Volunteer Opportunity Details:

YEAH! is Berkeley’s only shelter for youth ages 18-25 that are living on the streets. Together we can create a community, where young people who are homeless will have a safe and warm place to sleep, home cooked dinners and breakfasts, counseling and a community so that they can begin to move beyond their current situation.

Volunteers are involved with our organization in a variety of ways. We offer morning, evening, overnight opportunities to meet our needs as well as the needs of our youth. The following volunteer opportunities are offered at YEAH!; we also welcome your creative suggestions for ways you or your organization may be involved to enhance our services.

Servers: Assist staff and volunteers in operating the transitional youth shelter program, YEAH! by serving warm or cold meals, washing dishes and interacting with youth. Morning (6:00-8:15) and evening (7:45-10:00) needed.

Cooks: Volunteers are needed to cook dinners for 40 youth either on or off site. Site cooks are needed from 6:00 - 8:00 pm to prepare the meal (recipe and ingredients provided). Those that would like to cook off site need to have dinner at YEAH! by 7:45 (recipe and ingredients not provided). This is a great opportunity for groups.

Berg Room Volunteer: Help is need to monitor the berg room, assist with shower sign-ups and laundry, interact with youth, and assure everyone has the proper sleeping materials. Morning (6:00-8:15 pm) and evening (8:15-10:15 pm) available.

Overnight Volunteer: One volunteer a night (10:00 pm - 6:00 am) is needed to assist staff in the supervision of the shelter.

Volunteers need to be 18 years or older and attend one orientation.

This opportunity is sponsored by: YEAH!

Contact Person: Brooke Ransom, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

1744 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94703 (See a map)