Volunteer today and help your local community. Volunteering at the OUR Center is a great way to give back, have fun, and get involved. The OUR Center offers great opportunities whether you are wanting to volunteer regularly or temporarily at an event or for a holiday campaign.

	Volunteer Program Help your community. Our Volunteer program has been the cornerstone of our organizations success since its beginning.
	Event and Program Volunteers Please consider volunteering for our Charity Golf Classic, Dinner Dance Benefit, Salvation Army Bell-Ringing Campaign, Warm & Cozy Holiday Program or Empty Bowls Dinner.

Urgent Volunteer Needs

We have the following urgent needs for volunteers, perhaps one of them would be a fit for you or someone you know (must be 16 or older to work on site):

Day Shelter Pantry Workers: Prepare food bags for Day Shelter clients. Volunteers needed Monday- Friday for three hour shifts between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Warming Center Overnight Volunteers: On-call volunteers are needed during the cold weather. Help prepare meals, play board games, and socialize with adults staying overnight at the Warming Center due to inclement weather conditions.  Shifts available: 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. or 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. 

Data Entry Volunteers: Strong computer skills and attention to detail required.  Monday through Friday shifts with flexible schedules are available.

Kitchen Assistants at Aspen Center for Child Development: Help prepare meals, clean kitchen, and do dishes. Monday through Friday coverage needed.

Clothing Bank: Volunteers needed to help receiving donations and sorting clothes. Monday through Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Food Recorders: Check food vouchers and help clients select available food. Monday through Friday, various shifts available.

Food Pantry Assistants: Enter client information into the database at the pantry work station, help receive and weigh food donations, mark out bar codes, and stock shelves. Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Pantry-Data Entry: Need one additional person per shift to accurately input client voucher information into ETO (Efforts-to-Outcomes) system. Other duties include filling orders on Food Pantry line. Friday: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Kitchen Assistants: Volunteers are needed to help with lunch preparation and service, dish washing, and cleaning.  Monday through Friday, morning through early afternoon shifts available.

Receptionists: Answer phones, greet clients, check in visitors for services, and help with miscellaneous clerical tasks. Must have experience, a professional demeanor, and the ability to stay calm under pressure. Four hour shifts available most weekdays.

Ongoing Opportunities Available

The following ongoing opportunities are available:

• Host/Hostess for Hot Meal Program 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. weekdays
• Breakfast and lunch assistants
• Child Care helpers
• Intake Workers
• Campus maintenance & clean up
• Day Shelter assistant
• Board and Committee members
• Musicians
• Special Project volunteers
• Weekend/Holiday Lunch volunteers

For Volunteer Opportunities, Contact Us or call Maggie at 303-772-5529 Ext. 235, maggie@ourcenter.org

Volunteer Applications

	Volunteer Application/Information (PDF)
	Volunteer Application For Child Care Centers (PDF)