We need your help
Come use your God-given gifts to serve the most vulnerable in our community.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Lexington Rescue Mission! We appreciate your willingness to partner with us as we work towards our mission: to glorify God through a Christ-centered ministry that meets the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of hurting people in the greater Lexington area.
Questions? Please contact Alex Quinn, our Volunteer and Partnerships Manager, at alex@lexingtonrescue.org or at (859) 785-0977.
Ways to Volunteer
Serve a Meal
These volunteers help dish food, serve meals, wash and dry dishes, and clean the dining room. Breakfast volunteers help from 8:45 am - 10:00 am and lunch volunteers help from 11:45 am - 1:00 pm. We serve breakfast and lunch Monday - Saturday. Through serving, we not only meet physical needs but also share Christ’s love in a tangible way.
Shopping Assistant
Help serve our walk-in clients by becoming a Shopping Assistant. These volunteers serve in Lydia's Attic, our clothing closet, on Tuesdays (1:15pm to 4:00pm), Wednesdays (1:15pm to 3:45pm), and Thursdays (1:15pm to 3:45pm). Shopping Assistants walk with guests as they choose clothing and essential items from Lydia's Attic. In this relational role, you will have the opportunity to share Christ's love through kindness, conversation, and compassion.
Donation Sorting
As a Donation Sorting Volunteer at the Community Center, you’ll help demonstrate God’s love in practical ways by organizing clothing, shoes, and hygiene donations for individuals and families in need. Volunteers in this role sort incoming items by type and size and help stock our clothing closet in an orderly, respectful way. This work helps us extend dignity to our guests and glorify God through our attention to detail and care for others.
Prayer
As a Prayer Volunteer, you provide spiritual encouragement and support to guests during walk-in hours (Tuesdays-Thursdays from 1:00pm to 3:15pm). With a heart rooted in Christ, you will listen, pray, and offer hope to those facing life’s challenges. This role is a powerful way to remind people they are seen, loved, and not alone.
Help Job-Seekers
These volunteers help lead Jobs for Life, a class that teaches men and women the soft skills needed to find, secure, and keep lasting employment. Volunteers serve as both teachers and mentors in the classroom, helping job-seekers prepare to succeed in the workplace. In addition, we need business professionals who will do mock interviews with class participants.
Re-Entry
Our Re-Entry Program needs volunteers willing to go inside jails and detention centers to be mentors or instructors in Jobs for Life classes and Genesis Process classes. Our goal is to prepare these men and women for their re-entry back into the community.
How to Volunteer with Us
Fill Out the Volunteer Application
If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the volunteer application and sign the additional forms on the application including our volunteer handbook, confidentiality agreement, and background check release form.
Review our Statement of Faith
Please also review our statement of faith. We appreciate your interest in helping the Lexington Rescue Mission accomplish our mission: To glorify God through a Christ-centered ministry that meets the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of hurting people in the greater Lexington area.
We’ll coordinate next steps
Once we receive your application, we will contact you about getting connected to a volunteer area that will be a good fit for you.
Building community to end poverty
Circles Lexington inspires and equips individuals and families to permanently move out of poverty and thrive. We create intentional relationships that expand support communities and engage the wider community to reduce or eliminate the systemic barriers that hinder people from rising out of poverty.
Circle Leaders
Participants are called Circle Leaders because they are the ones who lead themselves out of poverty. They are hardworking and motivated but often overwhelmed by the daily struggle to make ends meet.
Allies
Two volunteers are matched to each Circle Leader. These volunteers are called Allies, and everything revolves around the intentional Ally-Leader relationships. Allies commit to complete training, attend weekly Circles meetings, and learn about poverty.
Resource Teams
Resource Teams are groups of diverse volunteers who contribute vital assistance, fresh ideas and vision to the Circles initiative. The five teams are: community, recruitment, jobs and education, services and big view.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have more questions?
Contact Alex Quinn, our Volunteer and Partnerships Manager, and he will help you get started and let you know of specific opportunities.
Other Ways to Get Involved
Take a Tour
Tour our new Community Center to hear our vision of serving more hurting people in Lexington.
Give Monthly
Automate your giving. Join our monthly giving club, the Bread and Life Circle.
Donate Supplies
Review our current needs list to make in-kind donations.