Community Volunteer Help Wanted

Are you looking for ways to engage your local community through volunteering with one of our Kingdom Come Ministry Partners? Here are a few opportunities where you can make a difference!

716 Ministries is in need of volunteers who would like to serve as mentors to develop relationships with our trainees and share Christ’s love. Other opportunities are also available. If interested, please contact Mikalah at (585) 213-1442 or mthomas@716ministries.org.

Buffalo City Mission’s foundation is the love and compassion of Christ as we serve the hungry, poor, and homeless. Volunteers are needed to partner with us to serve our community in need. Please visit our website at buffalocitymission.org for volunteer opportunities.

Buffalo Fellowship of Christian Athletes needsHuddle Leaders to help guide high school and middle school athletes on a 100-day journey through the New Testament called FCA Training Camp in March 2022. Visit buffalofca.org/trainingcamp to learn more.

Church on the Beach is an evangelistic outreach to US/Canadian beach-goers. Are you willing to serve 7-11am summer Sunday mornings at Crystal Beach, Fort Erie, ON Canada?  Help needed with set-up, hospitality, prayer, deaf interpretation, evangelism, and baptism. Contact Neil Boron at (716) 984-2305 or nboron@crawfordmediagroup.net for more information.

CompassCare Pregnancy Services has ongoing volunteer opportunities and needs receptionists, facility and grounds maintenance, Vision Tour hosts, and administrative support. There are also opportunities to volunteer to help with the Annual Walk for Life and event planning, along with skilled help with plumbing, electric, and painting. Reach out to Dean Condon at dean.condon@compasscare.info for details.

Eight Days Of Hope offers opportunities for volunteers to come serve with us at our Buffalo Satellite once a month. These days are reserved to help us prepare to respond to upcoming disasters and more. For further information, please email us at info@eightdaysofhope.com.

Hearts for the Homeless: Get involved, serve God, serve the community at Hearts’ latest outreach, Hearts Harvest Food Pantry, Mondays: 10am to 4pm; Fridays: 9am to 2pm. Other opportunities to serve the homeless also available. Check us out online at heartsforthehomeless.org/volunteer/.

Hope Rising Together (let them LOL): We havevolunteer opportunities for adults, teens, small groups, and families that include assembling meal kits, assistance with annual fundraising events, and ongoing child sponsorship projects. Contact Michelle Stockton-Traylor at michelle@hoperisingtogether.com or (716) 458-0785 for more info on how you can help.

Imagine Community Gardens offers many volunteer opportunities any Saturday (10am-12pm) throughout the season. Enjoy fresh air and sunshine while being a blessing to others in the community. Help is needed with general landscaping maintenance (trim bushes, weeding, and more). Please visit gardensbyicg.org or email info@gardensbyicg.org for more information.

Kingdom Bound has more than 400 volunteers serving at the annual festival held at Six Flags Darien Lake Theme Park each year. There are many opportunities to serve. In addition, Kingdom Bound has volunteer opportunities at concerts and special events held throughout the year. Contact us at volunteers@kingdombound.org.

Lockport CARES needs volunteers who are responsible for greeting, serving, and loving on our guests in our shelter. There are three shifts available (7-10am, 6-8pm, and 8-11pm) and we welcome anyone to come and shadow for a shift. Call our Volunteer Coordinator, Jane Trombley, at (716) 438-2273 for details.

Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission: If you like donning an apron and cooking up a storm then volunteer with NGRM! Kitchen help is always appreciated and our 3M ministry (music, message, meal) is restarting soon. If you’re handy with a hammer, paintbrush, or wrench, we have small carpentry, plumbing, and painting projects right up your alley. Help with the front desk is also needed. To learn more, contact Donna Stevens at (716) 946-6163.

OpOverwatch: Remodeling is taking place in our new building and we can use all kinds of skilled labor. Let us know what skills and/or licenses you have and we can utilize your gifts and talents. Contact us at opoverwatchministry@gmail.com to learn more.

PATH Enrichment Center at 999 Delaware Ave in Buffalo is seeking volunteers for meal assistance, transportation services, administrative tasks, social media and marketing support, assistance with the child program, clothing closet organizing, cleaning, service projects, and more! To learn how you can help contact Rebecca Symon at (716) 601-5678 or info@pathofwny.org.

Resource Council of WNY is currently seeking dedicated volunteers to paint indoors/outdoors, refinish woodwork throughout community center and replace flooring in carpeted rooms. If you can share your gifts and time with us, contact Catherine Roberts, President/CEO at croberts@resourcecouncilwny.org. 

Saving Grace Ministries has many volunteer opportunities at our various sites including Grace House, Patriot Heights apartments, and the Resource Council of WNY. Opportunities include labor, helping hands, tutoring, mentoring children, youth, and adults, along with Bible study participation, and community outreach. For more information contact Braden Matuszewski at braden.matuszewski@sgmworld.org or Terry King at terry@sgmworld.org or 716-893-1840.

The Potter’s Hands: Join our team to serve others! Volunteers are needed Wednesday mornings to clean/organize the warehouse, and Saturday mornings for deliveries/pickups. One-time service opportunities can be scheduled​. Contact Teddy Miller at (716) 222-0791 or donationcenter@thechapel.com for details or to sign up.

The Teacher’s Desk invites you to volunteer to help with opening, sorting, and packaging products, filling shopping carts and loading teachers’ cars with supplies, along with a variety of other tasks that change daily. To learn more, contact Christine Witten at volunteer@theteachersdesk.org.

Total Breakthrough Ministries is looking for a volunteer prayer partner to follow up with prayer requests received by our ministry. We receive numerous prayer requests throughout the month. Looking to correspond via phone or email, whichever is provided by the request. Contact Dominic Secchiaroli at youaretheverybest@outlook.com for details.