How Can I Help?

How Can I Help?

There are many ways:

Thank you for your interest in joining the Shepherd's Table team of volunteers in our mission to end homelessness and hunger! We need your help!

Here are some of the great things about volunteering:

It's fun!
It increases your self-esteem
You make new friends
You might put it on your resume
Student or court hours are given for services
Networking with other volunteers
Creates a sense of cohesiveness within the team
Feel the power of being an agent of change
Give back to your community
You feel a sense of accomplishment when the job is done

So you see, when you volunteer at Shepherd's Table……

                                                                YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!


You can complete our volunteer form online by clicking here.

Below are the volunteer opportunities we currently have available:

Clothes Sorters: Volunteers are needed to sort clothing donations. Clothing is separated into piles such as men's, women's, children, etc. and put into proper location.
DAYS: Mondays and Fridays TIME: 8:00 am - 12 noon

Clothes distributors: Volunteers are needed to staff the Clothes closet while clients select clothing they need. Volunteers will assist clients who need help with their selection, distribute toiletries, and check clients in and out of the room.
DAYS: Wednesdays:   TIME: 9:45 am - 12 noon

Food Pick-up Drivers and Substitute: Volunteers are needed to pick up food donations from area grocery stores and restaurants and deliver the goods to Shepherd's Table.
DAYS: Weekdays TIME: Mornings

Resource Center Assistants: Volunteers are needed to assist Resource Center staff with distributing mail and bus tokens to clients, filing, and completing paperwork. People-oriented volunteers with basic clerical skills are ideal.
DAYS: Mon, Weds, Fri, Sat, Sun TIME: 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Dinner Preparation Workers: Volunteers are needed to set tables in the dining room and assist the chef with preparing dinner foods for clients.
DAYS: Daily TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Dinner Servers and Clean-up Assistants: Volunteers are needed to serve dinner to clients, wash dishes, and clean the kitchen and dining areas after the meal.
DAYS: Daily TIME: 5:45 - 8:00 pm

Call 310-585-6463 to discuss how you would like to become involved.

  INKIND DONATIONS

Shepherd's Table relies heavily on the generous support of individuals, communities, schools, congregations and businesses. Much of this support comes in the form of "In-kind donations." We welcome these amazing gifts. Below is a list of items used and needed by Shepherd's Table. Please honor this list. While we don't want to refuse any "gift", we do want to concentrate our efforts on providing services. Time to sort through and distribute unneeded gifts takes away from our valuable service time. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

We accept donations of new and gently-used clothing and shoes. Please donate seasonal items and those items that will enhance the dignity and value of our clients.

You can view our wish list by clicking here.

RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL SHEPHERD'S TABLE FOOD DRIVE

LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE HAVING A FOOD DRIVE AND WHEN YOU INTEND TO DROP OFF THE PROCEEDS. THIS WAY WE CAN BE PREPARED TO RECEIVE THE ITEMS.

TRY TO HAVE FOOD DRIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE HAVE NEEDS ALL YEAR LONG, NOT JUST DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

CHOOSE ITEMS FROM OUR WISH LIST. EMPHASIZE THESE IN YOUR ADVERTISEMENTS.

FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE WE SERVE, WE DO NOT ACCEPT OPENED ITEMS OR ITEMS WITH EXPIRED DATES.

PLEASE TRY TO SORT THE ITEMS BY TYPE, I.E., CORN, PEAS, ETC. IF YOU ARE HAVING A SCHOOL DRIVE, IT MIGHT BE EASY TO ASSIGN DONATIONS BY GRADE OR AGE OR THE FIRST LETTER IN THE LAST NAME. WE ARE IN URGENT NEED OF LARGE CANS.

WE SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 145 DINNERS EACH EVENING AND NEED TO MAKE FOOD IN QUANTITY. THUS, WE CANNOT USE AN OBSCURE PRODUCT OR A PRODUCT THAT IS MEANT TO BE PREPARED IN SMALL QUANTITIES: E.G., SOUP FOR ONE, ARTICHOKE HEARTS, ETC. REFER TO OUR WISH LIST BY CLICKING HERE FOR SUGGESTIONS.

FINANCIAL GIFTS ARE ALSO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, AS THEY ALLOW US TO PROVIDE THE GIFT OF GOOD NUTRITION TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

NEEDED FOOD ITEMS:

Pepper Salad
dressing
Fresh fruits & vegetables
Hot Sauce
Rice (bulk size)
Margarine or butter
Canned vegetables (large, #10 cans)
Soup (cream-based or broth)

   FINANCIAL DONATIONS

Every person who comes to Shepherd's Table comes knowing that we will be here and we will be of service. They know of our faithfulness for the last 22 years. They know they can depend on us. Thank you for all that you do for those who are most vulnerable.

Please send checks to Shepherd's Table, 8210A Colonial Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3350. Or, please click here to make a safe and secure online donation.

Federal employees and those with a United Way workplace giving program can designate contributions through their respective Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) or United Way campaign. Our campaign number is 8964.

 click here to go to CFC.

 click here to go to The United Way site.

Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, at (301) 585-6463 or email us at info@shepherdstable.org to schedule.

You can complete our volunteer form online by clicking here.