Volunteer Needs
Help us deliver safety and stability that improves lives.
Current Opportunities
Other Needs
Lewis House & Advocacy
Shelter Volunteer
The shelter worker volunteer position supports our advocates and clients by running the day-to-day operations of the two Lewis Houses, located in Hastings and Eagan. We ask that volunteers be willing to commit to at least one shift per week for 6-12 months minimum, as extensive training is provided.
Child Care
Our Lewis House shelters are in need of volunteers to help with child care while moms participate in group sessions. Volunteer minimum age is 16. We ask volunteers to be willing to commit to volunteering with us at least one shift per week on an ongoing basis.
Rescue/Donated Food Pick Up (Eagan)
This position is responsible for picking up donations at a local retail grocer in Eagan and bring back to the site location to unload, weigh, and put away in the appropriate temperature zones. This position does not work directly with victims/survivors, but may have minimal contact with shelter residents. does positively impact the families living in shelter. Training will be provided prior to volunteering.
Spring Yard Clean Up
Our Lewis House shelters need 4 to 8 volunteers at each location in Hastings and Eagan to help with Spring yard clean up. If you are interested, please click on the button below to fill out our Volunteer Interest Form.
Sexual Assault Services Advocate
In order to volunteer with our Sexual Assault Services program, you are required to have or obtain the 40-hour state mandated Sexual Assault Advocacy training certificate.
Court Advocacy
Our Court Advocate Volunteers help support women who are survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault when they attend court hearings. These hearings are held Monday through Friday during business hours. We are looking for individuals with initiative, good communication skills, empathy and a flexible daytime schedule. An understanding of the civil/criminal justice system is a plus but we are willing to train the right person.
Internships
Our Eagan and Hastings Lewis House shelters are in need of interns to help with their daily operation and to support advocacy staff in providing resources, referral, and support to individuals and families who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. We ask that interns be willing to commit a minimum of 250 hours over the course of their internship.
Lewis House Child Care
Volunteer Shifts Available
Summary
This position helps support women and children who are survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault by giving parents/caregivers a break and watching their children. Some childcare is needed while parents attend support groups or other meetings with staff; a wide range of ages could be in attendance and could be needed for individual children or multiple children at a time. Childcare is done inside the Lewis House (Eagan or Hastings) or could be in the outdoor spaces at Lewis House (depending on weather). Support groups are mostly held in the evenings throughout the week, but childcare needs could be anytime. Training will be provided.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is: “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
- Attend and care for children that need care while mothers are in support group – usually anywhere from 2-4 hours at a time
- Assist and help create fun experiences for the children in childcare
- Follow safety procedures and Mandated Reporting policies
- Maintain confidentiality, boundaries and professional ethics
Qualifications:
- Ability to pass a background check
- Reliable transportation
- Availability to commit to one shift per week, and a six-month minimum total commitment.
- Attend meetings and ongoing training as needed (some may be virtual)
- Ability to interact respectfully with people of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Experience working with and/or attending to children
- Ability to work independently
- Bi-lingual abilities are helpful but not required
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- Shelter environment with high noise level.
- Working with a variety of age groups
- Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, bend.
- Interacting with people who have experienced a variety of traumas, including but not limited to domestic and sexual violence
- Work requires a high level of emotional capacity: hearing traumatic and personal life stories
Our childcare volunteer positions are currently full. If you are interested in being contacted when openings become available, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form by clicking the button below.
Lewis House Court Advocate
Volunteer Opportunity
Summary
This role includes accompanying victims/survivors and providing emotional support during court hearings for both civil and criminal court. Court hearings could be held virtually, or in person at any of the three court houses in Dakota County: Apple Valley, Hastings, and West St. Paul. Hearings are typically scheduled for Monday-Friday during business hours. The Minnesota-mandated 40-hour advocacy training is required prior to volunteering in this role. This training is provided by 360 Communities twice per year, but training provided by another program will be accepted.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is: “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
- Using a trauma-informed approach, provide crisis intervention, safety planning, emotional support, and available resources to victims/survivors as needed.
- Provide advocacy in a courtroom setting that includes: emotional support, safety planning, goal planning, resource navigation and connection, and more.
- Assist and empower survivors to assert their rights and choices while advocating on their behalf for responsive, trauma-informed treatment.
- Interact professionally with others – law enforcement, court staff, shelter staff, and family members or friends while providing advocacy.
