Volunteer

Get Involved

Would you like an opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life? Do you want to participate in our mission?

There are numerous ways to volunteer for Catholic Social Services out of our office in Columbus, Newark, Zanesville and Portsmouth.

Bring tutoring, mentoring, and friendship into the life of a child in need of support!

Trained volunteers make weekly visits to work with students in grades Pre-K through 5th on schoolwork, especially reading and math.

* Senior volunteers may be eligible for a stipend if income eligible.

Please contact Tameko Martin at (614) 857-1225 or email [email protected] for more information.

Help strengthen the Hispanic community. Volunteers are needed to:

Sort food, stock shelves and act as a personal shopper for our clients
Watch children while parents shop for food or take classes
Teach English classes
Organize a food drive
- Needed items: sugar, salt, oil, canned vegetables, canned tuna fish in water, dry black and pinto beans, cleaning supplies and toiletries

Please contact Alma Santos at (614) 340-7061 or email [email protected] for more information.

Serve as an active voice for those in need within the Licking County community by:

Participating on the local Advisory Board
Assisting with fundraising activities
Supporting the Baskets of Love project by preparing holiday gift baskets to be distributed to homebound seniors

Please contact Dave Desender at (740) 452-5057, Ext. 102 or email [email protected] for more information.

Assist those in need and advocate for them within the community by:

Participating on the local Advisory Board
Assisting with fundraising activities
Sponsor or donate to our annual Golf Scramble
Supporting the Baskets of Love project by preparing holiday gift baskets to be distributed to homebound seniors

Please contact Dave Desender at (740) 452-5057, Ext. 102 or email [email protected] for more information.

“To live charitably means not looking out for your own interest, but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us.” —Pope Francis

197 E. Gay Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 221-5891

Our Lady of Guadalupe Center
409 Industry Drive
Columbus, OH 43204
(614) 340-7061

1031 Brice Street
Newark, OH 43055
(740) 345-2565

St. Francis Catholic Outreach Center
2311 Stockham Lane
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 961-4020

422 Main Street, Ste 400
P.O. Box 3446
Zanesville, OH 43702-3446
(740) 452-5057