Volunteer with Emergency Services
FOOD PANTRY
Location: Mesa
Details: Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9am to 11:15am (closed 2nd Tuesday of the month) pack and distribute monthly food boxes to community members in need.
FOOD PANTRY unloading
Location: Mesa
Details: 6am to 7am, every Tuesday, except 2nd Tuesday, unload food from the food bank delivery into the pantry. Great shift for those early birds!
For all positions below, the I-HELP program is offered by LSS-SW in Southwest cities - Goodyear and Avondale as well as Northwest cities of Surprise, El Mirage, Sun City, Youngtown, and Peoria. The volunteer needs in each city will fluctuate throughout the year. Please contact us for current needs in your area:
i-help overnight monitor
Details: Overnight monitors offer an extra level of safety and welcoming atmosphere at our IHELP (interfaith homeless emergency lodging) church shelters. Exact shift time will vary by host site, but typically begin around 4:30pm and end at 7:30am. Check guests in for the night, conduct bag checks, enjoy dinner with the IHELP guests, and sleep overnight at shelter site.
i-help meal team
Details: Purchase or prepare a meal for individuals experiencing homelessness that are currently enrolled in our IHELP (Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging) program. Drop your meal off, hot and ready to be served or stay and eat with the guests. If you are not able to cook, you can also donate funds to cover the cost of a delivered meal if you prefer. Volunteers can also bag and drop off breakfast or lunch meals that participants can take with them when they leave the program in the morning to job search or work before they return to the host site in the evenings.
I-HELP Laundry assistance
Details: Pick up linens (towels and sheets) from shelter site and wash from home or a laundromat. Return to the church before their next hosting day.
i-help van driver
Details: Pick up IHELP guests and drop them off at the hosting church in the evening. Morning shift also needed to pick up participants in the morning and drop them off at designated sites.
Ready to get started? Register for a virtual volunteer orientation to learn more and get started with a current opening.