VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
COVID-19 UPDATE:
*ALL LIFE SKILLS CLASSES ARE CANCELLED AT THIS TIME.*
In an effort to practice social distancing as best as possible at the shelter, we are updating our meal services in the following ways:
- Plan to serve 40 shelter guests
- Lunch service begins at 12:00 pm. If the meal you are donating needs to be prepared on-site or reheated, please arrive by 11:00 am. If the meal you are donating is hot or being delivered from a restaurant, please have it to the shelter by 11:45am.
- Dinner service begins at 7:00 pm. If the meal you are donating needs to be prepared on-site or reheated, please arrive by 5:45 pm. If the meal you are donating is hot or being delivered from a restaurant, please have it to the shelter by 6:45pm.
If you are not feeling well or have knowingly been exposed to the virus, please stay home and let us know by email to volunteer@thedeloresproject.org. The Delores Project is committed to the health and well-being of our volunteers, staff, and guests.
Read our full Coronavirus (COVID-19) Volunteer Response Plan.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with The Delores Project. To sign up for a volunteer orientation please complete the individual or group applications below.
The Delores Project relies on over 800 volunteers annually to support our mission and programs. Nearly 90% of the daily meals and snacks are provided and served by volunteers. The combination of meal providers and in-kind donations of house supplies saves The Delores Project over $100,000 each year. Here are some of the regular volunteer opportunities available:
- Program Volunteers
- Meal provider (cooks meal at The Delores Project for 60 – 70 people)
- Meal server (helps serve meals that are already provided)
- Errand assistant (picks up donations or other items needed for the shelter)
- Shelter assistant (cleans and organizes shelter spaces, helps staff with various shelter tasks)
- Life-Skills facilitator (facilitates classes that are useful for our guests and residents)
- Service provider (provides services for our guests and residents i.e. haircuts, health services)
- Administrative volunteer (assists different departments with data entry, mailings, events)
- Short-Term Volunteers
- In-Kind donation liaison (hosts a donation drive for TDP's most need items)
- Freezer meal provider
- Special events volunteers (assists with set-up, registration, clean up at events)
- Large Group Volunteers *We do not have any available dates for large groups at this time. Please check back later!
- Shelter and housing work
- Mailings
- Other projects
We require new volunteers to attend an orientation before volunteering at The Delores Project. Please complete our volunteer application and orientation sign-up here:
ORIENTATIONS WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Please send any questions you have to volunteer@thedeloresproject.org.