Volunteer Project Catalog

OUTMemphis

The Youth Emergency Center provides weekly hot meals to overnight residents, program participants, and any drop-in visitors between the ages of 18-24. Volunteers assist by cooking hot meals and delivering them to the YEC, sponsoring meals by purchasing ingredients and dry goods, or helping serve meals on our busier days.

OUTMemphis

Our original Community Center is devoted full-time to the programs and services at the core of our institution, including Trans Services, Senior Services, Youth Community Programs, Training & Education, Community OUTReach, peer-led social/support groups and our rapidly expanding, multi-pronged Health and Wellness program. Volunteers who serve at our flagship location will assist in sustaining programming, greeting and directing visitors, maintaining our spaces, and much more!

OUTMemphis

As the Health & Wellness Department continues to expand its direct services, offering weekly hot meals is one of our ways of addressing food access among the high needs sectors of our community. Volunteers can get involved by sponsoring a hot meal (purchasing ingredients or a catered meal) or cooking and serving a hot meal right at our community center.

OUTMemphis

The OUTMemphis Donation Center serves as a holding facility for all incoming and outgoing donations of furniture, home goods, appliances, clothes, pantry goods, and the basics needed to build a first home. Consisting of a garage and clothing room, the Donation Center serves participants of the Metamorphosis Project- our housing project for LGBTQ+ youth aged 18-24. Participants are welcome to utilize the space for any goods they may need for their first apartment. Volunteers receive donations, sort and label, pack up, rearrange, and stage the space to create a friendly shopping experience and quality customer service for participants. Volunteers may also serve as a shopper’s assistant to participants. The support afforded by this role will go towards cultivating a warm and inviting space for participants to exercise autonomy in picking out what supplies suit them.

OUTMemphis

During this orientation we will; Learn to navigate the Volunteer Matters Portal, go over safety polices and procedures for each site, explain the nature of each shift, complete missing forms, etc. Orientation is mandatory for volunteers who wish to work directly with community members. Orientation is optional for volunteers who do no wish to work directly with community members. Please sign up for an orientation in the Project Catalog!