Opportunities From: United Way of Dane County

The River is the largest and busiest food pantry in Dane County, serving over 2,000 individuals each week through our combined programs.

We are distributing groceries via curbside pickup outside of our facility.  We need volunteers to help fill orders for clients as they drive through our curbside pantry and carry the groceries out to the clients.  (Mondays would be sorting and packing boxes only - no distribution.)

Volunteers are needed:

 

Monday

9:00 am–11:00 am

11:00 am–1:00 pm  

 

Tuesday and Thursday  

9:15 am–11:45 am

11:30 am–1:30 pm

1:15pm–3:15pm

 

Wednesday

11:00 pm–2:00 pm

1:45 pm–4:00 pm

3:45pm–6:15pm

 

Friday 

9:45 am–11:45 am

11:30 am–1:30 pm

1:15pm–3:15pm

 
We are looking for healthy volunteers over the age of 16.  Court ordered community service volunteers must be at least 18 years old.

For more information, visit our website.  

To get started as a volunteer, fill out a volunteer application.

Click here to fill out an application for court ordered community service.

Help us prepare meals to send home with the families that shop at our market! Though we had to close our dining area due to COVID, we are grateful to continue to have the opportunity to provide meals to our clients. The meals are prepared onsite by our chefs with the help of many wonderful volunteers. They are safely stored, and then they are sent home with the clients with reheating instructions so that they can be enjoyed as family meals in the home. We need help with meal prep (and occasionally distributions as well) during the following times:

Monday
9:00am - 11:00am
11:00am - 2:00pm

Wednesday
9:00am - 11:00am
11:00am - 1:45pm
1:45pm - 3:45pm 
3:45pm - 6:00pm

Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
9:00am - 11:30am
11:30am - 1:15pm
1:15pm - 3:15pm

If you are interested, you can get started by clicking here to fill out a volunteer application.

Court ordered community service volunteers must be at least 18 years old.  Click here to fill out an application for court ordered community service.

If you have any questions, please contact us by email at volunteer@riverfoodpantry.org or by phone at (608) 661-1224.

Thank you!

We need volunteers to help distribute lunches to youth and their families in nine different northside neighborhoods as well as several south side east side neighborhoods.  There is room for one volunteer to ride along in the MUNCH van, but we also need a volunteer to follow the van driving their personal vehicle.

Volunteers needed:

Tuesday through Saturday

extended lunch hours

NOTE:  Minimum age is 8, but any volunteers under 16 must be with an adult.  Court ordered community service volunteers must be at least 18 years old.

If you are interested, please fill out this application or contact us at volunteer@riverfoodpantry.org.

For more info, visit our website.