Volunteering

Without volunteers, there would be no Cross-Lines. We are dependent on the generosity of individuals with their time and talent. We have many opportunities to serve, and we know you can find your own special place in our family of volunteers. Whatever time you can give, whatever skills you can share … we will be extremely grateful!

Current Volunteer Needs

  • Administrative — Front desk volunteers are needed urgently on Wednesday and Friday afternoons.  Shifts are a four-and-a-half hour commitment once a week.  If you are interested in being a fill-in at the front desk, contact Amber at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . You would only be called in a case of emergency.
  • Christmas Store – Adults are needed to assist with registration the week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 starting at 9 a.m. Registration will end each day after 86 families have been registered.
  • Thrift Store – Cashiers are needed Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is a four-and-a-half hour commitment once a week. Clothing sorters are needed on a flexible basis. Volunteers could come in for a few hours once a week or every other week.
  • Preparing and serving lunch – Cooks and servers are needed in the Community Annex from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The following dates are still open for volunteer sign-up:    Sept. 1, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Oct. 27, and Oct. 31

General volunteer opportunities include: 

  • Sacking groceries for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
  • Delivering commodity groceries to the homebound elderly
  • Preparing and serving lunch at the Community Annex
  • Being a cashier at the Thrift Store
  • Helping with the annual Spring Plant Sale put on by the FRIENDS of Cross-Lines
  • Doing yard work/landscaping around the Cross-Lines campus
  • Helping set up or being a personal shopper at our annual Christmas Store the first week of December
  • Making sack lunches for the working poor

We also need people to coordinate the collection of various items such as:

  • Food — canned meats, low sodium soups, low sodium canned vegetables, canned fruits in natural juice, and peanut butter
  • School Supplies — we look for everything your child would like to carry to class on the first day of school. We are also collecting black polo tops with no logo or emblems and socks and underwear for children and teens.
  • Christmas Store — new items are needed in four departments: clothing, household goods, toys and food. Special needs include large-sized clothing (including coats), teen gifts and clothing and thermal underwear for men
  • Toiletries — we need full size shampoos, soaps, razors, toothbrushes, etc. for our shower program
Photos of Volunteers