- Document client information, summary, follow up needs, and report information to 360 Communities staff.
- Maintain confidentiality, boundaries, and professional ethics.
- Follow all mandated reporter requirements.
- Value diversity and work well with individuals of all ages, cultures, races, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental/physical abilities, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Completion of 40-hour training for advocates is required (360 Communities offers this training)
- Ability to pass a background check
- Availability to commit to two hearings per month, and a six-month minimum total commitment.
- Ability to interact respectfully with people of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Attend meetings and ongoing training as needed
- Reliable transportation and access to attend virtual court hearings with victims/survivors
- Access to 360 Communities online volunteer platform for signing up and logging hours
- Bilingual abilities are helpful but not required
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- County Service Centers, Courtroom, virtual hearings could be held at a variety of locations.
- Virtual and in person meetings for volunteers could be at a variety of locations
- Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, bend, and use hands to write.
- Interacting with people who have experienced a variety of traumas, including but not limited to domestic and sexual violence
- Work requires a high level of emotional capacity: hearing traumatic and personal life stories
If you are interested in learning more about how to get involved once we reopen this volunteer opportunity, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form by clicking the button below.
Shelter volunteer
Volunteer Shifts Available
Summary
This position supports the advocates and residents by helping with the day-to-day operations of the Lewis House in Eagan and Hastings. This position may have contact with shelter residents, but is not an advocacy/direct service position. Hours for this position may include daytime, evenings, overnights, weekends, etc. as our shelters are operated 24/7. Training will be provided prior to volunteering.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is: “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
- Assist with putting away grocery and other supply orders, and help with restocking items
- Assist with sorting and organizing donations
- Assist staff and residents with maintaining cleanliness of the shelter
- Assist with cleaning and getting bedrooms ready for new shelter residents
- Perform typical office duties, including faxing, copying and printing
- Assist with other duties to help with day to day operation of the Lewis House
- Follow Lewis House safety and security procedures and Mandated Reporting policies
- Maintain confidentiality, boundaries and professional ethics
Qualifications
- Ability to pass a background check
- Ability to interact respectfully with people of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Ability to work independently
- Availability to commit to one shift per week, and a six-month minimum total commitment.
- Regularly required to walk, stand, climb stairs, bend, kneel and lift up to 40 pounds
- Organizational skills
- Dependable
- Problem solving
- Relationship building
Work Environment
- Emergency shelter/communal living
- Interacting with people who have experienced a variety of traumas, including but not limited to domestic and sexual violence
- Work requires a high level of emotional capacity: hearing traumatic and personal life stories
- Moderate to high noise levels
If you are interested in learning more about how to get involved once we reopen this volunteer opportunity, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form by clicking the button below.
Domestic/Sexual Violence Advocate – Support Group
Volunteer Opportunity
Summary
This role includes facilitating support groups for individuals who have experienced domestic and sexual violence and/or their friends/family/concerned others. This could include adults, adolescents, and children. Support Groups are held at a variety of locations, and could be varying in size. Support Groups are typically offered in the evening, but daytime positions may be available. The Minnesota-mandated 40-hour advocacy training is required prior to volunteering in this role. This training is provided by 360 Communities twice per year, but training provided by another program will be accepted.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is: “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
- Using a trauma-informed approach, provide crisis intervention, safety planning, emotional support, and available resources to victims/survivors as needed.
- Work alongside advocate staff to create and implement curriculum/topics for support group
- Depending on needs, groups may be facilitated independently, or with another staff person.
- Document client information, summary, follow up needs, and report information to 360 Communities staff.
- Maintain confidentiality, boundaries, and professional ethics.
- Follow all mandated reporter requirements.
- Value diversity and work well with individuals of all ages, cultures, races, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental/physical abilities, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Completion of 40-hour training for advocates is required (360 Communities offers this training)
- Ability to pass a background check
- Access to virtual platforms as needed to facilitate groups.
- Availability to commit to one shift per week, and a six-month minimum total commitment.
- Ability to interact respectfully with people of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Attend meetings and ongoing training as needed (some may be virtual)
- Reliable transportation
- Bilingual abilities are helpful but not required
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- Shelter environment – could be high noise level at times, community spaces, some support groups may be held on virtual platforms.
- Virtual and in person meetings for volunteers could be at a variety of locations Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, bend, and use hands to write.
- Interacting with people who have experienced a variety of traumas, including but not limited to domestic and sexual violence
- Work requires a high level of emotional capacity: hearing traumatic and personal life stories
If you are interested, please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form!
