Interested in a specific one-time opportunity listed below? Click here for the one-time volunteer form or email volunteer@restoninterfaith.org and let us know your interest.

Interested in an ongoing volunteer opportunity listed below? Continue to our Next Steps.

ONGOING
DATE	ACTIVITY	TIMES
Year round	Senior’s Movie Driver	4th Wednesday a.m.
Year round	Healthy Cuisine Instructor	Weekdays
Year round	Maintenance Assistants	Weekday mornings
Year round	Front Desk Receptionist	Varies
Year round	Fresh Food Transporters	Friday mornings
Year round	Childcare Assistant	Tuesdays Wednesdays
Year round	Moving Helpers	Varies
Year round	Translators	Varies
Year round	Shelter Transport Crew	Varies
ONE TIME
DATE	ACTIVITY	TIMES
Sept – June	Food Recovery Volunteers	Varies
Year round	Food Pantry Receptionist	Monday 10am-12pm
May – October	Farmer’s Market Gleaner	Wednesday/Saturday
May	Computer Instructor Stonegate	Fridays 10-11am
Year round	Bagged Meal Caterers	Varies
Year round	Meal Caterers	Varies
Year round	Maintenance Assistants	Weekday mornings
Sat., June 1	Reston Sprint Triathlon	9am-3pm
Sun., June 2	Reston Sprint Triathlon	5:30am-1pm
GROUP
DATE	ACTIVITY	TIMES
Regular Needs	Group Volunteer Opportunities	Varies

 

*Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age to volunteer alone on site. See our Youth Opportunities List of activities for volunteers 12 and older.

Questions, please call 571.323.9568 or email volunteer@restoninterfaith.org.

Senior’s Movie Driver

Transport two or three low-income Seniors to and from the “Senior Movie Matinee” at the Reston Town Center twice a month.  This has proven to be a great recreational activity and way to improve learning English.  The seniors all live in the same apartment complex roughly two miles from the theater.

Dates & Times: Wednesdays 9am drop off and 12pm pick up twice a month.

Healthy Cuisine Instructor

Encourage families in a local low-income community to make nutritious meals.  An instructor needs to have patience, energy and enthusiasm for creative approaches to working fruits and vegetables into mealtime.

Dates & Times: weekdays, but flexible based on volunteer’s availability.

 Bagged Meal Caterers

Ensure that Embry Rucker Community Shelter clients receive a nutritious meal. Purchase food, prepare, and deliver bagged lunches using guidelines that we provide. Volunteers prepare the meals at their own off-site location.

Dates & Times: flexible based on volunteer’s availability and current needs.

To View Our Bagged Meal Preparation Guidelines, click here.

Meal Caterers

Are you a chef at heart? Embry Rucker Community Shelter serves 70 residents three meals a day. We love to have small groups purchase and prepare food as they are able. Following our guidelines groups can either prepare food from their own location or come and after a short orientation use our kitchen space. Please call or email at least two weeks in advance in order to schedule with us and get an understanding of the guidelines. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old to volunteer on-site.

Dates & Times: varies based on needs and volunteer group’s availability.

Times: varies based on needs and volunteer group’s availability.

Maintenance Assistants

Help make the Embry Rucker Community Shelter a safe and welcoming place for the adults and children who reside there. We look to volunteers to help clean floors and windows, keep donations organized, and assist in other small scale maintenance projects. If you are available for a few hours between 6am and 2pm, and don’t mind some physical labor this may be the perfect volunteer opportunity for you.

Dates & Times: weekday mornings

Fresh Food Transporters

Pick up valuable donations of perishable food for use in the Embry Rucker Community Shelter kitchen. Volunteers must use their own vehicle to transport items and commit to participating for a regular shift on a minimum weekly basis for at least four months.

Dates & Times: Friday mornings

Childcare Assistants

Are you great at playing with and entertaining kids 2-10 years old? We’re looking for experienced babysitters 16 and over, or 14 or 15 with a parent, to watch a group of kids while their parents and older siblings participate in workshops. This is an excellent opportunity for mature high school students.

Dates & Times: 1st Monday of each month, 7-8pm and/or Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm/ or 1st Wednesday of each month, 7 – 8:30 pm also One Time Needs: Tue May 14, 6-7:30; Monday May 20th 5:45-7pm; Wednesday May 22; 4:45-6:45pm.

Front Desk Receptionist

Front Desk Receptionists at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter assist with a wide variety of tasks, interacting with shelter residents, staff and the public to ensure that the day-to-day operations of the shelter function smoothly. Volunteers must be 18 & older.

Moving Helpers

Volunteers are contacted on an as needed basis to help families feel more at home. You will be helping by moving furniture, kitchen items, beds, etc. into their new homes. Volunteers need to be 16 or older to sign up as a volunteer mover.

Dates & Times: Varies.

Translators

Do you speak another language in addition to English? We are looking for volunteers willing to come in and provide translation during meetings, classes, and appointments. Reston Interfaith works with families and individuals who speak a variety of different languages. We are currently looking for people who can speak Farsi or Spanish, in addition to English.

Shelter Transport Crew

Are you patient, kind and enjoy driving? Show your neighbors in need you care and free up social workers to be more efficient by providing transportation for clients of the Embry Rucker Community Shelter to and from appointments in your personal vehicle.

Dates & Times: Weekday day times throughout the year.

Landscaping at Embry Rucker

We are currently looking for volunteer groups to complete landscaping and hardscaping tasks in order to prevent flooding, and beautify the Embry Rucker Community Shelter.  Groups that can provide funding for plants or other materials are especially needed.

Date & Time: We’ll work with your group.

Food Recovery Volunteers

Pick up valuable donations of perishable food for distribution by the Emergency Self-Sufficiency Services Program. Volunteers must use their own vehicle to transport items from a local school to ESSP and commit to participating for a regular shift on a  weekly basis for at least four months.

Dates & Times: Monday/ or Thursday/ or Friday Afternoons

Farmer’s Market Gleaners

Pick up needed donations of fresh produce at the Lake Anne Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings, or the Smart Market on Wednesday evenings. Volunteers must use their own vehicle to transport items to ESSP, and commit to having a regular shift every 3 – 4 weeks from May through October.

Dates & Times: Wednesday from 6:15 – 7:45 pm, or Saturdays from 11 am – 1 pm

Food Pantry Receptionist

Front Desk Receptionists at the Emergency & Self-Sufficiency Services Program assist with a wide variety of administrative tasks, interacting with clients, staff and the public to ensure that the day-to-day operations of the food pantry function smoothly. Volunteers must be 18 & older.

Computer Instructor

Teach an introductory level computer class to a small group of adult students looking to understand rudimentary uses of a computer so that they can independently write emails, perform searches and develop resumes.

Dates & Times: Fridays 10-11am

Homework Club Helpers

Assist children with their homework so they can finish the school year successfully.

Dates & Times: Mondays 2-3pm

Reston Sprint Triathlon

Assist with packet pick up on Sat., June 1 or help with the event on Sun., June 2. Click here to sign up for a shift. More questions, contact Davood Sedaghatfar.