VOLUNTEER – BECOME A “VINNYS HERO”

• Anyone who volunteers is a “Vinnys Hero.”  Download Vinnys Heroes brochure HERE.
• All Volunteers must Register HERE / After Registering Login HERE.  Get detailed registration instructions HERE and HERE.
• All volunteers must be at least 18 years old – We do not perform background checks on those we serve.
• Map to our kitchen (finding our kitchen is tricky), volunteer instructions, and PARKING PERMIT can be found HERE.
• How to Volunteer for a meal shift – LOGIN to your St Vinnys Bistro account.  Click on “Dashboard”, select “Full Schedule.”  Click on a calendar date and follow the instructions.  Volunteers can join any shift by themselves or join others for any meal shift that is available up to 8 volunteers per shift.  Get detailed instructions on how to volunteer & schedule a meal shift HERE.
• Scheduling Recurring Meal Shifts – To schedule a recurring meal shift either daily, weekly or monthly, login to your account, click on “Dashboard” and select “Full Schedule.”  Click on any date, select “Recurring Schedule,” select “Select Interval” and click either daily, weekly or monthly.  Follow other instructions and save.  Alternatively, you can manually select multiple future dates from “Full Schedule.”  Get detailed instructions for Recurring Schedules HERE.
• Changing or Deleting a Meal Shift – If you want to change a meal shift, you must delete it first, then schedule a new meal shift per the standard procedure.  Get detailed instructions HERE.
• Team Leader – A volunteer who coordinates a team of five to eight volunteers who serve a meal shift in our kitchen.  The responsibilities included scheduling, coordinating kitchen tasks and assisting our Chefs.  We have openings during the week or weekend.  To create a Team, LOGIN, click on “Dashboard” and select “Create Invite” under “Request Team Leader Status.”  Get detailed instructions on how to create a Team HERE.  Once approved, you can create your own team of volunteers and manage your team’s schedule.  All volunteers MUST register before joining a Team.  To schedule your Team, login, click on “Full Schedule,” click on any date, select “Team Schedule” and follow other instructions.  Get detailed instructions for scheduling your Team HERE.
• Team Member – A volunteer who welcomes and serves meals on our serving line to homeless guests.  Other responsibilities included supporting our chefs and kitchen staff with light meal prep and clean up.  We have openings during the week or weekend.
• Hero Teams are needed to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner 365 days a year.  That’s 1,095 meal shifts each year.  Register below.
• Meal Shift Volunteer Times – Breakfast from 6:30am to 8:30am (meal service begins at 7am), Lunch from 11am to 1pm (meal service begins at 11:30am), Dinner from 4:30pm to 6:30pm (meal service begins at 5pm).
• Videographer – Is needed to document and prepare videos of our kitchen and volunteers. Videos will be used for News Updates and social media outlets.
• Social Media Coordinator – Is need to help create new content and post to our social media outlets.
• Please click the button below to complete the volunteer registration form.