Opportunities From: Catholic Charities Galveston - Houston

Assist in prepping and distributing groceries to families in need. This may include stocking the food pantry, sorting donated items for quality and bagging groceries for individual families, as well as helping families get groceries into their cars. Volunteers may also assist clients to fill out required information for the Houston Food Bank.

The food pantry hosts clients on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

To assist with Tuesday drive-thru distributions, please go to Houston Food Fair Helpers | Catholic Charities Galveston - Houston.

For questions, please reach out to Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org.

Volunteers aged 14 and older must sign up for shifts themselves. Parents please do not sign up on behalf of your teenagers.

Are you detail-oriented and enjoy making a difference behind the scenes? Join our Support Services Team as a volunteer File Indexing Assistant and help us organize important client records to improve efficiency and service delivery.

As a File Indexing Assistant, you will collaborate with the Support Services Team at our warehouse near NRG Stadium to create clear, accurate indexes for boxes of client files. Your work will help ensure that caseworkers and staff can quickly locate and access the information they need to serve our clients effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

Skills & Qualifications:

For more information or questions, please contact Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org.

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals!

Volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute pre-boxed grocery items for senior adult drive thru clients. Volunteers may also help by assisting clients with the intake forms.

This is the perfect opportunity for volunteers who can work quickly and carry up to 20 pounds of food.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

When you arrive, you may park in any space in the lot. Many of our clients will already be lined up at the back of the Island Community Center building. You will find our staff and volunteers carrying supplies from the food pantry located in Suite B-101.

Click 'RESPOND' to complete the necessary qualifications and/or to register.

For questions, please contact Tony Pathyil at tpathyil@catholiccharities.org.

Join us for an Internship Information Session!
Are you looking to gain valuable work experience and kickstart your career in the nonprofit sector? Attend our Internship Information Session to learn about exciting opportunities available for undergraduate and graduate students at Catholic Charities in Fall 2025.

During this session, you will:

Don't miss this opportunity to take the first step towards a rewarding internship experience. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sessions are held via Zoom. Information on how to connect will be sent the morning of each session.

Application Deadlines

For students attending universities with which Catholic Charities does have a current internship affiliation agreement on file:

For students attending universities with which Catholic Charities does not have a current internship affiliation agreement on file:

PLEASE NOTE: A signed affiliation agreement must be on file before a student may begin their internship. The process to complete affiliation agreements may take up to 90 days.

Volunteers help Fort Bend County families in need by assisting with set up and sorting and distributing groceries via a drive-thru method. Some volunteers may direct traffic while others pack the groceries into the trunks of client vehicles.

PLEASE BE SURE TO LOG YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

When you enter the Mamie George Community Center, please check in on the tablet by the door to your left with your name/email/phone number to receive credit for your volunteer hours. Please sign out at the end of your shift as well.

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals!

Volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute grocery items for drive thru clients. Volunteers may also help by assisting clients with the intake forms.

This is the perfect opportunity for volunteers who can work quickly and carry up to thirty pounds of food.

Our food fairs take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

When you arrive, you may park in any space in the lot. Many of our clients will already be lined up around the building. You will find our staff and volunteers carrying supplies from the food pantry located in Suite B-101.

PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING TO KEEP THE ISLE MARKET PANTRY IN GALVESTON RUNNING SMOOTHLY!

By being a Food Truck Unloader, you will help people in Galveston by providing compassionate services that serve the needs of all people in collaboration with parishes, communities, and other nonprofit partners.

Food Truck Unloaders take leftover food from Galveston Food Bank’s truck into the pantry after an outdoor mobile food distribution. This includes disposing of trash into the dumpsters. Volunteers must be able to lift at least 15 lbs., in all weather conditions, onto carts provided by the pantry. Previous experience helpful but not required.

This opportunity is great for groups.

BRING SOME SUNSHINE TO THE LIVES OF REFUGEE YOUTH THIS SUMMER!

