PRC’s approach is practical; we share resources, ideas, and support; filling gaps in service, making vital connections, and always listening to the people we’re trying to serve. PRC is able to do this work because of the support of faith communities and organizations, volunteers, and donors, large and small.

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Volunteer Opportunities

PRC works with hundreds of volunteers every year who, together, donate thousands of hours of their time, energy, and expertise. We couldn’t do it without you!

Below are some of the most common volunteer opportunities:

Driving Clients

Drivers use their own car to pick up clients and take them to their legal services appointment or medical appointment. This sometimes includes waiting during a procedure or court hearing to drive them home afterwards.

Delivering Food and Housewares

Drivers use their own car to pick up food, supplies, or other items and move them between the PRC office and partner sites. Occasionally, we deliver food or housewares directly to clients. Volunteers willing to do Lancaster County and/or York County deliveries are needed.

Food

PRC volunteers prepared and served over 24,000 meals in 2023. This can include packing food, making sandwiches, delivering bags of food to partner locations, or serving food to guests at a Community Meal. Some of these jobs are kid-friendly.

Immigration

Immigration Legal Services are only possible because volunteers fill roles from helping fill out applications, driving clients to appointments, connecting clients to other services, and providing childcare at the clinic. Volunteers to help with file management and client reminders are also needed in the PRC office throughout the week.

Translators

We want to serve our clients in a language that is comfortable for them whenever possible. Volunteers with language skills are needed for phone calls, to interpret at legal service appointments, and to translate documents. If you speak multiple languages, let us know!

Volunteers are offered free trainings on subjects like cultural humility, healthy boundaries, and trauma awareness. Some positions require basic PA volunteer background checks. PRC staff can help you complete these if you do not already have them. We contact volunteers with specific opportunities as they occur, and match volunteers to opportunities based on physical location, volunteer preferences, and languages.