We rely on volunteers
to help us every day, from serving a hot lunch Monday through Friday
to the special gift of time during the busy holiday season when
we need nearly 10,000 hours of support by bellringers alone!
The volunteers
— more than 4,500 every year — assist The Salvation
Army staff in providing services and support to the community.
Some volunteers
come to The Salvation Army as individuals, others as parts of families,
while others are part of community organizations that volunteer
as a group.
For some volunteers,
it’s a matter of a couple of hours a month or a single project;
for others, it may be a dozen hours or more a month. Much of the
volunteer work is seasonal — helping with the many programs
of The Salvation Army at Christmas, including, of course, perhaps
the most visible volunteer activity, bell-ringing.
However, help is always needed year-round in our many programs.
Ongoing volunteer
opportunities include working with young people at The Salvation
Army Corps Community Center, helping with feeding programs for people
of all ages, lending a hand in The Salvation Army’s food pantry,
staffing The Salvation Army Family Thrift Store, assisting in our
Senior program or being an on-call driver for various needs that
come up.
The Salvation
Army’s volunteer coordinator, works with groups and individuals
to match their interests and needs with those of The Salvation Army.
It is important that our volunteers get the most out of their volunteer
experience – doing something they love to do because it makes
them feel good!
Volunteer opportunities
can be either short- or long-term commitments, depending on need
and availability.
CLICK
HERE TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION.
Please submit the application by clicking "submit by email"
in the upper right hand corner. You should receive a phone call
within two business days.
Contact
us about the needs we have - whether you have two hours
available or 50 - we will try to match you with an experience you
will be glad to provide. |
