Volunteer with The Spahr Center

As a non-profit agency, The Spahr Center is grateful for the generosity of volunteers in our community! Your support of our programs and fundraising efforts are instrumental in making our work possible.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Join our team and help us fundraise, recruit members, and walk with us on July 16!

    Learn about the event and how to join our team <here>.

  • Our food pantry needs volunteers 1-3 times per week to clean the pantry, assist with loading/unloading of groceries, and assist with fulfilling orders of walk-in clients and phone calls.

    Shifts available:

    1. Mondays, 10am-6pm

    2. Tuesdays, 10am-6pm

    3. Wednesdays, 10am-6pm

    4. Thursdays, 10am-6pm

    5. Fridays, 10am-2pm

  • Our harm reduction program has three available volunteer shifts:

    1. Kit Assembly

    Assist with assembling materials for hygiene, safer smoking, first aid, etc. kits.

    Shift: Tuesdays 9am-12pm

    2. Syringe Access

    Volunteers must be comfortable talking with clients who experience homelessness and drug use. This opportunity requires special training.

    Shifts available:

    1. Mondays, 1-pm-3pm and 5:30pm-7:30pm in San Rafael

    2. Wednesdays, 11am-3pm in Novato and 5:30pm-7:00pm in Fairfax

    3. Thursdays, 1:00pm-3:00pm in San Rafael

    4. Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm in Sausalito and 5:30pm-7:30pm in Novato

    5. Last Friday monthly, 10am-12pm in Point Reyes and 1:00pm-3:00pm in Bolinas

    3. Supplying Kits

    Provide supplies for our kits. Items include hygiene products, first aid products, socks, and winter attire. Complete the form below to receive a list of needed supplies.

  • Assist with office work including filing and preparing mailings. Time required: one (1) hour per week.

  • Turn your time into impact! Participate in our peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, or host a fundraiser on social media or a house party to raise money for the center.

    Peer-to-Peer Campaign

    The center is participating in the AIDS Walk SF again this year! Join our team to fundraise, recruit members, and join the event!
    <Join here.>

    Facebook

    Host a fundraiser on Facebook for your birthday, for Pride, or just because! Facebook doesn’t take any fees, so 100% of the funds your raise come back directly to the center! Contact Matt Easterwood, chief development officer, for instructions on how to host a fundraiser.

    House Party

    Are you passionate about the mission of The Spahr Center? Do you love to host parties in your gorgeous home or venue? Do you know 10+ people who can collectively donate $10,000 or more? Host a house party today! Contact Matt Easterwood, chief development officer, for more information.

  • Are you passionate about building community? Volunteer to lead a monthly community group like our Trail Gayzers group!

    Community Group Ideas:

    -Crafting, crocheting, knitting
    -Book club (queer memoir, queer poetry, queer novel)
    -Neurodivergent, bi/pan/queer, lesbian, asexual/aro, etc.
    -Gayme night group
    -Spirituality/faith group(s)

If you are with a group or organization who would like to volunteer together, please contact Violet Zaragoza (she/her), operations manager, at VZaragoza@TheSpahrCenter.org.

If your company offers a volunteer matching donation program please be sure to submit your hours to them. The Spahr Center’s EIN number is: 68-0072470 

If you would like to volunteer as an individual, please review our menu of opportunities below and complete the form below.

Join Team Spahr

Please fill out the interest form below and a Spahr Center staff member will reach out with next steps.

We do not have any regular volunteer shifts available on evenings or weekends at this time. A couple times a year, there may be opportunities on evenings or weekends, but it happens rarely.

    1. Image of a staff member speaking to someone at an outreach table.

    2. Image of a group of community members on a volunteer-led Trail Gayzer hike.

    3. Group of staff and volunteers at AIDS Walk SF.