Volunteer Program
Volunteer at Gateway West
If you're looking for a volunteer opportunity, consider volunteering at Gateway West!
Help provide compassionate support to individuals experiencing homelessness. Through their dedicated efforts, volunteers play a crucial role in alleviating homelessness and creating positive impacts in the lives of those seeking assistance. Volunteers can assist with:
- Shelter operations
- Offer meals
- Engage in outreach
View available volunteer opportunities at a specific facility:
- Volunteer at the Family Housing Navigation Center
- Volunteer at Gateway West
- Volunteer at the Gateway Center
The One Albuquerque Fund supports provides opportunities for the community to get involved and help meet Albuquerque's deepest challenges, including housing support for people exiting homelessness.
Donate to the One Albuquerque Fund
Sign up to help the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness conduct the 2024 Point In Time Count.
Contact: William Bowen, [email protected].
About the Volunteer Program
The Department of Health, Housing, and Homelessness volunteer program provides compassionate support to individuals experiencing homelessness who are currently housed at one of our city-sponsored shelters, including Gateway West, Family Housing Navigation Center, or Gateway Center. Through their dedicated efforts, volunteers play a crucial role in alleviating homelessness and creating positive impacts in the lives of those seeking assistance.
Help provide compassionate support to individuals experiencing homelessness. Volunteers can assist with shelter operations, offer meals, and engage in outreach.
FY24 Volunteer Program Report
A new report reveals the impact of our volunteer program in its first year of service.
The Health, Housing, and Homelessness volunteer program was launched in November of FY24. During this eight-month period, we had 105 events, 351 volunteers, and 1216 volunteer hours, with an impact value of $32,771.
This includes events such as building beds and under-storage as part of our renovation efforts at Gateway West (formerly the Westside Emergency Housing Center).
Read the full report for more information.