Opportunities From: Springfield Rescue Mission

Volunteers will provide a dinner meal for the homeless men in the Rescue Mission's Men's Emergency Shelter and the graduated men in the Transitional Living Program. Volunteers should plan to provide for 50 men. Registered volunteers may choose to stay to serve; drop off meals should arrive for 4pm

*Hours are generated according to volunteers' approximate preparation time to make the meal and/or serve it.

Meals can be dropped off by 4:00pm of the scheduled day. Please label and date the meal if dropped off prior to scheduled date.

PLEASE CONTACT US TO SIGN UP TO PROVIDE A DINNER  jserafini@springfieldrscuemission.org 413-732-0808 ext. 220.

Taylor St. Shelter can only accommodate maximum of 4 volunteers.

Dinner is served promptly at 5:00 pm.

Take a tour to learn about the Mission's services and opportunities for volunteering with us.

We like to maintain our relationships with our donors. To show our appreciation, we send out birthday/thank you cards on a monthly basis. We need help addressing, note writing and stamping these post cards in our office on Mill Street.

If you would like to schedule a specific day/time, please email Julie at  Jserafini@springfieldrescuemission.org.

Volunteers will help organize warehouse, restock and sort items under the direction of the Warehouse Coordinator. Volunteers may be asked to cross over to the GiveAway Center for additional support.

*Hours can be flexible

Volunteers will help organize warehouse, restock and sort items under the direction of the Warehouse Coordinator. Volunteers may be asked to cross over to the GiveAway Center for additional support.

*Hours can be flexible

Volunteers will work alongside the GAC Assistant to organize, restock and assist guests who have appointments to shop for items. Volunteers may also be asked to cross over to the warehouse for additional support.

Volunteers will work alongside the GAC Assistant to organize, restock and assist guests who have appointments to shop for items. Volunteers may also be asked to cross over to the warehouse for additional support.

Volunteers will help prepare the lunch bags and load the van with food, water, and other items to be distributed at various locations to the homeless and poverty-stricken in the community.

Please remember to follow the lead of the SRM Chaplain in all locations when serving the homeless. He has the right to guide and direct volunteers in order to keep all concerned safe and at peace.

Dress for the weather!

Volunteers will arrive at 10:00am help prepare and serve Lunch for:

·       Residents, staff, volunteers & visitors: 12pm - 12:30pm

·       Homeless/community guests - 12:30pm - 1pm followed by clean up.

Please remember to wear your SRM baseball cap or other hat, closed toe shoes and tie long hair back. (SRM can provide mesh hair coverings if needed.)

Breakfast: 6:00am – 8:00am

Volunteers will arrive at 6 a.m. to help prepare and serve breakfast to residents and the public followed by clean up.

Breakfast for residents is at 6:30; Breakfast for the public is at 7 a.m.

Please remember to wear your SRM or other hat, closed-toe shoes and tie long hair back. (SRM can provide mesh hair coverings if needed.)

Enter the Public Breakfast Door to the left of the Visitor Entrance. Volunteers may park in the spaces in front of that door.