The Refugee Resettlement Out-of-School Program is a summer academic bridge program focused on English language learning and social/emotional learning funded by the City of Houston HUD program.

Students will be between the ages of 6 and 18, and the program will be located in the Alief area at an apartment complex close to Gessner and Richmond.

As a volunteer, you may assist with
- Tutoring and homework assistance
- Teaching English language skills
- Helping with set up and cleaning up afterwards.
- Helping participates with craft activities (cutting, gluing, pasting, coloring, etc.).

If interested, please contact Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org to set up an interview with staff of School Impact Services.

Requirements:

Catholic Charities’ St. Frances Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance provides a diverse array of immigration legal services in greater Houston. Our experienced corps of attorneys and legal professionals provide free and low-cost legal services to children who arrived in the U.S. alone, families seeking immigration assistance, crime victims, asylum seekers, and immigrants seeking to become U.S. citizens.

The Cabrini Center seeks the assistance of pro bono attorneys for both litigation and administrative cases.

If you would like to do virtual only, please let us know.

If you are interested in doing work as an individual attorney or as a firm, please contact Mark Osborne, Volunteer Manager at mosborne@catholiccharities.org.

There are many ways to directly support our clients. Hosting an event for them either at a park, church, or recreation center is the perfect way to brighten their days and help them build community.

The staff at Catholic Charities is here to offer guidance and support for all interested in hosting an event.

Here are some event ideas:

No matter their age, our clients love to feel special and acknowledged. Even the smallest gesture could go a long way.

For questions and additional information, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org. 

Application Deadlines:

Fall semester, May 1

Spring semester, October 1

Summer semester, March 1

Important: Applying here is just to show interest in completing an internship with Catholic Charities. Final determination will be based on availability and successful completion of all internship requirements.

To be considered, click 'RESPOND' and provide the following:

When you have completed these three (3) steps, please send an email to Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org expressing your interest in completing an internship with Catholic Charities.

Your email and documents will be forwarded to the intern supervisor of the program for which you are applying. A representative of the program will contact you for an interview and provide additional instructions.

Internship Description: Blessed Beginnings - Family Support Specialist Intern

Qualifications:

Strong preference will be shown to applicants who are bilingual in Spanish and English. This is a non-clinical internship.

Program Description:

The Blessed Beginnings Pregnancy & Parenting Life Center is committed to the sanctity of human life, especially in its most vulnerable early stages. As a pro-life agency that honors every single human being with the dignity and respect they deserve, we are dedicated to providing the support and education parents need to have happy, healthy babies and children. Our program focuses on the critical time period from the woman’s pregnancy through the age of five—a child’s most formative years.

Requirements:

During the holiday season, we receive donations from our generous supporters throughout the community to give gifts to seniors and children aged newborn to sixteen. Our Share Your Blessings Program provides toys to many families who would otherwise be unable to purchase presents for their kids.

For ideas of what to get, we have a list of recommendations. Items especially are needed for older kids and teens.
Click here to download our toy suggestions. 

Infants and Toddlers (1 Month - 4 Years)

Kids (5 - 8 Years)

Pre-Teens (9 - 12 Years)

Teenagers (13 - 16 Years)

Seniors

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUPS (SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY, WORKPLACE, PARISH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ETC.). PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS MUST BE COLLECTED BY A GROUP/ORGANIZATION. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT SOLICIT DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON.

Many parents and families in our Blessed Beginnings program are in need of baby supplies and essentials to ensure their children have what they need to have the best possible start in life. The program, Blessed Beginnings, supports parents of newborn children all the way until the age of four.

Help us fill a new diaper bag with much needed baby items for families:

We also welcome new, unused car seats, cribs, and strollers.

For questions, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org.  

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUPS (SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY, WORKPLACE, PARISH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ETC.). PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS MUST BE COLLECTED BY A GROUP/ORGANIZATION. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT SOLICIT DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON.

