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Published 12/15/25 5:26PM
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Serve Dinner and Change a Life

Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near St. Paul, MN
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Start Date:
    December 15, 2025, 5:00 PM GMT-6
    End Date:
    January 3, 2026, 7:00 PM GMT-6
    Available Times:
    Weekdays (evenings), Weekends (evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per week
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    8
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Housing & Homelessness, Hunger, Food Security
    Good For:
    Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+
    Age Requirement:
    12+
    Other Requirements:
    Volunteers 12 - 17 years old need to be accompanied by an adult. Groups (3-8 people) must contact the volunteer coordinator before initially signing up for a shift. They can do this by emailing volunteers@ugmtc.org or calling 651-789-7570.

    Description

    Serve Dinner and Change a Life

    The Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities is looking for volunteers to help serve meals every day of the week. This is a great opportunity to meet the basic needs for individuals experiencing homelessness. Our main dining room is located at 435 University Ave. East, St. Paul, MN.

    You can serve once, or a hundred times, whatever works for you! This is a great flexible opportunity to serve your community. Below is a typical shift schedule.

    5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Meal space preperation

    5:30 pm - 5:30 pm Serve food and wash dishes

    5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Clean up

    You can sign up through this link: https://volunteers.ugmtc.org/calendar

    Location

    On-site
    435 University Ave East, St. Paul, Minnesota, US

    How to Volunteer for This Opportunity

    To volunteer with us you will need to make a volunteer profile at www.volunteers.ugmtc.org.

    Once you've created your profile, use the Opportunity Calendar to select the shift you would like to volunteer with at www.volunteers.org/volunteer.

    To volunteer with more than one person, create your profile and then go to "account" to create a team. When you sign up with the Opportunity Calendar, make sure you select "sign up a team", and you will select all members of that team that will be participating.

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