Vita Tax Assistants
Samaritan House offers tax return preparation assistance between February and April each year. Volunteers can provide invaluable direct support to those in most need. The role is incredibly rewarding and you do not need to be a tax professional to make a big impact. The average refund is over $2,000 – a huge sum to […]
Safe Harbor Shelter Volunteers
Samaritan House’s Safe Harbor Shelter in South San Francisco offers emergency and short-term housing options in a 90-bed and 10-cot shelter. More than 400 homeless individuals are served at Safe Harbor each year. Volunteers who are 18 or older can support our residents in a range of roles. Volunteer Adult Individuals Administration and Client Services […]
Medical & Dental Clinic Volunteers
We run two highly respected free clinics in Redwood City and San Mateo that provide a medical and dental home to low income and uninsured individuals residing in San Mateo county. The clinics offer comprehensive, integrated services, including primary and specialty medical, dental, vision, and mental health care. Volunteers are a vital part of this […]
Kids Closet
Kids Closet is a fun and vibrant store that provides more than 50,000 items of free children’s clothing each year to our client families. We serve low income kids from new born babies to teens. Kids Closet also provides seasonal needs such as new backpacks and supplies at the start of the school year or […]
Food Services Volunteers
Samaritan House has the largest Food Services Program in San Mateo County. We provide more than 1 million meals each year to our low income neighbors who struggle to make ends meet. If you love working with food, we have many different ways you can support us. Volunteer Adult Individuals Administration and Client Services Facilities […]
Financial Empowerment Coaches
Samaritan House offers Financial Empowerment support to our clients so they can better manage their money. We help them avoid situations that could jeopardize their financial security. Volunteers work alongside our Financial Empowerment Manager in this essential program and receive training and supervision throughout. You do not need to be a financial services professional to help. […]
Faith & Community Groups
We appreciate the partnership of many faith based organizations, professional associations, schools, clubs and community organizations who generously provide donations, conduct member collections, support our holiday program and volunteer in our programs all year. We have a variety of fun opportunities to serve with us. You can become part of our regular scheduled shifts, help […]
Children, Youth & Families
We have a variety of fun opportunities to volunteer with us as a family team or as an older teen. Shifts are scheduled on a weekly basis and require a minimum 4 consecutive weeks commitment. Children must be 12 or older to volunteer and always be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Teens 16 […]
Donation Drives
We always need help collecting items that we give out all year round. Samaritan House does not charge our clients for any items they receive. So, by running a collection drive, you are giving directly to your neighbors in need. To arrange a donation drive for items such as clothing, hygiene, baby needs, etc. please […]
Schools & School Groups
Samaritan House strives to involve schools and students in learning about poverty and homelessness through empathy-building and community service. We can arrange family and school group volunteering for special times of the week and when parental or school administrator supervision is arranged. We encourage school groups to run drives for essential items that we distribute […]