Volunteer With Us

• Maintaining a Clean, tidy, organized and safe environment in the Café.

• Contributing to joyful and welcoming atmosphere.

• Assisting clients with their needs for tent and unhoused supplies.

• Running up and downstairs to collect items such as clothes and shoes.

• Helping clients navigate available services.

• Engaging in creative tasks such as assisting with art projects, organizing games and managing the bookshelf.

This volunteer position is required Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursday, and between 9:15 am - noon. Volunteers are asked to sign their name for a day that works best for them each week). 

7:00am - 8:45am Monday to Friday

This volunteer position will support kitchen coordinator with:

• Cooking of breakfast, use of grills and toaster

• Washing dishes and cleaning kitchen

• Serving take-away meals to all guests

This volunteer position is required Monday to Friday between 7:00 am - 8:45 am (volunteer would pick up one day that works best for them each month).

9:00am - 12:00pm AND / OR 12:00pm - 2:30pm Tuesday to Friday

• Acknowledge and welcome all clients, visitors, volunteers, and donors in a friendly and professional manner

• Keep front desk clean and tidy

• Prepare the floor with setting up the chairs, welcome sign, TV, tablet, phones and other supplies

• Answer all the clients’ questions and address their complaints

• Help clients fill out a form to request income tax filing

• Receive letters and mails and send them to the appropriate destination

• Check unhoused clients with laundry program and food bank

• Answering calls

This position is required Tuesday to Friday between 9:15 am - 2:30 pm for morning and / or afternoon shift. (Volunteer would pick up a day/time that works best for them each month). Shift is about 3 hours long.

9:00am - 12:00pm AND / OR 12:00pm - 2:30pm Tuesday to Thursday

• Acknowledge and welcome clients into the foodbank in a friendly and professional manner

• Check client eligibility, ID, and complete new client paperwork and enter their visit - all done in Link2Feed database

• Complete a Household Points card, including any birthdays and dietary needs

• Introduce guest to the first available volunteer shopper or, if a volunteer shopper isn’t available, ask guest to return to their seat until an available shopper can call for them

• Help shopper volunteer and front desk volunteer when needed

This position is required Tuesday to Thursday between 9:15 am - 2:30 pm for morning and / or afternoon shift. (Volunteer would pick up a day/time that works best for them each month). Shift is about 3 hours long.

9:00am - 12:00pm AND / OR 12:00pm - 2:30pm Tuesday to Thursday

The Shopping Assistant works directly with the clients while they shop. This person will:

• Engage the guest in conversation

• Support the guest to spend their points in each area of the Market

• Track any unused points

• Offer nutritional and menu suggestions

• Offer samples or tastings including recipes when available

• Be ready to share other programs that could add to a client’s overall support

• Make sure the completed household points card is returned to the Outreach mailbox so any notes can be added to the guest file

• Clean and tidy around the market when not shopping with guests

This position is required Tuesday to Thursday between 9:15 am - 2:30 pm for morning and / or afternoon shift. (Volunteer would pick up a day/time that works best for them each month). Shift is about 3 hours long.

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays between 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

This volunteer supports the process of takeout/ready-to-eat meals that we offer in the Food Bank.  

• Washing dishes and cleaning kitchen.  

• Help meal prep: peeling and cutting vegetables, cooking, cleaning, dishes, and packaging prepared foods.  

This volunteer position is required Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays between 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.  (A Monthly sign-up sheet will be shared, and volunteers are asked to sign their name for a day that works best for them each week). 

9:15am - 1:00pm Monday

Feed Nova Scotia delivers food each Monday, this day the Market is not open to the public. This position:

• Organizes and stocks shelves that clients will be shopping from during distribution

• Lift some heavy food items such as boxes and bags

This volunteer position is required Monday between 9:15 am – 1:00 pm with half an hour lunch break.