Volunteer at SODO Community Market

After we receive your application, our SODO volunteer coordinator 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. Please note that we have a two-shift limit per week and that these must be on different days.

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.

We ask all individual volunteers to attend a one-hour orientation prior to their first shift. This must be scheduled in advance. Orientations are typically held on the first Thursdays, 2-3pm, and third Tuesdays, 10-11am. Please note, however, that this can sometimes change due to events, meetings, or staff trainings. For the updated confirmation schedule, please email volunteer@northwestharvest.org. For volunteer groups, there is an orientation at the start of the shift.

We’re happy to provide hours confirmation for school or work purposes. However, we’re unable to offer court-related service.

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.