Want to volunteer your time?
CCEFS relies heavily upon the hard work of generous and dedicated volunteers to pick up rescued food, sort and stock donations, and help serve our clients. We also welcome volunteers who are interested in serving in other capacities, such as graphic design, data entry, website management, and social media. We ask that most volunteers commit to serving two or more shifts per month, though many of our volunteers serve more than once a week.
Please keep in mind that most positions at the food shelf require being on your feet on a concrete floor throughout your shift.
Some volunteer duties include:
On-Site Food Shelf Operation
- Greeting clients and keeping a check-in list
- Unloading trucks
- Picking up food donations from community partners/food drives
- Sorting and packing donations
- Stocking shelves
- Assisting clients with shopping
- Recording weights of distributed groceries for our records
- Meeting with clients in intake, where we use an online database to record information about their household and visits to CCEFS
- Helping with language translation
Mobile Food Shelf Operation
- Using rolling carts to unload and re-load the delivery truck
- Organizing and setting out grocery items on tables
- Greeting clients and meeting with them in intake, where we collect their information for our records
- Assisting clients with shopping
Specialty Tasks
- Public relations and communication
- Website and social media management
- Event coordination
- Volunteer coordination
- Data entry
- Office technology management
- Building/facility maintenance
If you would like to help out, please fill out a Volunteer Form. We would love to hear from you!
If you have any questions, see Volunteer FAQ or feel free to contact us at volunteer@ccefs.org.