Work Groups
Groups from across the country serve alongside us & strengthen the San Luis Valley
Help Us Make an Impact
Work groups come from all over the country to help La Puente complete projects, serve our clients, and impact the community.
These can be mission or service groups, consisting of 4-15 people, coming from churches, youth groups, schools, or a gathering of friends. Their unique skills and experience allow us to get creative, whether through serving clients directly or through the crucial work of maintaining or improving our service sites.
Workgroups volunteer for a designated period of time, with opportunities for learning more about our mission and the clients we serve. Groups can stay anywhere from a couple of days to an entire week. All volunteers are encouraged to learn more about La Puente in order to understand which program their skills fit best.
Interested in a Work Group Trip?
We try to create Work Group experiences that are matched to your particular group’s skills, abilities, and interests. Please reach out to the Volunteer Coordination Office so we can organize your Work Group Trip!
Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM
Location
911 State Ave. Alamosa, CO (use the side door)
Workgroup Highlights
See how our workgroups make a meaningful impact.
Work Group Projects
Our Volunteer Coordination office will ensure that assigned projects align with your group’s interests and skillsets. These are some examples of how work groups help out:
Construction projects to improve or maintain our facilities
Organize, clean, and renovate our offices or thrift stores
Clean to restock our 15 food pantries with fresh produce
Support program operations and staff to directly serve clients
Work Group Testimonials
"Our son volunteered at La Puente with his middle school years ago and was deeply affected. In the years since, he has been a recreation counselor for people with disabilities and an AmeriCorps volunteer supporting aspiring first-generation college students, among other things. His path brings to mind La Puente’s values and strategies, as well as its diverse ways of working in our world."
"This past spring, I was chaperoning a group of high school students doing service at La Puente. It was our first time doing a service trip in the San Luis Valley. While serving lunch at the shelter and watching people eat together in the dining room, I couldn't tell who was a client, who was a staff member, or who was a volunteer. I was struck by the beauty of that."
Frequently Asked Questions
Work Groups often vary in size, ages, and type of organization. Some groups have specific skills where they handle a specific need, some have limited skills but a desire to learn about what it means to serve. No matter the skill level, what work groups bring are their hearts of service and willingness to embrace the people they serve! In accomplishing projects, they also touch people’s live with care and compassion. Each individual brings their skills and personalities with them, but as a group they become a unique entity to transform lives, both of the people they serve and the people they serve with.
Work groups engage in a variety of projects (i.e., cooking meals at our shelter, sorting through donations at our Rainbow’s End Thrift Stores, gardening with VEGI, etc.). There are individual neighbors in our community who, while needing their yard raked or house painted, also need a listening ear as much as a helping hand. Work groups are able to take on projects with the resources to accomplish them, the opportunity to make someone’s life better, and learn about providing dignity for all whom they serve and all whom they serve with. The hope is that they take the experiences they learn at La Puente and translate it back to their everyday lives.
We try to create Work Group experiences that are matched to your particular group’s unique skills, abilities, and interests. To assess what potential dates are available as well as what projects around La Puente we need assistance with, please reach out to us at the Volunteer Coordination office.
You can reach the Director of Volunteer Coordination at director.volcoor@lapuente.net or by calling 719-587-3499.
Once contacted, we will follow up with you email to schedule a video or phone call.
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