Volunteers and Students
We are stronger together. You can make a difference.
House of Friendship has a long history of engaged and innovative volunteers who are invested in meeting the needs in our community. Volunteers support and strengthen programs across the entire organization, walking with people who need food, housing, community resources and addiction treatment. Volunteers are vital in fulfilling our vision.
Volunteer Opportunities
There are many ways that you can get involved. The choice is yours!
Ongoing Opportunities
Volunteer in one of our programs to support families and individuals in their time of need.
Special Events and Group Opportunities
Volunteer as a group at one of our special events.
Student Placement
Volunteer with House of Friendship to complete your required student placement hours.
Featured Positions
- Our Supportive and Affordable Housing team is seeking a licensed lawyer to support their aging tenant population with end-of-life planning. This may include organizing personal and financial document, preparing wills, and other related matters. We are open to working with a local law firm or an individual for a monthly legal clinic or one-to-one tenant support. On-site orientation and support will be provided by House of Friendship staff.
- Our ShelterCare Donation Space is looking for volunteers to support the organization of our donation storage area, helping with receiving donations, monitor inventory, and replenishing the intake area with essentials. We are seeking to fill a shift on Tuesday from 1:00-3:00pm.
- Our Women’s Residential Addictions program is seeking a licensed hair stylist who has experience working with textured hair to volunteer at their facility once a month to offer services to program participants.
- Our Community Services team is looking for additional volunteers for their Tutor Support program in the evenings from Monday to Wednesday. No prior tutoring experience is required as the focus will be on building basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics! This program supports youth from grades 1-8 and will work with you to determine which areas you’re comfortable tutoring!
- Our ShelterCare Kitchen is looking for volunteers to help throughout the day with serving lunch to the men being supported in the program. In this opportunity, you will engage with the participants and support the staff in serving along with any additional clean-up following dining times!
Our ShelterCare team is looking for a volunteer to support our physio program by helping welcome participants into the space and any other tasks as requested. In this volunteer opportunity, the volunteer would need to be comfortable interacting with our ShelterCare participants and have a firm understanding of professional boundaries.
Our Emergency Food Hamper team is seeking additional volunteers for Mondays and Wednesdays for packing food hampers for those in our community experiencing food insecurity! This position requires some light lifting and for the volunteer to be comfortable working on their feet for a couple of hours along with engaging with community members regularly.
If you are interested, please apply NOW to volunteer. When you are completing your application, please reference the volunteer position you are interested in. We look forward to working with you!
Questions About Volunteering?
Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteering@houseoffriendship.org or 519-742-8327 x 141.