Are you looking for a practical way to provide for the material needs of those experiencing poverty in our community?
Join Catholic Charities of Acadiana as a Donations Coordination Support volunteer!
Thank you so much for choosing to partner with us through volunteering!
Catholic Charities of Acadiana aids men, women, and families experiencing homelessness, hunger, and poverty in an eight-parish region through the operation of 12 programs across multiple campuses.
Material donations are critical to providing basic hygiene items, new underclothes, essential warming wear, and household items for our clients experiencing street-level homelessness, those moving from homelessness to housing, and those experiencing hunger or the effects of disaster in our community. Donations Coordination Support Team volunteers help carefully steward material donations, making supplies quickly available to our clients in need while honoring donor intent.
This volunteer opportunity is best suited to individuals or small teams who can commit to 1 day/week, weekly service, M-F, for 2-4 hours.
Age Requirement: This role is best filled by adults who have the ability to drive donations between campuses when necessary.
Other Requirements: Must be able to bend and lift, move across uneven surfaces, carry boxes of donations, organize, and be detail-oriented in situations of inventory, must be able to work individually or as a team, personal transportation required as donations span various campuses.
Volunteer tasks include, but are not limited to: Receiving and inventory of in-kind donation items; Organizing & stocking donations; Transportation of donations to various Catholic Charities of Acadiana campuses.
Shift time: M-F. Mornings Preferred. 2-4 hours. Weekly commitment is idea. Times flexible.
Location will be determined at the time of service based on need.
Volunteers will receive on-site training and on-going support to succeed in the role, to be formed in our core values and company procedures.
To inquire about joining this volunteer opportunity contact Volunteer Experience Coordinator, Sarah Baquet at O | 337-235-4972 ext. 1222; M | 337-852-4077 or sarahb@catholiccharitiesacadiana.org
Thank you for working alongside us to serve those experiencing homelessness, hunger, and poverty in our community! We are deeply grateful!
Caring for the sacred gift of all human life, especially the most vulnerable.
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