Opportunities to Serve
City Hope Game Night & Dinner
November 16, 5:30-8:30 PM
45 Olive Street, San Francisco
Join the City Church Faith and Justice cohort in serving at City Hope for their game night and dinner. Orientation begins at 5:30 pm and volunteers will be delegated roles including waiting and bussing tables, expediting meals, plating food, etc. You'll also have a chance to sit down, eat a meal, and connect with our neighbors in the Tenderloin.
Beautify the Block: Street Cleaning with City Hope
Saturday, November 21 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
The Tenderloin
Join City Hope in extending radical hospitality beyond their walls by beautifying the streets of the Tenderloin! In partnership with SF Public Works, City Hope is adopting the Ellis and Olive block as our area to clean and maintain. Each month we will join together to clean the streets in an effort to show our neighbors that we care about keeping our streets clean just as much as keeping our guests fed. Volunteers must arrive in time for orientation and wear closed-toe shoes. All equipment will be provided.
The Beatles Choir
Saturday, November 28 | 9:30 - 12:00 PM
Laguna Honda Hospital
Come join the Beatles Choir as we sing and bring cheer to the residents of Laguna Honda Hospital! Laguna Honda Hospital is a long-term, skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, committed to serving the elderly or indigent populations of San Francisco. The Beatles Choir, led by worship team member Christie Chew, brightens the day of residents and staff through the easily recognizable & multi-generational songs of the Beatles. This is a spontaneous choir - no rehearsals or auditions needed!
Peace Camp
Wednesday, November 11 (all day)
290 Dolores St, San Francisco
Peace Camp for school-aged kids co-hosted with First Mennonite Church of San Francisco. In recent years FMCSF received grant money to support peace education for children and youth. This year we are excited to host Peace Camp for the first time, inviting kids to consider alternatives to militarism, war, and violence, and practice peace in their communities and in the world. Peace Camp will include age-appropriate learning for children in TK - High School. You can learn more information and register here.
Weekly Opportunities
City Hope Grocery Delivery
Tuesday Mornings, 10:00 - 11:30 AM
The Tenderloin
City Church member Bethany Gaudet leads this grocery delivery program, which is a partnership between SF Marin Food Bank and City Hope. Each Tuesday the Food Bank delivers boxes of food to City Hope. Volunteers sort, bag and deliver bags of groceries to people living in the Tenderloin who have mobility issues or who are homebound. Volunteers can serve once or on a regular basis. If you’d like to join in and help bag (or even deliver) groceries, sign up through the City Hope website:
Immigration Court Vigil
Weekly: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays | 2 hr shifts
Downtown SF or Concord
Led by the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity (IM4HI), Immigration Court Vigils provide presence, support, and community outside of the SF and Concord immigration courthouses. You'd be joining a small group of volunteers who offer hot coffee, snacks, prayer, and rapid response cards to folks waiting in long outdoor lines for their appointments. On rainy days, we seek to offer the shelter of an umbrella or poncho as well. Volunteers sign up for a 2-hour shift on the day and site of their choosing.
Learn more and sign up here.
These vigils are part of the Public Witness Team's Invitation to Action. In addition to these vigils, we invite you to pray, practice awareness, and speak to a member of the Public Witness Team if you're interested in taking further action on immigration.
Accessibility:
If there are barriers or limitations that keep you from being able to participate in volunteering opportunities, let me know! While accessibility is somewhat determined by the organizations we partner with, I would love to know what access needs exist within our community so I can keep an eye out for appropriate volunteer projects.
As always, thank you for your interest and participation! If you have any questions, reach out to Amanda Samuel at amanda@citychurchsf.org.