Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Feeding the Valley Group Projects

Volunteers are needed to pack food boxes used to distribute to food-insecure families in the Chattahoochee Valley through the Mobile Pantry. Volunteers will need to dress in comfortable clothes and wear closed-toed shoes to enter the warehouse and can expect some moving of boxes or food items.

Feeding the Valley - The Big Gobble

Volunteers are needed to help prepare Thanksgiving week meals for food insecure individuals and families across the community. Volunteers will need to dress in comfortable clothes and wear closed-toed shoes. This project is open to ages 13 and up as long as they are accompanied by an adult.

SafeHouse Ministries - Meal Serving

Volunteers will work with the SafeHouse Ministries team to serve the daily lunch meal to the community. Safehouse Ministries provides meal services daily as well as case management programming, employment support, addiction support, & multiple shelter locations. Volunteers should plan to assume one of the meal serving stations in the kitchen assembly line. Volunteers will also be handing meals to clients and assist with meal clean up.

St. Anne Community Outreach

Volunteers will work alongside St. Anne Community Outreach staff and volunteers as they serve client needs. Outreach services include rental support for those families at risk of losing housing, access to clothing closet, weekly food co-ops and household goods donations.

Salvation Army - Angel Tree Project

Volunteers will help sort and organize holiday gift donations during the annual community-wide effort to ensure children across the Chattahoochee Valley feel special during the Holidays! Volunteers can expect to work in a storage warehouse, organizing the donated toys and clothing by family.

Point In Time Count 2023

Every year, United Way's Home for Good team, along with many other volunteers and Partner Agencies, conducts a survey to assess the number of people in our community who are experiencing homelessness. This count helps to understand who in our community needs help. We use this information to continue the work to end homelessness in the Chattahoochee Valley.

Due to the nature of this volunteer opportunity, all participants must complete a volunteer training. Please choose the date that best fits your schedule. Each event will be offered as a hybrid meeting for a virtual or in-person experience. Once the training is completed, the participant will receive an invitation to register for the Point In Time Count event taking place on January 23 (evening) and January 24 (morning).

United Way MLK "Day On" Community Service Project

United Way Volunteers are gathering to complete several projects at one of our Community Schools United, Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary!

Monday, January 16th 9am-12pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School  
350 30th Avenue, Columbus
 
Volunteers are asked to dress comfortably and can expect to complete several needed projects at the school. Projects Include: Painting, Sorting and Organizing Donation Items, and School Beautification and/or Clean Up.

Read Across America at Community Schools United

Volunteer to help foster a love of reading with students at United Way’s Community Schools!  

Nationally, Read Across America is a recognized day to celebrate and encourage young readers. Volunteer classroom readers can sign up for one or more of several reading shifts across the Chattahoochee Valley.  

Volunteers can plan to read to elementary grade classrooms for 20-minute reading sessions. Books will be provided by the school Media Centers.  

***Please note that each Community School has different needs and shift days and times will vary based on the needs of that school.  

After registering, volunteers will receive additional communication based on your school Read Across America activities. This will include your United Way contact at the school, any parking instructions, or information needed for volunteering, etc.