Interested in Volunteering?
Your time and talent
Our Top Needs
The Welcome Table
Saturdays from 7:00am – 12:00pm.
Join The Welcome Table Team, volunteers, and neighbors every Saturday morning. Help is needed organizing and distributing food and clothing. To RSVP contact Maggie Sanborn at msanborn@stjamesphila.org.
Community and Family Service Day
Select Saturdays from 9:00am – 12:00pm.
Join St. James School families, community members and faith community partners for a hands-on volunteer experience. The Head of School and Volunteer Coordinator will provide you with a list of tasks for the morning. Whether it is cleaning, organizing, painting or raking leaves, there is always plenty of work for you or your group. Dress comfortably and bring a pair of work gloves. To RSVP please contact Maggie Sanborn at msanborn@stjamesphila.org.
Saturday Academic Clinic
Select Saturdays from 10:00am – 1:00pm. See below for dates
Your academic assistance is needed! Use your time to assist individual students or a small group with homework or help students complete projects. A lead teacher is present to assist you and provide you with more information. This academic year we are focusing on MATH! To RSVP please contact Maggie Sanborn at msanborn@stjamesphila.org
Other Volunteer Needs
- Field trip chaperones
- Alumni college visits chaperones
- After school tutoring; help students brush up on skills 3:00pm-4:00pm, 4:00pm-5:00pm
- Kitchen volunteering
- Garden Club – gardening, yard work, campus
clean ups - Church of St. James the Less and cemetery volunteers
- Something else–do you have an idea of how you’d like to lend your talents in a way that’s not listed? Let us know!
Volunteer schedules are very flexible and can span one week, specific days across weeks, or partial weeks.
2021-2022 Service Saturday Dates
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
13 – Academic Clinic
20 – Academic Clinic
20 – Family and Community Service Day
DECEMBER
4 – Academic Clinic
11- Family and Community Service Day
18 – Academic Clinic
JANUARY
8- CANCELLED- Academic Clinic
15 – CANCELLED – Family and Community Service Day
22 – Academic Clinic
FEBRUARY
5 – Academic Clinic
12 – Family and Community Service Day
26 – Academic Clinic
MARCH
12 – Academic Clinic
19 – Family and Community Service Day
26 – Academic Clinic
APRIL
16 – Academic Clinic
23 – Family and Community Service Day
23 – Academic Clinic
MAY
7 – Academic Clinic
14 – Family and Community Service Day
21 – Academic Clinic
JUNE
4 – Academic Clinic
11 – Academic Clinic
11 – Family and Community Service Day
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