Ongoing volunteer opportunities

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Meals on wheels driver

  • Hours: Monday and Tuesdays, 10:30am - 12:00pm

  • Volunteers can be scheduled for a particular day or can be on a substitute list.  Volunteers either deliver weekly, bi-weekly, or once a month.

  • Duties include:

    • Pick up meals from U of L Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital or from SLCM and deliver them to 8-12 seniors each week

    • Return route sheets to Meals on Wheels Coordinator

    • Communicate with Meals on Wheels Coordinator about any client concerns

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Food pantry worker

  • Hours: Mondays and Tuesdays, 9-12 or 12:30-3:30

  • Volunteers can be scheduled for a particular day or can be on a substitute list.

  • Duties include:

    • Pre-packing food orders and stocking/organizing the pantry area (Mondays)

    • Adding refrigerated/frozen items to food orders, checking clients’ information, and loading food orders into their cars in the parking lot (Tuesdays)

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On-Call Interpreter

  • Hours: as available

  • Required skills: fluency in English, and a language other than English

  • Duties include:

    • Being on-call to help when a neighbor comes in and does not speak English well enough to be helped as effectively as possible. We’ll give you a call and (if you’re available) ask you to interpret for approximately 15 minutes so we can make sure they can get what they need.

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dare to care truck unloader

  • Hours: 9:30 - 11 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month

  • Duties include:

    • Unloading food deliveries (expect to lift boxes up to 40 lbs.)

    • Correctly shelving the items

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intake volunteer

  • Hours: 9 a.m. - noon or 1 - 4 p.m. (2-3 hour shifts)

  • Volunteers are scheduled for a particular half-day during the week

  • Duties include:

    • Conducting interviews over the phone with prospective clients

    • Assessing eligibility for programs

    • Using databases and web-based programs to gather information

    • Referring clients to other agencies

    • Scheduling financial assistance appointments

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produce-only distribution

  • Hours: Wednesdays, 9:30am - 12:00pm

  • Duties include:

    • Sort and bag produce from a Dare to Care truck

    • Check identification and sign in clients

    • Load produce orders into clients’ cars in the parking lot

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food pickup

  • Hours: As Available/Needed

  • Duties include:

    • Being on-call to pick up food from partner sites as needed. We’ll give you a call/text, and, if you’re available, you will load the items into your own vehicle, transport them to SLCM, and help us unload and put them away.

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Neighbor Advocate

  • Hours: As Available

  • Duties include: Advocating and listening to neighbors' needs, goals, and challenges and working with the larger community to better connect resources and opportunities. Our goal is to create a better understanding of the needs of our community and to work on a grassroots level to make every household safe, happy, and healthy.


volunteer interest form

If you’re interested in any of the volunteer opportunities, please fill out this form and someone will contact you as soon as possible. If you have trouble filling out the form, please contact Rebecca Lumbrix at (502) 361-7763.