Volunteer Opportunities

  

There are many volunteer opportunities throughout the winter! 
Volunteer at the day shelter to assist in supervising client use of shower and laundry.  You may also assist with serving lunch, answering phones or sorting donations. The GUEST Day Shelter & Resource Center will be open 7 days a week from 7 am to 6:30 pm.

Volunteer at the winter night shelter to help check-in guests, serve dinner, provide overnight watch, and help check-out guests in the mornings. ​
The Winter Shelter location will rotate to a new location each week and will be open from 6:30 pm to 7 am.  

Have limited time but want to help?  Volunteer to deliver linens to be cleaned.  Volunteer to pull the GUEST trailer from one host site to the next.  Volunteer to provide meals for guests in shelter.  Volunteer to host an event at the shelter on the weekends. 

Complete the form below and note any areas of interest you may have.

Volunteer Training PowerPoint

JOIN G.U.E.S.T.

The main objective of G.U.E.S.T. is to help diminish the hurt of homelessness. The backbone of this emergency shelter program is the numerous volunteers that give up their time and talents to operate and supervise the shelters.  Another great asset to the shelter program is the religious and community organizations who open their doors to serve homeless families and individuals with the basic human needs of shelter and safety. Guests will experience a spirit of warmth and hospitality. Each guest deserves dignity and respect. Upon entering the program they will be treated as guests, welcomed into a friendly, dignified environment.

BECOME A HOST SITE

Local churches and civic organizations can volunteer the use of their building for one to two weeks in the winter and assist in coordinating volunteers and overnight shelter. 

HOST AN INFORMATION SESSION

The G.U.E.S.T. Board of Directors are always willing to come and share about the mission of G.U.E.S.T. with any organization interested in learning more about what G.U.E.S.T. is, how G.U.E.S.T. is serving the homeless community, and how your organization might become more involved in supporting G.U.E.S.T.  

DONATE NOW

G.U.E.S.T. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals and community organizations to fund the operations of each shelter season.  

Each winter, G.U.E.S.T. provides warm shelter, hot meals, shower facilities, laundry facilities, and resources for the homeless in the Middle Peninsula & Northern Neck area. 

The Day Shelter is open year-round to provide shower and laundry facilities, meals, case management and housing services. 

All donations go directly to the G.U.E.S.T. operation expenses to provide individualized clients services and shelter. Each gift received helps us to serve the homeless to bring an end to the cycle of poverty and homelessness.

Donate online or mail your donation to:
G.U.E.S.T.
P.O. Box 1544
Gloucester, VA 23061

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