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Volunteers Needed!
Our volunteers are the heartbeat of our organization. As a volunteer with AFCS, you can be part of the solution to meeting the many needs of families and individuals in our community. Throughout the year we need individuals and small groups to volunteer in our Office, Thrift Store, Donations area, and Food Room Warehouse. You will find great satisfaction, and may even find an extended family of your own! Volunteer opportunities are available from 7:30-3:00 p.m. Mondays-Fridays.
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
• Develop job skills/work experience/reference
• Obtain volunteer hours for school credit
• Fulfill court-ordered community service hours
• Accumulate credit hours for shopping in All Faith’s Thrift Store (Forgotten Treasures)
• Find a great place to give back to our community
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Volunteer departments
Reclamation: This area processes all non-food and non-perishable items, ensuring they’re sorted, organized, and ready for distribution. Volunteers prepare canned and boxed foods, day bags for the homeless, weekend snack sacks, hygiene kits, and emergency baby or adult care bags.
Cold & Frozen Processing: Volunteers in this station handle all perishable items, performing quality checks and sorting fresh produce, dairy, raw meats, and prepared meals. These items are then prepped for cold storage or placed on the distribution line.
Line Area: This is where client boxes are built and packed. Volunteers load all processed food and essential items into boxes to ensure families receive complete, nutritious selections.
Bread Station: This station sorts and prepares all breads, pastries, sweet, and salty baked goods for clients. Volunteers help ensure quality and variety for daily distribution.
Dock: Dock volunteers support the flow of incoming and outgoing deliveries, assisting with unloading, staging, and maintaining a clean, organized dock area.
Runners: Runners help load completed client boxes into vehicles, offering friendly service and ensuring a smooth, efficient pickup process.
These stations may require heavy lifting and prolonged standing.
Client Intake Window: Volunteers greet clients, assist with sign-in, review applications, and help with benefit requests. This role ensures every client receives a warm and welcoming first point of contact.
Client Benefits & Link2Feed: This area supports clients with new applications, benefit services, and program enrollment. Volunteers help ensure client information is accurate and up to date.
Data Entry & Filing: Volunteers manage digital and physical records, entering new client information, updating services received, and supporting overall statistical reporting.
Volunteer Assistance: This team handles time sheet processing, new volunteer applications, scheduling, and tracking volunteer credit hours. It’s a great role for those who enjoy organization and helping others succeed.
Training provided in Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, and Link2Feed.
Intake: Volunteers receive indoor and outdoor rummage donations such as clothing, small appliances, and home décor. This team helps sort and stage items for processing.
Sort: This station performs quality checks and organizes donated items into categories for the retail shop. Volunteers help ensure the store has clean, well-prepared inventory ready for sale.
Store: Volunteers assist with stocking inventory, setting up displays, helping customers, and processing emergency clothing vouchers. They also support general store upkeep to provide a welcoming shopping environment.