Our Food Pantry runs from 8am-12pm Tuesday and Thursdays. Volunteers who assist with the pantry can come for the full time, or a partial shift. We especially need more volunteers to help with food pickups, off-hours stocking, administrative assistance, and homebound food drop offs.  If you would like to help, then please fill out our Volunteer Form from the dropdown above or email [email protected].  

At the Pantry, you will help with:

• Greeting those we serve and assisting them with paperwork

• Organizing the clothing area and sorting clothes

• Assisting clients with picking out clothing and items for them and their family
• Packing food and working as a team 

• Loading and transporting food from the Food Bank and other locations

• Stocking, organizing, and distributing food to those we serve

• Receiving donated food and clothing from contributors

• Keeping the Center clean and inviting for our clients.



If you feel called to volunteer, please contact the following:

Ellen Salas at 903-592-0027 or email: [email protected]

Feed My Lambs is a great opportunity to serve our neighbors in need weekly. Every Wednesday, with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, we serve a hot lunch at the Cathedral Center. 

When you volunteer at Feed My Lambs, you may:

• Serve our neighbors lunch and eat with with those you serve
• Build community and connections through meaningful conversations
• Help prepare food in the kitchen
• Pour drinks and facilitate serving 
• Assist with clean up 

Interested in helping?  Contact the Feed My Lambs Coordinator Kim Coburn at [email protected].

Our thrift store relies on our friendly volunteers. Here, you help run the store, including accepting donations, assisting customers with purchases, and maintaining a clean and orderly store. 

The thrift store sells gently used clothing, housewares, and furniture. It is through this service that we can offer affordable options to our community, and use proceeds to assist our operations, like purchasing food for our outreach efforts. 

If you are interested in volunteering at the thrift store, please call Janet at 903-747-3174.

Different opportunities come up throughout the year. Regular opportunies include:

• Friends of the Poor Walk (Annual Fundraiser) at the end of September
• Back to School Drive
• Thanksgiving Food Drives
• Christmas Angel Program

Are you looking for a service opportunity and have talents in administrative work?  We are currently looking for a few great volunteers who might be interested in performing administrative tasks in the SVdP office or in helping our friends and neighbors apply for SNAP assistance (fornerly known as Food Stamps). 

The first position includes a variety of duties connected to the regular daily operation of the Society, such as answering messages, scheduling appointments, updating files,  entering data, or organizing projects and events.

The second position entails interacting with those in need, answering their questions about SNAP, maintaining their privacy and dignity, and accurately entering their information online.

Please contact Ellen Salas at [email protected] for more information.