Service Site Overview

HomeFront was created over 30 years ago, with the goal to break the cycle of poverty and end homelessness. Originally started by volunteers providing meals for families living in welfare motels, HomeFront has since developed a holistic array of services for clients who are either homeless or at high risk of becoming so. On any given night, HomeFront provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent service-enriched housing to over 450 individuals, two-thirds of them being children. HomeFront utilizes all segments of the community to accomplish its mission of providing comprehensive programs which enable formerly homeless families to become independent, contributing members of the community. More than 3,600 volunteers (that’s us!) work with FPC each year to provide families with everything from food, goods and services to assistance in locating jobs and housing. Without these dedicated and caring volunteers, many of our programs, such as our week-night tutoring program and hot meals for motel families, would not be possible.

SBTL Role

Duration: Full Academic Year

Main Supervisors: Bonner Impact Intern

Qualifications: Must have at least one semester experience as a FPC site member.

Administrative Responsibilities

1. Team

•  You must have a car to drive your team members to the site (if 21+ reach out to Senior Bonner to be van certified).

• Monitor attendance and hours of team members at the site.

• Plan and facilitate Site-Based Team Meetings bi-weekly.

• Be a role model to volunteers and site attendees.

• Build a positive community among your team of Bonner Students.

• Ensure your team acts appropriately at the site.

• Compile and maintain an accurate site semester schedule (attendance and driving).

2. Impact 

• Advocate the needs of the community through education.

• Act as a liaison to the student members of your team; relay information from the Bonner Interns and Site Staff Members.

• Maintain open communication with your Site Supervisor.

3. Programming

• Develop and manage projects and initiatives at the site.

• Collaborate to meet the needs of your Community Partner.

• Collaborate with Impact Intern ensuring and maintaining consistent communication 

(Updating on absences, informing on incident reporting, major site changes, and all other related issues/concerns).

4. Additional Administrative 

• Meet Bi-weekly with Bonner Impact Intern.

• Meet monthly with the Site Supervisor.

• Meet weekly with staff members in each room.

• Work with Bonner Impact Intern to manage transportation to/from the site.

• Team emails that are cc’ed with Bonner Impact Intern.