General Volunteer Opportunities & Ideas
For Individuals
• Provide administrative support at the headquarters
• Provide one-on-one GED tutoring
• Provide one-on-one computer tutoring
• Provide one-on-one adult literacy tutoring
• Provide job search assistance
• Assist with resume-writing
• Provide job interview practice
• Teach gardening skills
• Conduct cooking skills
• Conduct art/craft classes
• Conduct nutrition & wellness classes
• Provide grooming services (haircuts, manicures, etc)
• Join projects promoted in the VSH e-newsletter
• Take part in Affordable Housing Awareness Week (April)
• Take part in United Way Day of Action (September)
• Take part in Hands-On Day (October)
• Donate your maintenance skills
• Donate your photography skills
• Lead a donation drive
• Be a friendly visitor
For Groups
• Help with a painting project
• Help with an outdoor landscaping project
• Help with routine building maintenance
• Help a client move in or out
• Collect and donate move-in packages for new clients
• Conduct a donation drive for non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies and/or paper products
• Conduct a donation drive for hygiene products
• Host or support a wellness fair
• Host or support a women’s wellness event
• Provide monthly haircuts and grooming services
• Prepare and serve a monthly meal
• Donate Thanksgiving food baskets
• Prepare and serve a holiday (Lent, Thanksgiving, Christmas) meal
• Host a picnic or cookout
• Host a choir or band performance
• Host a holiday decorating and caroling party
• Host bingo night, game night, movie night, karaoke night, etc
• Conduct a bible study
• Host AA/NA meetings
• Host an emotional wellness support group
• Teach clients to knit, cook or bake
• Help clients write resumes or search for jobs online
• Collect and donate winter coats, scarves, gloves and hats
• Collect and donate success clothing
• Contribute holiday angel tree gifts
• Adopt a building
• Adopt one or more clients
• Send holiday or birthday cards