Volunteer

Food Pantry Helpers – Lowell

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Lowell Food Pantry, your primary role will be to compassionately render distribution of food items to the clients in our pantry, while maintaining person and professional boundaries. This may include restocking pantry shelves, helping with product selection, preparing bags for distribution, client intake, some light cleaning, and helping lift and transport light to moderately heavy items.

This pantry is open Monday-Thursday and offers both morning and afternoon shifts (of approximately 2.5-3 hours each).

*Note: Additional group volunteer opportunities may be available in Lowell. Please fill out our group volunteer inquiry form to learn more.

UNLOAD THE TRUCK – LOWELL

We receive food deliveries on Wednesdays and are looking for volunteers to help us unload the food truck and bring items inside the pantry for distribution. Volunteers should be able to repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds and feel comfortable participating in a quick-moving operation.

This shift is on Wednesdays from 11:30am-1:00pm

Food Pantry Helpers – Dorchester

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Yawkey Food Pantry, your primary role will be to compassionately render distribution of food items to the clients in our pantry, while maintaining person and professional boundaries. This may include restocking pantry shelves, helping with product selection, preparing bags for distribution, client intake, some light cleaning, and helping lift and transport light to moderately heavy items.

This pantry is open Monday-Friday and offers both morning and afternoon shifts (of approximately 3-4 hours each).

HELP US PICK UP AND UNPACK OUR FOOD BANK ORDER – DORCHESTER 

We are looking for 1-2 volunteers to meet us at St. Ambrose Shelter in Dorchester, ride with our staff in the van to the Greater Boston Food Bank, help load the monthly food order into the van, and ride back to the shelter to unload the food and organize it within the shelter pantry. Volunteers should be able to repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds.

This shift is on the last Thursday of every month, from 10am-2pm.

ESOL Tutors/Teaching Assistants/Coaches – Multiple Locations

Help an adult learn to read and speak English and use a computer. Our adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs seek volunteer computer lab assistants, teaching assistants, tutors, and career/life-skill coaches. You don’t need teaching experience, although we welcome educators. Simply bring your kindness, patience, and willingness to help your neighbors who are excited to be learning English. Hours vary by location.

Locations:

• El Centro Adult Education Center: Roxbury, MA
• Yawkey Adult Education Center: Dorchester, MA  (currently full; we anticipate reopening this role at this location in September)
• Laboure Adult Education Center: South Boston, MA
• Catholic Charities Inn (shelter): Brighton, MA

*Note: Additional group volunteer opportunities are available in Metro Boston. Please fill out our group volunteer inquiry form to learn more.

Reception Volunteer – South Boston

The Notre Dame Education Center, which offers Hi-Set Preparatory Exam Programming and Accelerated High School Diploma Programming, is looking for volunteers to serve in reception by welcoming authorized students into the building at 202 Old Colony Avenue. The building is equipped with a camera and automated entry system. The receptionist responds to an entry request and electronically opens the main entrance from the reception area. A positive and welcoming demeanor are the required qualities for this role.

Volunteers are needed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:30am-12:00pm. We welcome people to volunteer for one or more shifts per week.

INTAKE and Data Intern or Volunteer – Lowell

We are looking for 1 or more interns or volunteers to help us conduct intakes for new clients and to connect with returning clients who need to update their data. This role requires someone with Spanish and/or Haitian Creole language skills, along with basic computer skills.

This shift could take place on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays (ideally Wednesdays) from 9am-3pm, but there is some flexibility.

Food Pantry Helpers – Lynn

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Lynn Food Pantry, your primary role will be to compassionately render distribution of food items to the clients in our pantry, while maintaining person and professional boundaries. This may include restocking pantry shelves, helping with product selection, preparing bags for distribution, client intake, some light cleaning, and helping lift and transport light to moderately heavy items.

This pantry is open Monday-Friday and offers both morning and afternoon shifts (of approximately 3-4 hours each).

ESOL Tutors/Teaching Assistants/Coaches – Lynn

Help an adult learn to read and speak English and use a computer. Our adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs seek volunteer computer lab assistants, teaching assistants, tutors, and career/life-skill coaches. You don’t need teaching experience, although we welcome educators. Simply bring your kindness, patience, and willingness to help your neighbors who are excited to be learning English.

*Note: Additional group volunteer opportunities are available North of Boston. Please fill out our group volunteer inquiry form to learn more.

Food Pantry Helpers – Brockton

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Brockton Food Pantry, your primary role will be to compassionately render distribution of food items to the clients in our pantry, while maintaining person and professional boundaries. This may include restocking pantry shelves, helping with product selection, preparing bags for distribution, client intake, some light cleaning, and helping lift and transport light to moderately heavy items.

*This pantry is open Monday-Wednesday and Friday and offers both morning and afternoon shifts (of approximately 1.5-2 hours each).

ESOL Tutors/Teaching Assistants/Coaches – Brockton

Help an adult learn to read and speak English and use a computer. Our adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs seek volunteer computer lab assistants, teaching assistants, tutors, and career/life-skill coaches. You don’t need teaching experience, although we welcome educators. Simply bring your kindness, patience, and willingness to help your neighbors who are excited to be learning English.

Administrative Support for Certified Nursing Assistant Program – Brockton

Administrative support volunteers are required to be in the office twice a week (if possible, Monday and Wednesday mornings) for 2.5 hours and perform various administrative tasks to support the general operations of the program.

*Timing can be either 9am-11:30am or 10am-12:30pm

Volunteer Leaders for Parish Outreach Programs – Various locations

Parish volunteers with leadership skills are needed to help establish lay ministry outreach programs in areas south of Boston. Volunteers in these Outreach programs would reach out to frail, homebound, or hospitalized elders providing spiritual support, sharing interests and conversation, occasionally shopping and transporting, reading, and letter writing. Use your personal talents and life experience skills to help others. Catholic Charities will provide helpful ideas, training, and ongoing support in establishing parish outreach programs.

*Note: Additional group volunteer opportunities are available South of Boston. Please fill out our group volunteer inquiry form to learn more.

Creative Handiwork

Do you like to knit, crochet, or sew? We’re seeing volunteers to make handmade items for Catholic Charities’ children or elders such as hats, mittens, baby items, and warm lap robes, or perhaps knit a warm adult ski hat for a refugee.

ESOL Healthcare Bridge Tutors/Teaching Assistants/Coaches

Help an adult learn to read and speak English and use a computer. Our adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs seek volunteer computer lab assistants, teaching assistants, tutors, and career/life-skill coaches. You don’t need teaching experience, although we welcome educators. Simply bring your kindness, patience, and willingness to help your neighbors who are excited to be learning English.