Time & Location
Jan 29, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Ardmore Church, 200 Argyle Rd, Ardmore, PA 19003, USA
About the Event
Lower Merion faith congregations are piloting a men's shelter program during Montgomery County Code Blue declarations, when winter conditions pose a threat of serious harm or death to people. The shelter will house up to five men from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Code Blue nights at a Lower Merion house of worship.
Beginning Thursday, February 1st the shelter location is Ardmore United Methodist Church.
On-call volunteers to staff the shelter are needed. All people, 18 and over are welcome to volunteer. Individuals with clinical and/or social work experience (social workers, nurses, physicians, clinical counselors, EMT’s, etc.) are encouraged to volunteer. The evenings are split into two five-hour shifts: 8:30 PM to 1:30 AM and 1:30 AM to 6:30 AM, with two on-call volunteers needed for each shift. When Code Blue declarations are called, volunteers will welcome guests and provide monitoring and assistance as needed. During shelter shifts, volunteers will have 24-hour access to support professionals that can assist by phone as well as respond on-site as needed.
Another training session is scheduled for Monday, January 29 at 6:30 PM at AUMC.
A Code Blue Manual will be provided at that time.
All volunteers need to complete a current background check through Pennsylvania’s PATCH system. Your background check verification is produced as a pdf file that contains the Pennsylvania keystone symbol as a watermark. Please email the pdf file to Tom Yates at codebluelm@gmail.com.
SIGN UP for volunteer shifts: CLICK HERE
For further information please email Tom Yates, Volunteer Coordinator, at codebluelm@gmail.com or Pastor Tamie Scalise, Ardmore UMC Shelter Coordinator, at pastortamie@gmail.com.