Welcome home to Memphis! Whether you’re home from college or on vacation from work, here are great options for volunteering in Memphis over your break.

They need lots of help and you’ll meet amazing people on  your route! Here’s how it works: http://voliovolunteers.com/mifa-meals-on-wheels

You can also email Isaiah directly Isaiah Swanson <iswanson@mifa.org>.

There’s also a Meals on Wheels satellite site in Germantown that you can ask about!

This is a great, eye-opening experience. They can make burritos for the homeless AND can deliver the food by bike. It’s a great group and a very rewarding volunteer experience. Here’s how that works: http://voliovolunteers.com/urban-bicycle-food-ministry.

You can also email Lyle directly Lyle Udell <lyle.udell@gmail.com>

This amazing place houses three homeless families.  You will meet kids and teens who are homeless (or who would be homeless if not for Dorothy Day House). It’s a wonderful organization and it’s something your family can all do together. Here’s more about them: voliovolunteers.com/dorothy-day-house. You can also email Genevieve directly Genevieve Spears <gspears@dorothydaymemphis.org>

This organization house homeless guests at congregations around Memphis during the winter months. There are sites all across Memphis. You can help serve dinner, make beds, welcome guests, help with breakfast, etc.

Regardless of your religious beliefs or home congregation, all are welcome to serve at these sites.

Here’s a list of the congregations and when they serve: http://www.roomintheinn-memphis.org/congregational-sites.html

In addition to the contact listed for each site, you can contact Whitney and/or Lisa who oversee Room in the Inn. Their contact info:

RITI-MEM Whitney <whitney@roomintheinn-memphis.org>

Lisa Anderson <lisa@roomintheinn-memphis.org>

Thank you for volunteering in Memphis and making an impact on our community!

If you want more ways to volunteer, try these things:

1) Visit our Virtual Volunteer Fair, Volio and take a 90 second tour of volunteer opportunities in Memphis: http://voliovolunteers.com/

2) Sign up for our newsletter. Every month you’ll get a list of our 10 featured volunteer opportunities

3) Follow us on Facebook. We’re constantly updating and sharing great opportunities.

4) Need more ideas? Email us!