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Get Involved|Volunteer|Regional Warehouses
Our repack program and regularly scheduled volunteer shifts in Auburn are currently on hold. If you are interested in Seattle-area volunteer opportunities, our SODO Community Market is accepting applications.
MORE ABOUT AUBURN DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Applications are currently on hold as we update our program.
Volunteers are needed all year long to help us sort and repack bulk food into family-sized portions for distribution to our partner food banks, meal programs, and high-need schools in central Washington. You can volunteer as a group or an individual with no minimum time requirement. Donations of time and effort really do add up, and it’s amazing to see how much can be accomplished in a two-hour shift. Start making a difference in your community today by filling out a volunteer application!
For more information contact our Volunteer Team at 509.598.7008.
Weekend volunteer opportunities are on hold until further notice.
More About Yakima Distribution Center
Fill out our application form HERE.
Contact our Volunteer Team for additional questions.
Once we receive your application you should be contacted by email within three business days, and depending on schedule availability you can be scheduled within 10 business days of initially filling out the application.
Help may be provided on a case-by-case basis. We cannot guarantee hours, but please contact our Volunteer Team for more information. However, we are also to provide a form to confirm your hours for work or school purposes.
Anyone 9-years-old and up (3rd grade) are welcome! 9- to 15-year-olds need to have a parent or guardian with them, and 16- and 17-year-olds are able to volunteer on their own with an application and a parent/guardian permission form on file.
For safety reasons, we can only have up to 40 volunteers (combined total with supervisors included if a youth group) on the floor at the same time in any shift.
The volunteer area is in a warehouse setting. Closed-toe shoes are required to volunteer with us any time of the year, even in the summer. Pants or longer shorts are best. Be prepared to possibly get dirty.
Unfortunately, we do not have a handicap-accessible restroom.
No. Volunteers need to schedule their time by calling 509.598.7008 at least 24 hours in advance. We ask that volunteers do not drop in because we want to be sure that we have space for you as well as a project ready.
Regularly scheduled volunteer shifts are currently on hold. For group inquiries, please email our Volunteer Team.
More about Spokane Distribution Center
After we receive your application, our volunteer team will send you an email to discuss shift availability and scheduling. Once we’ve found a mutually agreeable shift (or shifts), we’ll send you a confirmation email with all the details you’ll need for volunteering.
Unfortunately, we don’t offer drop-in volunteer opportunities. We plan our daily operations around the number of volunteers we have on the schedule. In order to best support smooth operations for our market team, all shifts must be scheduled in advance.
Yes, we are able to provide a form to confirm your hours for work or school purposes. Help with court-related community service hours may be provided on a case-by-case basis. We cannot guarantee hours, but please contact our Volunteer Team for more information.
Anyone who is nine years old, or in the third grade, is welcome! Nine-to-15-year-olds need to have a parent or guardian with them. Individuals who are 16 and 17 years old are able to volunteer on their own with an application and a parent/guardian permission form on file.
