Hover over the calendar to view available shifts. Select a shift that works with your schedule and enter your contact information. You will receive a confirmation email  once you have scheduled your volunteer shift. Please reach out to volunteer.y2y@gmail.com with questions.

Breakfast (6:30-9:15am): Come in bright and early to greet our guests! Breakfast volunteers arrive at 6:30am (except on weekends when they arrive at 7:30am), help make breakfast and clean the shelter (an invaluable service!) after all the guests leave at 8:00am (or 9:00am on the weekends).

Dinner (6:45-9:15pm): You’ll be cooking and serving dinner, talking with guests, and perhaps picking up food from one of the many shops that donate to us.

Evening (9:00-11:15pm): On the evening shift, help is often needed in the kitchen to clean up after dinner or to complete various tasks such as laundry or organizing donations. This is also a relaxed time to visit with guests as they prepare for bed.

Overnight (11:00pm-9:00am): This is a fantastic shift because it’s a rare opportunity to have long conversations and get to know people well. Don’t worry: we do take turns sleeping — the night is typically divided into three sub-shifts and you will be asleep for two of them. There is a staff room with beds, so you’ll be able to sleep 5-6 hours when it is not your turn to be awake. 

 

As a weekly volunteer, you’ll sign up for one regular, shift: breakfast, dinner, evening, or overnight. While the overnight shift is around 10 hours, the breakfast, dinner, and evening shifts are 2 – 3 hours. You’ll be responsible for staffing that shift each week, on a consistent basis.

Shifts will begin with the Sunday dinner shift on October 15th. You are responsible for filling your shift every week during this time (except for Thanksgiving break). You must either be present or find a substitute to take your place (anyone may substitute for you). If you miss three of your regular shifts, you will be removed from your weekly position. As regular volunteers, the shelter relies on your unwavering dedication and accountability!

If you are concerned that you can’t commit to a weekly shift, but are still interested in volunteering, you can sign up for our substitute volunteer list here. As a sub, you will be able to fill in shifts on an as-needed basis when you’re available.

We do! Please feel free to reach out to us at volunteer.y2y@gmail.com with any questions or details specific to group volunteering.

As a volunteer with Y2Y, you will have the opportunity to both change lives and experience personal change. You will have the opportunity to learn from your fellow volunteers on shift, from staff members through reflections, and from our guests through countless meaningful conversations shared in the shelter. You’ll become part of our kind, supportive, and fun community with almost 200 of your peers.

We hope that Y2Y can be a place for all of us — volunteers, staff, and guests — to rest, grow, and lead together, and we sincerely hope that you will join us!