Opportunities to Serve

What types of causes touch your heart? Can you help a Friend in need, offer time to support our homeless population, contribute to the maintenance of our meeting house, or volunteer in another way? Perhaps you are drawn to a project beyond our meeting’s direct attention, included thanks to the interest of a member. Check out this list of current help needed, and you may feel moved to contribute. Please email additions and changes so that we can maintain this page as a useful resource for our community.

Current Opportunities Within Our Meeting 

• Please check our Announcements page for current needs.

• Friend at the door: Greet Friends at the door and oversee late arrivers until you open the meeting room door at 10:15 and join the meeting. Contact Linda Johnson‬ to sign up for a month or for a single Sunday.
• Fellowship: Prepare drinks and snacks for our fellowship hour. Sign up on the bulletin board in the fellowship room.
• Listen when sorrows are shared and be aware of people in the meeting who need help; reach out to them. Let the Service Committee know, and if possible, help them yourself. Drive Friends to Meeting or take them shopping. Take food to the sick. The Service Committee can offer specific suggestions.
• Do you love working with children? Support our youth by teaching or assisting with First Day School. Contact Lee Quinby.
• Join a committee: Our service year for meeting committees runs May through April, but many committees very gratefully accept members at any time during the year. See Committees list for more information.

Service Opportunities in the Boulder Area

These are just a few of the many service opportunities in the Boulder area and the greater Boulder County:

• All Roads-Boulder Homeless Shelter – https://allroadsboco.org/
• Members and attenders of Boulder Friends Meeting volunteer to prepare and serve meals every third Saturday of the month.
• To volunteer independently at the shelter or to be added to their email list, please contact https://allroadsboco.org/
• Boulder Bridge House – https://boulderbridgehouse.org/
  • Volunteer options range from mentoring, preparing and serving meals, data entry, handy man and more.
• Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) – https://www.efaa.org/
  • Volunteers assist with the food bank, assist food bank shoppers, and much more.
  • Contact at https://www.efaa.org/volunteer/
• Harvest of Hope Pantry – https://hopepantry.org/
  • Volunteers help with food pantry, assist pantry shoppers, deliver food, and more.
  • Contact at https://hopepantry.org/volunteer/
• Hope For Longmont – https://hopeforlongmont.org/
  • Volunteers prepare and serve meals, assist with shelter, street outreach, and more.
  • Contact at https://hopeforlongmont.org/volunteer/
• Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Non-Violence – https://www.safehousealliance.org/
  • Volunteers may assist with the Children’s Program, as shelter or court advocates, with fundraising and special events, and more.
  • Contact at https://www.safehousealliance.org/volunteer/
• Sister Carmen Community Center – https://sistercarmen.org/
  • Volunteer in the thrift store, community garden, food bank or office.
  • Contact https://sistercarmen.org/

Weekly outreach opportunities in Boulder Central Park

• Circle of Love – https://thecircleoflove.co/ Provides meals every Monday & Wednesday.
• Feet Forward/Haven Ridge – https://havenridgeboulder.org/ Provides meals, clothing, personal hygiene items, and peer support, every Tuesday.
• Streetscape – Provides meals, clothing, and personal hygiene items, every Friday.