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MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES (MAM)

MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES (MAM)

About

What Is It?

A nonprofit that “helps people bounce back from a crisis and care for their families.”  Volunteer and paid caseworkers help MAM clients address their immediate needs with an array of emergency services, then help find long-term solutions to underlying issues that will continue to threaten families’ long-term stability.

Help Needed:

Assist customers, sort and price donations, and help in other ways at MAM’s popular resale store.  Please contact MAM for COVID-related updates. 

Details

Minimum Age to Volunteer

13; youth aged 13-15 must be accompanied by an adult while volunteering.  Students under the age of 18 need written parental permission to volunteer.

Time Commitment

Shifts are 4 hours long: 10 AM-2 PM or 2 PM-6 PM, Monday through Saturday.

Suitable for Groups of Volunteers?

Yes.  MAM hosts volunteer groups of up to ten. These group visits must be coordinated with Stephanie Tippitt.

Training Needed

All volunteers must complete a volunteer application and come in for a short interview and orientation.

Volunteers should have a good attitude, be ready and willing to work, and like working with others. Being organized and not needing a lot of supervision is helpful.

Help Needed

HELP AT RESALE STORE & BOUTIQUE

MAM’s Resale Store sales generate $1.7 million annually.  This is 38% of the funds MAM needs to provide services to more than 20,000 people a year. Volunteers are needed to assist customers, sort and price donations, operate the cash register, work on displays, and make simple repairs on merchandise.

 

COLLECT NEEDED ITEMS

MAM hosts three major drives each year: for back-to-school supplies, Christmas gifts, and household necessities such as cleaning supplies.  It also collects items for snack bags that are given to hungry clients.  More information about these drives is here.

Contact Details

Contact

Stephanie Tippitt, Resale Volunteer Coordinator

Email: stippitt@maministries.org

Phone:  (713) 465-4516 x. 148

Website

http://www.maministries.org/

Location

MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES (MAM)

1625 Blalock Road
Houston, Texas 77080

Location Details

1625 Blalock Road
Houston, Texas 77080

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Additional Information

Examples of past Scout projects

Gold Award: Noelle S. created a program to teach financial literacy to middle school children, who learned about budgeting, savings, and debt through games and activities. She also worked with MAM to create a class for the students’ parents. (2019)

Eagle: Joseph F. (Troop 642) built and installed storage bins and bookcases. (2014)

Eagle: Laurent C. designed and built a new organization / cubby system for the Education Library that more than  50 volunteer teachers and assistants use as a resource. (2014)

A Junior Girl Scout Troop organized a holiday toy drive. (2013)

Gold Award: Lauren organized a Kids Care Fair in the summer, and a holiday toy drive in the fall. (2013)

Bronze Award: Frostwood Elementary Junior Girl Scout troop refurbished the client waiting room with new shelves and other furnishings, books, and toys. (2011)