Women Veterans Services offers hope for women who have served our country and are in crisis. We help through financial assistance for rent, mortgage, food, employment and education guidance, and through other services. You can support our women veterans by collecting personal hygiene items in care packages for them.

Recommended items:

You may also include notes of encouragement and support in your care packages.

For questions, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org. 

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUPS (SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY, WORKPLACE, PARISH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ETC.). PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS MUST BE COLLECTED BY A GROUP/ORGANIZATION. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT SOLICIT DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON.

Refugees have long, arduous travels and sometimes come with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Help us welcome newly arrived refugees by assembling welcome baskets to ensure a warm and refreshing welcome. The basket will consist of items needed for a good first day in their new home here in Houston.

Assemble welcome baskets for refugees by placing the following items in a medium-sized laundry basket:

Other items to consider

For questions, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org. 

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUPS (SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY, WORKPLACE, PARISH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ETC.). PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS MUST BE COLLECTED BY A GROUP/ORGANIZATION. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT SOLICIT DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON.

Help our food-insecure clients meet their basic needs.

Our various food pantries in Houston, Richmond, and Galveston provide supplemental food to allow our clients to provide for their families with dignity.

Host a Food Drive with your friends and family, collecting some or all of these items:

Because our food pantries also supply other basic needs, feel free to include other items in your drive such as toiletries and laundry detergent.

For questions, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org. 

Volunteers will assist with set up and sort and distribute groceries to families in need via a drive-thru method. Some volunteers may direct traffic while other pack the groceries into the trunks of client vehicles.

MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF REFUGEES AS THEY SETTLE INTO THEIR NEW HOMES IN THE HOUSTON AREA.

Volunteer Assistants must be comfortable working with refugee populations and enjoy completing administrative tasks, such as making copies, filing paperwork, calling clients, and helping clients apply for SNAP and TANF benefits.

Being bilingual is a plus but not required in languages such as:

Volunteer Assistants have access to confidential information and must stay HIPAA compliant. Training will be provided during volunteer's first shift.

Flexible shifts are available:

Please contact Mark Osborne, Manager of Volunteer Services, at mosborne@catholiccharities.org if you are interested in learning more about this volunteer opportunity.

Volunteers will deliver groceries to home bound seniors once every two weeks within Fort Bend County.

We need volunteers who are committed to delivering on a regular basis. Once you have been cleared through this website, the supervisor will go over the process with you in person at the Mamie George Community Center in Trini's Market. 

This volunteer will assist at the Guadalupe Basic Needs Center's Food Market. Volunteers are needed to assist the Pantry Manager in setting up appointments for clients, inputting clients in the Houston Food Bank software, and doing other administrative tasks.

Our client-choice days are Wednesday and Thursday from 8:45 am until 2:30pm. We have the ability to be flexible, so please contact us for more information.

We are looking for volunteers who are

We are looking for someone who can assist us on a regular basis.

Guadalupe Basic Needs Center
326 S Jensen Dr.
Houston, TX 77003

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUPS (SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY, WORKPLACE, PARISH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ETC.). PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS MUST BE COLLECTED BY A GROUP/ORGANIZATION. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT SOLICIT DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON.

The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and is dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

Catholic Charities' HOPWA Program provides rental assistance, mortgage assistance, utility assistance, and case management so that clients are able to maintain housing stability and prevent homelessness.

Thank you for wanting to help HOPWA clients. You and your group can assemble welcome baskets for HOPWA clients by donating any of the following items:

Bar soap and/or shower gel
Bath towels
Bed sheets
Brooms

Comforter

Clothing (new or gently worn for men and women)
Deodorant

Dish soap

Dishware
Disposable razors (for men and women)
Dustpans
Hand lotion
Hand towels
Kitchen appliances (air fryers, small blenders, etc.)

