volunteering w/ homeless people

bombshell · 09:48 PM

For some reason I really want to start volunteering. I won't be going to school in the summer and I probably won't be working much.

Does anyone know how to get involved volunteering with homeless people?
Anyone have any experience?

Please Post!

Btw... I have already spent numerous hours volunteering with children so maybe you guys can post other places or ways of doing it with: homeless people, elder people, etc...

Preferably somewhere where it is flexible because I do have a job. For example: early mornings, late evenings, or even weekends =)

Thanks so much!

xxk1nky · 04-25-2008, 09:52 PM

i was interested in this too! they just opened a homeless shelter, i think for women in new west. and there are tons in the eastside. i know of one near gastown, i think, or cordova or carrall, and another on main and hastings.

bombshell · 04-25-2008, 09:54 PM

have you ever done any before?

i really want to help out like at a soup kitchen or something like that... but have no idea how to get started.

xxk1nky · 04-25-2008, 10:03 PM

i haven't, but i wanna start too!

if you wanna do the soup kitchen, there's the sisters of the atonement on cordova st. my exbf volunteered there a couple times when he was still in highschool. and i know that st james on powell st is hiring too. i think that position may be paid.

Viv1985 · 04-25-2008, 10:13 PM

before i do volunteer in comunity center help out kids. volunteer work make resume look very good and make u feel u did something good for evryone.

i hope this list will help you

- Union Gospel Mission is a non-profit urban relief organization serving the Lower Mainland, providing hope for the hungry, hurting and homeless since 1940:

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jennifer m · 04-25-2008, 11:48 PM

I've volunteered at The Door Is Always Open on Cordova St (I think that's where it is, Google it lmao) with a group of people. We just brought in a lot of food, packaged it, put it in bags, and then handed them out to a line-up of homeless people in the eating hall they have there.

CarolineClap · 04-26-2008, 12:54 AM

I'm a big fan of Covenant House. It's downtown as well, on Seymour and Davie (or thereabouts). It deals with a lot of street youth. I know they have clothing and shoes for homeless people that come in.

I think the way you get started is simply by calling up one of the organizations you feel passionate about. They are not going to turn you away!

JU!CYY · 04-26-2008, 01:01 AM

I volunteer at the Stanely Park Ecological Society
I help remove invasive ivy plant that is taking over stanely park
it's something different, great people to work with and it's fun

miss.bee · 05-03-2008, 10:07 PM

Sisters of Atonement! They're so nice and friendly, I went for a day with my school. They're always looking for people to help them hand out food and run the free clothing store.. stuff like that.

VITALITY · 05-03-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JU!CYY

I volunteer at the Stanely Park Ecological Society
I help remove invasive ivy plant that is taking over stanely park
it's something different, great people to work with and it's fun

Oooh!! That sounds pretty fun.

Are we allowed to register an entire group at once? Or would each person have to be registered individually?

04-25-2008, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
bombshell Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: vancouver POSTS: 3,185 Buy/Sell Rating: 2 Thanks: 7 Thanked 51 Times in 47 Posts	volunteering w/ homeless people For some reason I really want to start volunteering. I won't be going to school in the summer and I probably won't be working much. Does anyone know how to get involved volunteering with homeless people? Anyone have any experience? Please Post! Btw... I have already spent numerous hours volunteering with children so maybe you guys can post other places or ways of doing it with: homeless people, elder people, etc... Preferably somewhere where it is flexible because I do have a job. For example: early mornings, late evenings, or even weekends =) Thanks so much! Last edited by bombshell; 04-25-2008 at 09:48 PM.

04-25-2008, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
xxk1nky Full Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: BURNABY POSTS: 1,271 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: volunteering w/ homeless people i was interested in this too! they just opened a homeless shelter, i think for women in new west. and there are tons in the eastside. i know of one near gastown, i think, or cordova or carrall, and another on main and hastings.

04-25-2008, 09:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
bombshell Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: vancouver POSTS: 3,185 Buy/Sell Rating: 2 Thanks: 7 Thanked 51 Times in 47 Posts	Re: volunteering w/ homeless people have you ever done any before? i really want to help out like at a soup kitchen or something like that... but have no idea how to get started. __________________ checkout:

04-25-2008, 10:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
xxk1nky Full Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: BURNABY POSTS: 1,271 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: volunteering w/ homeless people i haven't, but i wanna start too! if you wanna do the soup kitchen, there's the sisters of the atonement on cordova st. my exbf volunteered there a couple times when he was still in highschool. and i know that st james on powell st is hiring too. i think that position may be paid.

04-25-2008, 10:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Viv1985 Full Member Join Date: Mar 2006 POSTS: 862 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 27 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: volunteering w/ homeless people before i do volunteer in comunity center help out kids. volunteer work make resume look very good and make u feel u did something good for evryone. i hope this list will help you - Union Gospel Mission is a non-profit urban relief organization serving the Lower Mainland, providing hope for the hungry, hurting and homeless since 1940: - - - - - - - - -

04-25-2008, 11:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
jennifer m Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver BC POSTS: 836 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 40 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Re: volunteering w/ homeless people I've volunteered at The Door Is Always Open on Cordova St (I think that's where it is, Google it lmao) with a group of people. We just brought in a lot of food, packaged it, put it in bags, and then handed them out to a line-up of homeless people in the eating hall they have there.

04-26-2008, 12:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
CarolineClap Full Member Hangman Champion! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Vancouver/Victoria POSTS: 748 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	Re: volunteering w/ homeless people I'm a big fan of Covenant House. It's downtown as well, on Seymour and Davie (or thereabouts). It deals with a lot of street youth. I know they have clothing and shoes for homeless people that come in. I think the way you get started is simply by calling up one of the organizations you feel passionate about. They are not going to turn you away! __________________

04-26-2008, 01:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
JU!CYY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 1,492 Buy/Sell Rating: 2 Thanks: 18 Thanked 73 Times in 55 Posts	Re: volunteering w/ homeless people I volunteer at the Stanely Park Ecological Society I help remove invasive ivy plant that is taking over stanely park it's something different, great people to work with and it's fun

05-03-2008, 10:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
miss.bee Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Richmond POSTS: 347 Buy/Sell Rating: 2 Thanks: 9 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	Re: volunteering w/ homeless people Sisters of Atonement! They're so nice and friendly, I went for a day with my school. They're always looking for people to help them hand out food and run the free clothing store.. stuff like that.

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