Volunteering
Our volunteers play an important and vital role in our organisation and we are incredibly grateful for their dedication and contribution. We see volunteering with the City Mission as a great opportunity to build your skills, meet new people and make Ōtautahi a better place.
We have over 170 regular volunteers who generously support us across our services. They can be found in our Foodbank and Op Shops, teaching in our Learning and Development space, and cooking up a storm in our Emergency Accommodation facilities to name but a few.
Our volunteers are unified in their generosity and the simple fact that the City Mission couldn’t do without them.
Check out our current volunteer opportunities:
MyImpactPage - City Mission Volunteer Database (betterimpact.com)
Individual Volunteers
The Christchurch City Mission recognises that the gift of time and skills is invaluable. Without our volunteers, we would be unable to touch the lives of as many people as we do in as many ways as we do. Volunteering with the Christchurch City Mission:
enables volunteers to contribute to their community
provides volunteers an opportunity for work experience and the development of new skills
enhances the range of services available through the City Mission.
allows for wider community participation in the organisation
If you want to register your interest in volunteering at the Christchurch City Mission as an individual, please click the registration link below to fill out an application form.
Individual Registration Link:
Corporate Volunteer Groups
Many wonderful local organisations offer their teams the opportunity to spend a day volunteering in the community. The City Mission can accommodate groups who want to support our community while having fun as a team!
If you want to register your interest in volunteering at the Christchurch City Mission as a corporate or a group, please click the registration link below to fill out an application form.
Corporate/Group Registration Link
Share your specific skills and expertise
If you have a special skill you are keen to share with our community, we are keen to hear about it. We stage one-off workshops and talks across our programmes for our clients, and you might have the skills to help us with this. If you think you do, get in touch with our volunteer co-ordinator at volunteer@citymission.org.nz.
Other Ways to Help
Birthday Party Collection - Ask guests to bring in food or clothing donations for the City Mission at your birthday party, instead of presents. We can arrange a tour to show you (or your party) where the food goes once it’s donated.
Food and Donation Drives – Create an opportunity at your workplace or school to collect food and goods to donate to City Mission Foodbank or City Mission Op Shops.
For schools this could be a mufti, pyjama or dress-up day or any other idea where students bring in a can or item.
For workplaces this could be linked to an event already in the calendar such as a celebration, or could be created e.g. bring in the ingredients to your favourite meal, a challenge to see how many time you can fill our shopping list, or turn of the season donate related items.
You can find other ways to help on these pages: