Contact our Community Resource Manager Liz Ramirez at (408) 907-9693 to sign up for, or learn more about, the opportunities listed below:
Meal Teams
Breakfast Teams
Provide a hot breakfast to our residents on a Saturday or Sunday morning. San Jose Family Shelter has a full service kitchen. You may prepare your meal onsite or bring it ready to serve. Typical breakfast dishes: eggs, bacon, ham, fruits, and juice. Other ideas include pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, grits, sausage, French toast etc.
Breakfast is served from 7:30am-8:30am.
1st Saturday of every month
3rd Saturday of every month
4th Saturday of every month
5th Saturday of every month
1st Sunday of every month
2nd Sunday of every month
3rd Sunday of every month
4th Sunday of every month
5th Sunday of every month
Please note: This is a donation of both food and time for about 100 residents.
Lunch Teams
Provide a hot lunch to our residents on a Saturday or Sunday morning. San Jose Family Shelter has a full service kitchen. You may prepare your meal onsite or bring it ready to serve. Typical dishes: chili, chicken, pasta, casseroles, pizza, hotdogs, salad, vegetables, bread, rolls or tortillas, etc.
Lunch is served from 12:00pm-1:00pm.
5th Saturday of every month
5th Sunday of every month
Please note: This is a donation of both food and time for about 100 residents.
Dinner Teams
Provide a hot dinner to our residents on a Friday and/or a holiday. There are occasional Saturday or Sunday openings as well. San Jose Family Shelter has a full service kitchen. You may prepare your meal onsite, or bring it ready to serve. Typical dishes include: chicken, pasta, casseroles, pizza, roast beef, vegetables, rolls, burritos, dessert, etc.
Dinner is served from 5:00pm-6:30pm
5th Saturday of every month
4th Sunday of every month
5th Sunday of every month
Please note: This is a donation of both food and time for about 100 residents.
Weekend Activity Leaders
Do you know of a group of people who enjoy creating and providing their own very special activity for children to participate in? We need you!
Examples of past activities include: kite making, popcorn and a movie, arts and crafts, and more.
Saturdays and Sundays are available 1:00pm-3:00pm and 3:00pm-5:00pm. Some Friday evenings are open between 6:30pm- 8:30pm.
Maximum number of volunteers is 10; volunteers under the age of 18 must have 1 parent aged adult supervisor for every 5 volunteers (e.g.: For 10 volunteers under the age of 18, 2 adult supervisors are needed).