Toledo

Administrative Services – Assist with answering phones at Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo downtown office located at One Seagate. Assist with filing or shredding paper Mondays and Wednesdays 12-3 p.m. A three-month commitment is preferred working in this office environment.

Helping Hands of St. Louis Outreach Center (East Toledo)

• 2026 Shoe Fest Volunteers are needed the week of July 20; to help out, please call the Helping Hands of St. Louis Office at 419.691.0613. To volunteer for the event on Saturday, June 25 Please sign up to volunteer online.
• Data Entry Volunteers are needed to enter program data on a computer on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to Noon.
• Pantry Intake Volunteers greet and assist guests by entering guest information into a computer on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to Noon.
• Pantry Stock Volunteers rotate stock, helps stock pantry shelves and manage food donations (lifting up to 50 lbs.) Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays from 9 a.m. to Noon or Noon to 3 p.m.
• Greeters welcome people to Helping Hands and ensure hand-washing protocols are followed on Wednesdays from 9:15-11:30 a.m.
• Cleaning Volunteers clean and sanitize tables, walls, and floors. Clean walk-in cooler and bathrooms, 2-3 times a week.
• Neighborhood Cleanup (minimum group size 5-7 people) walk the neighborhood and pick up paper and cans. Need once in the Spring, Summer and Fall.
• Painting Crew (5 people) are needed for trimming and painting.
• Cooler Cleaning (3-5 people) must be able to lift 5-25 lbs. wipe down and mop walk-in cooler/freezer.
• Garden Volunteers weed, mulch and care for plants in our Community Garden beds. 
• Clothing Center Volunteers help with light lifting, sort clothing donations and help guests make selections on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. – Noon. Data entry on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. – Noon.
• Delivery Drivers with good driving records will do pick-ups in van or box truck and ideally available with 24+ hour notice.
• Pantry Volunteers willing to lift 5-20 lbs. help guests make grocery selections Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. – Noon.
• Thanksgiving Angels, November 9 – November 25 help receive donations between 9 a.m. and Noon, or between Noon and 3 p.m., heavy lifting 15-35 lbs.
• Christmas Angels, December 7 – December 23 help receive donations between 9 a. m. and 12 Noon, or between Noon and 3 p.m., heavy lifting 15-35 lbs.

La Posada Family Emergency Shelter (Near Broadway and Western)

• Deep Cleaning – Responsibilities include washing windows, cleaning floors, and wiping horizontal surfaces. Email to coordinate a time.
• Enrichment – Responsibilities include reading stories, playing board games, and helping with student’s homework 3-4 p.m. during weekdays (one day a week for two months).
• Virtual Story Readers – High school students have a meaningful opportunity to be virtual story-time readers. Student volunteers can create videos of stories read aloud and post it on a Facebook page or YouTube. Each story time reading is 15-20 minutes. We are looking for great readers who will be engaging for our young audience.
• Virtual Tutors – High school students can become an online volunteer tutor with students K-12 in math, science, reading, and writing from wherever is most convenient and whenever is most convenient.
• Chalk Sidewalk Project – High School students can create a sidewalk chalk design, share it with the children, and have them recreate the design on the sidewalk outside the shelter.
• Garden Patrol – Visit once a week to weed and water our Community Garden during the spring and summer months.
• Other needs – Make teddy bears for children. Make blankets. Blankets are a source of comfort and warmth and greatly needed for homeless families, sick children and animals in shelters.

Respect Life Ministries 

Sidewalk Prayer Vigil Volunteers are needed to pray for the lives of mothers and their unborn children facing abortion.