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Volunteers Are Essential
At Lost-n-Found Youth, volunteers are essential to our success. We welcome individuals and groups to sort donations at our thrift store, provide a meal or lunch & learn at the youth center, engage in street outreach, and more.
ways to volunteer
thrift store
Volunteers help with processing and sorting donated items to the store. You can volunteer at the thrift store any time during business hours without first attending an orientation.
street outreach
Youth on the street learn to protect themselves emotionally and physically to prevent being hurt. This instinctive ‘survival’ behavior creates a vicious cycle. Too often, youth lose themselves on the streets and don’t know how to find their way back. Our street outreach program is comprised entirely of volunteers who actively search for homeless youth living on the street to offer assistance.
Statistically, we have less than 48 hours to connect with a newly homeless youth with services before they turn to criminal activity such as theft, panhandling, prostitution or drugs to survive. We are one of the few youth services organizations in Atlanta who connect youth in crisis with a live person who is willing to be an advocate for their needs.
REGISTER for an upcoming VOLUNTEER orientation
All volunteers are required to attend an upcoming VIRTUAL orientation. These occur weekly on Wednesday at noon and 6:00 P.M. Please email volunteer@lnfy.org or fill out the form below apply for the next available virtual orientation.
Volunteers are encouraged to bring a $25 donation which can be in the form of a gift card or through our website donation page. Please consider donating.