Volunteer Registration

Volunteer Application

Dedicated people who generously contribute their time and talents have developed FUSION into the impactful organization it is. Volunteers together donate thousands of hours each year so families facing homelessness have a safe and secure place to live while rebuilding their lives.

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To join the FUSION team Please check your areas of interest on . A Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to set up a meeting time to discuss what areas you want to volunteer along with a little history of FUSION’s beginnings and its immediate focus for the future. Orientation is usually at 3:00pm on either a Tuesday or Thursday at the FUSION Boutique. Other days/times can be arranged if needed.

Please indicate your area of interests.

Transitional Housing Team: On-call support when housing units become vacant and need attention. If you like to paint interior walls,enjoy cleaning,decorating, often times a little yard work and can do household repairs, then join us in preparing homes for occupancy.

FUSION Décor Boutique: Greet and help customers in our upscale resale fund-raising store. Have a flair for retail? We welcome you to work set hours as sales staff, light cleaning and repair merchandise, or help maintain storage. Boutique working shifts are Tuesday –Saturday 10am –2pm and 2pm –6pm

Driver: FUSION relies on donated furniture and home goods to be sold at the Boutique. Need able bodies to drive FUSION truck to local resident’s homes to pick up donated items and drop off at Boutique or nearby storage units. Working shifts are Tuesday and Thursdays from 9am –1pm, extra time might be needed for special situations.

Volunteer Coordinators (When Needed): A two person team that conducts weekly orientations, various administrative duties, processes applications, and hands on communication with department managers.

Pete Andersen FUSION Family Center: Support professional staff at our emergency family shelter. 1 hour onsite training is required. If you enjoy interacting with children, help is needed to keep youngsters occupied in the onsite playroom while parents meet with support services teams. We also need assistance with general housekeeping, maintenance and landscaping responsibilities. Volunteers need to be flexible as tasks can vary from day to day.

Marketing: Help tell the FUSION story and garner community support for the organization. Assist in writing press releases and communication messages, manage social media, produce videos, develop newsletters and brochures, and maintain websites.

Summer Gala: Help plan and be on a committee for the Summer Art Event which raises a substantial portion of our program budget for housing and operations. Join the fun and assist with procuring auction items, plan food and entertainment, decorate, or help with other tasks. Committees form in January and event is first Wednesday of August.

FUSION Background Check Application Form

Authorization, Waiver and Release Applicant: Please read and understand all written information carefully before signing. This form is authorization to obtain records and other information for volunteering and/or employment purposes and full releases from liability of all parties for any claims of any nature whatsoever. It must be completed in full, both truthfully and with absolutely no omissions. Thank you.

I ( Please Enter Full Name)

hereby authorize FUSION to contact any third party and/or utilize the services of an outside agency to conduct an investigation that will include both public and private information, which could include but not limited to, driving and employment records, as well as civil and criminal records. I certify under penalty of perjury that the information I have provided on my application and during the process of becoming a volunteer and/or employee at FUSION is true, accurate and complete. I understand that if accepted as a volunteer and/ or employment, that any false, incomplete, misleading or an inaccurate statements or the omission of information and any other evidence I provide FUSION during the application process or while I serve as a volunteer may result in immediate dismissal and/or disqualify me for future volunteer and/or employment opportunities. I further understand that this background check is not intended to be a contract of employment or volunteer involvement; nor does it serve as an obligation in any way to provide employment or volunteer opportunities, or require that I am obligated to volunteer at any time with FUSION.

I hereby fully waive any and all claims of any nature whatsoever against FUSION, its employees or agents and any third party that provides FUSION information about me, along with any outside agency utilized by you as a result of any information which is obtained in this background investigation. I agree to hold harmless FUSION and its employees, assigned agents and any third party that provides FUSION information about me and any outside agency utilized by FUSION to obtain needed information about me.

I have read the above information carefully and understand that it is a full and complete waiver of any claims of any nature whatsoever that I might have against FUSION or any of the parties described above.

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Enter your full name as agreement for the background check.

The information requested below is needed to complete the background check.

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