New Braunfels Edition | November 2025

Nonprot Volunteer guide

2025

The Salvation Army of New Braunfels This organization provides food assistance, homeless shelters, adult rehabilitation, holiday buying and emergency disaster assistance. • Sample volunteer activities: Angel Tree program, Bell Ringers • Donations accepted: monetary, cryptocurrency, food, clothing and home goods • 617 Elliot Knox Blvd., New Braunfels • https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/new-braunfels

Room Redux Central Texas This organization serves children who have su•ered abuse by renovating their rooms into comfortable and safe environments throughout the region. • Sample volunteer activities: helping with room renovations and projects

Human services

United Way of Comal County This organization works to engage the community and focus resources on those in need in Comal County. • Sample volunteer activities: fundraising • Donations accepted: monetary • 468 S. Seguin Ave., Ste. 403, New Braunfels • www.uwcomal.org

• Donations accepted: monetary • 2051 Bunker St., New Braunfels • www.roomredux.org

New Braunfels Food Bank Serving over 7,000 individuals each month, this food pantry gives groceries and produce to those in need while conducting community outreach, education and more. • Sample volunteer activities: food packing, sorting, garden work, community pantry • Donations accepted: monetary, canned food, dried

Empower children

Housing support

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas of Comal and Guadalupe Counties This organization helps to provide underserved children with mentors who lead them through life choices, education, friendships and more. • Sample volunteer activities: mentoring and tutoring younger children

NB Housing Partners This organization provides crisis housing and support services for adults experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness. • Sample volunteer activities: serving meals, cleaning, landscaping, touch-up painting or minor maintenance/ handyman tasks, helping others with employment searches/building resumes, mentoring, fundraising, clerical help • Donations accepted: monetary, in-kind donation of food or supplies, gift cards for food, gently-used items, fuel, transportation Comal County Habitat for Humanity This organization seeks to house and build homes for Comal County residents in need, including through its ReStore, which sells gently used furniture and supplies to the public. • Sample volunteer activities: The House That Music Built, Stud-A-Thon • Donations accepted: monetary donations, gently used furniture and home goods • 1269 Industrial Drive, New Braunfels • www.comalhabitat.org • 4120 Loop 337, New Braunfels • www.nbhousingpartners.org

goods, tuna, cereal, peanut butter • 1620 S. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels • www.nbfoodbank.org

• Donations accepted: monetary • 10843 Gulfdale St., San Antonio • www.bigmentor.org/texas-hill-country

Spirit of Sharing Food Bank This group of 19 churches in the New Braunfels area aims to ˜ght hunger and provide groceries and food to those in need. • Sample volunteer activities: food drives, packing meals, event assistance, meal prep

Connections Individual and Family Services This organization provides emergency and transitional living services to youth and young adults in foster care and safe shelter to runaway and homeless youth, as well as free counseling to school-aged youth, low- cost counseling to all ages and in-school educational programs that promote healthy, positive lifestyles. • Sample volunteer activities: event volunteers, cooking a meal • Donations accepted: monetary, kid- and teen-friendly snacks, art supplies • 1414 W. San Antonio St., New Braunfels • www.connectionsifs.org

• Donations accepted: monetary, food • 256 W. Merriweather St., New Braunfels • www.sosnb.org

Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries Serving Comal County and surrounding areas in the region, this nonpro˜t ministry helps with disaster relief, conducts food drives and provides faith-based events and classes to the community. • Sample volunteer activities: food packing, mentoring, administrative duties, warehouse operation, clothing drives • Donations accepted: monetary, hygiene products, canned food, in-date groceries, frozen meat

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