Family Food Program Opportunities
Grocery Unloading/Packing Volunteers
Help us get ready for the upcoming week of grocery delivery by packaging boxes with frozen food items for local families and organizing non-perishable food items on select Saturdays. Volunteers will sign up for a 3.5 hour shift (8:30am to 12:00pm) on select Saturdays. Gloves, masks, and hand-washing facilities will be provided. If interested – please sign-up for a Saturday shift here.
Grocery Packing and Distribution Volunteers
Help us with our bi-weekly grocery distribution by packing bags of non-perishable food items and distributing groceries to families in our parking lot on select Saturdays. Volunteers will sign up for a 3.5 or 4 hour shift (either 9:30am to 1pm or 12:00pm to 4:30pm) on select Saturdays. If interested – please sign-up for a Saturday shift here.
Grocery Delivery Driver Volunteers
Deliver groceries bi-weekly to households located inside or outside the Allston-Brighton area. Drivers will commit to a regular 2-hour slot 2-3 times a month. If interested please contact Alexa Urena at 617-870-7498 or alexa.urena@westendhouse.org
Academic Tutoring Opportunities
Reading Buddy Volunteers
The program is designed to help children improve their comprehension and reading fluency, while also developing a lifelong love of reading. Volunteers are partnered one-on-one or two-on-one with a WEH member and meet every week to read aloud for one hour. Be a “Buddy” Monday-Friday between 3-8pm. If interested, please apply here.
Tutoring/Homework Support Volunteers
Helps Club members ages 8-18 achieve academic success by providing homework help, tutoring and encouraging members to become self-directed learners. Volunteers are paired one-on-one or in small groups and support or Education Center and Success Lounge. Tutors are needed Monday-Friday between 3-8pm. If interested, please apply here.
Questions? Please contact Alexa Urena at 617-870-7498 or alexa.urena@westendhouse.org.
Due to a high volume of applications, we ask that all volunteers are over the age of 21. Once your Volunteer Application is submitted, you will be contacted to provide a background check form. After the background check is completed, you will be invited to attend a mandatory volunteer orientation on-site led by our Community Engagement Coordinator.
