We have opportunities to serve folks in need in our community and hope you’ll participate!

🧹 Work Teams
We have begun the process of organizing work teams to travel to western North Carolina once the way is clear and the agencies who coordinate this work are prepared for groups to come. (We do not know at this time when this will be, but will share as soon as we know). If you are interested in the possibility of being part of such a team, please click here. Depending on the nature of the work that will be needed, we may have time for training before groups depart.

Alternative Giving: The focus for our Alternative Giving this year is on caring for God’s earth and for those impacted by the devastating effects of climate change. Our Global Service Committee and Earth Care Team are providing gifts of mangrove trees in Madagascar, as well as support for Black Mountain Counseling, and Beloved Asheville in Western North Carolina. Click here for more information.

Shepherd Center Gifts: We will be collecting items once again for Christmas gifts bags that The Shepherd’s Center will put together for low income seniors. Highland has signed up to provide toothpaste, body lotion, laundry detergent and canned protein. If you would like to provide any of these items, please click the link below to sign up; items need to be to Highland by December 1. The gift bags will be shared at a special meal, which Highland is hosting, on Saturday, December 7. We are looking for volunteers to help staff this joyful event, so please check your calendars and sign up if you would like to help host that night!
Volunteer to Help Host Here
Sign Up to Provide Items for Giftbags

St. Timothy’s Overflow Shelter: St. Timothy’s Women’s Overflow will open nightly this season, starting December 1, and will once again serve the most vulnerable among us. Recruit your friends, Meet & Eat group, committee or neighbors to help the guests by signing up for a dinner, to-go bags, or hospitality. Shelter Volunteers Click Here

Community Care Center on New Walkertown Road in Winston-Salem is a volunteer-based, free, non-profit healthcare clinic that treats the whole person and family. They provide health care services and medicines to uninsured patients who don’t qualify for federal or private insurance and have family incomes below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Their medical, dental and non-medical staff donate over 10,000 hours annually. They have evening hours every Monday and Thursday. Churches from Salem Presbytery provide dinners for the volunteers each Monday. If you’d like to prepare and deliver a dinner for 20 people, please contact Debbie Cesta at debbie.cesta@habitatforsyth.org

Current needs at The Shepherd Center:

• Volunteers are needed for their Phone Pals and Card Connections programs (sending cards, making cards, making phone calls) 
• For small groups that might feel comfortable working together outside, they have older adults that need help with yard work
• Items are needed for Door Drops and items vary from month to month

Current needs at Senior Services:

• Senior services can always use more hand sanitizer, bags to support contactless delivery, and other cleaning and protectives equipment such as masks, gloves, etc.
• There is an ongoing need for comfort and care items – please contact the volunteer coordinator, Holly Beck, at 336-721-3411.