FAQ’s for volunteering

We ask that volunteers sign up in advance so that we have a “just right” number of people for each night, and everyone has a meaningful experience. Fill out the volunteer form and our volunteer coordinator will be in touch about next steps.

We welcome volunteers over the age of 18. Youth as young as 15 may volunteer on Mondays if they bring a responsible adult (parent or guardian). Younger individuals are welcome to volunteer by organizing canned food drives, baking desserts, creating seasonal goodie bags, or other projects that can happen on days other than our meal service.

We ask that you be honest about any mobility or strength issues you have. We have volunteer opportunities for people of all different ability levels. We ask that all volunteers be flexible about what they are asked to do, so that we can pair the person with a task that suits their abilities.

We work closely with people who may be immunocompromised. If you are feeling sick, please stay home and join us another night.

We most strongly recommend that everyone be up-to-date on their vaccinations for their own health and the health of our guest sand volunteers. We encourage volunteers to do what matches their comfort level for being masked or unmasked. Our masking policies are based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov) and may change based on the CDCP recommendations.

Absolutely! Some of our volunteers are there every week, some every other week, and some sporadically as their schedule allows. Our volunteer coordinator contacts our volunteers each month so you can sign up for whichever weeks you would like to serve.

We will do our best to honor your request, but we ask that all volunteers stay flexible about their role on Monday. We need to ensure that each team is fully staffed, so some weeks you may not be able to work in your first choice of assignment. We truly appreciate your help and flexibility.

Yes indeed! We are developing a fundraising team, and events planning team, and special projects teams. Put your talents to use in helping us raise the funds we need to keep this essential program running. We also welcome individual projects like non-perishable food drives, baking drives, collecting hygiene kits (especially kits with feminine hygiene products), socks and underwear drives, and really just about anything that could support out guests. Contact us with your ideas and we can discuss how to make that work.

While we have historically had very very few problems with things going missing, we do not have a locked room to store your valuables.

We absolutely love our corporate teams of up to 15 people. You can find more information on our corporate sponsorship page.