Volunteer for a Sunday
Spend one morning at 5th & Towne on Skid Row, the way our volunteers do every Sunday. Unload the bus, hand out water, pack Humanity Packs, serve plates and talk with the people in line. It runs in your browser, on a computer or a phone.
- tasks, one at each stop
- 8tasks, one at each stop
- neighbours to talk with
- 10neighbours to talk with
- things to find on the street
- 10things to find on the street
- no account or sign-up
- Freeno account or sign-up
Play here
Help out for one Sunday at 5th & Towne
Loads about 6 MB when you press play.
Move with W, A, S, D or the joystick. E or the orange button helps, talks and picks things up.
Your progress is saved only in your own browser. At the end of the day you get a summary with links to volunteer on a real Sunday or to donate.
How a Sunday plays
Walk to a stop
Under the title the game names the next stop you have not helped at yet. Tap it and the camera walks you there, or walk on your own.
Help out
At each stop one task waits: hand over water, pack a Humanity Pack, find a pair of socks in the right size. Press E or tap the orange button.
Meet your neighbours
Say hello to the people on the block and hear what their morning looks like. Talking is never scored against anyone.
A goal for the day
A plate at the top left tracks the day. Doing every task gets you close to 100 %, and conversations and finds add a little. These are targets for the game, not figures from a real Sunday.
- 36 hot meals
- 30 bottles of water
- 28 socks and clothes
- 24 hygiene kits and packs
- 6 wound care cases
The eight tasks
The stops follow a real Sunday from 10:00 to 12:30, and each one has a task. Times after 10 AM are approximate.
- 1
10:00 · Arrival
Unload the bus
Sort nine boxes to the food, clothing or hygiene table.
- 2
10:10 · The line
Water for the line
Walk along the line and hand a bottle to eight people.
- 3
10:20 · Partners
Pack Humanity Packs
Pick the five items that belong in a pack, three times.
- 4
10:35 · Clothing
Find the right size
Six requests for socks, T-shirts and hoodies from S to XL.
- 5
10:50 · DO GOOD table
Serve plates
Rice, a main (chicken or vegetables, on request) and bread for five plates.
- 6
11:05 · Meals
Water and pet food
Choose the right scoop for each dog's size.
- 7
11:30 · Wound Walk
Pack the kit
Hand the medics the three items each case needs. Generic first aid only.
- 8
12:30 · Trust
Talk with Ray
Walk to the end of the block, then look back at your day.
Neighbours to meet, things to find
Ten people on the block have something to say, and each answers differently when you come back. Every one of them is fictional, and none is modelled on a real person. They are neighbours, never targets or a source of points.
- Andrevolunteer, unloads the bus
- Rosain line since 8:30
- MarcusArmy veteran, asks about benefits
- Ms. Gloriawaits for a Humanity Pack
- Deefolds shirts at the clothing table
- Kimvolunteer at the DO GOOD table
- Luiswith his dog Canela
- Niamedic with Wound Walk
- Tavonsketches the street
- Raywaits at the end of the block
Ten things we bring are hidden along the street
A light beam marks each one: clean socks, a Humanity Pack, a case of water, a blanket, a hygiene kit, a hot meal, dog food, a first aid kit, a volunteer shirt, a flyer for next Sunday. Every find opens a card with a photo from a real Sunday.
How to move
Computer
- Drag with the mouse to look around.
- W, A, S, D or the arrow keys to walk, Shift to walk faster.
- E to help out, talk with someone or pick something up.
- F to watch the films when you stand at the cinema.
Phone and tablet
- Swipe to look around.
- Use the joystick at the bottom left to walk.
- Tap the orange button at a stop to help, talk or pick things up.
- Tap Watch at the cinema to start the films.
DO GOOD Cinema
At the end of the block in the 3D street stands a small pop-up cinema: a screen, rows of chairs and a free ticket booth. Walk up and the films start when you press F, then play one after another. The same films play here, and more will be added over time.
Now showing · 1 of 4
First film
DO GOOD International · 1:00
A first one-minute film from DO GOOD International.
Up next: Sunday Service in Skid Row
The films play one after another. Pick one to jump to it.
- More films coming
Watch it from the cinema chairs
The 3D street opens next to the screen. Sit down, press F or tap Watch, and go full screen if you like.
Open the 3D cinemaQuestions about the game
Is the game free, and do I need an account?
It is free and there is no account or sign-up. Your progress is saved only in your own browser, so nothing about you reaches DO GOOD.
Which devices does it run on?
A current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox on a computer, tablet or phone. The street loads about 6 MB the first time, so Wi-Fi helps on a phone, and older phones may run it slowly.
Are the people in the game real?
No. Every figure in the game is fictional and none is modelled on a real person. They stand for the kinds of conversations that happen on a Sunday, and they are neighbours to meet, never targets or a source of points.
Are the goals for the day real numbers?
No. The goals are targets that give a game day a shape. Real Sundays are not scored, and nothing in the game reports what DO GOOD actually hands out.
How close is it to a real Sunday?
It shows the steps: the bus, the line, the tables, the conversations. It cannot show the weight of a morning on Skid Row. The best way to understand it is to come on a Sunday, and the game ends with links to do that.
What is the DO GOOD Cinema?
A small pop-up cinema at the end of the block in the 3D street. Walk up to the screen, press F or tap Watch, and the films play one after another. The same films are on this page, and more will be added over time.
The real thing happens every Sunday
Every Sunday at 10 AM at 531 Towne Ave (5th & Towne). Nothing to bring, all ages welcome.