ANGELA HOUSE
What Is It?: A transitional home for women coming out of incarceration. “Through comprehensive programs and partnerships, Angela House residents are given the opportunity and tools to maintain a positive lifestyle.”
Help Needed: Projects could include helping organize the clothing room or other areas, tutoring women in GED topics or basic computer skills, helping with special events or holiday decorations, helping with administrative tasks, or collecting needed items. Contact organization for changes due to COVID-19.
Minimum Age to Volunteer: 14 with a teacher/parent/guardian, and 16 and up without an adult
Help Needed
HELP WITH VARIOUS PROJECTS
Past volunteer projects have included helping organize the clothing room and donations; tutoring women in GED topics and basic computer skills; helping with special events or holiday decorations; gardening; and helping with paperwork, filing, and other administrative tasks.
COLLECT NEEDED ITEMS
Needs include new, packaged women’s cotton underwear; new women’s socks; 45 gallon trash bags; laundry detergent, zip-close food storage bags (gallon & quart); pick-a-size paper towels; twin comforters; bath towels; and washcloths. A current list of needs is here.
CREATE YOUR OWN PROJECT
“The most successful volunteer projects at Angela House have been organically created by the volunteers themselves! If you have an idea that you would like to bring to Angela House, please call us and we will help make the idea a reality.”
Visit from Drake, 2017
Angela House
Baylor College of Medicine volunteers, 2016
Pius X volunteers, 2015
Cristo Rey volunteers, 2017
YES Prep volunteers, 2016
Christmas celebration
Little Bit on a resident's lap
Duchesne students brought cocoa and sang carols, 2015
Eagle Scout pathway project, 2014
Cristo Rey volunteers, 2017
Cristo Rey volunteer, 2017
Pius X volunteers, 2015
St. Mary Catholic School (Orange, TX) 7th & 8th graders collected donations, 2015
I am 17 and want to volunteer. Please help
Hi Ryan – We just checked the volunteer sign-up / calendar page on the Angela House website — https://angelahouse.org/volunteer — and it doesn’t seem to be working right now but you can definitely email them at [email protected] or call them at (281) 445-9696. They would be very happy to hear that you want to help out! Thank you.
Good afternoon,
I am interested in volunteering.
Hello Zena – That’s great. Please send an email to [email protected] or call (281) 445-9696 and the people at Angela House will give you more information about helping out. Thank you!
Hi my name is shermirah I am 16 and I would love to volunteer and help out
Hi Shermirah – That’s great! You can get in touch with Angela House by emailing [email protected] – or call (281) 445-9696. Thanks!