Riverside charity run
Sun · 9:00 AM · Riverside park, north gate · $25
Food, homework help, and a warm room, five days a week
We are a neighborhood community center run by staff and volunteers. Everything below is free, and you do not need a referral.
Free and open to all
Food, homework help, and a warm room, five days a week
We are a neighborhood community center run by staff and volunteers. Everything below is free, and you do not need a referral.
Give now
Community garden behind the main hall · Weekly gardening group · Photo: sample credit
Free and open to all
Food, homework help, and a warm room, five days a week
We are a neighborhood community center run by staff and volunteers. Everything below is free, and you do not need a referral.
- Need help?
Food parcels, advice, and a warm seat. Walk in or call us first.
- Want to help?
Give a few hours a week, a monthly gift, or both.
Find us
- 100 Example Street, Suite 200 Springfield, ST 00000
- (555) 010-0199
- hello@example.org
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No referral needed
Get help
Free and confidential. Come during the times below, or call first and we tell you what to bring.
This month
What's on
Drop-in days, packing shifts, and evenings out. Most are free and open to everyone.
- Register: Riverside charity run
- Register: Winter food drive
Winter food drive
Sat · 10:00 AM · Market street hall · Free
- Register: New volunteer training day
New volunteer training day
Sat · 9:30 AM · Head office, training room · Free
- Register: Online info session: where your money goes
Online info session: where your money goes
Wed · 6:30 PM · Online · Free
- Register: Spring gala dinner
Spring gala dinner
Sat · 7:00 PM · The old station hall · $120
This month
What's on
Drop-in days, packing shifts, and evenings out. Most are free and open to everyone.
November 2026
- Register: Riverside charity run
Riverside charity run
- 9:00 AM
- Riverside park, north gate
- $25
December 2026
- Register: Winter food drive
Winter food drive
- 10:00 AM
- Market street hall
- Free
January 2027
- Register: New volunteer training day
New volunteer training day
- 9:30 AM
- Head office, training room
- Free
February 2027
March 2027
- Register: Spring gala dinner
Spring gala dinner
- 7:00 PM
- The old station hall
- $120
Open roles
Volunteer with us
No experience needed. Try one shift and we pair you with someone who has done it before.
Food bank shift
Sort donations, pack parcels, and welcome people at the door.
Skills: TeamworkFood hygiene (we train you)
- Where
- Community kitchen, Mill Street
- Time
- 3 hoursa week, Tuesday or Friday morning
Homework buddy
Sit with two or three pupils, help with reading and math, and keep the room calm.
Skills: PatienceGood listener
- Where
- Two primary schools, north side
- Time
- 2 hoursa week, after school
Event day team
Set up, run a stall, and clear away at our food drives, dinners, and the charity run.
Skills: Setting upFriendly at a stall
- Where
- Events across the city
- Time
- 1 daya season, on a weekend
Last year at the center
Counted at the door and in our logbooks, January to December 2025.
- food parcels handed out
- 2,860
- children at homework club
- 140
- visits to the warm space
- 9,400
- volunteers on the rota
- 310
Source: our 2025 annual report, reviewed by an independent examiner.
Read the 2025 annual reportLast year at the center
Counted at the door and in our logbooks, January to December 2025.
- food parcels handed outAbout 55 every week.
- 2,860
- children at homework clubAges 8 to 16, four afternoons a week.
- 140
- visits to the warm spaceMonday to Friday, all year.
- 9,400
- volunteers on the rotaFrom one shift a month to every week.
- 310
Source: our 2025 annual report, reviewed by an independent examiner.
Last year at the center
Counted at the door and in our logbooks, January to December 2025.
- food parcels handed outAbout 55 every week.
- 2,860
- children at homework clubAges 8 to 16, four afternoons a week.
- 140
- visits to the warm spaceMonday to Friday, all year.
- 9,400
- volunteers on the rotaFrom one shift a month to every week.
- 310
Source: our 2025 annual report, reviewed by an independent examiner.
From our logbooks
Last year at the center
Counted at the door and in our logbooks, January to December 2025.
- food parcels handed out
- 2,860
- About 55 every week.
- children at homework club
- 140
- Ages 8 to 16, four afternoons a week.
- visits to the warm space
- 9,400
- Monday to Friday, all year.
- volunteers on the rota
- 310
- From one shift a month to every week.
Source: our 2025 annual report, reviewed by an independent examiner.
Life at the center
Photos from the center
Packing days, dinners, homework afternoons, and the small jobs that keep things running.
Monthly giving
Give monthly
Monthly gifts pay for heating, the van, and fresh food. Change or stop yours at any time.
Gifts are tax-deductible where the law allows.
Neighbor
$10per month
Tea and a warm seat for a week of visitors.
Regular
Most chosen$20per month
One food parcel for a household, every month.
Keyholder
$35per month
One afternoon of homework club, snacks included.
Cornerstone
$50per month
Two winter days of heating for the main hall.
Monthly giving
Give monthly
Monthly gifts pay for heating, the van, and fresh food. Change or stop yours at any time.
Neighbor
$10per month
Tea and a warm seat for a week of visitors.
Give monthlyRegular
Most chosen$20per month
One food parcel for a household, every month.
Give monthlyKeyholder
$35per month
One afternoon of homework club, snacks included.
Give monthlyCornerstone
$50per month
Two winter days of heating for the main hall.
Give monthly
Gifts are tax-deductible where the law allows.
People at the center
“I came for one Tuesday evening shift and stayed for three years. The kitchen feels like a family dinner, not a queue.”
Sam K.
Volunteer · Community kitchen
In their words
People at the center
“I came for one Tuesday evening shift and stayed for three years. The kitchen feels like a family dinner, not a queue.”
VolunteerSam K.
Community kitchen
“I arrived at the shelter in January with nothing. A support worker helped me find a room by March. I volunteer there on Fridays now.”
BeneficiaryTom B.
Winter shelter beds
“A boy in my group told me he hated books. Last week he asked if he could take two home. That is why I come back.”
VolunteerLéon G.
After-school reading club
“I came for one Tuesday evening shift and stayed for three years. The kitchen feels like a family dinner, not a queue.”
People at the center
Showing 3 stories
“A boy in my group told me he hated books. Last week he asked if he could take two home. That is why I come back.”
Léon G.
VolunteerAfter-school reading club
“I arrived at the shelter in January with nothing. A support worker helped me find a room by March. I volunteer there on Fridays now.”
Tom B.
BeneficiaryWinter shelter beds
“I set up a tribute page in memory of my father. Forty friends gave $2,300, and in March we received a letter saying it had paid for 76 nights at the winter shelter.”
Owen C.
DonorWinter shelter beds
In their words
People at the center
