Pantry / Warehouse Volunteers
The Job: sorting & stocking pantry shelves; sorting & packing deli, dairy, meat and produce from stores; staging for food distribution, beginning and end of shift cleaning
Shifts: Monday - Thursdays: 2-3 hour daytime shifts
Food Packers
The Job: shopping and packing bags for food distribution, beginning and end of shift cleaning
Shifts: Monday - Thursdays: 3pm – 5pm
Food Distribution Volunteers
The Job: Curbside Assistant: prepare carts, greet clients, load groceries in vehicles. Shopping Assistant: assist clients as they shop in the pantry, monitor client appointment time, bag groceries, and load in client vehicle. Beginning and end of shift cleaning
Shifts: Monday - Thursdays: 12pm – 3:30pm, Wednesdays Evenings: 4:00pm - 7:30pm
Resource Volunteers
The job: Meets with clients (virtually) to provide financial assistance with past due rent & utilities. Also work to assist clients in connecting to other area resources that might be beneficial to them.
Skills needed: Alignment with WWCM values, administrative (paperwork, phone calls), computer (utilize internet resources & client database), ability to explore resources (make phone calls, check eligibility, research, etc), discerning good listeners.
Commitment: Three hour shifts, 1-2 times per week, Monday -Thursdays
Front Desk Volunteers
The job: Answer phones and messages during WWCM office hours. Scheduling clients for food pick up appointments, directing callers to appropriate staff members as needed.
Skills needed: Alignment with WWCM values, administrative (paperwork, phone calls), computer (utilize internet resources & client database), discerning good listener.
Commitment: Three hour shifts, 1-2 times per week, Monday -Thursdays and Wednesday evenings.
Due to Covid-19, we have new volunteer opportunities available.
- Virtual orientations are held on a regular basis via GoToMeeting. The dates and times of upcoming orientations are listed below.
- Prior to orientation, please review & complete our required Volunteer Guidelines, Interest Areas & Liability Waiver & email back to Sherry Presnall. Note: you will need to physically sign the waiver.
- Volunteers must be 18 or older unless part of a pre-arranged volunteer group (school, scouts, church youth group, etc.). For information on how your group can get involved, please contact sherry.presnall@wwcm.org
- At this time WWCM does not provide court-ordered community service opportunities but please go here for more resource information: https://thevolunteercenter.org/community-service/
- May 31, 2023
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New Volunteer Orientation
May 31, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am
PLEASE REVIEW wwcm.org/volunteer for volunteer age requirements & policies.
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/653033341You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (786) 535-3211Access Code: 653-033-341
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- June 21, 2023
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New Volunteer Orientation
June 21, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am
PLEASE REVIEW wwcm.org/volunteer for volunteer age requirements & policies.
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/653033341You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (786) 535-3211Access Code: 653-033-341
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Citizen of the Year Award
Honoring our Volunteers
Partner Agency with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. WWCM distributed 150,646 pounds of food in 2021-2022
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