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Program Assistants
This is a great opportunity for those looking for a direct service volunteer opportunity. Program Assistants support the Program Coordinator by checking guests in and discovering what services they need, coordinating our Shower and Laundry Program, and lending a listening ear to guests who sometimes simply want someone to listen.

Morning shift: 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Afternoon shift: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Weekend Grate Patrol

GMC is happy to be partnering with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church for their weekend Grate Patrol!  Every Saturday and Sunday morning, volunteers deliver hundreds of healthy breakfasts to people living on the streets. Grate Patrol needs volunteers to deliver bags of food and hot coffee starting at 5:45 a.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Meet behind St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 2430 K St., N.W. There are no special requirements to help and no car is needed. Please contact Glenn Marsh, St. Stephen Martyr parishioner, to get scheduled for an outing. He can be reached at 703-622-6484, or gmarsh338@outlook.com
Program Volunteers share their knowledge and skills with the guests in our center by leading workshops or groups that are either (or both!) educational and fun. Past and present programming runs the gamut from a knitting group to yoga classes to a “Know Your Rights” workshop to a counseling group.

Typically, programming lasts approximately one hour at a time, but of course depends on the nature of the program. We encourage interested volunteers to meet with staff to discuss possible ideas for programming, how to structure a workshop, etc.

Email info@gmcgt.org if you are interested!

GMC Extends

Now in its fourth year, GMC Extends serves warm dinner to our neighbors experiencing homelessness every Monday through Friday from November through the end of March. We ask that volunteers drop off 30 meals, either individually packaged or served family style, to our Drop-In Center at 1041 Wisconsin Avenue NW (in the alley between Tuckernuck & Grace Church) by 4:15pm. Additionally, we ask that volunteers also provide cutlery, plates, & beverages (bottled water, soda, etc).

All volunteers are welcome to stay through dinners service and help hand out meals. Dinner service begins at 4:30pm and goes until 5:30/45pm. Max # of volunteers is 3-4 (it’s a small space).

Popular dishes family volunteers make are pasta with meatballs, lasagna, grilled chicken & rice, and chicken pot pie. If you would like to order from a restaurant instead of cooking, popular local spots volunteers order from include Rocklands BBQ, Good Stuff Eatery, & Peacock Café.

Please reach out to GMC Community Engagement Manager Teddy Sullivan (240-252-0105, teddy@gmcgt.org) to sign up!

Thoughts from Past Volunteers

I am the editor for Georgetown Patch. As part of Patch.com’s Give 5 Program, I volunteered for a day in August at the Georgetown Ministry Center. I arrived in the morning with a bag of sandwiches in hand. As I walked into the center, one of the Ministry’s clients asked if that bag meant I had brought them food. When I said yes, he said “Cool, we really appreciate it.” The morning was off to a great start.

I quickly met the friendly staff at the small center down an alley next to Grace Church off of Wisconsin Ave. Joined by a fellow “patcher” from the Germantown site, I talked with the homeless men and women who come to the center to get out of the elements, enjoy some food and company and use its resources. We helped one man navigate the online job application for a grocery story on one of the two computers at the center. We also helped do laundry for the men. The center has a sign-up list for doing laundry. We folded the towels that belong to the center and some of the extra clothing on-site. The center also has showers that are available to a limited group on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Throughout the day, I met a small portion of Georgetown’s homeless population, some down on their luck and some chronically homeless. I also gained an appreciation for the good work the center does on behalf of the entire community. I’d highly recommend volunteering for a day or offering to help by making sandwiches or donating old clothing.”

    — Shaun

Physical, mental and financial health & stability are precious and sometimes fleeting  gifts. I feel we are all just a few bad decisions (who doesn’t make their fair share of those) or emotional/financial set-backs from these folks. Working with the members of GMC leaves me in awe of human resiliency and God’s grace; which I see in each individual I know at the center.  I can say with absolute certainty & sincerity that I walk away from each visit with much more than I can ever give to these folks.

Thank you for your enthusiastic and unwavering support of my schemes and projects.  You and the members enrich my life!”

— Maggie