Whether you are an individual, group, church, business or school, we have plenty of ways for you to serve.
How to Volunteer
We ask all new volunteers and all leaders for volunteer groups to attend a Talk & Tour orientation, which we host twice a month. Click here for a list of scheduled Talk & Tour dates. The Talk & Tour sessions last about one hour, and the Thursday tours are followed with lunch. Please RSVP by contacting Rosalie Brillante at 704-334-4635 ext. 260 or rosalie.brillante@charlotterescuemission.org.
Mealtime at the Mission
In 2011, Charlotte Rescue Mission’s greatest volunteer need is for groups to provide, prepare and serve meals to our 140 Men’s Rebound Program residents, also known as “Mealtime at the Mission”. Grab your Sunday School class, coworkers, youth group, civic group, or your family and friends to provide and serve breakfast, lunch, or dinner at the Mission. Your group can do something really special and help change lives at the Mission by providing a meal for our residents!
What to do: After a group leader attends a Talk & Tour orientation and schedules a meal date, plan your menu, purchase your food, cook it up (at the Mission or your place), and enjoy serving and socializing with our residents. If your group would prefer, we can purchase the food for you to cook and/or serve and simply reimburse us for the cost of the meal ($200 for breakfast and $300 for lunch/dinner meals).
Commitment info: We have onetime opportunities as well as opportunities for groups that want to volunteer regularly on a monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly basis.
Number of Volunteers Needed: We can accommodate groups with as few as 4 people or as many as 25.
Meal and Shift Times: The total shift time is typically 3 hours. If your group is cooking the meal at the mission, you should have at least a few volunteers arrive at least 1.5 – 2 hours prior to serving time, then serve for 45 minutes and help with basic clean-up for the last 15 minutes. On weekdays breakfast is served from 6:30-7:15, lunch from 11:00-11:45 and dinner from 5:00-5:45. Weekend breakfast and lunch times vary.
Requirements: Provide the food for the meal or make a donation and we will buy the food for you. We provide beverages and desserts. If you are bringing the food, your group would only be required to provide the main course and side items.
We have plenty of weekday breakfast, lunch and dinner meals available as well as limited breakfast meals available on Saturday and Sunday. Please also see our volunteer policy. If you are interested in finding out more information or would like to reserve one or more meals for your group, please contact Andria Tindall at andria.tindall@charlotterescuemission.org or call 704-334-4635 Ext. 214.
Volunteer Application
If you are interested in volunteering, please attend a Talk & Tour, and fill out our volunteer application. You can receive this by email, fax, mail or pick one up at any Talk and Tour. You can call Andria Tindall at 704-334-4635 ext 214 or email her at andria.tindall@charlotterescuemission.org for more information.








