We recently asked our volunteers why they serve with OnRamp. Here were a few highlights:
“It is SUCH a privilege to hear the clients stories. They inspire me!”
“OnRamp communicates more than any other group I volunteer with. We're valued. Our participation and opinions are solicited.”
“The fact that we give people cars. That still blows me away. My husband and I like to tell people about this ministry.”
“Watching the ripple effects transform lives.”
When I (Blake) was a pastor, I often struggled to find specific places people in our church could volunteer that would make a measurable impact in the lives of the vulnerable and disadvantaged. It was easy to preach on the principle of giving our lives in service to those in need, but difficult to apply it. That changed with OnRamp. Now we are swimming in tangible opportunities to serve those in need! If you want to follow the example of Jesus and use your time and talents to help struggling families, consider joining our team! As we continue to share about how you can “Supercharge Your Impact,” we want to highlight a few of the ways you or others you know can volunteer with OnRamp.
At OnRamp, we focus first and foremost on our clients. So our most important volunteer opportunity is with either our Client Care Committee (CCC) or Prayer Team (PT). Volunteers on these teams long to share the grace of God with people-in-need in the Brazos Valley through relationships. From the initial interview to the gifting of a vehicle, a CCC volunteer walks clients through the OnRamp process, encouraging and guiding them every step of the way. After the gifting of the vehicle, a CCC volunteer continues in relationship with the client, assisting him or her in a holistic manner that focuses on a variety of spiritual and material needs. These incredible volunteers work as a team in partnership with our staff. This team is diverse, compassionate, caring and honest. Most members bring some sort of experience in a caregiving role, such as a counselor, social worker, teacher, minister, coach, etc. We are even blessed to have former advocates and former clients of OnRamp on this team. Similarly, for our Prayer Team, we are looking for men and women dedicated to regularly contacting and praying for any clients open to prayer. This role is less specialized and demanding than the CCC, but every bit as valuable. To find out more about either of these roles, please contact our Care Director at taylorc@onramptx.org.
Second, we are always looking for volunteers who can help with fundraising, grant writing, event planning, social media, website and graphic design, and marketing. Vehicles are expensive! We need help raising the nearly one million dollar budget required to serve all the clients God brings our way each year. If you have skills in any of these areas, please contact our Operations Director at StephanieM@onramptx.org.
Finally, there’s the vehicles. While we’re not able to repair vehicles (our insurance company requires us to use ASE-certified mechanics and shops), we still do have plenty of work finding, buying, cleaning, detailing, and delivering vehicles to our clients. If interested in our vehicle team, contact our President at BlakeJ@onramptx.org.
If you are interested in serving with OnRamp, or if you would be willing to share these opportunities with your church, community groups, or friends, we would be so grateful. We would be more than happy to come speak to any group or gathering about these volunteer opportunities. Find out more about volunteering with OnRamp here.