Pallet Village Paint the Town volunteers needed July 6-7
Springboard Collaborative, the nonprofit organization behind the new Georgetown Pallet Village, is looking for community volunteers and sponsors to assist in its Paint the Town initiative onsite from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday, July 6 and 7. Volunteers may sign up for full-day or half-day shifts.
Designed to provide temporary housing for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness and economic hardship, the Georgetown Pallet Village opened its doors in January and is operating at full capacity with 40 participants currently living onsite. These cabin dwellings provide a safe, comfortable stepping stone on the path to lasting housing. Participants receive coordinated care and resources such as job training, sober recovery program access, and mental and physical health resources.
With the program up and running successfully, the Paint the Town initiative aims to beautify the Pallet Village through transforming the white cabins into a lovely coastal color palette. Over the course of two days, July 6 and 7, volunteers are invited to be part of this event as they work together with participants on this transformation.
“The Georgetown Pallet Village has already seen quite a few success stories from our village participants,” said Judson Malone, Springboard Collaborative co-founder. “Since we opened the doors in January 2023, we have had eight participants who have found permanent housing, 13 connected with medical providers, 19 enrolled in sober recovery treatment, and 25 in job training or employed. The purpose of this program is a hand up, not a handout, as we work alongside our participants on the path to secure and lasting housing.”
The Paint the Town event will need 80 volunteers over the two days to help prep and paint each cabin in the selected coastal colors. Sherwin-Williams of Rehoboth Beach has graciously donated the paint, while Bert Ovide of Overall Custom Paint Company and Jay Huss of Hooked on Plants have spearheaded organizing volunteers and sponsors.
“We welcome volunteers of any skill level to help us during these days,” said Ovide. “We will provide onsite training and supervision to help volunteers and are thrilled to be a part of this initiative.”
The Pallet Village is also looking for sponsors who would like to be part of this initiative and organizations to donate $1,000 to sponsor a cabin.
“Our biggest need now is to continue raising funds to support our participants on their quest to independent, healthy and secure living,” said Malone. “It is such a joy to be a part of this journey helping our neighbors, and we hope our local businesses will want to be part of this event.”
“We are so excited to come together as a community and be part of this event,” said Huss. “There is nothing more important than helping our neighbors and working together so we all succeed.”
To sponsor or volunteer, go to the-springboard.org/paint-the-town.
