Dinner Program
Groups prepare and serve a hot, balanced dinner for up to 45 residents and volunteers.
Volunteer
Bring steady care into the daily life of children and families.
Volunteer opportunities help families feel supported by the wider community through meals, encouragement, practical help, and moments that make shelter feel less isolating.
Why It Matters
Consistency is one of the kindest gifts a family can receive.
Families arrive during a stressful season. A prepared meal, a patient tutor, a donated outing, or a group that handles a practical project can create room for parents to focus on housing, employment, school routines, and the next right step.
Some opportunities are best for groups. Others are better for individuals with specific skills, steady availability, or experience working with children and families.
Ways To Volunteer
Choose a way to show up that fits your group, schedule, and gifts.
Staff can help match volunteers with current needs, family privacy requirements, and the safest way to serve.
Tutoring & Mentoring
Volunteers support children after school, encourage homework routines, and help kids experience steady attention from caring adults.
Field Trips
Support educational and community experiences through sponsorship, passes, transportation, or chaperoning.
Supply Collections
Organize household, hygiene, food, cleaning, school, or seasonal drives that meet real shelter needs.
Life Skills Workshops
Share practical knowledge such as budgeting, job readiness, parenting routines, nutrition, wellness, or apartment care.
Events & Projects
Help with fundraisers, seasonal celebrations, administrative projects, outdoor cleanup, or family-friendly activities.
Community Care
The best volunteer moments feel ordinary in the most powerful way.
A meal served with kindness. A child getting help with homework. A parent seeing neighbors care enough to make time. These moments do not solve everything, but they help families feel less alone while staff supports the larger housing plan.
Prepare a meal
Encourage a child
Host a supply drive
Sponsor an outing
How It Works
Start with a conversation, then serve where the need is clear.
Contact the office with your interest, group size, skills, and general availability.
Staff will help identify a current need that fits your capacity and the shelter schedule.
Confirm details, expectations, privacy guidelines, and supplies before you arrive.
Show up with care, flexibility, and respect for families' dignity and confidentiality.
Get Started
Tell us how you would like to help.
For volunteering, group service, donations, partnerships, or general questions, contact the Menchville House office directly.
Call (757) 833-5980
mhmadmin@menchvillehouse.com
Include your name, organization if applicable, group size, preferred timing, and the type of service you are interested in.