Legacy Home in Lexington, KY. This position is for weekly to bi-weekly lawn trimming, flower box cultivating, and yard bush trimming. Fill out the volunteer form below and mention this position if you are interested and available.
Committee Volunteers
Working as a Gleanings Housing volunteer through our multiple committees can be fulfilling and impactful for the community. Volunteers for the following committees are an important part of the Gleanings programming, so we ask that passionate and interested individuals mention their desire to join one of these committees in their inquiry.
Construction and Property Acquisition
Engagement and Stewardship
Tenant Services and Property Management
FAQs Volunteering
Do I need to commit to long periods of time in order to volunteer?
No, Gleanings Housing wishes to invite everyone who desires to aid affordable housing to join us. We have some guidelines for you to look over and consent forms on the day of your volunteering, but this is not necessarily a long term commitment on your part. Join us for as often as you would like and support your community.
Can I easily sign up to receive updates from Gleanings Housing?
It is easier than ever before to stay up-to-date with Gleanings Housing Events and Activities. We now have a sign up for any type of information you would prefer. Joining the Gleanings Newsletter can be accomplished simply by filling in the form on our News page. Joining our social media pages and following us online can be easily accomplished as well. Click on the Social links below to join us on Facebook, Instagram, and our Gleanings Volunteer 2024 group. To simply receive updates click on link to CONTACT US, and we will reach out to provide details and scheduling for you or your group.
What is the best way to donate?
When deciding to donate to Gleanings Housing we only ask that the donor choose between a larger annual donation or a smaller monthly donation. Each option is just as effective for our work. Then there are options for businesses to donate in-kind materials. This is an option open to individuals as well.
A Glimpse At Magoffin
Gleanings Housing, Inc used construction volunteers, community organizations, local businesses, monetary donations, in-kind donations, and community support to complete the Magoffin Triplex Project. We now have tenants in Magoffin and working to ensure they are successful in their housing pursuits. Thank you to all of the community volunteers that offered their hand in making this Triplex possible for Gleanings’ tenants.
Check Our Socials
General Volunteer Work
Through Gleanings, members of the Commonwealth have journeyed the distance to engage in service work for those living with a lack of affordable rental housing in Lexington, KY. Joining our group on Facebook can be a fruitful way to share your volunteer experiences. Click title to go straight to Gleanings Volunteers 2025.
Community Engagement
Through multiple educational events, Gleanings takes every opportunity to engage with the local community. As we have learned through the years, education is key to creating change. Community support can lead to great works and impactful building. Affordable housing for ALL.
Fundraising
In our fundraising efforts across Lexington, Gleanings has been able to raise funds while engaging with members of the community who have experience living with the deficits in the local rental housing market. Investing with small monthly donations of $25 can develop housing for multiple households.