Volunteer
Sign up for a shift.
Pick any weekend in the next six weeks. No account needed — just your name and email. First time? Come as you are; someone will show you the ropes.
See open shiftsSaturday · anytime 9 AM – 5 PM
Sam’s Club grocery pickup
Pick up the week’s grocery order at the Sam’s Club on North Bend Rd. whenever it suits you that day. A vehicle with room for groceries is needed.
1 volunteer each week
Sunday · 11:00 AM
Lunch assembly
Make sandwiches and pack lunches in the Clifton Mosque lower level, 3668 Clifton Ave.
Up to 20 volunteers · bring up to 4 people
Sunday · meet 11:45 AM
Lunch distribution
Meet in the Clifton Mosque basement, 3668 Clifton Ave. The group leaves around noon and hands out lunches at Piatt Park around 12:15 PM.
Up to 8 volunteers · bring up to 4 people
Upcoming shifts
Can’t find a time that works, or bringing a group? Email pdcincy@gmail.com.
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Before you go downtown
Distribution principles
We meet our neighbors as equals. These three principles guide how we show up — for them, and for each other.
01
Be respectful
- Offer lunches in a way that preserves people’s dignity.
- Approach everyone as an equal.
- Greet and say goodbye in a friendly way.
- Only distribute to a group when you have enough lunches for everyone.
- If asked, say you’re with Project Downtown Cincinnati and share what we do in your own words.
02
Be safe
- Stay with your group at all times.
- Do not go into anyone’s house or apartment building — under any circumstances.
- Distribute only lunches while volunteering with PD — nothing else, including money.
03
Reflect
- Recall the experience with a friend.
- What did you learn?
- What can we do better?
Volunteer hours
Need your hours signed?
For school, work or a service program, download our time sheet. Fill it in on your computer or by hand, bring it with you, and a Project Downtown director will sign each shift.
