Interested in serving at the NOC?
Check out our opportunities below.

Thrift Store
Two women with blue vests smiling and posing together inside a clothing store, with racks of clothes behind them.
Group of six smiling women standing together inside a thrift store surrounded by clothing racks and shelves with shoes, with signs for women's and kids' clothes hanging overhead.

We are looking for volunteers who can work in the thrift store one day during the week.
Training is provided. Responsibilities include:

• Sorting and setting up merchandise

• Keeping the store tidy

• Working the register

• Showing the love of Jesus through friendly and compassionate customer service

In addition to weekday help, we seek volunteers for our Sidewalk Sale, held every 1st and 3rd Saturday. Responsibilities include:

• Preventing inventory shrinkage through
visual monitoring

• Cashiering by either using a cash register, accepting cash without the register, or operating a card machine

• Bagging items after sale

• Assist in clean up/take down when the sidewalk sale is over

We are also seeking volunteers to help pick up donations from partnership donors and bring the items to the thrift store for sorting.
After years of working with the community, we know what items and clothing our neighbors prefer. We work hard to provide quality clothing and household items that will bless them. This position requires as little as two hours a week, and training is provided. Click the button below to volunteer or contact us for more information about this program.

We are always accepting donations of gently used, quality items.
Pick-up is available for large items upon request. Click below to see a list of items we accept.

Food Pantry
Four people stand in a food pantry surrounded by shelves filled with canned goods and boxed groceries, smiling at the camera.

NOC Food Pantry Preparation - Every 3rd Thursday

  • Take items off the truck and into the building to be bagged

  • Restock shelves after the bags have been packed

  • Break down empty boxes

  • Assimilate bags to be stuffed

NOC Food Pantry Distribution Day - Saturday Following Prep Day

  • Greet recipients

  • Log in recipients

  • Distribute prepared bags to recipients

  • Deliver bags to the Senior Housing Center

Click the button below to volunteer or contact us for more information about this program.

Board of Directors
Two smiling men, one older with white hair and beard wearing a coral polo shirt, and one younger with a beard wearing a black Nike cap and a blue athletic shirt, sit close together in an indoor setting.

If you want to get involved in bringing positive change to the community, we would love to speak with you about what it means to be a part of our Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:30-8:00 pm. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about our mission and willing to give their time and talent. We are especially interested in individuals with skills in the following areas:

  • Legal

  • Accounting

  • Social services

  • Business

  • Fundraising

  • Education

  • Administration

Click the button below to volunteer or contact us for more information about the Board.

Additional Volunteer Opportunities
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We are also looking for volunteers for the
following areas:

  • Jobs for Life

  • Takin’ It to the Streets

Click the button below to volunteer or contact us for more informationabout these programs.

Shop for the NOC!

Kroger Community Rewards Program
The NOC is enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating based on the shopping you do every day. Just link your Kroger Plus Card to the Northside Outreach Center. 

  • Here's how to sign up:

  • Connect your Kroger Plus Card to the Northside Outreach Center by going to Kroger.com/communityrewards

  • Scroll to the "Link you Card to an organization"

  • Sign in to your online account

  • Find and select Northside Outreach Center as your organization, and save.

  • Then shop at Kroger using your Kroger Plus card! You will start earning rewards for the NOC right away at no extra cost to you.