Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Activity
Volunteer Responsibility
Place
Time(s)
Closet Organizer
We need help keeping our donations closets
organized. Sort donations by sizes, seasonal clothes,
& report on items that are needed.
Emergency Shelter
Mornings and early
afternoons are best
Receptionist
Answer phones and other light office duties.
Emergency Shelter
Various/ 4 hour
minimum
Fundraiser/Special
Event Assistant
Assist with special events by selling tickets, soliciting
items to be sold at auctions, working registration
tables, helping with publicity for event, or
volunteering at the event.
Various
Various
Fundraiser
Coordinator
Tutor/Homework
Helper
Organize a special event or a collection drive with
your organization to benefit Pendleton Place.
Assist children or teens with homework or research
projects.
Various
Various
Emergency Shelter &
Smith House
Child Care Assistant
Help change & wash linens, vacuum, organize
children’s dressers, and disinfect toys & play areas.
Emergency Shelter
Emergency Shelter: MTh 4:00-6:00 PM
Smith House: By
Appointment
Mornings and early
afternoons are best
Children’s
Project/Activity
Facilitator
Share a special talent or skill with our children or
teens; dancing, cooking, gymnastics, art & crafts, or
share a story, sing songs, play games. The more
creative the idea the better.
Emergency Shelter &
Smith House
Various
Recreational Activity
Sponsor
Organize and support a recreational activity with
your organization for the children or teens; special
occasion parties, bowling, skating, a trip to the
movies, horseback riding
Emergency Shelter &
Smith House
Various
Field Trip Assistant
Assist staff with off campus outings by providing
extra supervision for the children.
Various
Various
TLC for Babies &
Toddlers
Tender, loving care for babies and toddlers: rocking,
holding, feeding, and interacting with them. Please
note that Pendleton Place does not always have
babies at the shelter
Emergency Shelter
Early morning and late
afternoon/early
evenings
Bedtime Helper
Assist during bedtime. Help the children brush their
teeth, get settled, and read bedtime stories.
Emergency Shelter
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Translators
Assist when we occasionally have children in the
shelter whose first language is not English.
Emergency Shelter
Various-to serve as an
“on-call” basis
Transporter
Assist with taking teens to and from work or after
school activities.
Smith House
Various
Birthday Sponsor
Sponsor a child’s birthday by bringing a cake to the
shelter on their special day.
Emergency Shelter
Various-to serve as an
“on-call” basis
Santa’s Helpers
Help us wrap presents for the children during the
Christmas Season
Emergency Shelter
Dates TBA in December
Easter Bunny Helpers
Help stuff eggs with candy and prizes. Then hide
them for a challenging egg hunt!
Various
Dates TBA in April