Volunteer Opportunities

We are excited to welcome back in person volunteers!
VOLUNTEER

Traditional volunteer projects

There are multiple ways to volunteer with Charlotte Family Housing (CFH). Many volunteers appreciate the opportunity to participate in projects that allow them to see an immediate result. Some suggested opportunities are listed below.
  • Landscaping: Volunteers can assist with lawn mowing, pruning, mulching, weeding, and trash pickup. Planting and tending to flowers and pressure washing of the fence and other outdoor areas are additional outdoor opportunities.
    Estimated amount of volunteers: max 12
    Timing: Ongoing
  • Deep cleaning: Volunteers can assist with general cleaning tasks in common areas of the shelter (kitchen, dining room, living room, day center). If possible, please provide.
    Estimated amount of volunteers: max 8
    Timing: Ongoing
  • Welcome Basket Collection and Assembly: Volunteers can collect and assemble baskets filled with fresh linen to help give families a fresh start when entering the shelter and create a welcome environment.
    Estimated amount of volunteers: 10 for assembly, 2-4 for delivery
    Timing: Ongoing
  • Happy Home Bucket Collection and Assembly: Volunteers can collect and assemble buckets filled with cleaning supplies and items to help families maintain and settle when moving into housing.
    Estimated amount of volunteers: 10 for assembly, 2-4 for delivery
    Timing: Ongoing
  • MAP Store Collection: MAP stands for motivational achievement points, which families earn by meeting program benchmarks, milestones, and goals. The store is filled with NEW household necessities that families can shop from with their points when they transition into supportive housing.
    Timing: Ongoing

Family or second-generation focused activities

  • Family Night: Groups may choose to host pizza nights, movies and snacks, games or craft activities for families to participate.
    Estimated amount of volunteers: 4-8
    Timing: Ongoing
  • Weeknight Story Time/Craft: Choose a weeknight to host a storytime and craft for our children at the shelter
    Estimated amount of volunteers: 2-4
    Timing: Ongoing

For volunteer opportunities, please contact Community Engagement Coordinator Junie Vargas at jvargas@charlottefamilyhousing.org or call 704-618-0576.

The safety of our families is always our primary concern. For that reason, ALL volunteers must complete a background check through our preferred service provider, Sterling Volunteers. There will be no exceptions to this policy. For more information on the background checks we require, please visit https://www.sterlingvolunteers.com/.