In order for the men’s shelter to open for the winter we need men to sign up. We need your generosity. We hopefully will begin December 4th and go to the end of April. If you could volunteer for one of these shifts one day each week it would be a great help. Training will be provided. Please contact Ann Lyng at veronicasveil@stmaryscathedral.ca to sign up or for more information.
Shifts still needed to be filled before we can open Veronica’s Veil Overnight Shelter for the Winter
A) First shift (8:30 pm to 12:30 am)
Monday evening (8:30 pm to 12:30 am) (2 more needed)
Wednesday evening (8:30 pm to 12:30 am) (1 more needed)
Saturday evening ((8:30 pm to 12:30 am) (1 more needed)
B) Second shift ( 12:30 am to 4:30 am)
Tuesday morning : ( 12:30 am to 4:30 am) (1 more needed)
Thursday morning: ( 12:30 am to 4:30 am) (2 more needed)
Saturday morning ( 12:30 am to 4:30 am) (2 more needed)
Sunday morning: ( 12:30 am to 4:30 am) (1 more needed)
Monday morning: ( 12:30 am to 4:30 am) (2 more needed)
C) Third shift (04:30 am to 08:30 am)
Tuesday morning (04:30 am to 08:30 am) (2 more needed)
Wednesday morning (04:30 am to 08:30 am) (3 more needed)
Friday Morning (04:30 am to 08:30 am) (3 more needed)
Saturday morning (04:30 am to 08:30 am) (4 more needed)
Sunday morning (04:30 am to 08:30 am) (2more needed)
Monday morning (04:30 am to 08:30 am) (2 more needed)
All volunteers are asked to commit to one four hour shift per week according to their availability. The shifts are as follows:8:30 pm to 12:30 am, 12:30 am to 4:30 am and 4:30 am to 8:30 am. The shelter is open seven nights a week. You will be working with a team of volunteers.Duties vary according to the particular shift. In brief, the duties on the various shifts are as follows:1) On the first shift (8:30 pm to 12:30 am), volunteers set up the cots and dividers and the canteen area, register guests as they arrive, serve coffee and snacks, organize showers for guests, ensure that lights are out at 10 pm and maintain order during the shift.2) Duties on the second shift (12:30 am to 4:30 am) mainly involve maintaining order so that all guests get a good night’s rest.3) On the third shift ( 4;30 am to 8:30 am), volunteers are responsible for getting guests up at 6 am, offering breakfast and organizing showers for guests wishing to take a shower, ensuring that guests leave by 8 am, taking down and storing the cots and space dividers, setting up the room for the afternoon Drop-In Centre, cleaning the shower and washroom area, starting the laundry and cleaning the canteen area.
