Opportunities From: City of Bloomington Volunteer Network

Volunteer: Sack Meals for Employed Guests

Equip employed Wheeler Mission—Bloomington guests with sack meals! Purchase, assemble, and deliver 50 Sack Meals for employed guests staying at Wheeler Mission—Bloomington! Join your family, friends, neighbors, or colleagues in preparing sack meals. Sack meals should be prepared by individuals or groups in a commercial kitchen exercising proper food handling precautions.  Notes to Consider  What goes in a sack meal? Sack meals should include a sandwich (PB+J, lunchmeat, etc.), fruit, chips or cookies, granola bar, fruit snack or candy, and a drink (water/Gatorade, etc.). We DO have the ability to refrigerate so things like string cheese would be great, too. Please prepare in a brown lunch sack with the assembly date listed on the outside of the bag in Sharpie marker. Sack meals must be prepared/assembled in a commercial kitchen. Where I bring sack meals? You can bring them to the Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s Center for Men located at 215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404 When should I bring sack meals? You can bring sack meals on Wednesdays between 11 am and 4 pm.

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Equip employed Wheeler Mission—Bloomington guests with sack meals! Purchase, assemble, and deliver 50 Sack Meals for employed guests staying at Wheeler Mission—Bloomington! Join your family, friends, neighbors, or colleagues in preparing sack meals. Sack meals should be prepared by individuals or groups in a commercial kitchen exercising proper food handling precautions.  Notes to Consider  What goes in a sack meal? Sack meals should include a sandwich (PB+J, lunchmeat, etc.), fruit, chips or cookies, granola bar, fruit snack or candy, and a drink (water/Gatorade, etc.). We DO have the ability to refrigerate so things like string cheese would be great, too. Please prepare in a brown lunch sack with the assembly date listed on the outside of the bag in Sharpie marker. Sack meals must be prepared/assembled in a commercial kitchen. Where I bring sack meals? You can bring them to the Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s Center for Men located at 215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404 When should I bring sack meals? You can bring sack meals on Wednesdays between 11 am and 4 pm.

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Sack Meal Assembly

Bless our guests with sack meals!

Purchase, assemble, and deliver 120 Lunches for our guests at Wheeler Mission - Bloomington! Join your family, friends, neighbors, or colleagues in preparing sack meals. Sack meals should be prepared by individuals or groups in a commercial kitchen exercising proper food handling precautions. 

Notes to Consider  What goes in a sack meal?: Lunches should include a sandwich (PB+J, lunchmeat, etc.), apple or orange, chips or cookies, granola bar, fruit snack or candy, and a drink (water/Gatorade, etc.). We DO have the ability to refrigerate so things like string cheese would be great, too. Please prepare in a brown lunch sack with the date listed on the outside of the bag in Sharpie marker. Sack meals must be prepared/assembled in a commercial kitchen. Where I bring sack meals?: You can bring them to the Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s Center for Men located at 215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404 When should I bring sack meals?: You can bring them at 11am or 4pm on the day you signed up. 

We are looking for groups willing to do one of these two options:

Groups to donate, assemble, and deliver sack meals every week Groups to donate, assemble, and deliver sack meals once a month

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Bless our guests with sack meals!

Purchase, assemble, and deliver 120 Lunches for our guests at Wheeler Mission - Bloomington! Join your family, friends, neighbors, or colleagues in preparing sack meals. Sack meals should be prepared by individuals or groups in a commercial kitchen exercising proper food handling precautions. 

Notes to Consider  What goes in a sack meal?: Lunches should include a sandwich (PB+J, lunchmeat, etc.), apple or orange, chips or cookies, granola bar, fruit snack or candy, and a drink (water/Gatorade, etc.). We DO have the ability to refrigerate so things like string cheese would be great, too. Please prepare in a brown lunch sack with the date listed on the outside of the bag in Sharpie marker. Sack meals must be prepared/assembled in a commercial kitchen. Where I bring sack meals?: You can bring them to the Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s Center for Men located at 215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404 When should I bring sack meals?: You can bring them at 11am or 4pm on the day you signed up. 

We are looking for groups willing to do one of these two options:

Groups to donate, assemble, and deliver sack meals every week Groups to donate, assemble, and deliver sack meals once a month

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Meal Service

A warm meal and smile go a long way to our guests and the general public seeking a meal (breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner) at Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's Center for Men! Volunteers prepare trays, hand out drinks, roll silverware, help with clean up, and show Hoosier hospitality for our neighbors in need!

