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This application is for anybody who is interested in an ongoing volunteer role with one of our programs. Typically, people commit to serving ~4 hours a week for 6 months to a year. You then would have the option to sign up for another year or to take a step back. These roles require screening and your attendance at an orientation.

If you are not interested in serving on a weekly basis (or want to get started right away), please feel free to check out our Volunteer Calendar to see individual opportunities where you can simply "sign up and show up" right away!

Or, if you spoke to someone who works at Catholic Charities about volunteering for a specific program or doing a specific internship but don't see that option in the list, complete this application.  There is a place in the application where you can tell us who you talked to and what you hope to do.

Either way, if you complete this application, we will give you a call to talk through the roles that are available!

Anchor Behavioral Health Cafeteria Volunteer

Volunteers will greet people and give them boxed breakfast and lunches. We provide these meals 5 days a week: Monday - Friday. The people coming for the meals are regular clients of Anchor Behavior Health programs. The Program serves people who are vulnerable to a number of conditions, including food insecurity and isolation. We provide these meals to make sure they get nutritious meals twice a day and have the opportunity to engage with a community of caring people.

 

Impact of the Volunteers:

Volunteer engagement will foster positive relationships with our consumers and help them feel like valued members of the community. The Cafeteria Volunteers will be supervised by the Admin Clinic Manager who will ensure proper training, development, and support while the volunteer is on-site.

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Cafeteria Volunteers will  

  • Receive meals from the contractor and ensure that there are at least 25 meals available to serve consumers.
  • Engage with consumers in chit-chat as they come for their daily for breakfast and lunch
  • Check each consumer’s ID for verification and record the consumer’s name in the male log.
  • Track number of consumers that come in per day for breakfast and lunch to ensure that we have enough meals to provide.
  • Clean the eating area – wipe down the tables, sweep the floor – after each consumer has finished eating and lock up the kitchen before leaving.
  • At the end of each shift, the volunteer should submit the breakfast/lunch log to the Admin. Clinic Manager.

 

Qualifications:

Volunteers should:

  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Have a friendly demeanor and desire to serve others
  • Ability to remain calm is stressful situations
  • Be able to lift at least 25 lbs.
  • Adhere to an appropriate. casual dress code (no distressed or revealing clothing).

 

Desired Skills, Experience & Characteristics:

  • Bilingual (Englis-Spanish) is a plus, but not required.

 

Volunteer Benefits:

Volunteers will become more familiar with the Anchor Mental Health community of clients and Catholic Charities work with this community. Volunteers will be part of a small and effective team who make a difference for people who are marginalized by society.

 

Support:

Volunteers will receive training and support from on-site staff.

 

Time Commitment:

We are looking for volunteers who can commit to serving at least twice a month, every other week, the same day of the week, for a year.

 

Breakfast service is roughly 1 hour. Lunch service is also roughly 1 hour.

 

Location:

Volunteers will serve in-person at Anchor Mental Health, 1001 Lawrence St., NE, Washington, DC 20017

Residential street parking is available within 3-4 blocks of the building.

Anchor is accessible by public transportation. The Brookland Metro Station is 3 blocks walk.

 

Staff Liaison:

Raziya Wells is the Admin Clinic Manager

202-635-5957; raziya.wells@cc-dc.org

Next Steps:  

  • Complete the application at the green button to the right  
  • Have a brief, informal Get to Know You conversation with Catholic Charities Volunteer Office staff member
  • Talk with the staff liaison for this role to match mutual expectations 
  • Complete the required screening, e.g., criminal history check (not disqualifying) 
  • Attend volunteer orientation 
  • Schedule your service 

Office Support Volunteer at SCC DC

Spanish Catholic Center Employment Services Volunteer 

Description of the Volunteer Position: 

The Spanish Catholic Center offers holistic services to immigrants from around the world. The multicultural staff members of the Center speak more than eight different languages and have experience working with individuals from more than 72 cultural contexts. The Center offers employment referrals and job readiness training programs to assist men and women from Hispanic countries with obtaining a job. The Employment Services Volunteers will support the Employment Specialists in DC and help clients submit their unemployment documentation online. 

  

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Volunteers will: 

  • Collect required documents from clients.
  • Assist with outreach into the community. 
  • Support the Spanish Catholic Center staff by processing client intake calls, inputting data, and completing other administrative tasks.  

Qualifications: 

Volunteers must:

  • Speak both Spanish and English
  • Be at least 18 years old.
  • Have basic computer skills (Office 365).
  • Have effective communication skills. 
  • Be available to volunteer in person.

Desired Skills, Experience & Characteristics: 

Volunteers should be:

  • Passionate about helping others.
  • Adaptable and flexible. 
  • Patient. 