Lewis House Internships
Internships Available
We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2021 internships at our Hastings Lewis House. If you are interested in learning more about how to get involved, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form by clicking the button below.
Domestic/Sexual Violence Advocate - Hospital
Volunteer Opportunity
Summary
This role includes responding to South Metro area hospitals (Hastings and Eagan) to provide advocacy and support during forensic exams to victim/survivors who have experienced sexual/domestic violence. Hospital advocates sign up for a variety of on-call shifts (that could include evenings, weekends, overnights, holidays – this is a 24/7 service). The Minnesota-mandated 40-hour advocacy training is required prior to volunteering in this role. This training is provided by 360 Communities twice per year, but training provided by another program will be accepted.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is: “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
- Using a trauma-informed approach, provide crisis intervention, safety planning, emotional support, and available resources to victims/survivors as needed.
- Provide advocacy in a hospital setting that includes: emotional support, safety planning, goal planning, resource navigation and connection, and more.
- Assist and empower survivors to assert their rights and choices while advocating on their behalf for responsive, trauma-informed treatment.
- Interact professionally with others – sexual assault nurse examiners, hospital staff, law enforcement, court staff, shelter staff, and family members or friends while providing advocacy.
- Document client information, summary, follow up needs, and report information to 360 Communities staff.
- Maintain confidentiality, boundaries, and professional ethics.
- Follow all mandated reporter requirements.
- Value diversity and work well with individuals of all ages, cultures, races, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental/physical abilities, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Completion of 40-hour training for advocates is required (360 Communities offers this training)
- Ability to pass a background check
- Availability to take two to three on-call shifts (or more if desired) per month, and a six-month minimum total commitment.
- Ability to interact respectfully with people of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Access to 360 Communities online volunteer platform for signing up and logging hours
- Attend meetings and ongoing training as needed (some may be virtual)
- Reliable transportation
- Bilingual abilities are helpful but not required
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- Hospital – in person advocacy
- Virtual and in person meetings for volunteers could be at a variety of locations
- Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, bend, and use hands to write.
- Interacting with people who have experienced a variety of traumas, including but not limited to domestic and sexual violence
- Work requires a high level of emotional capacity: hearing traumatic and personal life stories
If you are interested in learning more about how to get involved once we reopen this volunteer opportunity, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form by clicking the button below.
Lewis House Miscellaneous Needs
Volunteer Opportunity
Our Lewis Houses are in need of volunteers who will come wrap presents for the women and children staying in the shelter over the Holiday season. Shifts are flexible, and can be completed anytime throughout the available days. We also welcome any volunteer groups.
Volunteer Shifts Available:
- Tuesday, December 17, 1-2 hours anytime
- Wednesday, December 18, 1-2 hours anytime
- Thursday, December 19, 1-2 hours anytime
If you are interested, please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form!
Domestic/Sexual Violence Advocate - Shelter
Summary
This role includes working with individuals/families staying in emergency shelter, responding to those who call our crisis lines, assisting families/individuals with goal planning and connecting to resources. Hours for this position may include daytime, evenings, overnights, weekends, etc. as our shelters are operated 24/7. The Minnesota-mandated 40-hour advocacy training is required prior to volunteering in this role. This training is provided by 360 Communities twice per year, but training provided by another program will be accepted.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is: “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
- Using a trauma-informed approach, provide crisis intervention, safety planning, emotional support, and available resources to victims/survivors as needed.
- Answer 24/7 crisis line and respond to needs that come in
- Provide advocacy in a shelter setting that includes: emotional support, safety planning, goal planning, resource navigation and connection, and more.
- Assist and empower survivors to assert their rights and choices while advocating on their behalf for responsive, trauma-informed treatment.
- Interact professionally with others – sexual assault nurse examiners, hospital staff, law enforcement, court staff, shelter staff, and family members or friends while providing advocacy.
- Document client information, summary, follow up needs, and report information to 360 Communities staff.
- Maintain confidentiality, boundaries, and professional ethics.
- Follow all mandated reporter requirements.
- Value diversity and work well with individuals of all ages, cultures, races, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental/physical abilities, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Completion of 40-hour training for advocates is required
- Ability to pass a background check
- Availability to commit to one shift per week, and a six-month minimum total commitment.
