Volunteer Community Outreach
The trained Volunteer Outreach Team goes into the community in our SCS van to build relationships, trust and support. This is a crucial piece of our work intended to increase the possibility that unsheltered neighbors will access needed resources and services to move off of the street. In the past year, four teams of trained community volunteers had more than 1150 street engagements with our unsheltered neighbors.
For many years, John lived on a nearby street corner where he was ridiculed, harassed, assaulted, judged and looked past. His mental illness and addictions made him an easy target. Our Volunteer Community Outreach Team often stopped by with fresh clothing, snacks and hygiene items – always letting him know that there was help when he was ready. But he wasn’t – until he was! Our housing navigator from PATH was finally able to help John walk through the convoluted system and he moved into his apartment and has begun his healing process.
We need YOU!
Are you someone who can offer their time, unique skills, experience, education, resources and passion to help us deliver?
Shoreline Community Services does great work connecting our unsheltered neighbors to the services and resources they need to get off the street. But we do it by engaging our community into the work.
Volunteer Opportunities Include:
- Greeting and hosting guests at The Compass Station
- Providing Nursing Services
- Aiding in tax preparation
- Sorting Donations
- And more! We value your time, unique skills, experience, education, and passion to help us deliver.