Volunteer Benefits: 

Volunteers will:

  • Make a difference in the community. 
  • Gain work experience and develop professional skills. 
  • Be part of a diverse, effective, and professional team.

Support: 

Volunteers will:

  • Attend the virtual Catholic Charities DC Volunteer Orientation session.
  • Receive on-site training from Spanish Catholic Center staff members.
  • Be provided with on-site supervision by the staff members with whom they work.   

Time Commitment: 

  • 8-10 hours per week, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
  • Two days a week, between Monday and Friday.

Location:

  • Volunteers serve on-site at: 

Spanish Catholic Center (Washington DC office)  

1618 Monroe St., NW 

Washington, DC 20020 

  • Street Parking is available. 
  • Walking Distance from Columbia Heights Metro Station. 

Next Steps:  

  • Complete the application at the green button to the right  
  • Have a brief, informal Get to Know You conversation with Catholic Charities Volunteer Office staff member
  • Talk with the staff liaison for this role to match mutual expectations 
  • Complete the required screening, e.g., criminal history check (not disqualifying) 
  • Attend volunteer orientation 
  • Schedule your service 

Men’s Shelter Hospitality Volunteer

Men’s Shelter Hospitality Volunteer

 

Catholic Charities low-barrier shelters offer emergency housing to men over the age of 18. The Shelters are open from 5:00 PM to 9:00 AM and offer a hot dinner, access to case management, showers, and a bed each night. 

 

Shelter Hospitality Volunteers will assist staff and greet the men as they enter the Shelter in the evenings. The presence of these volunteers affirms the dignity of the men who stay at the Shelter and enables the staff to move around the Shelter and help people get settled. 

 

Activities of Shelter Hospitality volunteers at the direction of staff will:   

  • Greet the men who stay at the Shelter 

  • Serve dinner 

  • Distribute sheets 

  • Distribute mail 

  • Organize other volunteers to engage with the people for evening pastimes, such as board games, puzzles, drawing, seasonal crafts, etc. 

 

Desired Skills, Experience & Characteristics:  

  • A warm smile 

  • Ability to operate in a hectic environment 

  • Ability to initiate activities and engage with people at the shelter  

  • Ability to provide a sense of accompaniment and support for the people at the shelter 

 

Qualifications:  

  • Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age 

 

Volunteer Benefits:  

  • Volunteers will gain a clearer understanding of homelessness in our community 

  • Volunteers will have an opportunity to meet new people from all walks of life 

 

Support:  

  • Volunteers will participate in Catholic Charities Volunteer Orientation 

  • Volunteers will receive on-site training at their assigned shelter 

  • Volunteers will have on-site supervision from shelter staff 

 

Time Commitment:  

  • Volunteers will serve for approximately 2 hours, once a week 

  • Volunteers will consistently serve on the same day of the week (e.g. every Monday) 

  • Volunteers can serve any evening of the week, between the hours of 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM 

  • Volunteers will serve for at least 6 months 

 

Location:  

Volunteers serve at one of the following locations: 

New York Avenue Men’s Shelter 1355 New York Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002 

  • Street parking is available in the area and there is a parking lot is located at the MOM’s Organic Market 2 blocks from the shelter 

  • The Shelter is a 1.3 mile walk from the NoMa-Gallaudet U Metro Station (Red Line)  

  • The Shelter Is accessible by the E2 bus from Fort Totten and the D4 bus from Franklin Square 

Adam’s Place Men’s Shelter, 2210 Adam’s Place NE, Washington DC 20018 

 

Staff Point of Contact 

New York Ave Men’s Shelter – Larry Gooch, Yvette Day 

Adam’s Place Men’s Shelter – Devenn Johnson, La Rue Bulluck 

801 E Men’s Shelter – Paola Flores, Crystal Edmons 

 

Next Steps:  

  • Complete the application at the green button to the right  
  • Have a brief, informal Get to Know You conversation with Catholic Charities Volunteer Office staff member
  • Talk with the staff liaison for this role to match mutual expectations 
  • Complete the required screening, e.g., criminal history check (not disqualifying) 
  • Attend volunteer orientation 
  • Schedule your service 
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Montgomery County Family Center

Catholic Charities Center Program Description

The Montgomery County Family center serves anyone in need living in Montgomery County. As a gateway to the many programs and services of Catholic Charities. Our staff guides families through crisis to stability. We focus on partnering with other organizations in the community to provide complete care to all who seek our help.

Volunteer Opportunities include:

Monthly Fresh Produce Mobile Market: Sign up here to help distribute fresh produce to 100s of people on the 1st Monday of the month February - November.  If you'd like to be a volunteer leader for the Monthly Fresh Produce Mobile Market, apply here.

 

Montgomery County Family Center

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