Volunteer

Be Part of the Solution.  By volunteering at Beacon of Hope Shelter, you can make a difference in the lives of homeless men.  Be a part of something bigger than yourself.  We are forming many ministry task groups and asking all those yet to volunteer to respond with your passion as to where God is asking you to serve.  Contact the Beacon of Hope at 955-3366 or email us at beacon@beaconofhopeshelter.com to connect with one of the many opportunities we have available.  Prayers are needed without ceasing.  Also if you have a talent or skill that you would like to share with us, please let us know, we want to hear from you!

Worship Leaders
As a Christ-centered shelter, we hold a worship service nightly for the men who live here.  We need individuals or groups to lead these worship services.  Our purpose for these worship services is to spread the love of Jesus.  This does not necessarily need to be done in the form of a “sermon”.  Your message of God’s love can come in the form of music, a short skit, a testimony, or any creative way of conveying the grace and love of Jesus Christ.  If you would like to lead a short evening service, please contact the Beacon of Hope at 955-3366.

Feeding the Hungry

We serve about 25-35+ men each night at the Beacon.  They eat at 5:30 p.m. so anyone helping with the meal would have to plan for that many and that time. 

There are two ways to prepare/serve the meal.

1.  You can come to the shelter a day or two prior to serving and see what we have in the pantry/refrigerator/freezer that would work for a meal.  We try to provide meals that include meat/veggie and-or fruit/dessert/beverage.  We don’t always have an extensive selection to choose from, but there are times when we do.  You just sort of take a chance.  If you go this route, you can take what you need from the shelter to prepare your meal ahead and bring it cooked/prepared to the shelter.  You would then serve the meal at 5:30. 

2.  The other option is to have your group provide the food, prepare it at home and bring it ready to serve. 

We have all the table service, and will provide the beverage.  Unfortunately, our kitchen isn’t well equipped at this time for groups to come in and prepare the food there.  It’s possible, but we prefer that it be prepared ahead if at all possible.

Volunteer Staffing
We are in great need of people to help staff the shelter.  We need day and night-time supervisors and intake staff to oversee the security and safety of the shelter, as well as staff to oversee the kitchen operations.  If you would like to find out more about these positions please call us at 955-3366 or email us at beacon@beaconofhopeshelter.com.

What other opportunities for service are there?
If your church group, youth group, women’s group, men’s group, class, community group, service organization or any other small group would like to take on a project at Beacon of Hope, please contact us to set up your service project.

We need volunteers in the areas of fundraising and promoting the shelter, helping with communications, maintaining our website and Facebook pages, and all areas that make a business run.  If you have a skill that you think would be helpful, please let us know!