- Ability to interact respectfully with people of various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
- Access to 360 Communities online volunteer platform for signing up and logging hours
- Attend meetings and ongoing training as needed (some may be virtual)
- Reliable transportation
- Bilingual abilities are helpful but not required
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- Shelter environment – could be high noise level at times
- Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, bend, and use hands to write.
- Interacting with people who have experienced a variety of traumas, including but not limited to domestic and sexual violence
- Work requires a high level of emotional capacity: hearing traumatic and personal life stories
Rescue/Donated Food Pick Up (Eagan)
Summary
This position is responsible for picking up donations at a local retail grocer in Eagan and bring back to the site location to unload, weigh, and put away in the appropriate temperature zones. This position does not work directly with victims/survivors, but may have minimal contact with shelter residents. does positively impact the families living in shelter. Training will be provided prior to volunteering.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is: “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
- You will need to use your own vehicle and gas, plus carry insurance on your vehicle.
- Be at pick up site on your scheduled day to pick up the donated food and immediately bring it back to the 360 Communities Eagan Lewis House to unload, weigh and put away in the appropriate temperature zone.
- Must be able to lift up to about 40 pounds.
- Time commitment may vary from week to week depending on the quantity of food the retailer is providing us. The average time commitment is 1- 2 hours per week on a certain morning.
- Maintain confidentiality, boundaries and professional ethics
Qualifications
- Ability to pass a background check
- Ability to transport donated items/reliable transportation
- Availability to commit to one shift per week, and a six-month minimum total commitment.
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work independently
- Problem solving
Work Environment and Physical Demands
- Shelter environment with high noise level
- Retail environment to pick up rescue food
- Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, bend and lift up to 40 pounds.
Food Shelf & Resource Center
Internships
Our Burnsville and Rosemount Food Shelves and Family Resource Centers are in need of interns to help with their daily operation and to support staff in providing resources, referral, and support to individuals and families who come to receive food. We ask that interns be willing to commit a minimum of 150 hours over the course of their internship.
Rosemount Family Resource Center & Food Shelf
Our Rosemount Family Resource Center serves as an welcoming place for community members to gather, work with volunteers and staff, received needed food, and plan their individual paths to success. Volunteers build trusting relationships with individuals and families and deliver safety and stability that improves lives.
Burnsville Family Resource Center, Warehouse, & Food Shelf
Our Family Resource Center in Burnsville serves as an open, welcoming place for community members to gather, work with volunteers and staff, connect with resources, and plan their paths to success. Volunteers build trusting relationships with individuals and families and deliver safety and stability that improves lives.
Messiah Community Food Shelf
The Lakeville Food Shelf is located in Messiah Lutheran Church and is dedicated to providing dignity and respect to all who enter through our doors. We are looking for committed volunteers willing to help us each week on an ongoing basis.
Farmington Food Shelf
Our Farmington Food Shelf serves the community of Farmington and the surrounding area with access to healthy food and other resources. With a newly remodeled shopping model, volunteers get to interact with members of the community and empower them to reach their goals.
Shepherd of the Valley Food Shelf
The Apple Valley Food Shelf, located in Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (near the MN Zoo) serves as an open, welcoming place for community members to gather, work with volunteers and receive needed food support. Volunteers build trusting relationships with individuals and families giving them dignity as they access the food shelf.
Burnsville Family Resource Center & Food Shelf
Volunteer Shifts Available
Welcome Desk/Scheduler
This volunteer position answers our phones and sets Food Shelf client appointments in the computer system.
Shifts Available (Positions Available):
- Tuesdays: 12:30pm – 4pm (1)
- Wednesdays: 9am – 12:30 pm (1)
- Thursdays: 9am- 12:30pm (1)
- Thursdays: 12:30pm – 4pm (1)
Food Shelf Volunteer
In this role you will receive incoming food orders and donations, date check and sort donations, stock food shelf items as needed, identify inventory that is low, and assist in cleaning the stock room. You may also support the personal shopper by stocking, weighing carts, assisting with prepack orders and cleaning. Volunteers must be able to lift up to 40 pounds. Training will be provided.
Shifts available (Positions Available):
- Mondays: 12:30pm – 4pm (1)
- Wednesdays: 9am – 12:30 pm (1)
- Thursdays: 12:30pm – 4pm (1)
Warehouse Volunteer
In this role you will check code dates on non-perishable food items, stock shelves, weigh and help put away deliveries. Other miscellaneous other tasks may be assigned on a day to day basis. Need to be able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.
