Volunteer
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How our Ground Angels Volunteer
The most valuable gift an individual can give to another is the gift of TIME!
Volunteering is a way to give that precious gift to others.
Houston Ground Angels is a volunteer driven non-profit organization which could not exist or succeed without the dedicated service of our volunteers.
Our Ground Angel volunteers provide a compassionate and welcoming spirit to those they serve. A Ground Angel is a person that can navigate Houston, an unfamiliar city for our patients and their companions. Our volunteers are determined to provide Patients with a respite from some of the concerns about their medical journey. Volunteers interact respectfully with patients and their families, reaching out and working with mission coordinators, and help spread the word of Houston Ground Angels to family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, employers etc.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS
Please complete the ON-LINE volunteer driver APPLICATION FORM so that our administration can verify your details and get you started, then set up your access to our system. Expect a call back.
We also ask you attend our Meet the Team – “Coffee and Bun” events – watch for details in the monthly Newsletter.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL volunteers undergo a background check, prior to being given system access to Mission and Patient information.
To protect the volunteer Driver, and the Houston Ground Angels organization all passengers must sign a Liability Waiver when they Request a Ride using the online form. You can see the Waiver Form here.
Commitment Expected
We encourage volunteers to accept at least one Mission a month. Yet, due to the increased number of Mission requests, we hope each volunteer will consider more than one a month, depending on your schedule. Please know, whether if you accept one or more Missions a month, your commitment is appreciated. Thank you in advance for all you are doing to support the mission of the Houston Ground Angels.
Do you provide training for new volunteers ?
For new volunteers who would like to see how to provide a ride, we have active ground angels that welcome a prospective new volunteer to ride along on a Mission with them. These “buddies” can also meet with you one on one at a local coffee shop. This is a wonderful way to experience a Ground Angel’s mission and to get to know our patients and other Ground Angels. We also have a great deal of information under the Volunteer tab at the top. There are also occasional Volunteer meet ups where you can get to know other volunteers, and build new friendships. We encourage volunteers to come and meet the team.
Do I have to volunteer a certain number of hours?
Houston Ground Angels are web based so your volunteer time is totally at your choosing. We provide a ride to ambulatory patients arriving at Houston area airports and traveling to a local lodging facility or a Houston medical facility, (mainly in the Texas Medical Center area). Each ride is called a “Mission” and can usually be completed in about two (2) hours of the volunteer’s time. Volunteers also pick up patients at local medical facilities or a lodging facility and take them back to an airport for their return trip home.
Ground Angel – info for Volunteers
qualifications
- At least 18 years of age
- Access to a reliable automobile
- Access to the Internet and a working e-mail address
- Mobile phone number with texting capabilities
- A current Texas driver’s license
- Current Texas liability insurance
If you have any questions, please call Rebecca Maitland, Executive Director, 832-301-2816
And remember!
We do need volunteers to be active. If for any reason you cannot be an active volunteer, please let us know so we can remove you from our active driver list.