Needs From: Volunteer East Tennessee

Volunteers will help load grocery boxes into our vehicle and travel with us to LaFollette to help distribute food boxes as we sign families up for Christmas assistance. 

Help Create a Welcoming First Step Toward Care and Stability

The Salvation Army of Knoxville is preparing to open a Community Care Hub in its vacant building located on its campus on North Broadway St. This is a new initiative designed bring together service providers and community agencies that will work together to connect individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability with healthcare and other vital community resources.

We are seeking dependable volunteers to serve as the first point of contact for guests visiting the center. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys meeting people, has a welcoming personality, and believes every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

What You'll Do

What We're Looking For

Many people who enjoy this type of volunteer work come from backgrounds such as education, healthcare, social services, ministry, public service, or customer service. However, no specific professional experience is required—just a welcoming attitude, patience, and a desire to help others.

Time Commitment

The pilot phase of the Community Care Hub is operating on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers may serve daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or on a schedule that works for them.

Why This Matters

For many guests, the person who greets them at the door sets the tone for their entire experience. A welcoming smile, a calm presence, and a few moments of kindness can help someone take an important step toward healthcare, recovery, housing, and greater stability.

By serving in this volunteer role, you'll help create a place where people feel respected, supported, and connected to resources that can change lives.

Interested in learning more? Contact Tracy Weber at tracy.weber@uss.salvationarmy.org or at (865) 378-5651.

The Salvation Army is seeking individuals to help serve dinner for residents in our shelters. 

Volunteers serve food from a cafeteria-style serving line and assist with other kitchen duties, as needed.  Kitchen duties can include sweeping, cleaning and disinfecting tables and/or rinsing dishes.  

Once you sign up for a shift, your volunteer shift is confirmed.

If you are volunteering as part of a group, each person in the group must sign up to volunteer separately.

Arrival time, parking, entry, and attire:

FIRST TIME VOLUNTEERS: Please arrive at our Knoxville Area Command at 409 N Broadway, Knoxville, TN no later than 11:15 a.m. on your first volunteer shift.

You may park anywhere. Enter the main building facing Broadway building through our main entrance (second entrance on the front side of the building between the flag pole and playground). Let the receptionist know you are there to volunteer. You will be directed where to go once you check in at the front desk. 

If you are volunteering on a date when the main office is closed, please walk around the back of the main building to the kitchen entrance which is the last door on the raised patio.

Volunteers should wear long pants and closed-toed shoes. Attire should also be appropriate and not include profanity, low-cut tops, or excessively short dresses or shorts.

Be sure to sign in on the volunteer sign in sheet found in the kitchen.

If you have questions, please contact our volunteer coordinator at 865-378-5651 or call the reception desk at 865-525-9401.

Thank you for volunteering!

The Salvation Army is seeking individuals to help serve dinner for residents in our shelters. 

Volunteers serve food from a cafeteria-style serving line and assist with other kitchen duties, as needed.  Kitchen duties can include sweeping, cleaning and disinfecting tables and/or rinsing dishes.  

Once you sign up for a shift, your volunteer shift is confirmed.

If you are volunteering as part of a group, each person in the group must sign up to volunteer separately.

Arrival time, parking, entry, and attire:

FIRST TIME VOLUNTEERS: Please arrive at our Knoxville Area Command at 409 N Broadway, Knoxville, TN no later than 4:00 pm. on your first volunteer shift. Our reception office closes at 4 pm and you will not be able to enter the building after that time.

You may park anywhere. Enter the main building facing Broadway building through our main entrance (second entrance on the front side of the building between the flag pole and playground). Let the receptionist know you are there to volunteer. You will be directed where to go once you check in at the front desk. 

If you are volunteering on a date when the main office is closed, please walk around the back of the main building to the kitchen entrance which is the last door on the raised patio.

Volunteers should wear long pants and closed-toed shoes. Attire should also be appropriate and not include profanity, low-cut tops, or excessively short dresses or shorts.

Be sure to sign in on the volunteer sign in sheet found in the kitchen.

If you have questions, please contact our volunteer coordinator at 865-378-5651 or call the reception desk at 865-525-9401.

Thank you for volunteering!

The Salvation Army of Knoxville is looking for volunteers to help at our reception desk and to assist with various clerical tasks.

The person(s) who help with this will:

Help is needed on Fridays from 9:30 am to noon and/or from 1 pm to 4 pm, however we can adjust that schedule slightly to fit your schedule if needed. This is a great volunteer spot for college students, recent retirees, stay-at-home parents looking to get out of the house, etc.

