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Volunteer Positions

Volunteer Opportunities in the Crisis Program

Food Pantry Workers

On-site: Help stock and organize the food pantry and package food orders for crisis clients.

Off-site: Hold food drives in your church, school, business or neghborhood. We’ll help you organize and promote, and we’ll supply collection barrels with our UM logo!

Interviewer

Assess the needs of clients to determine appropriate emergency financial and food assistance and to make referrals to other agencies.

Interpreter/Translator

Provide Spanish/English interpretation services for clients.

Volunteer Opportunities in the Open Door Clinic

Health Care Professional

Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, lab techs & health educators needed to provide chronic and acute care.

Greeter

Greet and sign in patients. Locate and pull charts, field questions, and generally direct patients’ needs to the appropriate medical staff.

Eligibility Screener

Determine whether patients are eligible for clinic services through one-on-one confidential interviews.

Pharmacy Assistant

Work with licensed volunteer pharmacists to prepare medications for Open Door Clinic patients.

Interpreter/Translator

Provide Spanich/English interpretation services for patients.

Volunteer Opportunities at the HWCW

Meal Provider Team

Prepare and serve hot meals for shelter guests. Volunteers provide dinner nightly and breakfast on weekends.

Client Services Worker

Manage front desk operations and interact with shelter guests informally (playing cards, talking with residents, etc.) Duties can include answering telephones and the door, referring callers to appropriate services when necessary, and verifying residents’ completion of chores.