Operation Nightwatch

Description

At Operation Nightwatch, volunteers play an important role to those who come through our doors each night; and not only through serving food and distributing essential items. Social connection is at the heart of our mission, and we strive to provide our guests with radical hospitality through each interaction. Three nights a week we provide a comfortable atmosphere for guests to socialize over a cup of coffee, connect with their greater community of unhoused and housed folks alike, cultivate friendships...and probably beat you at Scrabble.

Volunteers arrive at 5:45pm and will be given a tour of our facilities, a brief orientation and a chance to get oriented in the space before being assigned tasks. Throughout the evening you may be tasked with a variety of duties ranging from coffee service to bathroom monitor, but our core mission remains: providing radical hospitality & social connection. We invite you to show up just as you are, and expect you to extend the same grace to our guests.

The majority of our guests are experiencing houselessness, but many do have housing and may even live nearby. Operation Nightwatch welcomes everyone without question. Every meal or cup of coffee is served with kindness and respect.