Virtual/Remote Ways to Volunteer
If you would like to come in to our Shelter and volunteer on-site, click here for more information.
Double your impact in the community!
At the beginning of the pandemic, we partnered with some restaurants so that Hoboken residents can order food from a restaurant and have it delivered to the Shelter for our guests to enjoy.
We invite you to continue supporting local restaurants and keeping them in business—while feeding guests of our Shelter.
1) Pick your favorite restaurant and place an order for as much food as you would like to donate (you can do pizza pies, sandwiches, individual entrees, trays of food, etc).
2) Ask others in your network to donate with you to provide an entire meal (150 servings) for all of our guests.
3) To schedule the date of the delivery at the Shelter, please email us at meals@hobokenshelter.org.
Check in on Elderly Neighbors
During this time, our elderly neighbors may be in need of food, toiletries, or words of comfort. Your kindness will make a difference!
Write a Note of Hope
Mail from you will help lift our Guests’ spirits on these difficult days.
Make, Wrap, Deliver Sandwiches
Any kind of sandwiches are appreciated, but our Guests prefer meat-based sandwiches.
See below for more information.
Host a Virtual Collection
A great way to help is to take up a collection of Food, Paper Goods, & Toiletries.
Start a Change Jar
This is an easy way to make a donation to the shelter. It costs us only $2 to serve a meal, so your donation of any amount can go a long way.
You can also opt to donate $300 to provide dinner to all of our guests for one evening. Click here to donate via PayPal.
Donate items for Sandwiches
Sliced Bread
Sliced Cheese
Cold Cuts
Canned Tuna Fish
Mayonnaise
Ziploc Baggies
Tinfoil
Host a Birthday Fundraiser
For your birthday, encourage friends to donate to the Shelter instead of doing gifts.
Check out our Amazon Wishlist
An easy, socially-distant way to donate! You can have packages delivered directly to the Shelter.
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Host a Lunch & Learn on Zoom
A Shelter Staff Member or Board Member can join you & your team to think & talk about hunger & homelessness in our community.
Email us to coordinate this.
Let us know about Job Postings
Send us Job Postings at local businesses (especially if you see it posted in the window of a local restaurant.)
Email us to coordinate this.
Join an Event Committee
We host three fundraisers each year. We are always looking for volunteers to help us with these events! Learn more.
Amazon Smile
Designate The Hoboken Shelter as your charity on Amazon Smile.
And while you’re there, shop our Wish List!
Be an Ambassador on Social
Sell a Product or Service
We’ve had great ideas in the past, like a bracelet and logo business!
Some other great ideas include:
Bake Sale
Lemonade Stand
Craft Sale
Jewelry Sale
Car Wash
Spaghetti Dinner
Sing-a-thon / Hymn-a-thon
Obstacle Course Event
Walk & Paw-a-thon
Run the HoBOOken5K Race
Run Hoboken’s only costumed race, held each year before Halloween. Your race entry purchase is a donation to the Shelter.
You can also set up a fundraising page.
Registration starts May 1st. Keep an eye out here for more information.
Make, Wrap, & Deliver Shelter Guests’ Daily Sandwiches EVERY DAY:
Please consider doubling the impact of your gift by ordering sandwiches from a local business. To schedule this, please email us at meals@hobokenshelter.org.
• Any kind of sandwiches are appreciated, but our Guests prefer meat-based sandwiches.
• We ask that each sandwich is individually-wrapped (in plastic, tinfoil, sandwich bags, etc.)
50 brown-bagged lunches are needed daily for our Shelter Guests to take to work, school, programs, & job-searching. We always appreciate the delivery of sandwiches that individuals & groups thankfully take the time to make, wrap, & deliver.
Some companies do this during their staff meetings as a morale-building activity; some fraternities/sororities do this as a large group activity; & some parents/kids do this as a family activity.
You don’t have to call ahead when making your delivery—we welcome donations of 1-1,000 sandwiches 9am-9pm daily.