Volunteer Opportunities
Medical Volunteers (evenings)
November 2, 2024 - March 28, 2025
Provide basic First Aid to our guests at the Overnight Shelter when they come in for the evening. Taking blood pressures, temps, giving out OTC meds, and bandages, etc. Mostly, be a compassionate presence and listening ear. (18+)
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+)
WATTS Christmas Week
December 21 - December 28, 2024
Help WATTS when we host the Overnight Shelter during Christmas week! We need breakfast and evening volunteers, as well as help setting up/packing up the shelter on both Saturday mornings. You can also sign up to visit with our guests throughout the day on Christmas.
If you cannot volunteer, please consider signing up and committing to donate one or more needed supplies and food for the week! We’ll need these items by December 21.
Needs
Opequon Presbyterian WATTS week
December 30, 2024 & January 1, 2025
Opequon Presbyterian is looking for someone(s) to donate the dinners on these dates. Email Lead Volunteer, Heather, if you are interested. Please provide enough food for 50 servings.
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.
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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 if you'd like to do 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 gala, CNOY Walk, and more, there's something for everyone!
Holidays
On Thanksgiving Day, 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.
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