 

 

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

A warm meal and smile go a long way to our guests and the general public seeking a meal (breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner) at Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's Center for Men! Volunteers prepare trays, hand out drinks, roll silverware, help with clean up, and show Hoosier hospitality for our neighbors in need!

 

 

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington Wish List

 

 
Please consider organizing a collection drive with your family, friends, neighbors, business, organization, or place of worship to make an immediate impact on the lives of Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's guests experiencing homelessness.

Just visit our Amazon Wish List to purchase and ship/deliver one or more of the listed referenced items

DONATION DELIVERY ADDRESS: 201 S. Westplex Ave. Bloomington IN 47404

QUESTIONS: Contact Chris-Michael (C-M) Morrison at cmmorrison@wheelermission.org.  

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

 

 
Please consider organizing a collection drive with your family, friends, neighbors, business, organization, or place of worship to make an immediate impact on the lives of Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's guests experiencing homelessness.

Just visit our Amazon Wish List to purchase and ship/deliver one or more of the listed referenced items

DONATION DELIVERY ADDRESS: 201 S. Westplex Ave. Bloomington IN 47404

QUESTIONS: Contact Chris-Michael (C-M) Morrison at cmmorrison@wheelermission.org.  

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Provide & assemble hygiene Kits for those in need!

Volunteer offsite by assembling hygiene kits of various items for Wheeler Mission--Bloomington guests! Each kit can have a variation of hygiene products. These kits can include, razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, comb, etc. Kits can be placed in gallon plastic bags, mesh bags, drawstring backpacks, or other shower bags. Donated hygiene items/bags can be dropped off at Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's Center for Men (215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404) between 8 am to 8 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 6 pm on weekends.

 

 

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Volunteer offsite by assembling hygiene kits of various items for Wheeler Mission--Bloomington guests! Each kit can have a variation of hygiene products. These kits can include, razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, comb, etc. Kits can be placed in gallon plastic bags, mesh bags, drawstring backpacks, or other shower bags. Donated hygiene items/bags can be dropped off at Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's Center for Men (215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404) between 8 am to 8 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 6 pm on weekends.

 

 

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Front Desk Support

Hospitality Service volunteers greet individuals experiencing homelessness and other visitors at Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's Guest Services Desk, help guests store their belongings, answer phone calls, and perform a variety of duties related to the security and protection of those in our care. These tasks may include ensuring guests walk through a metal detector, searching property so that prohibited items are not brought into our Emergency Shelter Services facility, and maintaining a safe environment. Volunteers will not only help facilitate day-to-day operations but give encouragement to all who visit our Bloomington campus.

 

 

 

 

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Hospitality Service volunteers greet individuals experiencing homelessness and other visitors at Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's Guest Services Desk, help guests store their belongings, answer phone calls, and perform a variety of duties related to the security and protection of those in our care. These tasks may include ensuring guests walk through a metal detector, searching property so that prohibited items are not brought into our Emergency Shelter Services facility, and maintaining a safe environment. Volunteers will not only help facilitate day-to-day operations but give encouragement to all who visit our Bloomington campus.

 

 

 

 

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: COATS! Collect coats and winter supplies!

Wheeler Mission--Bloomington is in desperate need of new or gently-used coats, along with winter accessories.  Donations can be delivered to our Center For Men facility (215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404) at any time.  

 

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Wheeler Mission--Bloomington is in desperate need of new or gently-used coats, along with winter accessories.  Donations can be delivered to our Center For Men facility (215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404) at any time.  

 

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Barbers/Stylists

We all know how a good haircut makes us feel - clean, confident, and professional! Barbers/Stylists are needed to put their learned skills of hair cutting and styling to use at Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's Center For Men.

For this shift, we will create a sign-up sheet prior to your scheduled arrival, and you will come with all the supplies to cut hair for the men residing at our Westplex Avenue campus in the near west side of Bloomington.

Depending on the duration of your stay and your speed you could cut between 5-20 heads during your shift. We are open to most days and times and are happy to work around your availability. Let's talk about your schedule!

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

We all know how a good haircut makes us feel - clean, confident, and professional! Barbers/Stylists are needed to put their learned skills of hair cutting and styling to use at Wheeler Mission--Bloomington's Center For Men.

For this shift, we will create a sign-up sheet prior to your scheduled arrival, and you will come with all the supplies to cut hair for the men residing at our Westplex Avenue campus in the near west side of Bloomington.

Depending on the duration of your stay and your speed you could cut between 5-20 heads during your shift. We are open to most days and times and are happy to work around your availability. Let's talk about your schedule!

Organization: Wheeler Mission--Bloomington

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 47404

Allow Groups: Yes