Opportunity Details
Help us set up and facilitate our food distribution at Cedarcrest Church. Event set-up is from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm and the distribution is from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Feel free to come for any 3-hour period between 12 and 7:30 pm and we welcome volunteers to stay for the entire evening. We will be unloading and sorting food, serving soup and sandwiches, and distributing a week's worth of groceries to approximately 200 families in need. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and close-toe shoes. We look forward to serving with you!
Opportunity Details
Help grow food for seniors in senior nutrition garden! FOOD Share partners with the Area Agency on Aging Program Gardener, Bob, to help him find volunteers to work with him in his garden. Food from this garden gets delivered to low-income seniors within Ventura County.Depending on time of volunteering the garden tasks include (but not limited too) hand weeding, weeding with garden tools, harvesting vegetables, planting seeds, installing irrigation, and helping to with other garden project (ex: building garden boxes, putting up meshing).
Requirements:
Able to do physical labor in changing outdoor weather conditions
Should enjoy working out of doors.
Minimum age is 16
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Help grow food for seniors in senior nutrition garden | 6 | n/a | n/a |
| Help grow food for seniors in senior nutrition garden | 6 | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Our volunteers are our life line to the community. Volunteers stock, organize our food pantry and stock, hang clothes in our clothing store. We also rely on them to be here to monitor the clients and talk with them. We also have volunteers that deliver furniture to those in need. We LOVE our volunteers and need you too!
Opportunity Details
We are raising funds for the renovation of the North Buffalo Food Pantry by hosting a Pancake Brunch. This Food Pantry helps to feed 50 households a month. The new space is more accessible and will better fit the needs of both the clients and the pantry volunteers.We are in need of volunteers to help make pancakes, help with serving, run kid games, assist with community easter egg hunt, and more! You may choose how you would like to assist.
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 15 | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Are you passionate about helping to alleviate hunger? The St. Vincent de Paul Meal Program is depended upon by children and adults who are hungry and in need of an evening meal. The majority of people who eat at our sites report that they would not have access to a meal if our program didn't exist. Our sites are volunteer-run and you can make the difference! We serve meals nightly Sunday-Friday, but have a particularly difficult time finding volunteers on Sunday nights. Please consider helping to serve hungry children and adults their dinner on Sunday!Volunteers are needed any time after 3pm and the meal is served from 5:30-6:15pm.
Opportunity Details
Volunteers are needed to assist with food preparation and serve lunch in our Soup Kitchen on Friday, April 5th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch service at Lunch Break | 5 | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
The 3rd Saturday of every month is our designated Volunteer Saturday. This is a time when individuals and groups, large and small, can help with various small projects throughout our organization.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Food distribution and thrift center days (Tuesdays and Saturdays) and as needed to support the food pantry and thrift center operations. Coordinate volunteers across the food pantry operation and help in the thrift center as needed. Arrive 1 hour before the center opens get food and groceries ready for distribution. Restock all items throughout the shift and remain after closing to clean.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Howard County Food Bank's Community Garden grows organic produce that is then distributed to the families who shop at the HoCo Food Bank. At the garden volunteers have the opportunity to plant seeds, weed, harvest produce, and other fun projects. This is a great opportunity for volunteers who enjoy the outdoors and want to give back. This opportunity can host up to 10 volunteers. Volunteers between the age of 10 and 15 must come with a parent.