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Volunteer Instructions

Volunteer Instructions

Once you have submitted your volunteer application, please allow up to 10 days for us to review and reach out to you/your group! Please review the guidelines and campus map below (pass on to all participants in your group).

Campus Map/Parking

Out of respect and privacy for our guests, we do not permit any forms of video, photography, evangelization and/or interviews with our guests on our campus. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please leave personal belongings at home (Purses, Backpacks, etc.) We do not have a secure place for storage and can not be responsible for lost items

Please wear appropriate clothing per department. Below is the dress code for our Kitchen and Dining Room:

  • Long pants (no shorts or capris).
  • Sleeved shirt (T‐shirt or Long Sleeve. no tank‐tops).
  • Closed toed shoes or nonslip shoes (no sandals or high heels).
  • Aprons, hairnets and gloves will be provided.
  • A base ball cap may be worn in place of our hairnet.

 Construction will begin on our Pathways Project, March 18th, 2024 and parking will be limited.

Donations are property of SMCS. Removing food, clothing, donations and/or any property from SMCS without permission will result in termination of volunteerism. Volunteers do not receive any form of compensation for their service.

Volunteers may be photographed or captured in video recordings during their volunteer experience. By volunteering at St. Mary’s Dining Room, volunteers thereby authorize St. Mary’s Dining Room to publish any photography/video taken of volunteers for use in St. Mary’s Dining Room’s publications or other media material produced including, but not limited to: brochures, television, websites, social media and/or other marketing materials. It is understood that volunteers’ participation in any publication, websites, or other media produced by St. Mary’s Dining Room, and/or an entity acting with their permission, confers upon volunteers no rights of compensation or ownership whatsoever.