Morning shifts are available Tuesdays from 10am-12pm in our diaper pantry to answer phones, assist new clients, fill orders for diaper delivery clients, bring diaper delivery bundles to arriving delivery volunteers, process new supplies and stock diaper shelves. Our diaper pantry is located next door to the new NIN Food Warehouse.
Delivery shifts are available Monday through Friday. Volunteers make no contact deliveries to clients in need of food or diapers. This is especially important for our client families who have tested Covid + or are in quarantine or are at high risk. Delivery volunteers are given 5-7 deliveries for the Greater Lawrence area. Each group…
Volunteers facilitate the peer support groups for children and adults. Our model is an evidence-informed program that includes 35 hours of training. We could not deliver programs without the support of committed volunteers.
Our Program for Refugee Learners (PRL) is an online class for newly resettled refugees who speak English at a beginner level, and who also need additional literacy support as an introduction to the American alphabet. Volunteers co-teach an online class once per week for 12 weeks, using a proven curriculum.
Help prepare free meals for those in need on Tuesdays. No experience needed. Kitchen volunteers work from 11am-3pm.
Active volunteers participate more frequently on organizational tasks and duties as a member of a Committee or Board.
Are you interested in teaching a student to read or write (BL – Basic Literacy student)? Are you interested in helping a student learn to speak English (ESOL – English for Speakers of Other Languages)? We offer a six-week training course (two hours each session), taught by certified Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts (LVM) trainers. At…
Answer phones and gather initial intake information from families seeking our services.
Hygiene Insecurity is a Massive Unmet Need in MA and beyond. Hope and Comfort is the largest organization in New England solely focused on this need and as such we need compassionate and talented individuals who are willing to share their time, talent and willingness to THINK BIG to develop solutions that work at the…
The TAP Trainer volunteer conducts home visits to assist consumers with device set-up, account and password creation, and connection to internet service. The TAP Trainer supports consumers in their individualized sort-term tech goals, and will guide them through a curriculum suited for their specific devices and operating systems.