Needs From: United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Distribution volunteers help prepare bags of groceries and give them out to clients. Volunteers must be able to lift 30+ pounds and make an ongoing commitment to come in once a month on a regular schedule. We're open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and generally have 2 distribution volunteers each day. You can volunteer with a friend or we can pair you with another volunteer. We will schedule a training session with you before you start volunteering. 

Office volunteers answer our phone, talk with clients, and enter food orders into the computer. Requires some computer proficiency. Once trained, office volunteers work independently. We ask office volunteers to commit to one shift a month on a regular schedule. Shifts are 9:00am–12:30pm, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Drivers pick up bags of non-perishable food from our pantry on Angus Road and drive them over to our distribution site on Harris Street. This is short shift, from 12-1pm, and recurs once a month on a regular schedule. We usually have 2 drivers for each day we are open: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. You can volunteer with a friend or we can pair you with another volunteer.