Volunteer
FOOD PACKING AND DELIVERY
Homes Not Borders needs volunteers for its Food Assistance for Refugees (FAR) Program to help support refugee and humanitarian parole families who are permanently losing some or all of their SNAP benefits.
Volunteers will arrive at the Homes Not Borders Warehouse around 11 AM, help pack food boxes from what we have had donated from local food banks from 11 - 1 and then, using their own cars, deliver food boxes from 1 - 3 PM, taking roughly the same amount of time as we ask for a set up.
These times are tentative and may change depending on the amount of food and families we have each weekend. As we will be delivering food directly to multiple families and will not be able to have staff on site for each drop off as well as the unfortunate political climate, we are requiring that all volunteers participating in the Food Assistance Program pass a background check to volunteer. This includes past and current volunteers.
If you are interested in becoming a storage organizer, please fill out the form below.
STORAGE ORGANIZERS
What: Sort through donations including donated dry goods, organizing donations and pack boxes to go out to new homes.
When: Any time Mondays to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Come for an hour or a few hours! Bring a friend and chat and help a newly arrived family at the same time.
Who: Individuals who enjoy sorting and labeling and getting things in order.
Where: Our warehouse at 3610 East St., Landover, MD.
If you are interested in becoming a storage organizer, please fill out the form below.
SET UP HELP
What: Help move in furniture and household items, assemble furniture, make beds, wash dishes, set up kitchen, hang pictures, and anything else needed to make an apartment a warm, inviting home. No experience necessary and no need to bring anything except yourself!
When: Volunteer slots are approximately 9:30am-2pm. Mondays, Thursday & Saturday and Sunday
Who: Anyone who doesn’t mind a little household work. Even if you can’t lift much, there are plenty of non-lifting jobs to go around.
Where: Riverdale, Landover, and Silver Spring, MD and occasionally Alexandria, VA
For more information check out our Volunteer FAQ
If you are interested in volunteering a set up helper, please fill out the form below
Set Up Volunteers, check out this 8 minute video from our amazing volunteer Lisa, to learn some quick tips to turn a house into a home!
Homes Not Borders
9230 Warren Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
CFC#71066
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