Opportunities From: Volunteer Missoula

The food pantry is open 3 days a week from 5:30pm to 7:00pm for individuals not staying at the Poverello Center. As a volunteer, you will need to arrive by 5:15pm and expect to leave around 7:00pm. The food pantry is stocked by our food rescue program, as well as by private donations and the Montana Food Bank network. Volunteers individually or with a fellow volunteer give out food from the pantry to clients. Volunteers must record the type of food a client receives, as well as give out a certain amount of food depending on how many people the client resides with. 

The HOT program works to identify barriers to housing/services for Missoula's chronically homeless individuals, while simultaneously supporting and educating downtown businesses and community members. Volunteers go out with staff members on the streets to do direct outreach and build relationships with people living outside. This involves interacting with clients and community members in a respectful way and providing them with needed resources, information and supplies. 

Homeless Outreach Team goes out with volunteers Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 1pm

Volunteers serve hot meals that are already prepared by other volunteers, staff, and guests in our industrial kitchen. Any community member may receive a hot meal; there is no proof of income required.

We currently need lunch servers from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and dinner servers from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m, Monday - Sunday.

Volunteers aid staff, other volunteers, and clients in creating dishes for the Poverello’s hot meals: lunch and dinner. Depending on what is needed for the day the shift can range from washing, dicing, and preparing food to organizing and cleaning the refrigerator and baked goods.

We currently need volunteers for food prep in the morning from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 am. and in the afternoon from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m, Monday - Sunday.