Get Involved
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teressa
To fill the gaps in our community and meet the needs of our neighbors in need- it takes all of us coming together in love to find the ways that we can help to bring about positive change. Below are many of the ways that you can get involved and help us love out loud and make Springfield a better place for all who call it home:
Volunteer at Crisis Cold Weather Shelters. Our community’s ability to open crisis cold weather shelters to save the lives of our neighbors without stable shelter- depends fully on having volunteers to staff each shelter site. If you are willing to volunteer at a shelter for an evening, overnight, or morning shift, please click on the button below and fill out the interest form.
Volunteer at The Community Outreach Center. Located at 3000 W. Chestnut Expressway, our Outreach Center is open 12 PM - 4 PM Mondays, 8 AM - 4 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 8 AM - 12 PM on Saturdays.
Want to work with families? The Family Connection program all year long that supervises visits for kids in the foster care system with their parents. Volunteers in this program get the chance to build strong relationships with kids and parents who are separated and support them as they work to reunify.
TCG Volunteers FB Group. We use this FB group to share unique volunteer needs. Be sure to join it to stay connected and learn about future needs.
Donate new or gently used items that can be used by our neighbors in need. Donations can be dropped off at 3000 W. Chestnut Expressway during the hours we are open (Mondays 12 PM - 4 PM, Tuesdays/Thursdays 8 AM - 4 PM, and Saturdays 8 AM-12 PM) or they can be dropped off in our donation bin that sits at the front of the Outreach Center. We take donations of survival supplies, clothing (not dress clothing), tennis shoes, medical supplies, food, and more. We post our biggest needs, or Cod Reds, weekly on our Facebook Page!
You can also send donations through our Amazon Links!
Shop our current Amazon Needs lists to help provide food and supplies for street outreach, medical outreach, and the Outreach Center.
Donate to the TCG Outreach Fund: This fund helps to meet needs and fill gaps. 100% of the money given to this fund are used for outreach purposes for things such as; prescriptions, eye glasses, supplies, housing fees, vital documents, gas cards, hotels and much more!
In addition to these ways to volunteer through The Connecting Grounds and Crisis Cold Weather Shelters, other great organizations that need help:
Youth Connect Center- that serves homeless teens between 13-18.
We hope you each find a way to connect to an ongoing volunteer opportunity to help us bring about positive change in our community.