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Attention

Due to Covid 19 there are no in-person volunteer opportunities at this time. This is to help keep our guests and the community safe. We are in need of items and meal donations.  

Opportunities

Emergency Overnight Shelter & 2828 Martin Way
Now operating 24/7! We have great need of meal donations to support our extended hours. Please click the button below to see availability. (At the moment we are not scheduling shift volunteers due to social distancing.) Meals are for 25-30 guests, and can be safely homemade or ordered from a local restaurant.

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2828 Martin Way Calendar

What Volunteers Do

Our volunteers primarily support our staff, assist with guests needs, cleaning, laundry, making coffee, organizing, occasionally running errands, and being available to meet our guests and get to know them.
Due to Covid 19, we have suspended in-person volunteering for the health and safety of our guests and our community.  

Additionally, we have volunteers, (families, church groups, community groups, etc.) bring in hot meals to our Nightly Shelter in the evenings. We do not have cooking facilities, so all meals that are brought in must be in a crockpot, casserole dish or a container that can be packed in/packed out. Our guests love high-quality meat, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, and delicious drinks. We find that cooking for 40 is generally the sweet spot. Please bring paper plates and utensils if possible.

If you are interested in donating meals, we ask that you contact us directly through our volunteer form to talk through what that might look like.

Contact us!

  1. Would you or your community like to donate items or meals?
  2. Please share your contact information and someone from Interfaith Works will respond shortly. 
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Nightly Shelter Volunteer Calendar

Interfaith Works Emergency Overnight Shelter
First Christian Church
701 Franklin St SE
Olympia, WA 98501.
 

2828 Martin Way COVID-19

​Overflow Shelter Meal Schedule

Interfaith Works COVID-19 Overflow Shelter
2828 Martin Way NE | Olympia, WA 98506

Attention

Due to Covid 19 there are no in-person volunteer opportunities at this time. This is to help keep our guests and the community safe. We are in need of items and meal donations.  

Next Volunteer Training

 Next Training TBD**
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**To Volunteer at the Community Care Center we ask that you attend an additional quarterly training at the Community Care Center.
​You can get started before this training, but we ask that you do attend it.
BETH KELLY, SHELTER VOLUNTEER
Recorded and Edited in 2015 by Maxwell Goldsmith--Shelter Support Staff.

Volunteer Trainings

The first step in connecting with us is to attend one of our monthly volunteer trainings that are held the second Saturday of each month. Our January training will be held at the Community Care Center.
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After attending a training:
  1. Check our calendars below for the Nightly Shelter and Community Care Center for volunteer opportunities.
  2. Fill out the contact form on the bottom of this page if want to volunteer for an open spot.

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