Northland partners with a number of local organizations that work to serve those in need within our community. Part of being a church distributed is making connections and building relationships for greater Kingdom impact. Our partners give us a better view of the needs within the local area, providing Northland’s staff and congregation with opportunities to share God’s love with others in tangible and practical ways.
Harvest Time International
Harvest Time International, a non profit charitable organization that provides relief to disaster, hunger and refugee victims in Central Florida and around the world. Since 1991, we have assisted low income and financially distressed families by helping them to meet their basic needs.
Some of the things that Harvest-Time does locally: Operates the Community Hope Center (CHC). The CHC is a self-sufficiency program to support low income and financially distressed families through supplying food, a variety of household goods and hygiene products. The CAP is a self-funding community service, which allows the recipient to participate in their own solution by giving a donation toward the cost of operations.
Some of the many volunteer opportunities include:
Help in the CHC
- sorting food and other goods
- packing boxes
- stocking shelves
Receptionist
Telephone
Data-entry
Location: 225 N. Kennel Rd, Sanford, FL 32771
Contact: Eduardo DeLeon, 407-328-9900 Ext. 128,
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Website: www.harvest-time.org
Christian HELP
Christian HELP’s mission is to prevent homelessness by helping the unemployed find jobs while providing for them materially and spiritually. They founded the Central Florida Employment Council in 1994 and today over 800 employers belong to this organization. Christian HELP also produces the President's, Governor's, Mayor of Orange County's and Mayor of Orlando's Job Fairs. In addition to employment help, they house a large Food Distribution Center and offer families a wide variety of resources to meet their needs. Some of the many volunteer opportunities include: Housekeeping Graphic Design Phone/clerical assistance Event assistance Pantry assistance
Location: 450 Seminola Blvd., Casselberry, FL 32707
Contact: Courtney Smith, 407-834-4022 x 224,
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Website: www.christianhelp.org
The Sharing Center
The Sharing Center works to prevent homelessness in Seminole County by assisting low-income families with basic and necessary needs during financial emergencies caused by job loss and health problems. Assistance for families is given according to individual need and The Sharing Center resources. Help may include food, toiletries, clothing, Financial aid with rent/mortgage, utilities, transportation costs, medical prescriptions, and other help specific to an individual. The Sharing Center networks with other help agencies and organizations and may refer a client for specialized assistance.
Some of the many volunteer opportunities include:
Receptionists
Data Entry
Sorters & Organizers
Furniture movers
Hair stylists
Electricians
Location: 600 N. Highway 17-92 Suite 158, Longwood, Florida 32750
Contact: Jessica Tuttle, 407-260-9155,
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Website: www.thesharingcenter.org
Jobs Partnership
Jobs Partnership is the partnership of churches, businesses, and community organizations that uses Biblical principles to help people maximize their calling at work. Their passion is to revive the American work ethic by reconnecting the church to the public square. They provide the framework for local churches to engage in transforming the world one community at a time by equipping individuals to work and support themselves and their families. The Jobs Partnership applies an innovative approach to workforce development that provides a lasting solution to the challenges of insecurity, low self-esteem, and inconsistent work ethic in today’s workplace. The success of this unique Affinity Model of Shared Benefits’ comes by training people and building strategic relationships. They train people on work-relevant biblical principles that result in much more than just exposure to strategies for success. Their clients experience changes of heart that improve both their performance and their attitudes towards work. In short, they learn to put the American work ethic into practice. They also build relationships with businesses, local churches, and other community resources that build bridges to equip, empower, and employ people – motivating them to reach their God-given potential. Some of the many volunteer opportunities include: Mentors Job Counselors Hospitality Team Members Instructors Business partners
Location: 4900 Millenia Blvd, Suite B, Orlando, FL 32839
Contact: Jen Kaiser 407.641.0755 x102 or email at
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Website: www.jobspartnershipfl.org
Pathways to Care
Pathways to Care is a 40-bed, not-for-profit respite center dedicated to providing health, housing and hope to Central Florida’s most vulnerable homeless. They provide short-term recuperative care and support services for homeless adults in need of temporary housing in order to recover from an acute medical illness or injury. Pathways to Care’s overall goal is to support their residents to achieve greater health, self-sufficiency and housing stability.
