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Our Volunteer Program is the heart of our organization, driven by the compassion and dedication of individuals who are committed to making a difference in our community.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Community Living Room

Volunteers can help with our drop in services. Make breakfast and lunch for people and help create a warm welcoming space for individuals to feel at home!

Street Outreach

Street outreach visits the community where they are at. We work with people who are experiencing homelessness as well as folks who are using substances to get them linked to medical, dental and behavioral health services and let them know about our various support groups and programs.

We currently offer a variety of volunteer opportunities through our Community Engagement department:

  • Community Living Room: Volunteers can help with our drop in services. Make breakfast and lunch for people and help create a warm welcoming space for individuals to feel at home!

    • Helping to prepare breakfast and lunch

    • Signing people in to get access to services

    • Linkage to services

    • Monitoring bathrooms

    • Assisting support groups

    • Setting up and breaking down the Living Room Space

    • Handing out harm reduction supplies

  • Street outreach: Street outreach visits the community where they are at. We work with people who are experiencing homelessness as well as folks who are using substances to get them linked to medical, dental and behavioral health services and let them know about our various support groups and programs. This happens all across various neighborhoods in San Francisco. Note: must be comfortable with walking for long periods of time, walking longer distances, and carrying supplies

  • Kitchen Duties: Assist with prepping breakfast and lunch for the community living room (kitchen experience not required but highly preferred)

    • Help with heating food up

    • Help with cleaning cooking equipment

    • Working with oven and stove

    • Food preparation for the community living room

    • Early morning shift (start at 8:00am)

  • Kit assembly: Kit assembly volunteers can help assemble hygiene and harm reduction kits to pass out to the community.

Complete the Community Engagement volunteer application:

TAIMON BOOTON NAVIGATION CENTER

The BOOTique

“The BOOTique” (after Taimon Booton) is a gender affirming shopping boutique for our guests at TBNC. Are you into fashion? Looking to give back to community? Have a passion for Organizing? Our in-house shopping closet is full of wonderful donations that need regular love and attention. We basically run a lil thrift store, inside of a shipping container, under the freeway.

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