Cathedral Shelter of Chicago

November 29, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
November 30 – December 14 (excluding weekends), 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m./until route is completed, 3-4 hour shifts

A driver and navigator with a CSC supplied truck (U-Haul size) will pick up donations at parishes, schools, or businesses in the city and suburbs. The pick-up locations are to have people to load the trucks, but often the truck team must help. 2 to 4 drivers/navigators are needed every day; Drivers must have a valid driver’s license. Sign up here.

November 30 – December 14 (excluding weekends), 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
December 15, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Can be broken into multiple shifts

Early day volunteers locate donations being retrieved and move them to check-out, late day volunteers unload trucks and organize donations by family for next day distribution. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. gifts are distributed; from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. trucks are unloaded. Sign up here.

November 30 – December 14 (excluding weekends), 8:30am-4:30 pm
December 15, 9:30 am-3:00 pm
Can be broken into multiple shifts

Volunteers help with a number of administrative tasks such as verifying the identity and scheduling of recipients, these volunteers have the most contact with recipient families; Check-in is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Sunday with ½ hour training before check-in begins; administrative assistance from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. making phone calls, verifying distributions, packaging thank you cards to donors. No check-in volunteers needed November 30; it is a pick-up day only. Sign up here.