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.
Be a Foster Grandparent
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.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Center
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.
Newark
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.
Zanesville
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.
Portsmouth
Provide help and create hope for local families through the Christmas Giving Tree and Holiday Food Basket Programs by:
- Participating in sign ups for holiday programs
- Organizing and sorting gifts and food
- Distributing Christmas Giving Tree gifts and Holiday Food Baskets
Please contact Herman Patrick at (740) 961-4020 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
Locations
COLUMBUS
197 E. Gay Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 221-5891
WEST COLUMBUS
Our Lady of Guadalupe Center
409 Industry Drive
Columbus, OH 43204
(614) 340-7061
NEWARK
1031 Brice Street
Newark, OH 43055
(740) 345-2565
PORTSMOUTH
St. Francis Catholic Outreach Center
2311 Stockham Lane
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 961-4020
ZANESVILLE
422 Main Street, Ste 400
P.O. Box 3446
Zanesville, OH 43702-3446
(740) 452-5057