The Gate House, a non-profit extended-care drug and alcohol treatment facility, is looking for volunteers to help provide training to our clients. We especially need help with job search/resume building; basic personal finance/banking; basic computer skills; writing skills; and GED attainment. Other special skills may be of interest as well.
A typical volunteer commitment would be two hours a week plus preparation time.
Requirements include:
- Knowledge of the training topic
- Compassion for people rebuilding their lives
- Ability to pass appropriate background checks
Volunteers will be trained in client confidentiality and mandated reporting requirements. Interested parties should contact Scott at scott@gatehouse.org.
About The Gate House
Founded in 1972, The Gate House is a non-profit organization providing drug and alcohol treatment programs. We are licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and our programs are staffed by credentialed professionals. We offer a continuum of community-based treatment services that includes:
- Residential extended-care for women
- Residential extended-care for men
- Recovery residences
- Outpatient services
- Intervention services
The Gate House, in conjunction with our sister organization, REI, Inc., currently has 72 beds across five sites in Lancaster County, PA.
Our mission is to provide effective gender-specific behavioral health services that assist chemically dependent people to establish lives in recovery. These services are provided in residential and outpatient modalities of treatment.
