There are many ways to support people (and pets!) at The Friendship Center

We appreciate your interest in using your time and skills to volunteer at The Friendship Center.

Group Volunteers
We love to coordinate group volunteers whether you are a club, corporate team, school group, faith group, etc., and we are happy to find a time to have your group make an impact at The Friendship Center. Please contact Karen Nevotti at info@friendshipcenterchicago.org to coordinate your group.

Existing volunteers, log in here.

If you’re ready to commit to helping neighbors, please start by filling out the following volunteer form:

Onsite Programs
Food Pantry Service: shopping/bagging, greeting, client intake, stocking, sorting
Hot Meal: dinner prep, cooking, serving to-go meals
Pet Food Pantry: client intake, distribution, sorting
Home Delivery: pack boxes of groceries or deliver groceries to senior and home-bound clients on Saturdays; drivers must have own vehicle
After-School Sorters – Kids 12+ Only: sort donations and stock shopping area on Friday afternoons

Offsite Events & Activities
Farmers Market
Volunteer at community events

Current Needs
Extra help is needed during these times:
Mondays, Thursdays, & Fridays, 11:45am-2pm, 2pm-4:15pm: Shoppers/baggers
Mondays, Thursdays, & Fridays, 11am-2pm, 2pm-5pm: Stockers
Saturdays, 1 hour between 12pm and 3pm: Home Delivery Drivers – must have own vehicle
Third Saturday of Each Month, 8:30am-11:30am:  Pet Food Pantry volunteers

COVID-19 Considerations
We love our volunteers! We want you to be safe and healthy. As such, we require all staff and volunteers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and be prepared to show proof of vaccination.
Our current mask policy for volunteers and clients can be found here