Opportunities From: North Helpline

*If this is your first shift please arrive 15 minutes before the listed start time to be briefed on using our tracking database.

This role is crucial in helping us meet the needs of our community with compassion and respect. Multi-lingual individuals are encouraged to volunteer, although this is not a requirement.

The Check-in volunteers will greet our neighbors, assist them in the check-in process or refer them to a staff/volunteer to register for membership to access the services at our food bank.

This volunteer role involves using our online database to track visits and additional items such as diapers, pet food, menstrual products, and 'No-Cook' bags for people experiencing homelessness.

We are currently checking-in neighbors outdoors in an outdoor, non-climate-controlled area so recommend dressing appropriately.

Additional duties include:

Everyday we get wonderful donations from local stores, pea patches, and individual donors. Help us ensure we are only distributing food that we would pick up ourselves! Volunteers are needed to inspect the quality of food coming in from donations and partner organizations. Volunteers may bag produce and may also assist with bagging bulk items such as rice, dog food, potatoes, etc. Bread and pastries also get sorted after being inspected.  You can expect to work with three or four other volunteers as we sift through items. This position will require standing for the duration of the shift and frequent bending and lifting of 20 lbs. Please show up on time and sign in at the door.

A few extra points: At this time, we are asking that anyone exhibiting symptoms of a cold or virus, such as fever, cough or shortness of breath, to not come in. We will happily provide masks and gloves for volunteers if you do not have them! Lastly, please wear closed-toe shoes while in the warehouse.

Sharing food and resources with our neighbors is at the heart of our purpose! Volunteers helping in this position will work directly with our neighbors to distribute food according to their needs.

Make sure to dress for the weather, as our warehouse is not climate-controlled! You can expect to serve with 8-12 other volunteers in various roles to support our food distribution, including 1) allotting food from specific categories depending on each client's household size and preferences, 2) restocking food at the distribution tables, 3) running grocery carts to our neighbors' cars and back (must be 17 years or older), or 4) allotting hygiene items to clients.

Please show up on time and sign in at the office; we depend on volunteers showing up on time for their shifts in order to adequately serve our neighbors. A few extra points: At this time, we are asking that anyone exhibiting symptoms of a cold or virus, such as fever, cough or shortness of breath, to not come in. We will happily provide masks and gloves for volunteers if you do not have them! Lastly, please wear closed-toe shoes while in the warehouse.