COVID-19 Volunteer Opportunities & Resources

Volunteer Opportunities

Can you safely help your community during COVID-19?
The answer to this question is – Yes! And we need your help now more than ever!

Declare and Living City Project have been uniquely positioned to serve as a connector between organizations who are meeting these huge needs in the community and and the local churches and community leaders who can provide volunteers.

They are all working diligently to provide a safe and effective environment for both volunteers and those in need. Please go through the list of volunteer needs below and see where you or your church can serve. Since things are continuously changing, we will be sending out a weekly email with updated volunteer opportunities.

If you have questions or do not see an opportunity listed that fits for you, please give us a call at (937) 476-7521.

Food Packaging/Distribution Opportunities:

Dayton City School District is in need of volunteers to assist in getting food to students in their district. Please complete the volunteer questionnaire at bit.ly/dpssupport for each volunteer. Volunteers will either help assemble meals, accompany a DPS driver to deliver meals to homes or both.
Hope 4 Miamisburg is also in need of volunteers to assist in assembling meal packages for students at 4 separate sites throughout the district. Please click Here to sign-up.
Shoes 4 the Shoeless is currently collaborating with multiple areas around Greater Dayton to provide meals for those who may not be able to go through normal channels (i.e. non-English speaking, mental health issues, lack of transportation). If you would like to help with their efforts or would like assistance in getting your own system up and running, please contact Kris Horlacher at Kris.horlacher@gmail.com.
Grace UMC (Salem Ave) is in need of van drivers to deliver meals to children in their after school program (not responsible for loading or unloading). Deliveries will be Mon-Fri from 2:30-4:30 pm. Volunteers must be under 65 yrs and hold a valid driver’s license to volunteer.
Good Neighbor House is looking for volunteers to help with distribution and stocking their food pantry. Their opportunity is from 9:30 am-3:30 pm on Mon-Thurs. Volunteers must be 18 yrs or older.
St Vincent Food Pantry needs volunteers on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 8 am-noon @ Community Store food pantry (945 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd ) – serves 400 families. Please fill out the volunteer application at https://stvincentdayton.org/volunteer/ or call Diane Almanza at 937-222-5555 ext.103.

In order to keep all volunteers safe, be aware that different outreaches will have restrictions on who will be eligible to volunteer.

Other Community Needs:

Food Donations

Northridge Blast Center food pantry – Contact pastorchrisreese@gmail.com for times of operation and drop off.
St. Vincent de Paul food pantry at 945 Edwin C Moses. Contact Diane Almanza at 937-222-5555 ext.103 to find out times of operation and drop off.

Phone Friends

Kris Horlacher with Shoes 4 the Shoeless has been delivering food to the most vulnerable in our community. In doing so, she is putting together a network of “Phone Friends” to keep in contact with those people on a daily basis to make sure they have everything they need, including just having someone to talk to.