Volunteer

How can I help?

To schedule a time to volunteer, please check out our current volunteer opportunities below, fill out our volunteer application, it will automatically be mailed to us upon completion.  You can also contact the Volunteer Team at Turn on JavaScript! or 202-328-6608 x 212.  Becuase we rely on volunteers so heavily we have a strict cancellation policy.  Please see policy below. 

Volunteer Opportunities

Currently, our biggest need for volunteers is trained volunteer drivers for our volunteer run street feeding program, McKenna's Wagon, that goes out 365 days a year.  Drivers are the crew leaders for McKenna's Wagon and must complete Martha's Table training on both Wagons (we have two).  Training takes about 3 to 4 weeks depending on your availability.  You must be 21 years or older and have a valid drivers license.  Please email Meaza Yalew for more details Turn on JavaScript!

Click on the links below to learn more.

• Volunteer Opportunities
• Volunteer Training
• Volunteer Handbook
• Frequently Asked Questions

Volunteer of the Month

Every month we feature a Volunteer of the Month in our e-newsletter.  The Volunteer of Month for March is Basil Alexander.  See his story and all of our honorees on the Volunteer of the Month page (link above).  To join our email list please scroll to the bottom of this page and enter in your email address.

Intern Opportunities:

The Martha’s Table Internship Program provides excellent opportunities for students to learn new-skills, gain real-world experience and collaborate and network with nonprofit professionals. We have been fortunate to work with many talented interns in the past years. You can learn more about what it’s like to intern with Martha’s Table by reading our former intern stories here a Intern Testimonials

How to Apply: Interested applicants should send their internship application, cover letter and resume to Kris Jensen, Development & Volunteer Coordinator at Turn on JavaScript!. Internship applications will be accepted until positions are filled. While internships are unpaid, Martha’s Table will assist interns in earning academic credit.

Summer 2013 Internship Positions 

Children’s Program Intern: The Martha’s Table Children’s Program focuses on the values of academic excellence, cooperation, equality and non-violence through after-school programming for children ages 5-9. The Children’s Program internship position will support our classroom teachers in meeting these values with homework assistance, tutoring and assisting with workshops.

Bridge Program Intern: The Bridge Program affirms the identity and builds the core capacities of middle school adolescents through critical/creative expression, media literacy, argumentation development and the introduction of community and traditional American values. The Bridge Program intern position will support our classroom teachers in meeting these values through homework assistance, tutoring and assisting with workshops.

Please visit again for additional summer internship opportunities!

Qualifications:

All interns must be able to multi-task.  We are looking for a self starter, someone who can thrive in a hectic, diverse environment, people person, team player, someone willing to jump in and help with any project, someone who is active and can integrate quickly.  3.0 GPA or higher is preferred but not mandatory.  Spanish speaking would be a plus.  Work with excel, publisher and word.  To apply, please fill out this internship application and return to Turn on JavaScript!.

Don’t forget, if you are not able to volunteer at this time, you can also support us with a donation.  We appreciate your interest in Martha’s Table.  Thank you!

Volunteers are critical to the success of Martha's Table.  We want to hear from you, please fill out this short survey to let us know about your volunteer experience.  Volunteer Feedback Form

Our volunteers range in age from elementary students to retirees. Schools, church groups, civic groups, business and law offices and employees from many businesses around the Washington D.C. metro area make up the corps of approximately 10,000 volunteers that walk through our doors every year.

We also have volunteers coming from many church and youth groups from around the U.S., as well as from international groups from Hungary, Africa, Russia, Latin America, China, and Japan.

Martha's Table is being used as a model for learning how to attract, retain and utilize volunteer services to maximize their potential.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Our ability to serve the community is based on the hard work of our volunteers and many supporters.

• If you schedule and DO NOT show up for your shift, we CAN NOT serve the community to the best of our ability. 
• 24 hour canceling or rescheduling notice is required.  In the event that you are unable to come in for your volunteer shift please contact the Volunteer Team so that Martha's Table can make other arrangements. 
• Because we depend so heavily on volunteers, we need to make sure we recruit RELIABLE volunteers.  If you do not provide us with 24 hours notice, we will have to reconsider whether we can reschedule for future a volunteer date.

Volunteering at Martha’s Table creates a bridge that helps people connect across a sometimes separated and segregated region.  It helps shape our community and allows people to live their values and be part of the solution.