There are many corporate and community outreach volunteer opportunities available or you may have some ideas of your own! Many groups choose to sponsor an event for our children or to provide volunteers for a service project.
With 40 acres, 20 buildings and only two maintenance workers, we need help with the simple stuff like changing air filters, repairing sprinklers and other similar ‘to-do’ items you would normally do on the weekend in your own home.
Donations to SJRC are picked up each Tuesday, and we are in need of someone to assist the driver.
Every Thanksgiving Day, we serve a traditional Thanksgiving dinner downtown and at several senior citizen centers to as many as 1,200 needy men, women and children. We also have several thousand winter coats and supplies on hand to give away to all in need. We have limited opportunities for this event, but we need servers…
A great way to serve! Every day we serve up to 1,200 meals to those on our streets. Church groups, youth groups and families come every morning and night to serve hot dinners to homeless men and women at the Mission. Church groups are invited to share their faith with the men and women at…
Throughout the year we conduct numerous special events designed to bring services to those we serve or attention to their plight. Some of those events include: Walk a Mile in My Shoes, Christmas in July, Street Treats, and Random Acts of Kindness.
Become a support staff or intern and assist with administrative duties as well as events and clinics.
Customer service volunteers interested in staffing the Museum Store or the admissions desk serve as the primary contact between the Museum and the general public. A friendly welcoming attitude is required. Duties include greeting and assisting guests, coat/bag check and selling gift items, tickets and tuition. Customer service volunteers also serve as ushers for events…
Administrative volunteers provide valuable office and clerical support. Duties include filing, word processing, mailings, distribution of printed materials, research and data input.
Hospitality volunteers assist with the staffing of numerous Museum events. From regularly scheduled events such as First Thursday, Second Saturday and other Museum events, volunteer duties include checking in registered guests, coat check, set up and tear down, and greeting and directing guests.