Lend A Hand!
St. Johns Food Share is entirely volunteer run and volunteers are at the heart of the organization. While we don’t require Food Share clients to volunteer, we welcome anyone who is interested in helping out.
We Work Together
Our volunteers are the heart of our organization. You’ll find them in the warehouse, store, office and community. Typical tasks include:
- Supporting clients in the store with their shopping visit
- Arranging store shelves at opening and closing.
- Helping to maintain a clean and safe facility.
- Driving our truck to pick-up food donations.
- Community outreach to increase awareness and donations.
Be Part of Our Leadership Team
We welcome anyone who wants to participate in our food sharing community. We seek caring people to achieve food security in our community, and who have time and talent to bring to our team. Being a recipient of food resources from St. Johns Food Share is not a requirement for helping out. In addition to regular duties, leadership positions are available in four essential areas:
- Store Leader: Merchandising, volunteer coordination, operations.
- Warehouse Leader: Food storage and re-stocking, inventory management.
- Office Leader: Bookkeeping, administrative, marketing, volunteer management.
- Board of Directors: Outreach, Fundraising, Volunteer Coordination.
How to Join Our Team
- Read the volunteer guidelines and fill out the volunteer application. Or come in during our open hours and ask for an application. If you would like to volunteer as a truck driver, please fill out driver application.
- As a partner agency of the Oregon Food Bank, volunteers are required annually to receive training in food safety and client civil rights/confidentiality. These are online trainings that can be completed at home or at the St Johns Food Share. If you have a current Oregon Food Handler’s Card or ServSafe for Food Banks Certification, you can skip the Food Safety video. St Johns Food Share encourages all of its volunteers to obtain a valid Oregon Food Handler’s Card and will reimburse the fee. Please click the links below to watch the two short video trainings, which are available in English and en español.
- Bring your completed application in to the St Johns Food Share during our open hours and let someone know that you are here to volunteer!