Every Saturday morning, volunteers help prepare and pack meals in the kitchen which they later help distribute to the homeless at the Boston Common. Volunteers may also accept prayer requests and interact with the population. Volunteers also help to clean up and return outreach materials. Following Outreach, either the same outreach group or another batch…
Every night our shelter guests use bedding and towels during their stay. Your help in washing, drying and folding is appreciated! Shift schedule: 8AM – 1PM.
We welcome hands to help with housekeeping! One of our main needs is help cleaning the actual beds for our shelter guests. This cleaning shift needs volunteers on weekdays from 1-4pm. If you have 2 hours in a week, we would love your help in one 2 hour shift or two 1 hour shifts during…
The Boston Rescue Mission provides three meals a day for our Residential Recovery guests and two meals for overnight shelter guests. Volunteers are needed to help prepare, setup and serve meals, wash dishes and clean-up after meals. Participating in meal programs is one of the most popular volunteer opportunities. Shift Schedule: 9am – 12pm or…
Due to the volume of clients and guests who are served by the Mission each year, the Kingston House requires a great deal of upkeep and repair. Maintenance volunteer duties may include deep (sometimes dirty) cleaning, painting, repairing, and home improvement. Volunteers particularly talented in specific areas such as electrical, plumbing, and mechanical are eagerly…
In addition to program-specific volunteer opportunities, there are other tasks or projects volunteers can support with regard to facilities and administrative tasks. This includes facility improvements such as painting and landscaping or administrative tasks such as data entry and filing.
Sunday Community Meal is one of our most popular volunteer opportunities as it allows a group of 5-6 volunteers to take on full responsibility to arrange the food ingredients and prepare and serve food for about 175 homeless men and women at the Mission. Food can be prepared either at their preferred facility or at…
Help with organizing events, run study groups, give lectures/seminars, book clubs, science outreach, writing blog posts, social media, fundraising, marketing, bookkeeping, or serving as legal counsel.
Whether ushering at a concert, helping with fundraising, working on programs, or recruiting new singers, we appreciate the energy and passion of people who are as excited about youth arts, music, and social change as we are.
Creating violence-free communities requires wide support and participation from people like you. We are always on the lookout for qualified, self-starting individuals who share our mission and want to help.