Please note: FamilyWorks requires all volunteers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. All food bank and resource center roles are at our Wallingford location.
2022 Green Lake Pathway of Lights
The Green Lake Pathway of Lights is an annual celebration where lights line the pathway around the lake. There will be three stages around the lake with bands providing entertainment from 4:30-7:30 pm. A huge holiday food drive will be underway and FamilyWorks is the beneficiary. We have three stations to collect the food donations: Community Center, Small Craft Center/Aqua Theater, and Bathhouse Theater.
Who: All volunteers and families are welcome to help. It will be outside so please dress cozy and snug! There will be a rain shelter but we can’t control how windy and chilly it may get!
Availability: December 10, 2022, 4:15 – 7:45 PM
Distribution Volunteers with language skills
We would like to diversify the languages spoken at our food bank and resource center. We are looking for volunteers who can converse in either Mandarin, Russian or Spanish, to assist our participants and connect them to our resources. Volunteers will be helping on distribution stations or doing set-up tasks as needed
Volunteer qualifications:
- Over 18 years of age
- Able to lift 25 pounds
- Comfortable working with a diverse community of participants in-person, socially-distanced
- Patient, empathetic, with good customer service skills
- Conversational Mandarin, Russian or Spanish language skills required
Availability: Tuesdays 11:45-2:15, Thursdays 2:45 – 6:15 pm or Fridays 10:45-1:15
On-call food rescue volunteers
We are looking for on-call volunteers to cover volunteer absence. Our volunteer helpers go out in the FamilyWorks van and rescue food from our supermarket partners. The van goes out four mornings a week, rain or shine. This role is an essential part of our food bank operations, for bringing in food and for building relationships with local businesses. You would be helping one of our experienced food rescue drivers. Volunteers must be over 18 years old, be able to lift 40 lbs and not afraid of mornings or rain! This is the non-driving role.
Availability: Tuesday-Friday 7:45-8 am start, variable end time (10-12, depending on day)
On-call opportunity: food rescue volunteer, driving role
We are looking for food rescue volunteers, who are happy to drive our van, to provide cover if our regular volunteers are unavailable. Our volunteer drivers go out in the FamilyWorks van and help rescue food from our supermarket partners. The van goes out four mornings a week, rain or shine. This role is an essential part of our food bank operations, for bringing in food and for building relationships with local businesses. Accompanying you will be one of our experienced food rescue volunteers and full training will be provided.
Volunteers must be over 18 years old, be able to lift 40 lbs, have a safe driving record and not afraid of mornings or rain! You must be happy to provide a copy of your ID and your driving record.
Availability: on-call shifts: Tuesday-Friday 7:45-8 am start, variable end time (10-12:30, depending on day)
On-call opportunity: Distribution Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers that can help cover food bank distribution when our regular volunteers are unavailable. We have a series of stations and a volunteer runs each one so that our participants can get what they need. Training will be provided and you will be assisted by our staff.
Volunteer qualifications:
- Over 18 years of age
- Able to lift 25 pounds
- Comfortable working with a diverse community of participants in-person, socially-distanced
- Patient, empathetic, with good customer service skills
- Basic Spanish, Mandarin, or Russian language skills are helpful, but not required
Availability: Tuesdays 11:45-2:15, Thursdays 2:45 – 6:15 pm or Fridays 10:45-1:15
On-call opportunity: Food Bank Intake Volunteer
We are looking for someone to cover food bank intake when our regular volunteers are unavailable. Our intake volunteer greets our participants and checks them in by scanning membership cards using a tablet-based database. Full training will be provided. We aim to provide at least one weeks notice for cover shifts so this opportunity would be great for someone with a flexible work schedule. Volunteers must be over 18 years old.
Availability: on-call shifts: Tuesdays 11:45-2:15, Thursdays 2:45-6:15, Fridays 10:45-1:15.
Supermarket Saturday Food Drives will return Spring 2023
Our food drives are a very important way to stock our Food Bank. The event involves interacting with shoppers and informing them of the non-perishable foods the Food Bank needs. Donations are then gratefully collected.
When: The fourth Saturday of the month from 10 am to 1 pm, in one hour shifts
Where: Wallingford QFC, 1801 N 45th St.
Requirements: You must be at least 16 years old to volunteer. Please read and follow the instructions on the sign-up sheet regarding proof of COVID vaccination.
Reading Buddies
Encourage and support a love of books by reading with 2nd graders. Reading Buddies runs while school is in session, Wednesdays 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM at the Wallingford Boys & Girls Club.
Volunteers must be over 18 years old.
Availability: Wait list only for the 22/23 academic year.