Volunteers in our clothing pantry help create an organized and welcoming space for clients. Responsibilities include sorting through clothing and household donations, arranging items on the shopping floor, and assisting clients as they select what they need. Volunteers also greet visitors at the entrance and help prepare featured items for our monthly sale.

Volunteers in our food pantry play a key role in ensuring families feel welcomed, supported, and respected. One of the most important responsibilities is taking neighbors shopping through the pantry during open service hours, helping them find the food and personal care items they need. Volunteers also greet neighbors as they arrive, sort and document donations, and keep shelves organized, clean, and fully stocked. Those interested may also join the computer intake team to assist with the check-in process.

In the spring of 2019, we began partnering with local grocery stores to reduce food waste through food recovery efforts. Volunteers help by picking up donated food from participating stores and bringing it back to our pantry and community refrigerators, ensuring more good food reaches neighbors instead of going to waste.

You can help provide fresh fruits and vegetables by volunteering to grow produce in your own garden and donating it to our pantry. Community-grown donations offer healthy options for local families and provide a meaningful way to get involved. Whether you have a backyard garden or a few containers on a porch, every harvest makes a difference.

Volunteers on our transportation team provide essential support by lifting boxes and loading and unloading trucks delivering food, clothing, dry goods, and other donated items. Their work helps ensure donations are safely brought into our facility and, when needed, prepared for shipment to partner pantries or organizations that recycle and repurpose clothing.