Because we must train volunteers on certain tasks, we prefer someone who can be here consistently - for example: every Friday from 1-3, or every other Friday from 9:30-12.

Please contact Tracy Weber at tracy.weber@uss.salvationarmy.org with your availability and any questions you may have. All volunteers for this role must be approved before their first volunteer day.

Our emergency food pantry is partially stocked with donations from local grocery stores. We are required to pick-up those donations on an ongoing basis. We are seeking individuals to pick up food donations from local grocery stores.

We currently have two dedicated volunteers for this project who are taking some time off for the summer, so we need your help! 

Days and Times:

We have pick-ups at locations on North Broadway and near the university on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Pick-ups occur in the mornings sometime between 9:30 am and noon. Typically the whole process from arrival to departure takes about 1 1/2 hours., so the start time is somewhat flexible. Volunteers may choose any one of these days or multiple days per week.

We are seeking volunteers who can be here at least one morning per week, although we know that sometimes there will be changes to a regular schedule.

We also need substitute drivers who can fill in when our regular drivers aren't available.

Background Checks:

Note that volunteers will drive Salvation Army vehicles for the pick-ups (either a mini-van or a full-size pick-up truck). For that reason, all volunteers for this project must be background checked and we must pull a driving record. 

Please contact Tracy Weber directly to discuss this meaningful volunteer opportunity!

865-378-5651

tracy.weber@uss.SalvationArmy.org

Every Tuesday evening the Salvation Army of Sevierville's Club Red Shield provides an accepting, positive, and challenging environment where young people of every background have a safe place to learn and grow. We are seeking volunteers who can lead basic music classes for our youth in this fun club!

If you can provide instruction for half an hour Tuesday evenings sometime between 5 pm and 7 pm, we want to hear from you! The type of class you provide depends on your instrument(s) of choice and the availability of instruments for our youth.

Details:

Tuesday Evenings

30 minute class

Location: The Salvation Army of Sevierville, 806 W. Main St.

Reach out if this sounds like fun to you!

All those interested must FIRST contact us to make arrangements and discuss details.

Email: Tracy.Weber@uss.salvationarmy.org 

Phone: 865-378-5651

(Please note that this volunteer position requires a background check.)

We are in need of individuals to assist with the operations of our emergency food pantry - specifically we need volunteers who can unload food boxes from vehicles and help put away donated items in our pantry under the direction of our food pantry coordinator.

This shift is for Friday. Volunteers are needed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 am. You may volunteer for any days that work in your schedule. 

If you have questions, please contact Tracy Weber at tracy.weber@uss.SalvationArmy.org or at 865-971-4920.

We are in need of individuals to assist with the operations of our emergency food pantry - specifically we need volunteers who can unload food boxes from vehicles and help put away donated items in our pantry under the direction of our food pantry coordinator.

This shift is for Tuesday. Volunteers are needed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 am. You may volunteer for any days that work in your schedule. 

If you have questions, please contact Tracy Weber at tracy.weber@uss.SalvationArmy.org or at 865-971-4920.

We are in need of individuals to assist with the operations of our emergency food pantry - specifically we need volunteers who can unload food boxes from vehicles and help put away donated items in our pantry under the direction of our food pantry coordinator.

This shift is for Monday. Volunteers are needed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 am. You may volunteer for any days that work in your schedule. 

If you have questions, please contact Tracy Weber at tracy.weber@uss.SalvationArmy.org or at 865-971-4920.

We are in need of individuals to assist with the operations of our emergency food pantry - specifically we need volunteers who can unload food boxes from vehicles and help put away donated items in our pantry under the direction of our food pantry coordinator.

This shift is for Thursdays. Volunteers are needed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 am. You may volunteer for any days that work in your schedule. 

If you have questions, please contact Tracy Weber at tracy.weber@uss.SalvationArmy.org or at 865-971-4920.

We are looking for volunteers who can prepare  recently vacated shelter rooms in our women's shelter. This involves removing left-behind items and thoroughly cleaning all furniture.

We anticipate each room will take about 2 hours.

We currently have 2 rooms that need to be prepared as soon as possible so that we can welcome in new women and children who are in need of shelter.

Female volunteers are preferred since this is a women's shelter that serves domestic violence survivors.

This is a flexible opportunity. Volunteers MUST email Tracy Weber to schedule the time day/times they'd like to come in. Email: tracy.weber@uss.salvationarmy.org.

Thank you!