Opportunities From: Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering, Inc.

Goal: Coach & Guide volunteers from the community.

An experienced Volunteer Coordinator will work with various volunteers from the community to ensure a successful shelter night. Food will be provided by a restaurant, or the ingredients will be available for a simple meal to cook and serve. 

Goal: Maintain female guest shower list.

A volunteer from the community will ensure showers are stocked with shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. Volunteers will also keep track of guests who have signed up for showers and spray showers with sanitizer. 

Showers are run by volunteers and impact the morale of our shelter guests. We do not run showers if we do not have volunteers. 

There are two separate shifts for showers: 5pm-7pm and 7pm-9:15pm for both female and male showers. Male volunteers may sign up for male showers, and female volunteers may sign up for female showers.

Goal: Maintain male guest shower list.

A volunteer from the community will ensure showers are stocked with shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. Volunteers will also keep track of guests who have signed up for showers and spray showers with sanitizer. 

Showers are run by volunteers and impact the morale of our shelter guests. We do not run showers if we do not have volunteers. 

There are two separate shifts for showers: 5pm-7pm and 7pm-9:15pm for both female and male showers. Male volunteers may sign up for male showers, and female volunteers may sign up for female showers. 

Goal: Ensure the successful service of dinner for our Shelter Guests.

Volunteers from the community will prepare the kitchen for service, ensure food is served to Guests, and clean/close down kitchen for the night. May be asked to plate food, preform light cooking, serve food, maintain beverage table, interact with Guests, wipe down tables, sweep floor, wash dishes, and operate kitchen equipment.

Volunteers will be serving in a kitchen setting will be asked to wear a hairnet or bring a baseball cap/bandana to restrain hair. Volunteers should also wear closed-toed shoes. 

Assist with distributing lunches to our street and community neighbors in need. Will need to be able to climb steps while carrying 5lbs multiple times throughout service. If under 18 years, must have legal guardian present and serving with minor. 

Drop off donated lunches to be distributed to our street and community neighbors in need. If utilizing facilities to create lunches and under 18 years, must have legal guardian present and serving with minor. 

We are seeking volunteers to assist with picking up donated food from retailers and transporting the donations to BES to be used at the Weekend Bagged Lunches and the Shelter. Volunteers must have reliable transportation, climb stairs, and be able to lift up to 30lbs waist high. Volunteers must be 18 years or older to transport donations.

Giant Pickup Location: 3926 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18020

Drop-off location: The Gather Place at 75 E. Market Street Bethlehem, PA 18018

Please contact Maria Shior at 484-602-5505 a week before you first day of service for instructions on how-to pick-up donations and paperwork to be filled out.

Join us to review food safety training designed for nonprofits, Cooking for Crowds. The course will be taught through Penn State Extension. Free for volunteers.

The course will start promptly at 5:30pm and end at 8:30pm. Volunteers will enter through the BES entrance on Walnut Street. 

Oct 7th: Shelter Dinning Hall

Jan 6th: All Purpose Room of Church

To be selected when volunteers are working independently for a particular project not listed on the calendar. This is so we can attribute hours to Projects & Events when we pull reports.

To be selected when volunteers are working independently for a particular project not listed on the calendar. This is so we can attribute hours to the Shelter when we pull reports.

To be selected when volunteers are working independently for a particular project not listed on the calendar. This is so we can attribute hours to the Weekend Bagged Lunches when we pull reports.

Assist with set up of tables, water jugs, and other items for Bagged Lunches. Will need to be able to lift 25 lbs and climb stairs. If under 18 years, must have legal guardian present and serving with minor.