Offer your time and talents as a volunteer at Catholic Charities West Michigan!  In addition to general clerical and support needs, we also offer the following opportunities to serve as a volunteer, providing help and creating hope for those in our community.

Unless otherwise indicated, all volunteer inquiries should be directed to Vickie Delands-Kochans, CCWM Volunteer Coordinator, who can be reached at 616.551.5666 or by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Shoppers
Suburban Outreach Drivers
On-call Drivers
Clerical Help
Shopping Assistant
Special Event Volunteers
Yard Care
Donation Sorting & Shelf Stocking
Lunch Servers & Preparers
Deliver Meals On Wheels
General Organizing--Ludington Office
Freezer/Cooler Inventory Manager
Clerical Support--Child Welfare Department

 

For more information about other opportunities to provide help, create hope, and support the mission of Catholic Charities West Michigan,  please click HERE.

• Translators--Seeking Spanish speaking volunteers for the Muskegon Baby Pantry on the first and second Wednesdays of each month. This would be a great volunteer project for bi-lingual college students.
  
  

• Shoppers--Seeking teams of two individuals at God’s Kitchen to shop for us at Feeding America, formerly Second Harvest Gleaners, on an on-call basis.  Shoppers help on weekday mornings from approximately 8:30-11:30 a.m. Candidates must pass a Motor Vehicle Driving Record check and have the means to get to God’s Kitchen to obtain a van for driving to and from Feeding America. Individuals need to be able to lift up to 30 pounds (heavy cans or boxes of produce.) 

• Suburban Outreach Drivers--Seeking volunteers to deliver a prepared meal to God’s Kitchen Suburban Outreach Programat St. John Vianney, St. Alphonsus and Our Lady of Consolation. The driver can use God’s Kitchen van or their own truck or van. The meals are ready to be picked up at God’s Kitchen at 4:00 pm. The entire route usually takes about an hour. You must be able to lift at least 50 pounds or work in teams of 2. St. John Vianney and St. Alphonsus are delivered on Tuesdays and Our Lady of Consolation is delivered on Thursdays. Currently, volunteers are only needed on an "on-call" basis, to fill in for other drivers when they are ill or have a schedule conflict.

• On-call Drivers--Seeking on-call volunteer drivers who can use God’s Kitchen’s van or their own vehicle to pick-up food donations and drop off food donation barrels as needed. This individual will probably be called on approximately 4-6 times per month.

• General Office & Clerical Support--We need help with filing, copying, shredding, and assisting with mailings Generally volunteers are needed weekdays between the hours of 8:30 – 5:00. Consider keeping your office skills sharp or learning new skills while serving others.
  
  
• Shopping Assistant—Help shoppersas they visit the Baby pantry at our Muskegon office.
  
  
• Special Events Volunteers—Lend your time and talents to one of our annual fundraising events including Soup’s On, Let’s Go to Bat for Kids, and the Rally for Hope & Hunger. See our events page for more information.
  
  
• Yard Care—Help keep the lawn mowed and the leaves rakedat Casa de la Paz, our transitional housing shelter. If you can make a commitment for a season and enjoy outdoor work, we would love to have you help keep this beautiful old home looking lovely and welcoming.
  
  
• Donation Sorters & Shelf Stockers--A perfect option for a younger aged group of volunteers, we need helpers to sort canned goods and items that are donated to our Food and Pantry programs and then stock the donations on our shelves.
  
  

• Lunch Servers & Prepares --God’s Kitchen is in need of individuals to assist in the preparation and service of Capitol Lunch, our daily meal, on an “on-call” basis, to fill in when a regular volunteer in the Capitol Lunch program is sick or unable to cover their shift, which could be any week or weekend day from 12:30pm-4:00pm. We also use groups of 7-10 people to serve lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays.

• Deliver Meals On Wheels--God’s Kitchen is in need of drivers who use their own vehicle to pick up hot meals at God’s Kitchen at 10:30 am on weekdays and deliver the meals to homebound individuals in the Grand Rapids area. Routes take about an hour and a half and mileage is reimbursed. We are currently in need of volunteers to take permanent weekly or bi-weekly shifts (M-F), fill in on shifts temporarily for drivers who go south for the winter, or who are able to take an “on-call” shift. 
  
  
• General Organizing--Ludington Office--Our Ludington Office is seeking a person to assist with general organizing of storage areas. This can be done during our office hours, M-F, 9am - 5pm. If you are good at organizing and have some time to spare please consider this opportunity. 
  
  
• Freezer/Cooler Inventory Manager--God's Kitchen is seeking an individual or a small team to manage our freezer and cooler inventory. This job will consist of dating new product that has come in, rotating stock and keeping the cooler and freezers organized. The ideal Inventory Manager or team will be able to commit at least 3-4 hours per week to this project. God's Kitchen is open M-F 8am-4:30pm and Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm.
  
  
• Clerical Support--Child Welfare Department--The Child Welfare Department is in need of basic clerical support including filing, making copies, putting together packets and helping with mailings. Volunteer will work weekly or bi-weekly--scheduling is flexible.
  
  

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