EFN's mission depends on volunteers to assist with everything from packing food to administration. Here are the current volunteer opportunities:
Individual Volunteer Opportunities
Office Support (ages 16 & older)
· Answering phones and greeting visitors
· Making photo copies
· Folding letters and stuffing envelopes
· Assembling information pockets
· Filing program paperwork
· Data entry of program information
· Folding program brochures
Outreach and Community Awareness
· Staff tables at EFN Food and Cash Drive events with your interpersonal and public speaking skills (don't worry, we'll train you).
· Engage Rainbow Foods customers about EFN Give Food Give Hope program during in-store promotions.
Fare For All Sales
· Assist with selling and distributing food through our supplemental food program.
Warehouse/Maintenance Support (ages 18 and older)
· Cleaning
· Mowing lawns
· Trimming landscape
· Removal of snow
*If you are an individual and would like to help sort food, please call for times when you can join to help package and assemble food to be distributed.
Group Volunteer Opportunities
· Food Sorting
· Packaging donated food into smaller boxes and packages to be distributed to our network of hunger relief organizations.
· Sort and remove damaged, perishable and non food items from donated food.
Food Package Assembly
· Family Packages – nonperishable staples such as peanut butter, jelly, pasta and canned vegetables.
· African Food Packages – culturally specific food for low income African residents in the Twin Cities.
· Fare for All Produce and Meat Packages – supplemental food packages for individuals looking to stretch their food budget.
Seasonal Volunteer Opportunities
Baskets of Hope – November and December · Assemble frozen and nonperishable food packages for families in need during the holiday season.
Holidazzle Parade Volunteer – November and December · Help EFN serve as the event’s charity host by dressing up and collecting food and cash to support hunger relief.
Twin Cities Marathon · During the fall each year, EFN is a community partner to this event. Help collect water and other beverages that are donated to EFN to distribute to hunger relief organizations.
Annual Celebration · Help with registration, set-up, clean-up and the silent auction at this event that celebrates the service of EFN to the community.