THE BEACON
What Is It?: A nonprofit that provides services — meals, showers, laundry service, case management, medical and psychiatric care, pro bono legal services, and pastoral care — that “help restore dignity, self-respect, and hope to Houston’s poor and homeless.”
Help Needed: Volunteer activities include helping prepare and serve meals, laundering and folding clothes, and greeting clients. Contact organization for changes due to COVID-19.
Minimum Age to Volunteer: 16 to volunteer independently. Young adults ages 13-15 may volunteer with an adult guardian. Due to safety concerns and liability reasons, no children under the age of 13 are permitted to volunteer.
Help Needed
KITCHEN, LAUNDRY, AND INTAKE ASSISTANCE
Volunteer activities include helping prepare and serve meals, laundering and folding clothes, and greeting clients.
iRISE AAU basketball team and coaches, 2017
All for One volunteers, 2016
2016
Regis School volunteers, 2016
Blanket donations
Volunteers, 2016
College of the Mainland volunteers, 2013
2016
2016
Devin donated his birthday money to feed 500 at the Beacon, 2014
2016
2016
George Ranch High School volunteers, 2016
University of Houston Global Medicine Brigade volunteers, 2016
2016
Volunteers from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Kingwood, 2014
2016
Volunteers from Girl Scout Troop 24330, 2014
2016
Volunteers from Chapel of St. Basil St. Thomas, 2013
2016
Serving ice cream, 2016
2017
2014
2014
Mark Twain Elementary student who helped collect canned food, 2013
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church volunteers, 2016
St. Mark's Episcopal School volunteers, 2016
2016
8th graders from Regis School in volunteer training room, 2015
Rice University volunteers, 2016
Girl Scout volunteers from Pearland
Seven Lakes High School Welfare for Humanity volunteers, 2016
St. Catherine's Church sock donations, 2016
St. John's School volunteers
St. Jerome Church volunteers, 2013
St. Mark's Lutheran Church & School volunteers, 2014
St. Mark's Episcopal School volunteers, 2016
St. Martin's Outreach Ministry towel donations, 2014
Strake Jesuit volunteers, 2013
2014
Xavier High School volunteers, 2016
Atacosita Community Church volunteers, 2015
Intake volunteers, 2016
St. John the Divine volunteers
2017
2016
2016
Lakewood Church Youth Ministry volunteers, 2016
St. Agnes Academy volunteers
Strake Jesuit volunteers, 2016
2017
University of Houston Circle K volunteers, 2015
The Beacon trusts you to be mature and passionate enough of a volunteer to step out from behind the scenes and directly serve those who use their facilities. Interacting with the clients is inspiring and fulfilling as you see how your work is affecting others. They do a great job helping Houston’s homeless and I recommend volunteering with them to any high school student that enjoys hands-on service and meeting a variety of interesting, nice people.
Great place to volunteer and help Houston’s homeless community in the downtown area. The day care provides a meal, laundry, and a shower for everyday clients and provides housing, legal, medical, and transportation services to those who are eligible. Ideal community service work for high school and college students who enjoy helping their community and earning credits for their schools. Also a great place for work groups and families to work together to help others. Quite a fulfilling experience.