Donate Your Time
Our volunteers provide valuable services to our clients. In return they receive the satisfaction of knowing they are personally helping homeless and poor people create positive, lasting change in their lives.
Group Projects
Beginning in April, we will start group projects on the 3rd Saturday morning of each month. Volunteers, ages 18 and older, will help clean the various departments here at the building. Do you have a church team or other group that can help us with a “deep cleaning” of the walls and other surfaces in our Men’s, Women’s or emergency shelter areas here at the Mission?
If so, please call (619) 819-1897 to reserve a space!
Individual Volunteering
Thanks to our current volunteers who generously share their time and talent, all volunteer positions have been filled and we are unable to bring on new volunteers until our July 18 orientation. Please call if you would like to reserve a spot for that session.
There are a number of possible volunteer roles, and we invite you to explore our list. Once you find the best fit, please contact our volunteer coordinator at or call (619) 819-1897. You will then be invited to a Volunteer Orientation meeting, (the next one taking place in June), and afterwards placed in a rewarding position that helps the special men, women and children we serve.
Whether you fit in a job described below, or have a unique talent that will bless our clients, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact us at or call (619) 819-1897 today!
Volunteer Opportunities
Please click on the volunteer opportunity to learn more about it
Receiving Center
Work with Children
- Tutor (Opportunities currently filled)
- Supervise Activities (Opportunities currently filled)
- Child Development Volunteers
Work with Women
- Teach classes in our Women’s Center (Opportunities currently filled)
Food
Receiving Center
- Purpose: Assist with sorting of food donations
- Length of Commitment: Minimum three months
- Duties: Sort and prepare food donations
- Qualifications: Ability to determine food freshness. Bilingual in Spanish a plus.
- Potential Shifts: Four hour shifts, Monday morning or Friday afternoon
- Purpose: Assist with sorting donations
- Length of Commitment: Minimum three months
- Duties: Sort all incoming donations in Clothing Department. Fold, hang and prepare clothing and keep the sorting area neat and organized. Assist with other areas of the department as needed
- Qualifications: Ability to lift 20 pounds and stand for at least a portion of the shift
- Potential Shifts: Two or Three hour shifts, Monday – Saturday
- Purpose: Assist Retail Staff
- Length of Commitment: Minimum three months
- Duties: Stock shelves, sort merchandise, price, clean, and assist customers.
- Qualifications: Friendly personality, aware of current fashion trends, ability to be flexible in work situations
- Potential Shifts: Three-five hour shifts, Monday-Saturday from 9:00 am- 5:00 pm
Work with Children
- Purpose: Guide mothers of babies and toddlers
- Length of Commitment: TBD
- Duties:
- Work in nursery only and help with any questions mom’s have about babies
- Help the mothers with child development questions by teaching a class on infants/ toddlers- behavior- milestones
- Instruct mothers about healthy eating habits
- Qualification: Must be good with children
- Potential Shifts: Weekdays
- Purpose: Tutor school age children
- Length of Commitment: Minimum three months
- Duties: Help school age children, 5-12 years of age, with homework and other tutoring to bring them up to their correct grade levels
- Qualification: Must be good with children
- Potential Shifts: Monday – Friday 6-7 pm
- Purpose: Supervise children engaged in various activities
- Length of Commitment: 3 – 6 months
- Qualification: Must be good with children
- Potential Shifts:
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm Monday Art
- 6:30 – 7:30 pm Tuesday Bible Study
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm Wednesday Crafts
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm Thursday Music/Dancing
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm Friday Games (Wii/outside activities)
Work with Women
- How to Study the Bible
- Etiquette Class
- Sewing Class
- Public Speaking
- Budgeting/Finance Class
- Computer Skills Class
Food
- Purpose: Assist staff with serving meals
- Length of Commitment: Negotiable, three months preferred
- Duties: Prepare and serve meals for the homeless men, women and children in our programs. Set-up dining room, clean up work and storage areas.
- Qualifications: Kitchen skills, Food Handler’s Certification (required for regular volunteers)
- Potential Shifts: Two shifts available daily: 10:30 am-12:30 pm and 3:30 pm-5:30 pm
