How to Volunteer

We need all sorts of help, but our team members:

• Unload trucks of food and supplies
• Sort food donations
• Stock food and items
• Drive trucks
• Conduct client intake
• Fill grocery orders
• Delivery of groceries to homebound residents in Johnson County
• Help us raise funds
• Clean our buildings and storage areas

Absolutely. On a volunteer’s first day, in addition to a safety and role orientation from the pantry manager, each new volunteer will “buddy” with an existing volunteer who is available to answer questions.

Most of our volunteers commit to 1 day a week. Some volunteer in the summers or when they are on school break. Our volunteers all do hands-on work, understanding and supporting our mission. We are flexible and find the right fit for each person who wants to volunteer. We can accommodate travel and vacations, only asking for sufficient notice for scheduling purposes.

High school and college students are very welcome. Youth between ages 10 and 15 can volunteer with their parent. We ask that the parent supervise the youth’s engagement in their volunteer assignment.

Some volunteers serve once a year, and some serve every week. Some volunteer in the summers or when they are on school break.  But they all do hands-on work, understanding and supporting our mission. We are flexible and find the right fit for each person who wants to volunteer. We can accommodate travel and vacations, only asking for sufficient notice for scheduling purposes.

We always need volunteer drivers to deliver food to clients within Johnson County. Our drivers use their own vehicles and pick up the orders from our food distribution center during our normal operational hours of noon to 3 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Typically, a driver could have two to three deliveries.

Absolutely! For example, we are always looking for people who:

• Have leadership experience and would like to serve as team leaders for at least one work shift per week.
• Have computer skills, such as Word, Google Docs.
• Have strength capabilities to help unload trucks of heavy boxes and totes.
• Have truck-driving experience and can drive a 24-foot box truck (no Commercial Driver’s License required).

We welcome friends who would like to volunteer together. Just note those details when you complete the form. The executive director will work with you on what will work best for you and the pantry. If you wish to have a group volunteer, we will consider those requests and, if feasible, try to accommodate as possible.