Volunteer Needs

Administrative Support—answering phones, general office cleaning, support of staff as needed, assist with WYN events

Tutoring During ASU “off” times—volunteers are needed to tutor middle school students the following times:  last 2 weeks in August, middle of October (ASU Fall Break), first 2-3 weeks of December, March/April (ASU spring break), and the month of May

Mentoring—volunteers are needed to mentor a youth for 2 hours per week for 1 year.   Volunteers can become mentors at any point throughout the year.

Fundraising Committee/Event Planning—volunteers are needed to serve on committees to plan annual WYN fundraisers including Punkin Fest fall festival in October, The Grizzly bike ride in July, and a large annual fundraiser.  

Website and Facebook maintenance and updates—volunteers are needed to keep WYN’s website relevant and up-to-date, and also to make regular, interesting updates on the WYN Facebook page.  This volunteer can help with any social media-related updates to ensure that WYN stays relevant and visible in the social media world. 

Landscaping and building maintenance—volunteers are needed to keep flower beds weeded and to trim shrubs and small trees in the summer time.  We could also use help with building maintenance (be on call for making repairs and upgrades to facility when needed as well as ensuring that routine maintenance happens on a regular basis)

Interior Design—volunteers are needed to suggest building improvements in terms of decorations, paint, furniture, etc.  Donated supplies (furniture, paintings, paint, etc) are also needed and appreciated!

Other Supplies needed:  office paper, post-it notes, pens, pencils, paper towels, toilet paper, hand soap, bathroom cleaning supplies, HP 701 black ink cartridges for fax, staplers, paper clips, camping gear, healthy (individually wrapped) snacks, bikes, basketballs, gas cards, school supplies (graphing calculators, zip drives, notebooks, etc), working desktop computers and laptop computers.

For more information, please contact info@westernyouthnetwork.org or call (828) 264-5174.

Welcome Elizabeth DeSanto

Elizabeth DeSanto is WYN’s newest employee. Director of Development, Faith Motter, sat down with Elizabeth and asked a few questions.

Faith: What is your title at WYN?

Elizabeth: Mentor Program Assistant

Faith: What are some of the things that you will be doing as the Mentor Program Assistant?

Elizabeth: Doing whatever Angela [Director of Mentoring] tells me to do. But, more specifically, I will screen and train volunteer mentors. I will conduct home visits with mentees' families to make sure that they're clear on the program, and so that we can build relationships. I will do mentor match ups, provide ongoing support for mentors, and assist with recruiting volunteer mentors. I will also do general reporting and follow up.

Faith: What attracted you to this position?

Elizabeth: I’m graduating in December with a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health counseling. I like WYN because of the focus on empowerment, prevention, and advocacy. I also have a heart for working with children and youth.

Faith: Where are you from?

Elizabeth: Louisville, Kentucky. The correct pronunciation is “Loughvul.”

Faith: What brought you to Boone?

Elizabeth: I came to Boone because of the Expressive Arts Therapy program at ASU. The program uses different modalities of art as therapeutic tools, such as painting, writing, music, and dance.

Faith: Anything else that you want people to know about you?

Elizabeth: I have two chickens.