Volunteers are essential to our organization. Advent House Ministries offers many volunteering opportunities:

Literacy Tutors for Adults

Working with Toni Townshend, our Literacy Coordinator, volunteers provide assistance to adults working on building reading, writing, and math skills. Many are working toward a GED and most are participating in our Good Work! Employment Program. Sessions are offered on weekdays and some Saturdays.

Academic Tutors for Children

Our literacy programs include weekend and some weekday skill-building opportunities for children and young teens.

Interested volunteers should contact Toni Townshend, Literacy Coordinator, at our main office number, 517-485-4722, or via email.

Meal Providers for the Weekend Day Shelter

Groups of volunteers (7-10 people) are needed to purchase, prepare, and serve hot meals at our Weekend Day Shelter Program. This program operates Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. Hot meals are served from 11:30a-12:30p and 3:30p-4:30p on Saturdays and 9:30a-11a and 2p-3p on Sundays.

Presently, we have openings as follows:

- 1st Sundays of the month to provide the sack lunches distributed in the afternoon (we would prefer volunteers/group willing to purchase food supplies, as well as prepare sack lunches)

- 3rd Saturdays of the month to provide a hot meal at 3:30p, starting 7/21 or as soon as volunteers available

- 4th Saturdays of the month to provide a hot meal at 3:30p, on 6/23, 10/27, 12/22

- 5th Saturdays of the month to provide a hot meal at 3:30p on 6/30, 9/29, 12/29

Interested volunteers should contact Susan Cancro, Executive Director, at our main office number, 517-485-4722, or via email.

This is a great opportunity for local residents to give back to the Lansing community. Your volunteer efforts make all of our programs possible!