Upcoming Events
11/15/2024, 12:30pm-St. Vincent DePaul, Volunteer Voice Exchange
2/8/2025, Time TBA, Volunteer Voice Exchange
4/16/2025, Time TBA, VV Awards
Volunteers play a central role in providing services that make it possible for people experiencing homelessness to move home for good.
Volunteers make the world go ’round for many organizations like St. John Center. We depend on 12 volunteers a day to have full capacity to provide all resources to our unhoused friends. That being said, volunteers are hard to come by and we appreciate everyone!
Every day, volunteers welcome our guests, retrieve their mail, answer phones, and provide towels and hygiene items. St. John Center volunteers are often the first people our guests meet.
The Day Shelter and Social Services Center is open 7 days a week, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (12:30 pm Wednesdays) and volunteers typically serve in 2 hour shifts, which makes volunteering at St. John Center very accessible and flexible. People who are interested in volunteering can begin with the online Volunteer Orientation.
Want to volunteer? Your path starts below.
Contact Keesha Gardner, Volunteer Coordinator, at kgardner@stjohncenter.org or call (502) 901-3178
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Volunteer Orientation Modules
The Volunteer Orientation Modules are videos and a series of questions to be answered after each video by clicking the “Module Questionnaire” link after each video below. The videos have been designed to provide an overview of St. John Center to all new volunteers, in combination with an in-person shadow shift, tour, and volunteer handbook overview. Each module is approximately 2-3 minutes. When clicking the video links below, a YouTube video will open in a separate browser tab or app. If you have any special requests that will not allow you to complete this training online, please let us know.
Module 1 Video: Welcome and Introduction
Module 2 Video: Programs
Module 3 Video: Volunteering at St. John Center
Module 4 Video: Front Desk: Sign-In, Phones, and Item Distribution
Module 5 Video: Mail Service, Laundry Room, and Coffee
Group Volunteering
Looking for a way to engage your team? Groups serve meals outside, clean, and do special projects to serve our clients. There are many ways to support as a group throughout the year, and we want to work with you to find the opportunity that fits your group’s needs. Below are some ways you can support SJC. Contact us to schedule your service project with SJC today.
- Serve meals or hand out supplies outdoors
- Lay Flooring
- Landscaping
- Painting
- Drywall repair
- Deep cleaning and pressure washing
- Moving projects for large items
- Costco large donation pickups