Thank you for your interest in volunteering with EFAA. Due to COVID-19, our volunteer opportunities are limited to those listed below.
Volunteer Opportunities
Holiday Volunteer Opportunities
Gift Room Support
We need volunteers to help run our gift room operations! To ensure the safest possible environment for everyone, all volunteer positions are designed to limit contact and communications between volunteers, staff and families/participants.
EFAA’s Holiday Gift Room will operate in alignment with all C.D.C. COVID-19 recommendations and all volunteers are required to follow recommendations along with EFAA’s COVID Safety Measures and Protocols.
Between Monday, December 14th and Saturday, December 19th, we’ll need a total of 5 volunteers each day per shift to run our Gift Room; 4 “Gift Station Monitors” and 1 “Exit Monitor.” Volunteer shifts are as follows:
Monday 12/14, Tuesday 12/15, Wednesday 12/16 & Friday 12/19:
Either 9:15 am – 12:15 pm or 1:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Thursday, 12/17:
Either 9:15 am – 12:15 pm, 1:15 pm – 4:15 pm or 4:45 – 7:45 pm
Saturday, 12/19: 9:15 – 12:15
Click on the opportunities below to learn more and apply.
Volunteers will help to ensure a happy, holiday season for local families during this exceptionally challenging year. Gift station monitors will be positioned at designated stations where participants will pick up age-appropriate gifts from tables located throughout the gift room, socially-distanced from each volunteer. The role will be to monitor gift pick-up, maintain overall order and flow through the gift station, and restock gifts as inventory is depleted. We anticipate approximately 40 family representatives will visit the gift room per volunteer shift, adequately spaced and single file, to make for a safe and satisfying experience for families and volunteers.
- Min. Age: 15 or in High School. We are unable to accommodate parents with younger children.
- Each volunteer is required to operate independently in their volunteer role.
- Orientation and training provided at volunteer shift arrival.
- This opportunity takes place at an off-site location in Boulder
- COVID health protocols to be strictly observed
- To observe COVID protocols, only one volunteer will be positioned per gift station.
To volunteer in EFAA’s Gift Room:
- Current volunteers: Login to your Volunteer Account and sign up for a shift.
- New volunteers: Complete a Volunteer Application and then log in to your account to sign up for a shift.
Volunteers will help to ensure a happy, holiday season for families in need during this exceptionally challenging year. This volunteer will be positioned at the end of the gift tables. They will usher families toward a final gift selection area, and direct families to the exit area in a swift, yet polite manner. This position will also replenish gifts to age-specific zones as needed.
- Min. Age: 15 or in High School. We are unable to accommodate parents with younger children.
- Each volunteer is required to operate independently in their volunteer role.
- Orientation and training provided at volunteer shift arrival.
- This opportunity takes place at an Off-site location in Boulder
- COVID health protocols to be strictly observed
- To observe COVID protocols, only one volunteer will be positioned per gift station.
To volunteer in EFAA’s Gift Room:
- Current volunteers: Login to your Volunteer Account and sign up for a shift.
- New volunteers: Complete a Volunteer Application and then log in to your account to sign up for a shift.
COVID-19 Support
Food Bank Shift Lead
The afternoon Shift Lead is a hearty, energetic person, who will be on the go a lot in this physically demanding role. This role requires a lot of communication, retrieving product and briefly dialoguing with participants. The lead will monitor safety protocols inside and outside, where participants are waiting and work closely with the Intake person and food bank staff. The lead will make sure each volunteer is assigned and certain of their task, is masked and following safety protocols. In addition, the lead ensures that product is ample for the afternoon distribution and asks stocker to replenish, as needed. In some cases, the lead may need to retrieve product.
-Minimum Age – 18
-Ability and willingness to be physically active and to perform light to moderate lifting.
-Ability and willingness to serve in a leadership role. Leadership and teamwork experience required.
On-Site Training Provided
The morning Shift Lead will open up the food bank areas, set up signs and tables for the day, bring in donations, make sure the volunteer crew is assigned their tasks. Leads will ensure that all volunteers are masked, washing their hands and taking their temperatures upon arrival. Shift Leads will make sure shelves and freezers are getting stocked and make sure that we have reserve bags of Tefap, vegetarian, cleaning, produce, or whatever else we decide to bag. They will also monitor that bags for that day’s delivery are being constructed. In addition, they will help to receive donations from outside and the garage. Lastly, the morning Shift Lead will communicate with the afternoon Shift Leader or staff at the end of shift.
