Opportunities From: Catholic Charities Boston

Program:
Labouré Adult Education, a high-quality program serving adult immigrant learners in their pursuit of English proficiency, college and career readiness, and self-sufficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide in-person ESOL instruction, student assessments, and educational advising.

Develop and adapt curriculum materials aligned to best practices and students’ goals.

Maintain student records and participate in staff meetings and professional development.

Foster a culturally responsive, supportive learning environment.

Please note: We do require individual volunteers (those not with a group) to be CORIed. Please do the following:

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Yawkey Food Pantry, your role will include restocking pantry shelves, helping with product selection, preparing bags for distribution, client intake, some light cleaning, and helping lift and transport light to moderately-heavy items. The Yawkey Food Pantry serves many Hispanic, Haitian, and Cape Verdean clients, so language skills in these areas are highly desired.

Parking at this site is extremely limited, and we encourage volunteers to use MBTA whenever possible. If you drive, we ask that you please do not park in the building's lot during business hours. 

Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes are encouraged, as volunteers sometimes work outside. Gloves will be provided, if needed. Upon arrival, please ring the doorbell of the front door and ask for the food pantry team at the front desk.

Thank you. We look forward to meeting you! 

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Yawkey Food Pantry, your role will include restocking pantry shelves, helping with product selection, preparing bags for distribution, client intake, some light cleaning, and helping lift and transport light to moderately-heavy items. The Yawkey Food Pantry serves many Hispanic, Haitian, and Cape Verdean clients, so language skills in these areas are highly desired.

Parking at this site is extremely limited, and we encourage volunteers to use MBTA whenever possible. If you drive, we ask that you please do not park in the building's lot during business hours. 

Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes are encouraged, as volunteers sometimes work outside. Gloves will be provided, if needed. Upon arrival, please ring the doorbell of the front door and ask for the food pantry team at the front desk.

Thank you. We look forward to meeting you! 

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Lowell Food Pantry, your primary role will be to compassionately render distribution of food items to the clients in our pantry, while maintaining personal and professional boundaries. This may include restocking pantry shelves, helping with product selection, preparing bags for distribution, client intake, some light cleaning, and helping lift and transport light to moderately-heavy items. Volunteers are asked to display sensitivity to the needs of individuals and families experiencing financial hardships, mental illness, trauma, and those from varied cultural backgrounds. Client confidentiality is necessary as well. The Lowell Food Pantry serves many Hispanic, Haitian, and Asian clients, so volunteers with Spanish, Haitian Creole, or Khmer speaking skills are highly desired.  

Parking at this site is available across the street in the Central Plaza Shopping Center, or you can take the commuter rail followed by a 15 minute walk.  

Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes are encouraged, as volunteers sometimes work outside. Gloves will be provided, if needed. Upon arrival, please ring the doorbell of the front door and ask for a staff member of the Food Pantry Team.  

Thank you. We look forward to meeting you! 

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities’ Lynn Food Pantry, your role will include restocking pantry shelves, helping with product selection, preparing bags for distribution, client intake, some light cleaning, and helping lift and transport light to moderately-heavy items. The Lynn Food Pantry serves many  Hispanic, Haitian, Russian, and Ukrainian clients, so language skills in these areas are highly desired.

Parking at this site is available in a paid parking lot on Silsbee Street and on Ellis Street. We ask that you do not park immediately behind the Greater Lynn Senior Services Building. 

Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes are encouraged, as volunteers sometimes work outside. Gloves will be provided, if needed. Upon arrival, please enter the glass door with the Catholic Charities logo and ask for a staff member of the Food Pantry Team.  

Thank you. We look forward to meeting you! 

The classroom Intern works with adults who are learning the English language skills necessary for living and working in the community; provides classroom support for ESOL instructors by interacting with students, assisting students with class and home assignment, tutoring, leading and supervising projects, and facilitating conversation groups. There will be one-on-one time with the Program Director to discuss lesson plans and teaching methodologies.   Classes Monday-Thursday and operate on the Lynn Public Schools calendar for holidays, breaks and vacations.  Morning classes are 9AM-12PM; afternoon classes are 1-3PM and evening classes meet 6-8PM.  Program Director and Intern will agree on a regular schedule for the duration of the internship.

On the 4th Wednesday of the month, volunteers will help delivery food to elders in their homes.  Our Brockton office receives a monthly food delivery which we separate into individual bags so that we can deliver food to elders that same day.  The process of separating groceries into bags can start at different times depending on the food bank's schedule - sometimes arriving in the morning and other times after 12 noon.  Volunteers meet with program director at our Brockton offices, pick up the list of their assigned clients along with the food they will be delivering.  Volunteers must have a reliable vehicle to make deliveries.  Patience and being open to learning about  different cultures and diverse communities are the most important skills volunteers must possess.  We ask that volunteers commit to a regular schedule. 

Additional language skills (Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese) are helpful but not required.

Training and orientation provided prior to first volunteer shift. All volunteers undergo a background check. 

Help unload the truck and move food into the pantry for distribution.

Help unload the truck and move food into the pantry for distribution.