Compassion Into Action
Volunteers are the heart of our organization
We have two campuses where volunteering is needed, the Life Center which serves our participants daily and our Cleveland Campus, which supports our day-to-day operations and food program.
For questions, please email [email protected]
Volunteer
If you are part of a social group, organization, or business that would like to do a group volunteering project here at The Living Room, please fill out the application below. Previous groups have done everything from painting houses and landscaping, donation sorting, furniture assembly, and food service support. Please let us know if your group has specific skilled labor or any financial support for your upcoming project!
The Life Center – Drop-in Day Center
Day in and day out, our The Living Room Life Center’s volunteers serve our participants with dignity, laughter, and grace. The Life Center is open 9am-3pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; 9-1:30 Thursday. Morning and afternoon shifts available.
Direct service duties include:
- Serve food to participants (We will get you food handler certified)
- Support the front desk receptionist
- Gather high-need clothing and hygiene items for participants
- Organizational tasks
Garden Team
Use your green thumb to maintain The Living Room’s high-producing hydroponic grow tower system as well as seasonal vegetable beds and herb gardens.
- Perform routine maintenance on grow tower system
- Monitor irrigation systems and garden beds
- Plant and harvest produce
The Kitchen and Food Services
If you would like to help us produce over 1200 nutrition-dense meals from scratch a week to feed the most vulnerable populations in Sonoma County, then we want you in our kitchen! Kitchen shifts and driving needs are timed between 9-12 and 1-4 Monday to Friday.
- Prepare produce, grains, and proteins
- Cook delicious meals under the supervision of our head chefs
- Package meals for distribution around Santa Rosa
- No prior experience necessary, just a willingness to jump in! (We will get you food handler certified)
- The Living Room is also seeking food delivery and recovery drivers. These individuals work with the kitchen team to rescue large quantities of food from local stores and restaurants as well as deliver packaged meals throughout the community.
Donation Sorting/Thrift Store:
If you have an organizational mind, love the peace of folding and sorting clothing, or want to jump in to our Thrift Store endeavor, then join our donation team! Donations are accepted Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 2pm, and sales take place over the weekend.
- Accept donations from the community and process receipts
- Sort clothing items based on need, size, and season
- Stock and manage item inventory on the sales floor
- Pack and deliver items to The Living Room Life Center for distribution
Clerical & Administrative Support
Clerical and Admin volunteers support behind the scenes, enabling The Living Room’s many projects. A great job for an independent worker or an intern looking for experience! Admin support opportunities are scheduled between 10-4 Monday-Friday with both ongoing or project-based scheduling available.
- File management and organization
- Data entry
- Phone and mail communications
- Event set up and break down
- Administrative internship opportunity– Grants: work with our grant writer to research potential grant opportunities and get experience applying for grants. To learn more about this, reach out directly to [email protected]
Volunteer
If you are part of a social group, organization, or business that would like to do a group volunteering project here at The Living Room, please fill out the application below. Previous groups have done everything from painting houses and landscaping, to donation sorting, furniture assembly, and food service support. Please let us know if your group has specific skilled labor or any financial support for your upcoming project!
Life Center
Opportunities for volunteer involvement at our Life Center can take many shapes. Some ways to volunteer are as a receptionist, a greeter, snack room monitor, computer guide, life coach, resume writing help, recovery specialist and more.
Garden Team
The Living Room’s campus is largely highlighted by our beautiful garden. Garden volunteers would work in coordination with our Facilities Manager for weekly upkeep, maintenance, and other miscellaneous projects.
Kitchen Team
Each morning, The Living Room provides up to 175 hot meals a day to our residents and to partner organizations for distribution. Kitchen volunteers work in coordination with our Food Services Manager to prepare these delicious, nourishing meals.
Maintenance and Repair Team
Our resident living spaces could use the help of some handy volunteers! Maintenance volunteers would work in coordination with our Facilities Manager for occasional repair and carpentry work.
Distribution Team
Distribution volunteers work in coordination with our Kitchen and Outreach teams to package our daily hot meals and deliver them to partner organizations. (A vehicle and clean driving record is required for this volunteer position.)
