RCAH represents over 40 food pantries and meal programs – most of which are run solely by volunteers! THEY NEED YOUR HELP!
In addition, the RCAH GET FRESH Food Distribution Program also needs volunteers to load food into each pantry’s vehicle.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
| Organization | Location | Volunteers Needed for... | Tasks | Date/Time/ Committment | Notes | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ann's Food Cupboard | Nyack | Food & Clothing Distribution | Assisting in welcoming clients, client intake, distributing goods, & clean up at the end of the shift. | 1 Saturday a month minimum from 8:00am - 10:00am | Must be 18 yrs old or older. Computer skills, & fluency in Spanish and Creole are a plus | Crissie Bertone (973) 951-1871 or email crisbb@yahoo.com |
| Rockland Interfaith Breakfast Program | Spring Valley | Help distribute hot meals and prepare bagged lunch | Distribute hot meals and bagged lunch to patrons coming to the program | Mon - Fri 6:30am - 8:30am | No experience necessary – ages 18 and over with a smile | helpinghandsofrockland1@gmail.com |
| The Salvation Army Rockland County | Spring Valley | Help prepare luches and distribute them | Volunteers are needed for our Mobile Canteen Feeding Program to pack lunches and help distribute them | Saturdays from 8:30-11:00 | Willingness to help and a smile | Major Mary Moore (845) 352-9577 |
| Rockland Interfaith Breakfast Program | Spring Valley | Help prepare lunches for distribution the following day | Make sandwiches, wash and bag fruit, assemble lunch bags with sandwich, fruit, bottled water and a snack | Mon – Fri 8:00am -1:00pm (Hours are flexible – 2-hour shifts) | Individuals or a team of 3 for any 2 hour shift. No experience necessary – ages 18 and over with a smile | helpinghandsofrockland1@gmail.com |
| Mount Zion Food Pantry | Spring Valley | Help unload food from delivery truck | Volunteers are needed to unload boxes of food from the truck, load onto a rolling ramp and then move to tables in the pantry | Tuesday from 11am-3pm (depending on amount of food to unload); 1 hour shifts | Must be able to lift 40-50 pound boxes. | Magda Durante, Food Recovery Coordinator mdurante@touch-ny.org |
| St. John's Food Pantry | Nyack | Help unload food from delivery truck and carry into pantry | Volunteers are needed to unload boxes of food from the truck and carry them into the pantry | Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday from 11am-1pm | Must be able to walk down a stone path to unload. | Magda Durante, Food Recovery Coordinator mdurante@touch-ny.org |
| Iglesia la Mision | Nyack | Help unload food from delivery truck and carry into pantry | Volunteers are needed to unload boxes of food from the truck and carry them into the pantry | Tuesday from 11am-1pm | Must be able to lift 40-50 pound boxes. | Magda Durante, Food Recovery Coordinator mdurante@touch-ny.org |
| United Methodist Church of Spring Valley | Spring Valley | Help unload food from delivery truck and carry into pantry | Volunteers are desparately needed to unload boxes of food from the truck and carry them into the pantry | Thursday from 12-3pm; 1 hour shifts | Must be able to lift 40-50 pound boxes. | Magda Durante, Food Recovery Coordinator mdurante@touch-ny.org |
| Open Bible Food Pantry | Stony Point | Help unload food from delivery truck and carry into pantry | Volunteers are desparately needed to unload boxes of food from the truck and carry them into the pantry | Tuesday from 1-3pm; 1 hour shifts | Must be able to lift 40-50 pound boxes. | Magda Durante, Food Recovery Coordinator mdurante@touch-ny.org |
| Upper Room of Worship | Spring Valley | Help unload food from delivery truck and carry into trailer. | Volunteers are desparately needed to unload boxes of food from the truck and carry them into a storage trailer | Wednesday from 12-2pm; 1 hour shifts | Must be able to lift 40-50 pound boxes. | Magda Durante, Food Recovery Coordinator mdurante@touch-ny.org |
| Sloatsburg Food Pantry | Suffern | Help with food distribution | Help set-up pantry, distribute food or check in clients. For detailed information go to: www.sloatsburgfoodpantry.org/volunteers | 2nd & 4th Tues & every Wed of the month. Days are divided into shifts between 12pm-6:30pm. | All roles require standing for several hours and many are a physical volunteer activity. All volunteers must be in high school or above. | Please complete our Volunteer application at https://www.sloatsburgfoodpantry.org/volunteer |
| RCAH – Get Fresh Program | Pomona | Load Food into Pantry vehicles | Load pantry cars / vans with food delivered from the Food Bank. Work with others to move food from a palette into the pantries’ vehicles. | 1st, 2nd & 4th Thursday each month 8:15-9:30am | Some lifting is involved but food is assigned based on your abilities | Kim at Rockland Conservation & Service Corps. rcsc@co.rockland.ny.us |
| Soup Angels | Nyack | Serving Hot Meals or Food Pantry Items | Serving meals to guests at tables or plating hot meals for “to go” packages or serving food pantry items at windows | Every Monday & Wednesday 4:30-6:30pm | Must be over 12 yrs old. 12-15 with a parent. Must be able to stand to serve meals & distribute food. | Judy@ soupangels@gmail.com |
| Soup Angels | Nyack | Setting up food pantry and setting tables | Setting tables for guests to be served that evening / setting up food pantry for food distribution | Every Monday & Wednesday 1-3pm or 2-4pm | Must be over 12 yrs old. 12-15 with a parent. Can sit to assist | Judy@ soupangels@gmail.com |
| Sloatsburg Food Pantry | Suffern | Unload Truck & Stock Pantry | Help unload, unpack and stock food. If you are interested in volunteering as a team building exercise, please email SloatsburgFoodPantry@gmail.com | 2nd Tues & 4th Monday of the month. | This is a physical volunteer activity and all must be in high school or above. | Please complete our Volunteer application at https://www.sloatsburgfoodpantry.org/volunteer |