We are so glad you are here!

At We See You San Diego, volunteering is not about filling a shift. It is about showing up, pulling up a chair, and building real relationships. It is about restoring dignity, creating belonging, and being part of lives that are actively being transformed.

Every week in Old Town & Escondido, we host lavish dinner parties for our honored guests. This is not a soup kitchen. It is a table set with intention, dignity, and five star hospitality. We serve men and women experiencing homelessness and addiction with excellence because every person deserves to be seen, valued, and welcomed with joy.

What makes these nights powerful is not just the food on the table. It is the volunteers who show up ready to love well, build real relationships, and treat every guest with honor.

We meet immediate needs like hunger, clothing, and hygiene so we can address deeper, long term needs. For those who are ready, that includes pathways into addiction treatment and real life transformation.

This work is hands on. It is relational. It is consistent. And it matters.

If you want to be part of that, we would love to serve alongside you.

volunteer requirements

Ways to Volunteer

Dinner Party Flow

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Volunteer requirements

Before serving with We See You San Diego, all volunteers must meet the following requirements:

Mission & Values Commitment

We See You is a Christian organization. Volunteers are not required to share our faith, but they must be willing to serve respectfully within our Christ-centered mission and uphold our Core Values while representing WSY.

ID & Background Screening (Required)

All on-site volunteers must:

Provide a valid government-issued ID

Complete a background screening through WSY’s secure third-party provider (coming soon)

Screenings review publicly available records and identity verification information permitted by law. Reports are reviewed in context and do not automatically disqualify someone from serving.

This requirement applies to all volunteers, regardless of tenure.

Stable Housing & Personal Stability (RequireD)

All on-site volunteers must be in a season of stable housing and overall personal stability.

Because we serve individuals experiencing homelessness and active crisis, volunteer roles require clear boundaries, emotional readiness, and the ability to serve without compromising personal wellbeing or the safety of the environment.

Volunteer eligibility is determined by WSY leadership.

Signed Agreements

Before serving, volunteers must:

Sign our Volunteer Waiver & Release of Liability
Agree to our Volunteer Expectations
Sign our Photo Release

Volunteer Conduct

All volunteers are expected to:

Maintain a culture of dignity and respect
Serve substance-free (no alcohol or drugs before or during service)
Follow dress guidelines
Communicate directly and respectfully with leaders

ways to volunteer

This is a great way to be involved without interacting with guests, but in a vital back-end role. You must be able to lift tables and/or chairs.
We couldn’t have the night without the set-up crew! This job requires the set-up tables, and chairs. You will not be doing this alone, don’t worry!

-Arrive between 3:00PM & 3:30PM-
SORTING
This is a great way to be involved without interacting with guests, but in a vital back-end role.
Throughout the week we get clothing donations that need to be sorted on Tuesdays.
-Arrive around 3:30PM-
PERSONAL SHOPPING
This is great for volunteers who want to be out interacting with guests. You must be able to write down their needs and deliver them with a smile.
We want to give our guests the Nordstrom experience. Each Personal Shopping team is assigned a table. Using the clipboard you are given, simply go to each person at your assigned table with a smile and ask them what their clothing needs are. You will go to our clothing closet and check through all of the labeled bins to see if we have all items on their list. If we have the items in our “Blessingdale’s” closet, we will happily give it to our guests!
Some of the guests are picky, please make sure you are always kind and gracious to them.
-Arrive around 4:20PM-
DESSERT PLATES
This is a great way to be involved without interacting with guests, but in a vital back-end role.
We receive donations from bakeries and individuals to create lavish dessert plates for our guests.
This job is two-fold. One job is assembling the dessert plates (cutting cakes/pies, sorting through the desserts), and the second job is after our guests finish dinner, to push a dessert cart through our dinner party and let our guests choose which dessert they want (think: fancy restaurant).
-Arrive at 3:00PM-
FOOD LINE
This is a great way to be involved without interacting with guests, but in a vital back-end role.
We have an assembly line to put together the perfect dinner plate. We pile each plate high with home-cooked food.
-Arrive at 4:30PM-

SERVERS
This is great for volunteers who want to be out interacting with guests. You must be able to smile and serve plates of food.
Each table is numbered and in sections, and you will be in charge of a section for serving. You will be handed a plate from the Food Line and you will deliver it to your section’s guests with a smile and kind word.
-Arrive at 4:30PM-
This is a great way to be involved with minimal guest interaction, but in a vital back-end role.
This is the most overlooked but important job.
This job includes wiping down tables, picking up trash, emptying trashes, putting tables and chairs away, sweeping, putting away the merch display, helping put away the clothing closet…basically anything to leave the church better than when we arrived.
-Arrive at 6:15pm-

If you would like to volunteer but are not available to attend our events, you can host a drive for us! Click this link to sign up for more info!
We ask that you would "adopt" one of our guests and include him or her in your daily prayers. Sometimes when we are praying for people by name we are struck with the revelation that we might be the only ones praying for that individual.
To get more information, click here.
We See You San Diego is accepting CA CRV aluminum cans & plastic bottles every Tuesday starting at 3PM. Every dollar raised from recycling goes to the cost of supporting those on their transformative path to freedom and new life.
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Dinner Party Flow

Volunteers begin to arrive around 3:00pm to set up. (Set up includes tables, chairs, the coffee station, roll up cutlery, organize donations (clothes/hygiene supplies) etc.)

Upon arrival, volunteers enter through the patio and are greeted by our Volunteer Concierge. They sign in on the iPad, and get a volunteer lanyard or purchase a We See You Shirt (available for purchase on Tuesday nights) so that we know & our guests know who is volunteering that evening.We have a team meeting at 4:45, which explains each job, and any announcements we have that week.
The gate opens at 5pm to guests, who are greeted with live music, beverages served table-side, appetizers, hygiene supplies, and our gourmet coffee bar.
At 5:15pm the director says a prayer for the meal & the food is served.
15-20 people prepare plates, while the rest of the Food Service Team serves the food to their assigned section (just like at a restaurant).
The Clothing Team visits tables 'taking orders' if guests are in need of clothing. If we have the item, we bring it to them. This is personal shopping at its finest!
Throughout the dinner, individual birthdays are announced on the microphone, celebrated with the band singing “Happy Birthday”, a card signed by the team, and a gift!
After everyone has been served, it’s dessert time! The guests are treated to lavish dessert plates. Abundance is key!
The Raffle Show starts at 6pm, and signifies the end of the dinner party.
Breakdown & cleanup start around 6:30pm.

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