Volunteering at Local Aid

Thank you! Volunteers are vital to Local Aid's success. Each month, more than 20 volunteers log from 200 to 250 hours working for Local Aid.

Volunteer opportunities

We currently need:

A volunteer to "shop" for perishables at FOOD for Lane County's warehouse (770 Bailey Hill Road, Eugene) each Monday at 1 p.m. Volunteers do not need to go to Junction City. Duties: Select and weigh cooler items, bread, produce and pastry for Local Aid's truck pickup at 2 p.m. No more than one hour each week should be required, and training will be provided. Click here for contact information if you are interested.
Food pantry volunteers to assist clients in selecting food for monthly emergency food boxes. No heavy lifting is required, just a friendly manner and an ability to help people limit their selections within guidelines. Right now, we have an urgent need for more Tuesday volunteers.
Client reception volunteers to work in our front office, receiving clients and assisting them in applying for help or signing up for current services.
Volunteers to keep pantry shelves stocked, store food in the pantry's storage areas, repackage bulk foods, and do other tasks to keep the pantry clean and functional. Some lifting is required for this kind of work.
A grass-roots fund-raising coordinator, who would be able to take the initiative in organizing fund-raising events such as local benefit dinners, "spare change" jars around town, bottle-recycling efforts and the like.
Volunteers to act as liaisons between their church, organization or workplace and Local Aid.

We also enjoy having groups volunteer, for special events such as Scouts or Post Office food drives, and for our annual Christmas box event in December. If your church, youth group, club or business is interested in group volunteering for a special event, do call us.

How do I volunteer?

It's easy! Just call us or come by and fill out an application.