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Make Sleeping Mats for the Homeless
Date: Schedule a time convenient for your group Number Needed: Individuals or groups of any size Location: Spread Hope Now Building Volunteers needed to make plastic sleeping mats for those who are homeless. Mats are made from plastic bags. All skill levels are needed - unfold bags, cut bags, connect bags making plastic yarn, or learn to crochet the mats. We are following the instruction of Tori from North Carolina - Click here to watch her video. 
Help us Deliver Home Furnishings to those in Crisis
Date: TBD – Choose a Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 Number Needed: Individuals or Small groups Location: The Storehouse, Spread Hope Now Building Volunteers needed to help deliver items to qualifying individuals in crisis that have applied through the Hopeline. You can schedule yourself or your group to work just one week or get on the calendar to serve once a month. 
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Laundromat
Date: Schedule a time convenient for your group Number Needed: Group of 3-10 Location: Laundromat – Malone Ave. Volunteer at local laundromat giving out laundry detergent and providing coins for loads of laundry. Spread Hope Now will help with supplies. 
Volunteer at the Storehouse
Date: Choose a Saturday and Volunteer 9 to 11 am or 10 to noon. Number Needed: Individuals or groups Location: The Storehouse at the Spread Hope Now Building Volunteers needed to receive donations, organize items, pack Kitchen-in-a-box, make towel sets - we have jobs for all volunteers. Volunteer one time or monthly. Call or email us to let us know you would like to help. 
Donate Hygiene Items or Cleaning Supplies
Date: Ongoing Number Needed: Any size group Location: The Storehouse at Spread Hope Now Building Donate personal hygiene, paper products, and cleaning supplies to the Hygiene Closet at SHN. These items are given to struggling families who qualify for help. 
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Collect and Pack Snacks for Backpacks
Date: Schedule Your Group Number Needed: Individuals or Small Groups Location: Spread Hope Now Building Individually wrapped snacks are needed to pack into backpacks that are shared with individuals who are homeless. Snacks needed are peanuts, jerky, cheese crackers, etc. These are packed in quart baggies to put in backpacks. 
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Crochet or Knit Prayer Shawls and/or Dish Cloths for
the Elderly and those in Crisis Date: Schedule a time convenient for your group Location: Spread Hope Now Building Volunteers needed to crochet prayer shawls for others who are experiencing difficult times. Prayer shawls may be knitted or crocheted in any pattern. Finished size should be close to 3 ft. by 5 ft. Finished prayer shawls may be delivered to the Storehouse any Saturday from 9-noon. 
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Help us Paint
Date: Schedule a time convenient for you or your group. Number Needed: Individuals or small group Location: Spread Hope Now Building Individuals needed to paint a storage trailer outside. All the needed supplies are at Spread Hope Now. 
Tie Quilts for Homeless (aka “Ügly Blankets”)
Date: 3rd Wednesday each Month in Sikeston or Every Wednesday in Cape Number Needed: Individuals or small groups Location: St. Francis Xavier Volunteers are needed to tie quilts for the homeless (aka “ugly blankets”). 
Mission 100
Date: Choose a Saturday, 10-noon (Oct. 2, Nov. 6 or Dec. 4) Number Needed: Individuals or Small group Location: The Storehouse at Spread Hope Now Building Volunteers are needed to help us share cleaning items, hygiene items and paper products to pre-approved families. Please call ahead to help with this project. 
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Cut Plastic Bags Into Squares for Sleeping Mats
Date: Schedule a time convenient for you or your group Number Needed: Individuals or small groups Location: Spread Hope Now or Work At Home Volunteers needed to cut plastic bags into squares which will later be used to make plastic yarn. This yarn will later be used to crochet plastic sleeping mats. We will provide bags and instruction on how to cut the bags. 
Stock the Lending Library
Date: Choose a date convenient for your group Number needed: Any size group Location: Spread Hope Now Pavilion - 800 William Street Groups are invited to collect children's books and stock our lending library at the pavilion on William Street. for the neighborhood children. 
Clean the Spread Hope Now Building
Date: Choose a time convenient for your group Number Needed: Individuals or Small groups Location: The Storehouse at the Spread Hope Now Building Volunteers are needed to clean our building at Spread Hope Now. We have all the needed cleaning supplies. Just call or email us to schedule a time. 
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