Some of the many volunteer opportunities include:
- Administrative/clerical (including data entry, mailing, copying, etc.)
- Event coordination/assistance
- Financial planning
- Job training
- Painting
- Gardening
Location: 430 Plumosa Ave., Casselberry, FL 32707
Contact: Nicole Morgan, 407-388-0245,
Website: www.pathwaystocare.org
Hospice of the Comforter
Hospice of the Comforter is the only non-profit, community-based hospice serving incurably ill patients in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties since 1990. They provide a special kind of care that supports people with an incurable illness and their families. Hospice care enables patients to carry on alert, pain-free lives and to manage other symptoms so that their days may be spent with dignity and quality, at home or in a home-like setting. Hospice of the Comforter's philosophy emphasizes the importance of the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of life's last journey.
Some of the many volunteer opportunities include:
Patient and family care volunteers
Clerical support and data entry for virtually every department
Telephone support and filing
Packet assembly and bulk mail preparation
Cookie Baking for our marketing efforts
Community outreach volunteers
Location: 480 W. Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Contact: Rose VanDer Berg, 407-682-0808
Website: www.hospiceofthecomforter.org
Healthcare Center for the Homeless
The mission of Heath Care Center for the Homeless is to provide quality health care services that improve the lives of the homeless and medically indigent people in our community.
They have been providing quality health care services to Central Florida's homeless and indigent men, women and children for over a decade. This award-winning non-profit organization has been heralded for making the community a healthier place and for helping the homeless back to self-sufficiency. After all, you can't work if you're ill; you can't fill out an application if you can't see to read it; and in Central Florida's hospitality industry, a healthy smile is a requisite for work.
The Orange Blossom Family Health Center was opened by HCCH in January of 2006 to further their mission to offer a systemic solution to move people out of homelessness and into self-sufficiency as well as offering a safety net to the financially precarious keeping them from falling into homelessness due to the expenses of a catastrophic illness or loss of income due to illness.
The services at HCCH are provided in a multi-disciplinary approach combining aggressive street outreach with integrated systems of primary health care, dental, vision, behavioral health, education and patient advocacy.
Some of the many volunteer opportunities include:
Clerical
Receptionist
Medical records
Location: 234 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Florida 32805
Contact: Terri Betes, 407-428-5751,
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Website: www.hcch.org
Good News Jail and Prison Ministry
The mission of Good News Jail and Prison Ministry is to provide spiritually mature, equipped, and motivated Christian chaplains to serve in correctional facilities nationally and internationally. Their purpose is to meet the spiritual needs of both inmates and staff through ministry that includes evangelism, discipleship, and pastoral attention, while facilitating other religious faiths within the guidelines established by law and the individual correctional facility.
Many volunteer opportunities available.
Location: Sanford, FL
Contact: Chaplain Bob Gregory, 407-665-1319,
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Website: www.goodnewsjail.org
Young Life
Young Life doesn't start with a program. It starts with adults who are concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. These relationships don't happen overnight — they take time, patience, trust and consistency. Ultimately, Young Life leaders desire to give every kid the opportunity to hear about who Jesus Christ is and to begin a relationship with Him. In Young Life, we give kids the first word. We go into their lives with open ears and listen. We know that kids don’t care what we know till they know how much we care. In Young Life, we call that earning the right to be heard. It’s not hard to pick up what kids are saying. They want to be respected and feel safe. They want to live life abundantly — and that means having massive doses of fun, but it also means discovering who they are and what they were made for. So, in Young Life we invite kids into respectful relationships and into more fun and adventure (at club and camp, for example) than they can imagine. Young Life is thriving in Seminole County and East Orlando with hundreds of kids gathering every week to have tons of fun, develop life long relationships and hear the good news about what Jesus has done for us. Be a part of this amazing ministry here in Central Florida! Young Life needs volunteer leaders who care about kids, prayer partners, board members and more!
Location: Various high schools and middle schools in Seminole County and East Orlando
Contact: Lynn Sonnenleiter 601-470-7979
Website: http://www.younglife.org/US
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