-Minimum Age: 18
-Ability and willingness to serve in a leadership role. Leadership and teamwork experience required.
-Ability and willingness to be physically active and able to do light to moderate lifting.
On-Site Training Provided
Food Bank Volunteers
Fulfillment volunteers are in 1 of 3 zones filling each order from the participant’s form, passing cart to next zone and checking to see if more forms are waiting. The volunteer communicates product need to person stocking. Volunteers will also wipe down areas often, wash hands, strategize and limit the need to “cross-over” into other areas. One volunteer will be behind a table up front (end of food bank) to slide product across the table to the participant and add in random items, possibly dairy items, as well. Two volunteers needed for two zones in the back of the food bank. The 3rd zone is the volunteer up front who may also be the lead.
-Minimum Age – 15 without adult
-Ability and willingness to be physically active and to perform light to moderate lifting.
On-Site Training Provided
An energetic, hearty volunteer is needed to replenish stock, retrieve product from garage and basement and get any bags made up in the lobby and conference room area into the food bank. There may be times that stocker/runner needs to be a go between with participants and the lead volunteer. Stocking is for orders in real time and if slow, could be for the next day. The stocker/runner might also get older product from the basement ready to come upstairs.
-Minimum Age: 15 without adult
-Ability and willingness to be physically active and able to do light to moderate lifting.
On-site Training Provided
The morning volunteer will make up bags for produce, TEFAP, cleaning products, bulk items, and deliveries. TEFAP will be bagged in the lobby area, and deliveries in the Conference room. Stocking is needed to fill the shelves for real time orders and ensure that cases are brought upstairs. Extra cases should be brought up from downstairs so that the afternoon fulfillment volunteers do not have to travel to re-stock.
-Minimum Age: 15 without adult
-Ability and willingness to be physically active and able to do light to moderate lifting.
On-site Training Provided
Children’s Program Volunteers
Summary: During these unique times we are seeing an increased need for tutoring and homework help. This will be a virtual position under the supervision of the Children’s Program Coordinator. This is a new volunteer opportunity and we are excited to grow it with you.
Duties: Help a child or youth be successful this school year through homework and school work assistance. This is a virtual position and a volunteer will be assigned to a child or youth in need of assistance.
Hours will currently be offered during 1:00-3:00pm M-F. A volunteer will choose 1-2 days that they can be available for their assigned child or youth to meet with them during those hours. These hours are currently in line with the school district’s independent study and teachers’ office hours.
Skills Needed: Basic computer skills which includes Zoom video call functions such as screen sharing, and chat. An understanding of Google Docs and Google Sheets will be useful as well as Google calendar invites. It might be helpful but not required to have a familiarity with Seasaw or Schoology.
Must be creative, flexible, responsible and enjoy kids of all ages. Must be at least 15 years old. Volunteers 18 years and older will be required to complete the Colorado Welfare Mandatory Reporter free, online training within two weeks of start date and pass a background check. Stable, consistent and secure internet access/connection is required.
Time Commitment: 2-4 hours per week for 6 months or possibly the academic year. Due to COVID, time commitment is dependent upon the school districts’ phases of reopening.
Duties: Literacy Enhancement Volunteers will assist EFAA’s Children’s Program staff, Children’s Program, and Housing Program in supporting literacy development with all the infants, children, and youth who reside in EFAA Housing Units. Volunteers will help to build partnerships for book donations, pick up book donations and bring donations to EFAA housing sites throughout Boulder County. Upon receipt of new books, volunteers will organize books by age groups, languages, holidays, etc. and create and maintain a record-keeping system of book inventories per site. Volunteers will also stock and organize community libraries at housing sites and help organize books in each of the Children’s Program areas at housing sites while also preparing book distributions per family upon move in and/or special occasions such as birthdays.
Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum Age – 18. An overall love of books, literacy and enjoyment for working with and supporting children and youth of all ages. Must be a “people person” and enjoy working with people of all walks of life, be nonjudgmental and respect the confidentiality of EFAA participants and be interested in, and have knowledge of the importance of literacy development and promotion.
Time Commitment: 2- 3 hours a week, additional hours as needed. This position offers a rotating schedule and will require transportation to multiple housing sites throughout Boulder County. Onsite Training Provided.
How to Apply: Visit this page to fill out an application.
We apologize for any inconvenience but at this time:
- We are unable to accommodate groups.
- We are unable to accommodate individuals who need to complete required service hours including court-ordered community service, school service or other required hours.
- Our minimum volunteer age is 15 without an adult. Volunteers under age 18 must complete this application with a parent or guardian.