Wednesdays and Thursdays | 9:00 am — 11:30 pm
- First-time volunteers are asked to arrive at 8:45 for training.
- Volunteers help with unboxing items, stocking shelves, packing food boxes, and preparing the pantry for distribution days.
*The ideal age for volunteers is 10 and older; however, a child’s ability to participate is ultimately at the parents’ discretion. Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.*
Please take a moment to review our Volunteer Handbook and Orientation materials prior to volunteering. You can access them here.
Attire: Volunteers are required to wear modest casual attire appropriate for a work environment. A t-shirt, jeans, and baseball caps are all acceptable. We ask that you refrain from wearing anything that could be considered offensive in a work environment. Close-toed shoes are required (sneakers are ideal). If you have hair long enough to pull back, we ask that you have it pulled back. Dressing in layers is ideal, as you may be working both inside and outside, depending on the task.
Parking: Please park across the street from the pantry, on Gourley St., or behind the Whitney Methodist Church. If parking on Gourley St., you may park in the dirt parking spaces (not the giant dirt parking lot), or on the side of the street. Please be sure not to block any of the resident’s driveways if you do park on the street.
When you arrive: Please ask for Jeff, our Overland Food Pantry Manager. He will direct you to the volunteer check in station, then provide you with a tour of the building and let you know where to begin.
