We welcome people who like to write or are good with graphics for our newsletters and promotional mailings. If you have experience writing news stories or promotional materials, you can help us get our message to readers. Let us know if you want to help and none of these descriptions don’t fit your skills. Let’s…
We welcome teens and adults who would like to help us present inspiring stories about Zambia children at fairs, school groups, neighborhood meetings, rotary clubs, our fund-raising concerts, senior groups and other speaking opportunities. We need logistical help, technical assistance and people to speak to groups of all sizes. Each of these events are vary…
Help low-income individuals and families prepare their income taxes for free.
Make a difference in the life of an older neighbor in Somerville or Cambridge by enabling them to continue to live independently — become a bill payer volunteer! Assist one of our clients by making sure the bills are paid on time. This volunteer position is primarily responsible for helping a client organize and pay…
Deliver groceries once a month to older adults in our Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)! We partner with the Greater Boston Food Bank, which delivers bagged groceries to the Arts at the Armory in Somerville. From there, you would drive your personal car to deliver them to older adults on a route. The grocery boxes…
Help an older adult with a behavioral health condition access medical care and cope with health-related stress and anxiety. Volunteers provide emotional and practical support including assistance with scheduling and getting to appointments, taking notes to retain information as needed, and scheduling follow-up appointments. We also ask volunteers to submit notes to our Program Manager…
A crew of 3 volunteers will staff the shop. One volunteer will be assigned to standing at the front entrance greeting customers and ensure that there are only 5 shoppers at a time in the store (these are the current COVID19 safety guidelines). One volunteer will assume the role of cashier, processing sale transactions with…
A crew of 9 pantry volunteers are tasked with checking in clients outside while clients stay in their cars, bagging groceries and bringing groceries out to clients’ cars. 9:15am – 12:30pm.
A crew of 4-5 inventory volunteers are tasked with unloading our food pick-up truck, re-stocking pantry shelves, fridges and freezers and maintaining general cleanliness of pantry. Heavy lifting is required. Noon-3pm.
A crew of 3 volunteers will organize the shop, moving inventory from the sorting room to be put on the racks and shelves in order to get the shop ready for opening at 12:30. This crew will also be accepting incoming shop donations and helping to sort and organize as needed. Heavy lifting is required.…
