It is very rewarding to know you have helped someone get home safely. Volunteers visit with residents and assist with resident activities. The seniors are always anxious for our arrival and ready to play a fierce game of dominoes. Volunteers will assist in organizing prevention and educational programs to help increase the knowledge of both those infected with AIDS and those in the community. Volunteers will work in the soup kitchen and help prepare and distribute lunch.
Volunteers also help stock the food pantry.
You are encouraged to eat with the people served in the soup kitchen to make them more comfortable or just to listen. The Salvation Army provides spiritual, physical and emotional support to Austin's homeless population. 500 people are fed in the soup kitchen daily. Volunteers assist in the soup kitchen by serving dinner and talking to the clients who visit the kitchen. Volunteers tutor children by providing a positive role models and helping build the children's self-esteem.