Mercy Haven’s mission is to acknowledge the dignity and potential of people who are homeless, living with mental illness, or living in poverty by providing housing, advocacy, education and life skills development.My role in this agency is to increase awareness using a variety of platforms:- I am a graphic designer with branding experience. I design all the materials necessary to market our agency: brochures, invitations, newsletters, annual reports, print advertisements, stationery, etc.- I assist in the composition of press releases and news articles for our tri-annual newsletter "The Window".- I maintain our website and Facebook page, continually updating with news, images and activities of our fine organization. I also maintain email connections through Constant Contact by creating frequent updates to current activities within our agency.- I assist with the event planning and design of Mercy Haven's largest fundraisers, the Annual Golf Outing in the Spring, and the Annual November Event in the Fall.- I am the Volunteer Coordinator for Mercy Haven. Individuals, school clubs, and corporate partnerships have all enjoyed learning about our agency and making a difference in the lives of our residents. Our volunteers have painted walls, fixed fences and beautified our gardens. I manage and continually update our database of hundreds of volunteers and track their hours. In 2012, 186 volunteers volunteered 2,008.5 hours of their time.