You Can Make the Difference – Volunteer!
There are many gratifying ways to get involved at EGH and help women break the cycle of homelessness. We can work around your schedule, accommodate your needs and utilize your skills to the best extent possible. Just complete our online Volunteer Interest Form to get started!
Here are just a few of the volunteer opportunities available right now at EGH:
During the school year, we rely on community volunteers and talented student-volunteers from the University of Washington. However, when school is out and the sun is shining, we find our volunteer pool dwindling.
Do you have time to commit to a once per week 4-hour shift through the end of September?
MORNING KITCHEN VOLUNTEER SHIFT – 9am to 1pm
Duties: Serving Breakfast and Lunch, washing breakfast dishes, maintaining dining room cleanliness, signing guest in for showers or laundry, etc.
MIDDAY VOLUNTEER SHIFT – 11am to 3pm
Duties: Washing breakfast and lunch dishes, serving Lunch, etc.
AFTERNOON VOLUNTEER SHIFT – 1pm to 4:30 pm
Duties: Serving Lunch, washing lunch dishes, collecting trash, closing kitchen and dining room, cleaning shower room, etc
We provide our volunteers with:
- Orientation
- Professional online training specific to working with people experiencing homelessness
- An EGH t-shirt
- The opportunity to help provide a respectful refuge for our neighbors experiencing hardship
Contact us today and attend our first Summer Volunteer Orientation on Monday June 26th at 2pm*.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me directly with any questions!
Sincerely,
Andy Gallegos (he/them)
EGH Day Center Manager
agallegos@eghseattle.org | 206-729-0262 ext.1002
*Unable to attend the June 26th Volunteer Orientation meeting? No worries – we’d still love for you to volunteer and can make alternate plans for you.
Day Center Assistant
The Day Center Assistant is a flexible position with varied tasks and duties including but not limited to assisting clients access services such as housing and wellness appointments, signing women in for laundry or showers, helping in the kitchen where a nutritious breakfast and lunch is served daily and helping where needed.
Age: 18+
Time Commitment: Shifts are flexible Sunday – Friday 9 am – 4:30 pm with a minimum three-month commitment.
Interested? Please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form. For further questions, feel free to contact Andy Gallego, Day Center Manager, at agallego@eghseattle.org / 206-729-0262.
URGENT: Driver Needed for Food Pick-up
URGENT NEED! Would you like to help us continue providing nutritious meals for our clients? Become a volunteer driver and help deliver food donations from Food Lifeline to EGH! All you need is a car and the ability to lift boxes of food. For a commitment of only two Wednesdays per month, you can play a critical role in our services for women experiencing homelessness. Food pick-ups occur at 10am on Wednesday mornings. Please apply online for this position or contact Andy Gallego, Day Center Manager, at agallego@eghseattle.org / 206-729-0262.
Share your skills in knitting, crochet, or crafting!
Special Projects
Do you have a special skill or talent to share that will help EGH? You can help EGH grow and move forward with by volunteering your professional services such as pro bono accounting or legal services, graphic design, website and tech support, trainings and translation services. Additionally, the following opportunities to join the EGH team are available.
- Arts and crafts workshops
- Assist women moving into new housing
- Beautician (haircuts and manicures)
- Birthday parties – monthly
- Chemical Dependency/ Addiction Specialists
- Driver for donation pick-up
- Help prepare bulk mailings
- Monthly pizza party sponsor
- Writers for newsletter, website content and social media
- Website maintenance
Interested? Please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form. For further questions, feel free to contact Andy Gallego, Day Center Manager, at agallego@eghseattle.org / 206-729-0262.
Board Service
Use your leadership skills, meet new people, and make an impact by joining Elizabeth Gregory Home’s Board of Directors. Our Board Members play an integral role in organizational governance and fiscal oversight. LEARN MORE >
COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases: EGH is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace and refuge for woman experiencing homelessness. We conduct our activities so they meet or exceed all applicable laws and regulations and minimize risk to our employees, clients, volunteers, visitors and contractors. We take seriously, the health and well-being of people who our organization touches and are taking all necessary precautions to avoid further spread of the COVID-19 virus in keeping with the CDC and Washington Department of Health guidelines. More information about our response to COVID-19 and other infections diseases can be found HERE.
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