Opportunity Details

Help organize and stock the pantry, prepare client orders, and distribute products to clients on-site! We utilize volunteers Mondays from 1 to 4 PM, Tuesdays from 9 AM to 6:30 PM, and Wednesdays from 9 AM to 1 PM. Other volunteer opportunities can be coordinated in advance for outside of our normal hours.

Individuals can use our online volunteer portal to complete an application on our website (https://soscs.org/volunteer/) to get started.

For group opportunities, please contact our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@soscs.org or (734) 484-9900.

Opportunity Details

On average, we serve over 100 breakfast meals each day Monday through Friday from 8-10 am. That’s about 2,000 meals a month. We warmly welcome volunteers from Ballard and beyond who would like to contribute to this service to our homeless neighbors. No special skills are needed to volunteer. We can almost always find a job for volunteers ages 3 - 93. Do wear comfortable clothes and closed toe shoes that are weather appropriate as we are currently serving the meals to-go in our outdoor courtyard.

Opportunity Details

Volunteers for SF Pride Weekend....We are hosting a food booth...Will be one million visitors, we need help for our booth.......Last weekend in June 2022
4 hour shifts
8a-12p 10-2p 12p-4p 2p-6p 3p-7pm
20 volunteers needed each day, please select a shift.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Food Booth	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Volunteer repack sessions in our warehouse are essential to our daily impact! Typical activities include: repack bulk products into family-sized portions, sort and categorize donated food items, glean fresh produce items and bread.

We also offer volunteer opportunities at community sites like our FRESH Trucks and special events. Our volunteer opportunities are rewarding and fun!

Opportunity Details

Volunteers play a crucial role in our work. Groups and individuals are welcome to join us at our warehouse. Volunteer repack sessions in our warehouse are essential to our daily impact! Typical activities include: Repack bulk products into family-sized portions, sort and categorize donated food items, and glean fresh produce items and bread.

We also offer volunteer opportunities at community sites like our FRESH Trucks , mobile pantries, and special events. Our volunteer opportunities are rewarding and fun.

Opportunity Details

The Mobile Pantry program is an opportunity for us to bring a bigger yield of perishable and non-perishable food directly to our community.

Volunteers will support by distributing the produce bags and winter coats to families.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	25	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

All volunteers will go through a short training. You will be inspecting, cleaning/sanitizing, or sorting damaged, out-dated donated items from grocery stores. Volunteers will be on their feet and moving around for the time that they're here (breaks are allowed). There is lifting involved - our boxes weigh between 10 and 20 pounds. Since we are dependent on donations, there are several different projects you may find yourself working on during your volunteer shift with us. Here are a few examples of the type of project you may encounter:

Reclamation: Also called salvage, this is the inspecting and sorting of discarded grocery store items.

CSFP: This is an assembly line project to build care packages for seniors.
Meat Repack: We are able to recover tons of good protein by sorting and packing assorted frozen meats. The meats are packaged at the grocery store and we inspect them for quality and sort them by category. The meat repack project is housed in our clean room. The room is kept cool, but is not a freezer.

Other Repack: From bread to produce, pasta to frozen veggies, we package all sorts of donations as they become available to us.

Attire should be something casual, comfortable and that can get dirty. Since warehouse climate can be tricky, layers are recommended. For safety purposes, we cannot allow volunteers to wear open toed shoes, sandals, or loose jewelry/clothing.

Misc: We have a secure area of lockers (locks provided for you) if needed.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Food Sorting & Packing	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

All volunteers will go through a short training. You will be inspecting, cleaning/sanitizing, or sorting damaged, out-dated donated items from grocery stores. Volunteers will be on their feet and moving around for the time that they're here (breaks are allowed). There is lifting involved - our boxes weigh between 10 and 20 pounds. Since we are dependent on donations, there are several different projects you may find yourself working on during your volunteer shift with us. Here are a few examples of the type of project you may encounter:

Reclamation: Also called salvage, this is the inspecting and sorting of discarded grocery store items.

CSFP: This is an assembly line project to build care packages for seniors.
Meat Repack: We are able to recover tons of good protein by sorting and packing assorted frozen meats. The meats are packaged at the grocery store and we inspect them for quality and sort them by category. The meat repack project is housed in our clean room. The room is kept cool, but is not a freezer.

Other Repack: From bread to produce, pasta to frozen veggies, we package all sorts of donations as they become available to us.

Attire should be something casual, comfortable and that can get dirty. Since warehouse climate can be tricky, layers are recommended. For safety purposes, we cannot allow volunteers to wear open toed shoes, sandals, or loose jewelry/clothing.

Misc: We have a secure area of lockers (locks provided for you) if needed.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Food Sorting & Packing	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

All volunteers will go through a short training. You will be inspecting, cleaning/sanitizing, or sorting damaged, out-dated donated items from grocery stores. Volunteers will be on their feet and moving around for the time that they're here (breaks are allowed). There is lifting involved - our boxes weigh between 10 and 20 pounds. Since we are dependent on donations, there are several different projects you may find yourself working on during your volunteer shift with us. Here are a few examples of the type of project you may encounter:

Reclamation: Also called salvage, this is the inspecting and sorting of discarded grocery store items.

CSFP: This is an assembly line project to build care packages for seniors.
Meat Repack: We are able to recover tons of good protein by sorting and packing assorted frozen meats. The meats are packaged at the grocery store and we inspect them for quality and sort them by category. The meat repack project is housed in our clean room. The room is kept cool, but is not a freezer.

Other Repack: From bread to produce, pasta to frozen veggies, we package all sorts of donations as they become available to us.

Attire should be something casual, comfortable and that can get dirty. Since warehouse climate can be tricky, layers are recommended. For safety purposes, we cannot allow volunteers to wear open toed shoes, sandals, or loose jewelry/clothing.

Misc: We have a secure area of lockers (locks provided for you) if needed.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Food Sorting & Packing	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

All volunteers will go through a short training. You will be inspecting, cleaning/sanitizing, or sorting damaged, out-dated donated items from grocery stores. Volunteers will be on their feet and moving around for the time that they're here (breaks are allowed). There is lifting involved - our boxes weigh between 10 and 20 pounds. Since we are dependent on donations, there are several different projects you may find yourself working on during your volunteer shift with us. Here are a few examples of the type of project you may encounter:

Reclamation: Also called salvage, this is the inspecting and sorting of discarded grocery store items.

CSFP: This is an assembly line project to build care packages for seniors.
Meat Repack: We are able to recover tons of good protein by sorting and packing assorted frozen meats. The meats are packaged at the grocery store and we inspect them for quality and sort them by category. The meat repack project is housed in our clean room. The room is kept cool, but is not a freezer.

Other Repack: From bread to produce, pasta to frozen veggies, we package all sorts of donations as they become available to us.

Attire should be something casual, comfortable and that can get dirty. Since warehouse climate can be tricky, layers are recommended. For safety purposes, we cannot allow volunteers to wear open toed shoes, sandals, or loose jewelry/clothing.

Misc: We have a secure area of lockers (locks provided for you) if needed.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Food Sorting and Packing	10	n/a	n/a