Gallery

Volunteers at Shred Day fundraiser, 2014
Volunteers at Shred Day fundraiser, 2014
Store volunteers, 2013
Store volunteers, 2013
Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church volunteers donated to supplies cupboard, 2017
Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church volunteers donated to supplies cupboard, 2017
Restocking at Resale Store, 2017
Restocking at Resale Store, 2017
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Med Center toy drive, 2013MAM Memorial Hermann Memorial City toy drive 20131 - Copy
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Med Center toy drive, 2013MAM Memorial Hermann Memorial City toy drive 20131 - Copy
BMC Software volunteers at resale store, 2016
BMC Software volunteers at resale store, 2016
Resale store
Resale store
Girl Scout project: bookcase and books for MAM lobby, 2014
Girl Scout project: bookcase and books for MAM lobby, 2014
Eagles Trace Community donated school supplies, 2015
Eagles Trace Community donated school supplies, 2015
Resale store customer service staff, 2013
Resale store customer service staff, 2013
Davis High School toy drive, 2013
Davis High School toy drive, 2013
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers from U of H, 2017
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers from U of H, 2017
Eagle Scout Laurent designed and built a storage system for Family Education Program, 2014
Eagle Scout Laurent designed and built a storage system for Family Education Program, 2014
Supply cupboard
Supply cupboard
Emmott Elementary raised $153 for needy families, 2015
Emmott Elementary raised $153 for needy families, 2015
Bookmarks to accompany Girl Scout bookcase, 2014
Bookmarks to accompany Girl Scout bookcase, 2014
National Charity League volunteer with school supplies, 2016
National Charity League volunteer with school supplies, 2016
Girl Scouts held a Christmas toy drive, 2013
Girl Scouts held a Christmas toy drive, 2013
Volunteers from Bridgepoint Bible Church's Aspire Bible study group, 2014
Volunteers from Bridgepoint Bible Church's Aspire Bible study group, 2014
Lauren's Girl Scout Gold Award project and a toy drive benefited MAM, 2013
Lauren's Girl Scout Gold Award project and a toy drive benefited MAM, 2013
Mechanical Contractors Assn of Houston toy drive, 2014
Mechanical Contractors Assn of Houston toy drive, 2014
Memorial High School students modeling clothes from MAM store, 2013
Memorial High School students modeling clothes from MAM store, 2013
Girl Scout bookcase project, 2014
Girl Scout bookcase project, 2014
Toothbrush donations from MetroNational, 2014
Toothbrush donations from MetroNational, 2014
National Charity League volunteers with school supplies, 2016
National Charity League volunteers with school supplies, 2016
Westwood Elementary students packing snacks that HEB donated, 2015
Westwood Elementary students packing snacks that HEB donated, 2015
National Charity League volunteer at Resale Store, 2013
National Charity League volunteer at Resale Store, 2013
Resale Store necklaces
Resale Store necklaces
Parent volunteers from Pine Shadows Elementary, 2014
Parent volunteers from Pine Shadows Elementary, 2014
West Houston Chinese Church volunteers, 2013
West Houston Chinese Church volunteers, 2013
Resale Store, 2016
Resale Store, 2016
Students from Spring Branch ISD's Bendwood School donated snack sacks, 2014
Students from Spring Branch ISD's Bendwood School donated snack sacks, 2014
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers, 2014
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers, 2014
Volunteers from Westwood Elementary, Spring Branch ISD, 2015
Volunteers from Westwood Elementary, Spring Branch ISD, 2015
Resale Store sidewalk sale, 2015
Resale Store sidewalk sale, 2015
Spring Woods Middle School ACE Program's penny drive benefited MAM, 2014
Spring Woods Middle School ACE Program's penny drive benefited MAM, 2014
UH Bauer College of Business students advised about the Resale Store, 2016
UH Bauer College of Business students advised about the Resale Store, 2016
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers from U of H, 2017
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers from U of H, 2017
St. Andrew Lutheran Church donated back-to-school socks and underwear, 2014
St. Andrew Lutheran Church donated back-to-school socks and underwear, 2014
Volunteers who sorted Christmas toy donations, 2013
Volunteers who sorted Christmas toy donations, 2013
Volunteers from First Congregational Church, 2016
Volunteers from First Congregational Church, 2016
West Houston Chinese Church volunteers with prayer chain, 2014
West Houston Chinese Church volunteers with prayer chain, 2014
Volunteers at Shred Day fundraiser, 2014
Store volunteers, 2013
Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church volunteers donated to supplies cupboard, 2017
Restocking at Resale Store, 2017
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Med Center toy drive, 2013MAM Memorial Hermann Memorial City toy drive 20131 - Copy
BMC Software volunteers at resale store, 2016
Resale store
Girl Scout project: bookcase and books for MAM lobby, 2014
Eagles Trace Community donated school supplies, 2015
Resale store customer service staff, 2013
Davis High School toy drive, 2013
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers from U of H, 2017
Eagle Scout Laurent designed and built a storage system for Family Education Program, 2014
Supply cupboard
Emmott Elementary raised $153 for needy families, 2015
Bookmarks to accompany Girl Scout bookcase, 2014
National Charity League volunteer with school supplies, 2016
Girl Scouts held a Christmas toy drive, 2013
Volunteers from Bridgepoint Bible Church's Aspire Bible study group, 2014
Lauren's Girl Scout Gold Award project and a toy drive benefited MAM, 2013
Mechanical Contractors Assn of Houston toy drive, 2014
Memorial High School students modeling clothes from MAM store, 2013
Girl Scout bookcase project, 2014
Toothbrush donations from MetroNational, 2014
National Charity League volunteers with school supplies, 2016
Westwood Elementary students packing snacks that HEB donated, 2015
National Charity League volunteer at Resale Store, 2013
Resale Store necklaces
Parent volunteers from Pine Shadows Elementary, 2014
West Houston Chinese Church volunteers, 2013
Resale Store, 2016
Students from Spring Branch ISD's Bendwood School donated snack sacks, 2014
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers, 2014
Volunteers from Westwood Elementary, Spring Branch ISD, 2015
Resale Store sidewalk sale, 2015
Spring Woods Middle School ACE Program's penny drive benefited MAM, 2014
UH Bauer College of Business students advised about the Resale Store, 2016
Shred Day fundraiser volunteers from U of H, 2017
St. Andrew Lutheran Church donated back-to-school socks and underwear, 2014
Volunteers who sorted Christmas toy donations, 2013
Volunteers from First Congregational Church, 2016
West Houston Chinese Church volunteers with prayer chain, 2014

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