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 through 17 can volunteer individually with a parental permission slip but only in certain roles. Over 18’s should check out our opportunities on the Adult Individuals volunteer page.
Examples of how you can help us include the following:
This is a great opportunity for parents with young children to perform direct service for our clients and create an understanding of community service. Your two person team will collect pre-packed meal servings from our Kitchen and drive them to clients who otherwise would not be able to get to one of our meal services. You can collect the meals from our Kitchen any time Monday-Friday between 2:30-4:00 pm, and the routes take between 1 and 1.5 hours to complete. The regular shift can be a weekly or bi-weekly commitment. We are currently looking for teams of volunteers to help us on several weekdays approximately two times a month.
We may have openings for family teams to help at our off-site food distribution in San Mateo on the 3rd Friday of the month between 3:30 and 5:30pm.
We welcome the support of students who commit to us for a minimum of 20 hours across the school year as we do not accept one off volunteering for school community service hours. Hours could be served by volunteering with us if openings are available and fit with your school day. Alternatively, you could gain those hours by coordinating a drive or fundraiser such as a “sponsor me” event for us. It’s a great alternative to on site volunteering and requires leadership, project planning, marketing, and logistical awareness.
To tell us you are interested in providing your School Community Service to Samaritan House Apply Here
