Volunteers, Groups of Volunteers (This facility accomodates Groups of Volunteers)

We are delighted when a group decides to share their volunteer experience at the Boston Rescue Mission. Whether the group is from a school, church, corporation, or any type of organization, volunteering together is an excellent bonding experience. Many group leaders have commented that their group's experience has contributed to improved communication and teamwork within their usual setting.

We do have some limitations as to the size of the group that we are able to utilize as volunteers. We ask that the group leader submit an application and contact our Volunteer Coordinator to schedule a time for their group. Depending on the time of year, it may take several weeks of notice to find a time when the Mission can accommodate the entire group.

Sunday Community Meal

Each Sunday, we have a group of 4-10 volunteers come to the Boston Rescue Mission to bring in and serve a meal to the homeless community of Boston.

People to whom the meal is served:
4.30 PM - Homeless residents who are living at the Kingstom House and participating in our substance abuse recovery programs.

5:00 PM - People from the surrounding streets who are homeless and hungry.

Protocol: Please prepare food to feed 150 people either at your own facilities or bring in your own food to cook here using the BRM kitchen.

Arrive at the Mission early enough to prepare the food for the meal, whether it is heating the food already prepared or actually cooking it. Then arrive one half hour earlier than you think you should.

Serve the meal promptly at 4.30 PM.

Serve the meal promptly at 5.00 PM (both meals should be served PROMPTLY; a back-up in the serving of the meals causes a delay in opening up the shelter at night to the homeless)

Stay for clean-up (should last until 7.00 PM)

*Groups usually don't give themselves enough time to prepare, and the meals get backed up. If the meals get backed up, then the other events of the day are jammed up and the homeless waiting for our overflow shelter at night stay out later than they should!

If for some reason your group cannot make it, please have a back-up plan. we don't have staff or resources to prepare this meal, so if you cannot make it and have no back-up plan, kindly give us at least one week's notice so that we can arrange for alternate options. Thanks!

For church volunteer information, please contact Demetri Yannopoulos at 617-338-9000, ext.1230 or email dyannopoulos@bostonrescuemission.com

For emergency help, please contact Dennis Gaskell, Kitchen Supervisor at 617-290-2693.