Host a part at one of our family shelters. The host will provide snacks, dinner, dessert, activities, and small goodie bags for the children living in the shelter (about 10 children).
Shop for and furnish a client’s new home, then welcome them at the end of the day and hand over their keys – the moment their homelessness ends.
Our Heading Home facilities team is dedicated to helping our clients stay comfortable in their temporary or permanent homes. Help plant flowers, build a raised garden bed, or help us rake and decorate.
Deep clean one of our shared shelter kitchens and introduce fresh, new kitchen tools.
Heading Home has an emergency shelter in Cambridge that offers breakfast and dinner to 21 individuals daily. Our shelter for individual clients is the only program where meals are provided on a daily basis.
Hospital Clowns enter a hospital environment and use improvisation, magic and joy to transform the child’s world into a space of play and imagination. Within moments, clowns can bring a child from a sense of helplessness into empowerment. Each of our volunteer clowns must undergo 90 hours of training, workshops and supervised visits in order…
Each Wednesday, we open our doors to anyone looking for housing. Work with us to help find housing and apply for available services.
Supervise and entertain the children of HAWC clients during support groups or in office appointments as needed.
Answer calls on HAWC’s 24-Hour Hotline, guide callers through safety planning, give community referrals, and keep a call log with other volunteers and staff members.
Assist professional crew during onboard education programs and public sails. Teach during our shore side education programs or in the classroom. Volunteer as educators during our summer camp programs.