Volunteer with Family Gateway
Volunteers are a crucial part of Family Gateway’s mission to provide life changing & supportive services to families with children experiencing homelessness. Your involvement enables us to serve more families in meaningful ways. We love our volunteers and value their commitment to our mission! Volunteers of all ages are needed, but children under the age of 14 must be supervised by an adult.
On-Site Volunteer Opportunities:
Host a party in our Afterschool Space at Family Gateway North!
We get donations from our amazing supporters every day and these go into our Donation Closet at Family Gateway North. Help us organize & stock it!
Helping Hands
We have an amazing staff at Family Gateway North that help keep our shelter running smoothly, but sometimes we need some extra help. Become a Helping Hands Volunteer and help us with a variety of daily tasks!
Remote Volunteer Opportunities:
We are always in need of supplies for the families in our shelter spaces, supportive housing, etc. Assemble kits with your corporation, neighborhood, school*, or place of worship!
Donations can be dropped off at Family Gateway North (19373 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75252).
- Snack Bags
- Kitchen Kits
- Bathroom Kits
- Bedroom Kits (shelter)
- Bedroom Kits (move-out)
- Hygiene Kits
- Miscellaneous Kits
- Laundry Detergent Pod Kits (separate them into Ziploc bags with 4 pods in each bag)
- Donate a Dinner in a Box
- Host a Drive & Drop with your corporation, neighborhood, school, or place of worship for items from our Wish List and pick a day/time/location, then we’ll provide a box truck for your network to drop off their items. Email Kathy Kidwell to coordinate.
- Shop our Amazon Wish List for items such as twin-size sheet sets, throw blankets, pillows, towels, and snacks.
- Donate a meal for families at the shelter (125-140 people, lunch or dinner preferred). Email Kathy Kidwell to coordinate.
*Volunteer Hours: 1 hour for every $10.00 spent+ 1 hour for driving time to purchase snacks or items+ how many ever hours it took to assemble the bags or kits+ 1 hour for dropping the bags or kits off.
Questions?
If you are an individual over the age of 18, corporation, or place of worship:
Please e-mail Kathy Kidwell (Director of Community Engagement) at kkidwell@familygateway.org for more information on volunteer opportunities listed below.
If you are a school, student, school organization, or Scout Troop:
Contact Maggie Rios (Marketing & Youth Coordinator) at mrios@familygateway.org for more information on volunteer opportunities listed above.