People's City Mission Needs YOU!
It's true! The volunteer network of People's City Mission is looking for someone with your interests, qualifications and motivation to serve. As a volunteer, you can communicate Christ's love and care in a special way, one that will deeply touch the hearts of the homeless and low-income. Of course, the needs are endless!

To meet these needs, People's City Mission depends upon God's abundant supply of caring people who have heard God's call. Whether you are young or old, male or female, employed or at home, a student, whatever you do, you can make a difference. People's City Mission needs you to be part of Lincoln's largest outreach to the homeless and impoverished.

Please contact a Volunteer Coordinator, for more information. Below you'll find a list of volunteer opportunities and applications. All applicants must also complete a Release of Information Form, which allows the Mission to do background checks on all volunteers. Please note: anyone convicted of a sex offense is not allowed at the shelter or distribution center.

Individual Volunteer Opportunities
Serve others by utilizing your talents and skills! If you have any professional experience or skills that you would like to offer the People’s City Mission, please fill out our Individual Volunteer Application. This online form will be sent to the Volunteer Coordinator who will contact you at a later date. See you at the Mission!

E.D.E.F.Y. Jr.
Join our on-site daycare in caring for infants and pre-school children in the morning. This is a great way for high school students to fulfill volunteer requirements during the summer. For more information, complete our Individual Volunteer Application. This online form will be sent to the Volunteer Coordinator who will contact you at a later date.

Coffee Shop
This position is located in the Agape Café, the coffee shop and common area in the Curtis Center, which is our transitional housing facility for men. Responsibilities include serving coffee and laundry supplies from a designated area in the Agape Café; however, the majority of your time will be spent building relationships with our male guests.

Drivers
Transport Mission Guests: This is a great opportunity to provide our guests with a much needed service, especially in the evenings and during the winter season. As a volunteer driver, you will be on call for evenings and special appointments during the day.

Club E.D.E.F.Y. (our children's program)
This volunteer aids the E.D.E.F.Y. program when school is not in session (after school and vacations), Monday through Friday, with coordinating, organizing, and supervising our after school-care program for children ranging from 5 to 18 years of age. You must complete our individual volunteer application available at the top of this page. Volunteers are needed in the following areas Monday through Friday:

• Work with the Club EDEFY director to plan a special activity (45 minutes) for the kids. This may be an art project, a large group game(s), a sport, a service project, or a music, dance, or drama activity.

• You can also come in and do whatever the kids are doing! Play games, help make crafts, or lead brief small group discussions or prayer time (this will be prepared ahead of time and will be easy to lead).

• Tutors, Homework Helpers and Reading Partners: 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Kitchen Assistant
This position assists with food preparation and cooking, as well as serving meals and cleaning up. Shifts available daily. 

Maintenance Worker
Be an on-call volunteer or offer your services for one-time. Our needs range from hanging drywall to laying carpet to repairing kitchen appliances and more. This position requires previous experience. Availability varies.

Prayer Ministry
Spend half hour, one hour or several hours at the Mission praying over our shelter, guests, staff and a list of provided prayer needs. Availability varies. Please contact a Volunteer Coordinator to schedule a meeting with our Executive Director and Director of Church Ministry.

Receptionist
As a volunteer receptionist, you will come in once or twice to train on the phones and front desk, and either be on an on-call status or set up a weekly/monthly schedule to work evenings or weekends. For those volunteers with on-call status, we might call as infrequently as once a month or as often as once a week. Whether you come in completely depends on your availability. Experience with a multi-line phone system preferred. Availability varies.

Warehouse Assistant
This opportunity has also been known as "clothing sorter". We have expanded the position to include loading and unloading donations, as well as sorting through them and putting them on display. The Distribution Center is open for volunteers Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Group Volunteer Opportunities
Get your church, workplace, school organization, association or family involved! All volunteers must fill out our Group Volunteer Application and mail, fax or email it to a Volunteer Coordinator before they begin their experience. See you at the Mission!

Meal Servers
For a group of 8 volunteers or less, this is an opportunity to really serve the homeless people who live at the Mission by serving them a meal, washing their dishes, or cleaning the food prep area. Available every day from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

Painters
For a group of 10 volunteers or less, this project includes taping and other prep work, as well as painting trim and walls, plus clean-up afterwards. Help revamp our interior! Availability varies.

Donations Sorters
For a group of 25 volunteers or less, this is an opportunity to make clothing and household items available to the impoverished and needy by sorting and displaying them. Available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Construction Workers
For a group of 2-4 volunteers, this is an opportunity to hang drywall, lay carpet and more. Construction or maintenance experience within the group preferred. Availability varies.

Seasonal Projects
These projects are especially great for groups, including church groups, bible-studies, workplaces, school organizations, associations or a group of friends and family. Contact a Volunteer Coordinator for dates, times and number of volunteers needed for these special projects.

• Dare-2-Share
• Easter Clothing Drive                                                                               
• Halloween Food Drive and Party
• Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Basket Registration
• Annual People's City Mission Banquet
• Thanksgiving Food Basket Giveaway
• Thanksgiving Meal
• Christmas Food Basket Giveaway
• Christmas Meal

Volunteer Coordinators
General Volunteer Opportunities, contact Amy Cink at acink@peoplescitymission.org.

Court-Ordered Community Service or Diversion, contact the Distribution Center at 402-475-6888.

ARBOR E&T, contact Edna at epickett@peoplescitymission.org.