Kitchen towels
Laundry detergent, softener, and dryer sheets
Mouthwash
Pillows
Serving utensils
Shampoo and conditioner
Toilet tissue
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Undergarments (for men and women)

For questions, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org. 

Application Deadlines:

Fall semester, May 1

Spring semester, October 1

Summer semester, March 1

Important: Applying here is just to show interest in completing an internship with Catholic Charities. Final determination will be based on availability and successful completion of all internship requirements

To be considered, please click 'RESPOND' and provide the following:

When you have completed these three (3) steps, please send an email to Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org expressing your interest in completing an internship with Catholic Charities.

Your email and documents will be forwarded to the intern supervisor of the program for which you are applying. A representative of the program will contact you for an interview and provide additional instructions.

Requirements:

Application Deadlines:

Fall semester, May 1

Spring semester, October 1

Summer semester, March 1

Important: Applying here is just to show interest in completing an internship with Catholic Charities. Final determination will be based on availability and successful completion of all internship requirements.

The Case Manager Intern is responsible for working with clients participating in refugee resettlement programs. Also responsible for intake, assessment, and providing quality case management services for all assigned cases. The successful candidate will display dignity and respect toward both potential clients and clients already enrolled in the program, show initiative while balancing multiple responsibilities, and be able to work independently while following up on assigned cases.

To be considered, please click 'RESPOND' and provide the following:

When you have completed these three (3) steps, please send an email to Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org expressing your interest in completing an internship with Catholic Charities.

Your email and documents will be forwarded to the intern supervisor of the program for which you are applying. A representative of the program will contact you for an interview and provide additional instructions.

Requirements:

Volunteers work with the Refugee Resettlement Department School Impact Services team to help students in the afterschool program with English proficiency, social learning, emotional learning, and homework assistance.

Students attend Houston ISD and Alief ISD schools, but the afterschool program takes place at off-site locations, such as churches, apartment complex facilities, etc. Generally, students are in 1st to 7th grades (7- to 12-year-olds).

LOCATION: Westchase area near S. Gessner and Westpark Tollway. The physical address will be provided once volunteers are fully cleared.

DAYS/TIMES:

Session 1: August 25-November 24, Mondays and Wednesdays, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., each day.

Session 2: September 8-December 15, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., each day.

We need volunteers who are helpful, compassionate, and good with children. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and meet all Catholic Charities qualifications, including a criminal background check, TB test, and drug screen.

If interested, please contact Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org to set up an interview with staff of School Impact Services.

Requirements

If you are interested in becoming a tutor in Fall 2025, please contact Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org before completing any of the qualifications.

The St. Jerome program is seeking volunteers for its 30+ student clients. Volunteers will teach conversational, writing, and reading English, and other academic topics to refugee minors. Students are 10-21 years of age and are in this country without their parents. They live in either foster homes or supervised independent living apartments in Harris County or Fort Bend County. Training will be provided and the schedule is flexible.

Most instruction is currently virtual. Some instruction is done inside foster homes across the Houston area.

Catholic Charities Housing Program offers services to help families on the verge of becoming homeless, or who have already experienced homelessness. For those experiencing homelessness, Catholic Charities offers two programs: Rapid Re-Housing (RRH), in collaboration with the Houston Housing Authority and the Coalition for the Homeless, works to end homelessness for low-to-moderate income individuals and households residing in the City of Houston. The goal of this program is to increase self-sufficiency and housing stability by helping clients to gain and maintain viable housing. The Permanent Supportive Housing Program (PSH) is a HUD-funded grant that serves individuals and families who are chronically homeless.

Under the supervision of Catholic Charities staff, volunteer Office Assistants answer phones, welcome clients, file paperwork, and assist with other administrative tasks as needed. Office Assistants are required to maintain client confidentiality, work with accuracy and professionalism, and follow all instructions from staff supervisors.

Potential volunteers must have a passing criminal background check before interviewing with the Housing staff.

For questions or more information, please contact Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org.