Shifts available (Positions Available):
- Thursdays: 12:30pm – 4pm (1)
Internships
If you are interested in completing an 150+ hour internship at our Rosemount Family Resource Center/Food Shelf this fall, please click on the “internships” box above to learn more, and fill out our Volunteer Interest Form below.
Rosemount Family Resource Center
Volunteer Shifts Available
Our Family Resource Center and Food Shelf in Rosemount serves as an open, welcoming place for community members to gather, work with volunteers and staff, plan their individual paths to success and receive needed food. Staff and volunteers build trusting relationships with individuals and families in order to identify and remove barriers to help long-term self-sufficiency.
We are looking to fill the following volunteer opportunities and ask volunteers to be willing to commit to a minimum of one shift per week on an ongoing basis. Training is provided for all volunteer opportunities.
Donated Retail Food Pick-Up
We have volunteer opportunities to help us pick up donated food items (A.K.A. Rescue Food) from a local retail grocer in Rosemount and/or Apple Valley. Minimal exposure to other people. You will be asked to wear a mask throughout your shift and follow COVID safety protocols.
- You will need to use your own vehicle and gas, plus carry insurance on your vehicle.
- Be at pick up site on your scheduled day to pick up the donated food and immediately bring it back to the 360 Communities Rosemount Food Shelf to unload, weigh and put away in the appropriate temperature zone.
- Must be able to lift up to about 40 pounds.
- Time commitment may vary from week to week depending on the quantity of food the retailer is providing us. The average time commitment is 1- 2 hours per week.
- Help unload, weigh and put away items in their appropriate temperature zones.
- Training will be provided prior to volunteering.
Welcome Desk/Scheduler
This volunteer position answers our phones and sets Food Shelf client appointments in the computer system.
Shifts Available (Positions Available):
- Mondays: 12pm – 4pm (1)
Food Shelf Volunteer
In this role you will receive incoming food orders and donations, date check and sort donations, stock food shelf items as needed, identify inventory that is low, and assist in cleaning the stock room. You may also support the personal shopper by stocking, weighing carts, assisting with prepack orders and cleaning. Volunteers must be able to lift up to 40 pounds. Training will be provided.
Shifts Available (Positions Available):
- Tuesdays: 9am – 12pm (1)
- Wednesdays: 9am – 12pm (1)
- Thursdays: 9am – 12pm (1)
- Thursdays: 12pm – 4 pm (1)
Warehouse Volunteer
In this role you will check code dates on non-perishable food items, stock shelves, weigh and help put away deliveries. Other miscellaneous other tasks may be assigned on a day to day basis. Need to be able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.
Resource Support Worker
This volunteer role helps with gathering and updating information of clients and helping them to find the right resources.
Shifts Available (Positions Available):
- Mondays: 12pm – 4pm (1)
- Wednesdays: 9am – 12pm (1)
- Thursdays: 12pm -3 pm (1)
HOPE Clinic
Hope Clinic Application Assistance Volunteer
Volunteers would be training in to help clients who are need of help to do paperwork and getting them connected to the right resources. This opportunity is client based and in person most of the time.
Shifts available (Positions available):
- Tuesdays – 12 pm – 4 pm (2)
Rosemount Childcare
Volunteers would take care of children while parents attend classes at the Rosemount Resource Center.
Shifts available (Positions available):
- Tuesdays – 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (3)
Homework Help
Volunteers would assist in tutoring children from 1st – 8th grade. They would additionally help with setup and clean up for each tutoring session.
Shifts available (Positions available):
- Mondays – 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm (2)
- Thursdays – 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm (2)
Internships
If you are interested in completing an 150+ hour internship at our Rosemount Family Resource Center/Food Shelf this fall, please click on the “internships” box above to learn more, and fill out our Volunteer Interest Form below.
Farmington Food Shelf
Volunteer Shifts Available
Our Farmington Food Shelf is currently seeking volunteers. If you are interested, please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form.
Shepherd of the Valley Food Shelf
Volunteer Shifts Available
Apple Valley/SOTV Food Shelf Occasional Volunteers Needed:
We are looking to fill the following volunteer opportunities and ask volunteers to be willing to commit to two shifts per month on an ongoing basis. Training will be provided.
- Food Shelf Volunteers who can work two mornings a month from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Volunteers weigh, sort and shelve incoming donated food plus pack the grocery bags for families who are choosing curbside pickup or assist a family member wanting to personally shop in the food shelf. Volunteers must be able to lift up to 40 pounds.
