{"id":521,"date":"2023-02-15T12:10:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-inn.org\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:56:05","slug":"adult-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-inn.org\/volunteer\/adult-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"521\" class=\"elementor elementor-521\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-740d694 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"740d694\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bfecbe\" data-id=\"9bfecbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d99121 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial optima-std-bold elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d99121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/interland3.donorperfect.net\/weblink\/weblink.aspx?name=E11463&#038;id=2%20\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Volunteer Registration Form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e098fe content-style elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e098fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25e0c4d\" data-id=\"25e0c4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d25db garamond-style elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4d25db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>7\/21\/25<strong> &#8211; NOTE: At this time, we are full to capacity with volunteers until the end of September and are temporarily pausing our new volunteer registrations. Please consider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/the-inn.org\/how-to-help\/donate-goods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">holding a drive <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/the-inn.org\/how-to-help\/donate-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making a donation<\/a> as other options to help and support The INN.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Volunteer registration will re-open in the beginning of October and include holiday opportunities. Thank you for your support and understanding!<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Thank you for your interest in volunteering! We welcome all interested volunteers to register to try it for a day or become a regular weekly volunteer. Please review the information below, and click on the Volunteer Registration Form Button to begin the process.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Volunteer shifts are available Monday-Friday between 8:30am and 4:00pm. (The soup kitchen is closed on weekends, no weekend shifts are available)<\/li><li>All volunteers must be at least 16 years old.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/the-inn.org\/volunteer\/youth-and-family-involvement\/\" rel=\"noopener\">(For youth opportunities, click here).<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Groups of up to five people for the morning shift (8:30am-2pm) and up to five people in the afternoon shift (2pm-4pm) are welcome.<\/li><li>All interested volunteers must register on our website. An INN representative will then contact you to schedule a date for your shift.<\/li><\/ul><p>Our volunteers are a fundamental part of our success. Thanks to their dedication, passion and commitment to our mission, we are able to meet the needs of thousands of needy Long Islanders. Without them our mission could not be wholly fulfilled.<\/p><p>Volunteers assist with sorting and organizing perishable and non-perishable food, sorting\u00a0and organizing non-food items such as toiletries and personal care items, clothing and more; assembling lunch bags, kitchen functions, assembling pantry and toiletry bags, and the everyone favorite \u2013 clean up!<\/p><p>As a volunteer, you will provide much needed additional help and support to our organization, and we assure you that your experience at The INN will be an unforgettable one.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a style=\"font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" href=\"https:\/\/the-inn.org\/volunteer\/volunteer-appreciation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">**NEW Visit our Volunteer Appreciation Page!\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; color: #666666;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">For Volunteer Groups<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>All volunteers must adhere to our guidelines.<\/p><p>Questions? 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