 Volunteers bag nonperishable food and personal care products inside the Newton Food Pantry.
Volunteers work with a small team to unload 7,000 pounds of food from our truck. Heavy lifting is required in this role.
Volunteers help clients with their bimonthly shopping inside the Newton Food Pantry. Tasks include greeting clients, managing flow in the waiting areas and in the pantry, assisting clients with bagging their groceries, and loading groceries into cars once clients are finished shopping. Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, and Portuguese speaking volunteers are an added bonus to our…
Long-term bimonthly commitment to help deliver groceries to medically homebound clients.
We count on a core group of more than 70 volunteers who are involved in the daily operations of the Pantry. They work directly with clients, pick up food from local grocers and farms and deliver it to the Pantry, stock and organize shelves, and assist with the Mobile Pantry and Healthy Futures Market. This…
Volunteers pack groceries, receive food donations, stock shelves, sort food to maintain quality control and help maintain sanitary working conditions. You can also assist with clerical responsibilities such as typing and data entry, or organize and hold food drives.
We always appreciate volunteers who help stock shelves, prepare food packages, and assist those who visit the pantry.
There are a variety of tasks performed by many volunteers every day to make our program run smoothly. You could volunteer as little as a few early morning hours occasionally lending a hand to fill in the schedule gaps or a few hours one or more days per week ranging from Monday through Saturday. Whatever…
We have a special event each year in early November and need many volunteers for a successful effort: Scouting for Food is our largest food drive. You can volunteer to help us process the donations that day.
Our regular volunteer hours are Monday afternoons and Tuesday mornings and afternoons.