Veterans Affairs Homeless Program Volunteer

Join the effort to end Veteran homelessness. VA is committed to ending homelessness among Veterans and are looking for customer service driven Volunteers to assist at Minneapolis' Community Resource & Referral Center (CRRC). CRRC provides Veterans who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with one-stop access to community-based, multiagency services to promote permanent housing, health and mental health care, career development and access to VA and non-VA benefits.

Volunteers in this role will:

• Welcome Veterans to CRRC.
• Orient Veterans to shower and laundry facilities.
• Assist veterans with accessing donated goods.
• Put together and hand out daily lunch bags.
• Organize and maintain food panty.
• Assist with holiday donations and gift giving.
• Assist with various other organizational projects.

Ideal Volunteers enjoy talking with Veterans, have excellent customer service and organizational skills, can work independently and maintain ongoing professionalism.

Volunteers are asked to commit to a 4 hour shift, once a week. Openings are available 8:00am to noon and 10:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday.

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