While many seniors may feel left behind by society, The Salvation Army makes every effort to engage them in meaningful and worthwhile programs. Your involvement in the following programs will change a life: League of Mercy: visit seniors on a monthly basis. Plan activities, play games and keep them company. Seniors Program Assistant: play games,…
The Salvation Army offers some type of food pantry at nearly all of its statewide locations, which offer a variety of volunteer opportunities, including: Food Bank Driver: twice a month drive into Boston and pick up food from the food bank and deliver/unload at Corps. Meals on Wheels: deliver more than 200 meals a day…
Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom or the head of a corporate company, many people find volunteering fulfilling. The Salvation Army is in need of individuals who can handle a variety of administrative tasks ranging from collating papers to custodial work. Opportunities exist in all areas, including: Receptionist: excellent customer service, phone and interpersonal skills required.…
There are countless ways to get involved at The Home for Little Wanderers. Our goal is to help individuals and organizations find opportunities that fit their needs while also helping to make a difference in a child’s life.
The types of volunteer opportunities at The Home vary widely, from leading a weekly activity at one of our programs to providing administrative support. Whether you work directly with the kids or “behind the scenes,” your contribution will make a difference for the children and families in our care. A few examples of volunteer roles…
The Salem Pantry relies on volunteers to help: setup & operation at one of our many distribution sites throughout the week, unload, inventory, organize & pack boxes of groceries for distribution, drivers & delivery support to and from distribution sites, assist with household deliveries, and assist Salem Pantry staff with office related tasks and general…
Assist the Food Pantry Coordinator to pick up food orders from the Greater Boston Food Bank, and unload that food at EPH. This involves heavy lifting and some physical labor. Volunteers help stock our food pantry to prepare for distribution.
Help the Food Pantry Coordinator distribute food to clients. This involves some heavy lifting. Volunteers will distribute pre-made bags of pantry staples to clients along with the clients’ choice of protein and dairy products. Clients are no longer allowed inside the EPH facility to limit the number of persons in the pantry at one time.
Members develop and lead culturally inclusive programming, events, and volunteer opportunities that provide broad social and environmental benefits to traditionally underrepresented beneficiaries.
Members organize volunteers to help build and manage community farms and gardens so more people can grow and access healthy food. Members train and educate beginning gardeners and farmers to use organic growing practices, plan growing systems, improve soils, and remove invasive species.