Needs From: United Way of Central Minnesota Volunteer Connection

Donate bath towels! The Salvation Army is looking for towels to provide to individuals using their public showers.

We are in need of volunteers to help prep the community lunch. This is a lite prep work and serving position, making salad, cutting fruit and or vegetables, rolling silverware, buttering buns or dishing dessert, assisting in the dining room, or filling water pitchers for the tables. Not much cooking involved with this position unless you want to assist the cook.

Our community lunch is served 11:30 to 12:45pm Monday Though Friday

We serve the volunteers and staff from 11:00-11:30, then open the doors to the public

Chose the day that works best for you

Volunteers are needed in to start between 7:30-9:00 AM and are done at 1:00

Openings on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday or can be trained and be on call.

The position is a multi task job where you will learn and assist in many of our programs such as: Food Shelf, Community Lunch, Coat Give Away, Christmas Toy Shop. As a Volunteer program/ office assistant, will assist in the office with phone calls, calling in replacements, keeping track of the birthday calendar and sending cards.  Typing, filing and working with volunteer applications.

If you get tired of sitting and looking at a computer, you could sort coats, placing hygiene items in proper areas, make copies or stuff envelopes.  If you like to socialize, the kitchen may need help buttering buns, rolling silverware, or cutting up fruit. 

The time and shifts can be very flexible, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Friday. Generally there is a morning shift of 8:00-12:00 and afternoon shift of 12:00-4:00, and we would like a commitment of 2 shifts per week but will work the volunteers schedule of time.

As a Food Shelf helper, you would assist the client if needed for shopping in the dry goods area.  We record all weights going out and coming in.

We have openings for the afternoon shift and you can volunteer for as many shifts your schedule allows.

Food shelf openings are Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday  1:00 - 4:00 pm

Fridays in the winter we are closed but still need volunteers to assist our driver as he brings in his pick ups of bread etc.  Would be morning from 9:00- 3:00 or this shift could be split.