Catholic Charities of Dallas

 
Address:  1421 W. Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75247
Phone: (866) 223-7500    
Organization Contact:  Lacy de la Garza, M.Psy
Phone/Email:  469-801-8134 | 214-646-1811 direct fax | ldelagarza@ccdallas.org
POP Liaison:  Chris Slattery, cslattery111@verizon.net
Hours of Operation: 9 AM - 5 PM CST

Organization Profile:  Motivated by the teachings and love of Jesus Christ, Catholic Charities of Dallas serves, advocates for, and empowers people in need regardless of race, religion, age, gender, or national origin and calls the community to action.

Needs on an ongoing basis:  Volunteers to assist in a number of areas, including working with the seniors at our Senior Center, setting up apartments for newly arriving refugees, sorting in our food warehouse, working with clients at our food pantries, helping out in the classroom in our early childhood education program, working with clients and clerical duties in our immigration services program.

Items the organization will accept: Donated food for our food pantries, donated furniture and household goods for our refugee donation center, baby items for our parenting and adoption program, and bingo prizes for our senior center.

Items the organization will not accept:   N/A

Pick-up/Delivery/Storage Schedules if any:  Catholic Charities World of Goods will schedule and pickup any donations that include furniture and other household items

Seasonal Needs: (holidays; school year):   Christmas gifts for our gift distribution program to clients

Bilingual:  Multi-cultural - the organization supports immigrants and refugees from around the world

Volunteer Needs:  See above. On-going needs include the following specific needs:

Central Service Center

·       One day per week: A volunteer receptionist willing to answer phones and direct traffic for part of the day at Mockingbird, between 11 AM – 2 PM.

·       One morning per week: Greeters needed to welcome Mockingbird clients into the building and assist them with check-in and directions to their appointment in the building. Availability between 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM Monday through Friday.

·       One day per week: Administrative filing assistance needed in the Accounting department. Training provided, hours are chosen by you though ideally they are the same 2-3 hours each week.

 Pregnancy and Adoption program – ongoing needs

·       Mondays or Fridays: Seeking one stellar volunteer who is willing to inventory, catalogue, and manage the ongoing needs of the Pregnancy & Adoption materials assistance closet. This person can come in at their own convenience during the week (not on Thursdays) to maintain the closet and reorganize as necessary.

·       One day a week, your choice: Seeking a tech-savvy volunteer who is interested in learning more about databases to manage data entry for the diaper pantry program.

 Food Program: Jan Pruitt Community Pantry in Lancaster – ongoing needs

·       Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoons: Grocery stockers needed when clients are not in the building. This entails unpacking from boxes on pallets and re-stocking shelves, from 1-3 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Food Program: Boxed Food pantry at Mockingbird– ongoing needs

·       Thursday afternoons from 2 – 5 PM: A food pantry clerk needed to man the food pantry, take down client information, and assist clients with boxes.

 Refugee Services – ongoing needs

·       Any day during business hours: Volunteers needed to sort items used in refugee apartment setups at our Mockingbird location.

 Brady Center – ongoing needs

·       One morning per week: Greeters needed to welcome Brady clients each morning and assist with light tasks around the building. 8 – 10 AM once per week is ideal.

·       One morning and afternoon per week: One Brady “store” manager needed to help sort and tag items for the Brady Bucks Store. This will run weekly at a time that is convenient for you during Brady operating hours (8 AM – 1 PM).

 Volunteer Office – ongoing needs

·       Flexible: The volunteer office seeks speakers who are willing to speak to the different mission areas of Catholic Charities Dallas on an ongoing, as-needed basis. Full training on the mission areas and on public speaking provided, as well as all necessary speaking engagement materials. Speakers can range in age from high schoolers to retirement age, and could potentially speak to an audience as young as elementary school to civic and community engagement groups.

 Immigration Volunteering Update:

We at Catholic Charities Dallas are aware of the situation at the border. Many have asked how they can step in and help, and our immigration office is now prepared to accept volunteers in the following way:

·       Become a fully cleared CCD Volunteer: https://ccdallas.org/get-involved/volunteer

·       Attend an immigration volunteer training; need only attend one session to be an immigration volunteer

Two options for training:

Every Friday from 10 AM – 12 PM

Thursday prior to the 3rd Saturday of the month from 6 – 8 PM

·       Assist with a Citizenship Workshop; you must attend a training session prior to serving at a workshop, and register as a workshop volunteer in advance

Two options for Citizenship Workshops:
Every Friday from 1 – 5 PM
3rd Saturday of the month from 8:30 AM – 2 PM

All immigration volunteers will need to attend an immigration volunteer training in order to volunteer with the immigration department. We ask that all current immigration volunteers attend an upcoming training to brush up on the new immigration laws, processes, and procedures and will be contacting them separately to arrange a training time.