Participate in a 1-1 match with a college student whose career interests align with your career. Advise student on how to be successful in college and beyond. Attend mentor training and commit to once a month meetings with your student.

CAYA has a long rewarding relationship with its volunteers. Volunteer support areas include: summer camp volunteers, mentorship, prison ministry, disaster relief, feed our homeless community, and donation processing.

The motivation behind Environmental Caretakers is to foster community involvement through education and service while improving the health of our natural ecosystems. As environmental stewards, volunteers will learn the benefits of native versus non-native, invasive flora species, understand the proper techniques concerning the removal of invasive plants, and gain an appreciation of Ohio’s native species,…

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Prior to clients receiving food during a distribution, all food must first be inspected, sorted, and packed. Pre-distribution jobs include:Produce Assistants – The pantry prides itself on providing healthy, colorful, and nutritious produce to its clients. Produce Assistants check all donated produce for quality and freshness and help to pack items into bags to be…

Packers work assembly-line style to bag shelf-stable canned and dried goods. This is a perfect job for volunteers who want a bit of a workout! Fully loaded bags weigh approximately 15 pounds and are loaded onto our 3-shelf racks.

Loaves & Fishes distributes food to clients 4 times each week, on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, Thursday evenings, and Saturday mornings. Distributions are done in the parking lot, with groceries delivered to clients in their cars.A small team of volunteers, called Cart Packers, work inside the warehouse to load grocery carts with food for each…