Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with EFAA. Please see our opportunities listed below.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Food Bank Volunteers

The afternoon volunteer will assist participants in the food bank. The volunteer may fill a variety of roles: greeting participants and weighing the cart as they exit the food bank, handing out products from the freezer, handing out personal care products, stocking shelves, and taking in donations.

  • Minimum Age – 15 without adult, 12 with adult
  • Ability and willingness to be physically active and able to do moderate to heavy lifting. Interest in service to people of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Patience, compassion and excellent customer service skills. Spanish language skills are an asset.

Shifts: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 11:30 – 2:30 pm and 2:15 – 5:00 pm. Tuesday and Thursday:  11:30 – 2:30 pm, 2:15 – 5:00 pm and 4:45 – 7:15 pm

On-Site Training Provided

The morning volunteer will stock shelves, take in donations, and unload deliveries. Other tasks may include fulfilling home delivery and grocery pick-up orders, preparing produce, organizing coolers and freezers, and other tasks requested by the shift leader or staff.

  • Minimum Age: 15 without adult, 12 with adult
  • Ability and willingness to be physically active and able to do moderate to heavy lifting for the duration of the 3-hour shift

Shifts: Monday-Friday, 8:30-11:30

On-site Training Provided

These volunteers will assist with unloading food delivery trucks including Community Food Share deliveries, EFAA truck deliveries and or other deliveries as needed. Volunteers will also sort, put away delivered items, and stock food bank shelves.

  • Minimum Age – 15 without adult
  • This position requires repeated heavy lifting of over 40 lbs. for the duration of the volunteer shift.

Shifts: Tuesday and/or Thursday: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm, Friday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
On-site Training Provided

Special Event: Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Volunteers

The National Association of Letter Carriers conducts an annual nationwide food drive, collecting non-perishable food donations along postal routes. The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive returns this spring on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

Help us ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ at Boulder’s local post offices. Volunteers will greet and thank mail carriers and help unload and load donations. The main purpose of this role is to unload and load large hampers of food on and off trucks. Volunteers should expect and be able to do heavy physical labor for the entire shift.

15 Volunteers are needed at the Valmont Post Office from 4:00 – 6:30 pm
3 volunteers are needed at the Downtown Post Office from 4:00 – 6:30 pm
3 volunteers are needed at the High Mar Post Office from 3:00 – 5:30 pm

  • Minimum Age – 15 without adult, 12 with adult
  • Ability and willingness to be physically active and able to do moderate to heavy lifting. Volunteers should expect and be able to do heavy physical labor for the entire shift.

On-Site Training Provided.
Complete our Volunteer Application to sign up for this event.

The National Association of Letter Carriers conducts an annual nationwide food drive, collecting non-perishable food donations along postal routes. The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive returns this spring on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

Help us ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ at EFAA’s Food Bank. Volunteers will help unload food donations from trucks, weigh donations, transfer it to our garage and basement and sort items. Lifting and organizing will be required, as well as rolling and stacking of large hampers. Volunteers may also work in small teams on the main floor, basement and garage to organize food.

20 Volunteers are needed at EFAA’s Food Bank from 3:30 – 7:30. Dinner will be provided.

  • Minimum Age – 15 without adult, 12 with adult
  • Ability and willingness to be physically active and able to do moderate to heavy lifting. Volunteers should expect and be able to do heavy physical labor for the entire shift.

On-Site Training Provided.
Complete our Volunteer Application to sign up for this event.

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