Volunteer Opportunities
Check out our volunteer opportunities below and click the button/s to sign-up!
*Note: All volunteers working within our shelter must be age 18 or older*
Warming Center Volunteers (daytime)
December 1, 2025 - March 27, 2026
Play host to our guests and assist our managers with things such as: setting out food/drinks, making coffee, spending time with guests, coordinating showers, and other helpful tasks as needed. WATTS provides all supplies. (ages 18+)
Medical Volunteers (evenings)
2025-2026 season
Providing basic First Aid only to our guests at the Overnight Shelter in the evenings. The shelter moves to a new location each week, so be sure to check the location and address when you sign up. WATTS provides all supplies. (ages 18+)
WATTS Christmas Week
December 20-27, 2025
Help WATTS as we host our Overnight Shelter for Christmas Week at Millwood Station!
*Except for Saturday setup/tear-down, all volunteers must be age 18 or older*
Warming Center Volunteers (daytime)
December 8, 2024 - March 28, 2025
Play host to our guests and assist our managers with things such as: setting out food/drinks, making coffee, spending time with guests, coordinating showers, and other helpful tasks as needed. (18+)
Volunteer during Stephens City UMC's hosting week
November 1-8, 2025
SCUMC is hosting the first week of our Overnight Shelter this year and they invite volunteers to help them! From shelter setup, to donating/serving meals, medical, intake, visitation, providing snacks, manager support, and clean-up, there are many opportunities to volunteer.
*Except for Saturday setup/tear-down, all volunteers must be age 18 or older*
Medical Volunteers during Market Street UMC's hosting week
November 8-14, 2025
Market Street UMC is looking for medical volunteers to help during their hosting week! Providing basic First Aid only, to our guests in the evening. WATTS provides all supplies needed.
*Must be age 18 or older*
Needs
Donate Lunch at the Warming Center
December 8, 2024 - March 28, 2025
Use the sign-up if you’d like to donate a lunch for our guests to enjoy! Please provide enough food to feed ~35-40 guests.
Donate Items for our Guests
December 8, 2024 - March 28, 2025
Shop our Amazon wishlist to send items directly to us at the daytime Warming Center, or use the list for inspiration of things we need! If you prefer to shop in-person, you can drop off donations to our Warming Center anytime it is open.
Volunteer Opportunities
Thank you so much for all your volunteer efforts this past season! We truly couldn’t do it without you ♥
Check back for more volunteer opportunities coming soon.
Click the link and fill out the form to send us your info. We’ll add you to our email list for news and volunteer opportunities!
WATTS is grateful to work with so many caring individuals, families, churches, organizations, foundations, and businesses. Your tireless service makes our reach go far beyond what we could ever achieve on our own – Thank you!
Ways our Volunteers Serve...
Meals
Donating dinners and breakfasts for the Overnight Shelter. Contact us to be connected with a host church if you'd like to donate a meal.
We also need donations of lunches for our daytime Centers in the winter and summer.
Medical
Volunteer health professionals come in to provide basic First Aid to our guests at the Overnight Shelter. They are a compassionate presence and listening ear, attending to minor health concerns and referring out for any major issues.
Day Shelter Volunteers
Assisting our managers with things such as making coffee, setting out food, snacks, or drinks, fellowship/talking with guests, monitoring showers, sorting, organizing, cleaning, etc.
Fundraiser Volunteers
Help WATTS at our fundraisers throughout the year! From chicken BBQs, to a golf tournament, annual Caring & Sharing gala, Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) walk, and our *NEW* Cheesin' for a Reason grilled cheese & tomato soup fest, there's truly something for everyone!
Holidays
WATTS is the "host" during Thanksgiving week and Christmas week, utilizing a local firehall space. We need lots of community partners to help with these weeks: setting up the spaces and then tearing down at the end of the week, helping with evening intake, visitation, manager support, and providing dinners and breakfasts! Additionally, on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, our guests stay at the host location all day. Visitation time slots are typically available where you can fellowship with guests, watch movies, play games, do puzzles, etc. on these special days of the year that are often difficult for our guests.
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