Health & Wellness Volunteer Opportunities

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Catholic Charities Shelter and Housing Department is looking for volunteers in the area of Health and Wellness to assist with our new healthy lifestyle initiative. Volunteer opportunities include:

Physical Health

• Walking Group Volunteer- We are looking for an energetic volunteer to help lead the Tuesday evening walking group for individuals living at Sam Jones Hall, our singles adult shelter. This is an easy and fun way to make a difference in someone’s life.

• Exercise Workshop Volunteer- Are you a personal trainer or an exercise instructor? We are looking for volunteers to share their skills and talents by leading a physical fitness workshops at our single adult shelter or our family homeless shelter.

Food & Nutrition

• Thursday Produce Delivery Volunteer- Help us ensure that the individuals living at our shelters have fresh produce each week! We are in need of 1 or 2 volunteer to help load/unload a weekly produce donation and deliver it to our 3 shelters. Must be physically able to lift 50lbs boxes and have reliable transportation.

• Volunteer Chef- We are looking for volunteers to prepare and cook nutritious dinners for 100 children and adults at the Family Support Center. Volunteers with experience cooking for large numbers of people preferred.

• Culinary Skills Trainer- Share your culinary skills with others! We are looking for a volunteer to design and implement a culinary skills curriculum and workshop for the residents at our adult homeless shelter. This would involve offering a weekly training opportunity for 5 to 10 members of the kitchen team. Skills could include Kitchen Safety & Sanitation, knife skills, etc.

• Nutrition Education Volunteer- We are looking for a volunteer to lead a regular workshop on Nutrition Education for the parents living at the Family Support Center.

Are you passionate about living a healthy lifestyle? Have a skill that you think would be useful? Have other ideas of how you can help us promote a culture of health and wellness? Contact Health and Wellness Coordinator, Briana at bkeating@srcharities.org