Volunteer Opportunities

Join the Fun & Do Good!

We’ve got people and places that need your help. And, we’re happy to post your Volunteer Opportunities, too!

Friendly Visitor Program

If you like to visit, then this is the opportunity for you.

Volunteers will be matched with an older adult living in Fairfield County and within close proximity to your location.

Volunteers provide for regular visits to isolated, homebound older adults to reduce isolation and loneliness. Letter writing, reading letters, working puzzles, playing cards, and holding conversation are typical activities of friendly visitors.

Volunteers will visit a minimum of 2 hours a month with an older adult who has been identified as needing social connections.

Training and on-going support is provided.

Email Sumer Camp
or call her at (740) 681-5050 x 110

The Fairfield County Salvation Army‘s Choice Food Pantry needs a volunteer to work 1 – 2 days per week. Hours are 9:00am – 12:30 pm. Monday – Friday at 228 E. Hubert Avenue in Lancaster.

You’ll help stalk shelves, take customers through the choice pantry, set up tables and carry boxes of food up stairs. Volunteers need to be able to carry about 40 lbs. You’ll learn how to enter customers into the computer system (this is not mandatory but would be helpful).

Ready to help? Please email Angie Romine or call Angie at (740) 687-1921, extension 1004.

Grace Haven Ministries is looking for volunteers for their New & Used Store at 333 S. Broad Street in Lancaster.

Volunteers help customers, stock shelves, clean the store and bring fresh ideas.

For more information about volunteering in the store, call (740) 409-6577.

Learn more about Grace Haven Ministries

Supporting the health and well-being of our community’s seniors is important work and we simply cannot meet the growing demand for services without the help of many dedicated volunteers. Meals on Wheels volunteers perform a variety of functions within the agency.

Whatever you decide, your commitment is sure to make a difference for the seniors in our community.

Delivery drivers are always in demand providing the vital link between our services and our clients, delivering not only meals, but also a friendly smile and a daily safety check.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Meal delivery driver
Food box delivery
Grocery delivery
Kitchen Help
Dining Room Help
Food Packaging
Tele-friend
Chore Assistance
Office Assistance

Destination Downtown Lancaster WANTS YOU!

People enjoying events in downtown Lancaster, Ohio.

Do you love all that’s happening in Downtown Lancaster these days? Become a part of the fun by volunteering to assist with events happening in and around downtown! You’ll meet fun people and there are a variety of ways you can lend a hand. If you have questions about volunteer opportunities and what Destination Downtown Lancaster does, feel free to Email McKenzie or call her at (740) 277-6607. Ready to jump in? Let the Destination Downtown Lancaster crew know!

LEARN MORE & VOLUNTEER

Here’s a fun opportunity to do good and get outdoors!

There are many opportunities for volunteers at the Fairfield County Park District. These include helping at public programs or educational events, greeting visitors at Rock Mill, invasive plant control, tree planting and park maintenance and improvements. Other special opportunities occur from time to time. Most events are scheduled, but volunteers can sometimes participate on their own schedule, for instance as trail rovers or pollinator garden helpers.

Volunteers should submit an application online at the link below, and must pass a background check before being accepted. For questions about volunteer programs, please contact volunteer coordinator Carol Abbott.

Volunteer Sign Up Form
Visit the Park District Website

Volunteers are needed to provide an evening meal for the 24 residents of Faith Mission Fairfield County homeless shelter. To learn more about this program, you can download and view the Meal Provider Program PDF. After you sign up for a meal donation date Faith Mission will contact you with additional details!

LSS Faith Mission of Fairfield County serves people in need by offering a broad array of services to people experiencing homelessness. Through this program clients have access to services such as emergency shelter, employment assistance, housing for veterans and case management.

Download the Meal Provider PDF
Sign Up for a Meal Donation Date

Volunteer at one of their Big for a Day event to spend time with kids waiting on their match. Big for a Day events happen on third Wednesdays of each month from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Bring some sunshine to a child’s day and volunteer to be a Big for a Day!

BIG FOR A DAY
2023 DATES

Sept 20, 2023
Oct 18, 2023
Nov 16 2023

To sign up, email Executive Director Jolyn Pugh or call (740) 687-9477.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fairfield County

Visit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fairfield County Facebook page where you can find even more ways to connect with this great organization!

Address: 625 Garfield Ave, Lancaster, Ohio 43130

Fairfield Medical Center

Fairfield Medical Center volunteers serve in a wide variety of departments and are valued members of our healthcare team.

Learn more about volunteering at FMC
View & Download the Volunteer Packet

Have questions? Call (740) 687-8109

PLEASANTVILLE HOME BUILD

Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio has a current build project where they actively need volunteers!

Group of four smiling women in hardhats on-site at a Habitat for Humanity home building project. Starting April 12th, we are building a home in Pleasantville Ohio, and need volunteers to help make the dream of homeownership a reality! You can sign up and join us Wednesday – Saturday 9am to 4pm. NO skills are required to volunteer. Our Site Supervisor, Robert, is on the build site building alongside you and teaching the skills needed for the day.

Do you have experience building? We hope you join us as well. You can sign up for full or half day shifts. You can sign up individually or bring a whole group. It’s a great way to meet new people, team build, and be part of something that has tangible progress at the end of the day!

Should you have any questions please email Biatta Grimes – Volunteer Director or call (740) 592-0032 x 104

The build site is always a place you will likely leave a little dirty so dress for that possibility. Bring a change of shoes since it is typically always muddy. A plastic bag is great to put your muddy shoes in at the end of the day. Safety is very important to us so closed-toe shoes are required and all build-site volunteers need to be 16 years of age and up.

Volunteer for the Pleasantville Home Build

See All Build Site Projects & Learn More

Our homes are built almost entirely by volunteers, both skilled and unskilled. Whether you are a contractor or have never picked up a hammer in your life, we need your help! All the equipment and safety gear you need for the day is provided and no previous experience is necessary. Orientations take place at the start of each shift.

Wednesday – Saturday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Volunteer in the Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Do you like hanging out at your local hardware store? Are you interested in customer service? Are you looking for a way to complete student volunteer hours? Join our ReStore that sells new and gently-used renovation and household materials. Volunteers help prepare merchandise for resale, receive donations, load/unload trucks, and customer service. Orientations take place at the start of each shift. Volunteer shift times vary by Restore.

Mondays – Saturdays

Have questions?
Email Director of Volunteers Biatta Grimes or call (740) 274-4088.

Looking for a great way to give back to our community and have fun doing it? Consider becoming a volunteer at Maywood Mission!

We could use help in our store with sorting and stocking, and we have other projects happening this summer that we could use a hand with. If you, your family, your church or your work group are looking for service opportunities, fill out the form at the link below and we will get back to you.

We thank God for all of the community members who contribute to the ministry here!

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