Messiah Community Food Shelf
Volunteer Shifts Available
NAPS (Nutritional Assistance Program for Seniors) Volunteers
This volunteer supports the monthly NAPS (Nutritional Assistance Program for Seniors) food program at our food shelf. Duties include providing pre-boxed food to qualified senior clients, paperwork tracking of clients, and assisting eligible clients in enrollment. Volunteers who are friendly, organized, and detail-oriented are encouraged to apply. Training will be provided. Volunteers need to be willing to make a monthly, 2-hour commitment. COVID-19 safety protocols will be adhered to, including wearing a face mask, social distancing, and hand washing.
Shifts Available:
- 9:15 am – 11:30 am, 4th Tuesday of each month
Shift Leader
This volunteer would lead a designated 3-hour shift each week. They would be responsible for the operations of the food shelf during their designated shift, and assist other volunteers with any help or training. This volunteer would also implement new procedures as required by Messiah and 360 Communities, and would attend agency meetings. This volunteer would work closely with, and receive support from, the site coordinator. Training will be provided. Volunteers need to be willing to make a weekly, 3-hour commitment. COVID-19 safety protocols will be adhered to, including wearing a face mask, social distancing, and hand washing.
Shifts Available:
- Tuesdays – 9am – 1pm (1)
- Tuesdays – 12pm – 3pm (1)
- Thursdays – 3pm – 6pm (1)
Client Shoppers
Volunteers will help assist clients shop, showing them what is available and in what quantities they can take. Volunteers will help sort and stock shelves. Volunteers need to be willing to make a weekly, 3-hour commitment. COVID-19 safety protocols will be adhered to, including wearing a face mask, social distancing, and hand washing.
Shifts Available (Positions available):
- Thursdays: 3pm – 5pm (3)
Assistant Volunteer
Volunteers will help load groceries into vehicles if needed. They will be an extra hand where needed. Volunteers need to be willing to make a weekly, 3-hour commitment. COVID-19 safety protocols will be adhered to, including wearing a face mask, social distancing, and hand washing.
Shifts Available (Positions available):
- Tuesdays: 3 pm – 6 pm (1)
- Thursdays: 10 am – 12 pm (1)
Family Resource Center and Food Shelf Intern
Internships Available
*Burnsville and Rosemount Locations, currently accepting Fall 2021 Interns
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
- Greet customers, staff, and guests as they enter the building
- Answer phone calls, including scheduling resource center and food shelf appointments
- Assist customers in completing the necessary pre-appointment paperwork
- Receive donations and deliveries
- Ensure quality of food shelf deliveries through food inspection and sorting
- Help identify customer needs and connect customers with relevant resources
- Assist customers throughout their food appointment including bagging, weighing food, and loading groceries into customers’ vehicles
- Maintain organization of the food shelf, ensuring shelves are well stocked and clean
- Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as needed or requested
Preferred Qualifications/Requirements:
- Minimum of 150 hours required
- Experience or knowledge of socially, economically, or culturally diverse populations
- Be a motivated self-starter, with the ability to self-direct
- Ability to non-judgmentally listen
- Maintain a passionate desire to help others better their lives
- Strong oral communication skills
- Ability to adhere to strict safety, confidentiality guidelines, and professional boundaries
- Ability to pass a criminal background check
- Bilingual (preferred)
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
- Food shelf, warehouse, and office environment
- Exposure to machines: fax, copies, computers, scanners, printer, etc.
- Minimal noise level, but could get loud
- Exposure to general public in an office and service setting
*Our internships are available in the fall, spring, and summer, coinciding with school semesters
Donations
You are welcome to drop off items to our food shelves during their open hours.
- Our food shelf is always in need of paper and/or plastic bags to be used for groceries. Please feel free to drop off any gently used and clean bags to our food shelves.
- We are also always in need of food donations. The top 5 food items are canned fish & meat, cooking and baking items, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables plus rice, pasta and cereals.
- We are always in need of other personal care items. This includes baby care items such as food, formula, diapers and wipes, and cleaning supplies as well as hygiene products such as deodorant, toothpaste/tooth brush, shampoo, conditioner, and soap.
Group Volunteering Opportunities
At certain times of year, 360 Communities hosts campaigns or events that require large groups of volunteers. If you are part of an organization or club looking for opportunities to give back to your community, these types of events are a great way to do so.
See our amazing volunteers!
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