Volunteer at SVdP
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Volunteer Opportunities
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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul relies on more than 4,000 volunteers each year. The life blood of our organization, Georgia volunteers enable us to provide our wide range of services and programs, maintain administrative costs below 10%, and reach more than 184,000 people each year.
Our various projects offer fun and unique ways for individuals and groups of all kinds to become a Georgia volunteer and contribute their time, talents and resources. Thank you for your desire to aid us in our mission to empower people, regardless of their background, ethnicity, or faith, to achieve self-sufficiency by offering financial, material, educational, and spiritual support and by collaborating with others to develop and deliver programs and services that help those in need.
Located in Chamblee, Georgia, the Society’s Conference Support Center offers many volunteer opportunities. Georgia volunteer projects range from a few hours to on-going projects. In addition to our CSC, the Thrift Shop and Food Pantry offer Georgia volunteers the oportunity to give hundreds of hours per week.
Our volunteers perform a variety of tasks which either directly or indirectly connect them with people who come to the Conference Support Center in need. Participation in special events and on-going projects, individuals and groups of volunteers experience fun and educational opportunities to contribute their time, talents and resources.
Types of Volunteers
As a non-profit organization, SVdP offers a variety of volunteering opportunities for individual, social volunteering as well as opportunities to satisfy Community Service hours for:
Social Volunteer seeking opportunities to
- Stay active without commitment of a full time job
- Meet, work and help others
- Learn new skills or remain current during periods of unemployment
- Build business experience for resumes
Corporate Volunteers requested by employers
- Virtual projects may be available based on SVdP needs
- Exercise leadership and project management skills
- Create team building and creative project management opportunities
School or Group Volunteer requested by Schools, Colleges and Universities
- Provide practical experience for students
- Reinforces attributes of responsible leadership
- Mentoring opportunities through intern/extern programs
For student volunteering of less than 20 hours per year, please
contact volunteers@svdpatl.org to receive a volunteer form and
schedule your hours.
Mandatory Community Service requested by Courts or other Service Programs
- Documented service hours reportable to requesting agency
- Weekends available with advance scheduling
- SVdP listed as accepted organization by most local agencies
Mandatory service hours are tracked differently than our regular projects and in order to receive documentation of hours served for this purpose, volunteers must attend an orientation to volunteering. These orientations are done twice a week. Please call 678-892-6161 to schedule an appointment or email volunteers@svdpatl.org and indicate you are requesting Mandatory Community Service.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul relies on more than 4,000 volunteers every year. Our various projects offer fun and unique ways for individuals and groups of all kinds to contribute their time, talents and resources. Thank you for your desire to aid us in our mission to Change Lives, Serve Communities by providing financial, material, educational and spiritual support to people in need; regardless of background or faith and collaborates with other organizations to empower people to achieve self-sufficiency.
A: Our administrative offices are open M-F from 8:30am – 5:30pm. Saturday opportunities are available in our Donation Warehouse and Thrift Store, located on Peachtree Rd. in Chamblee GA.
A: About 4,000 volunteers assist us each year, donating more than 26,000 hours per month.
A: Our volunteer projects can accommodate groups of various sizes and can provide team-building opportunities. We recommend you schedule at least three weeks in advance, but no less than 1 week.
A: We would love for your family, school or youth group to join us. Volunteering is a great way to teach children about service and spend some quality time with them. All children and youth between the ages of 12 & 16 must be accompanied by an adult. We can’t accomodate children under the age of 12.
A: One adult chaperone is needed for every five children ages 12-16
A: Please contact our volunteer coordinator as soon as possible (preferably at least a week in advance), so we can be sure to invite other volunteers to take your place.
A: Please contact our volunteer coordinator as soon as possible to see if there is room available. We may already be full for that shift, and some or all of you may need to reschedule.
A: Our projects are designed for specific time periods, so we ask that volunteers commit to the entire shift. For that reason, it’s also very important that you arrive on time.
A: We work on a situation by situation basis. Please call our volunteer coordinator to inquire about your needs.
A: Mandatory service hours are tracked differently than our regular projects. Appointments must be made and an application completed before being awarded court-related community service.
Please call 678-892-6161 or email volunteers@svdpatl.org for information about our mandatory community service program.