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Volunteer at Room at the Inn"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" ~ George Eliot
Betty Allen (pictured right with Sr. Joann) received the St. Louis Rams Quarterback award for her volunteer work at Room at the Inn.
Night SitesOur greatest volunteer need is additional night sites. Your congregation would host up to ten neighbors one night a month, providing transportation, food and shelter. Individual VolunteersWe welcome volunteers of all ages, with all kinds of talents. We are happy to work with high school students who need to fulfill a community service requirement. You would be a special blessing if you can spend the night as an overnight host with our guests. There are a few evenings each month for which we do not have a congregational host site. On those nights, the clients stay at the shelter in Bridgeton. Please consider staying with them as host. (Details are available in the Volunteer Job Descriptions which can be downloaded on the bottom of this page.) Please contact our volunteer coordinator to find out more and to match your skills and time availability to the shelter’s needs. To help the homeless, you could …
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We are so grateful you are considering sharing your talents with the homeless of St. Louis County! We can use your help! Our volunteers always feel appreciated, and you can get real satisfaction from knowing you’ve helped someone who needs it. Many of our volunteers report that spending time with our clients opens their eyes to misconceptions about the homeless.
Nicole is a student at Indiana University, studying psychology. She spent approximately six weeks of her summer vacation last year volunteering at Room at the Inn as part of her experiential training. She stayed with the clients at night sites and helped with programs and paperwork, but what she enjoyed most was her interaction with the children. They loved her right back!