Harvesters Sorting & Packing Event

The following are important things you need to know about volunteering in our warehouse:

• All volunteers must be free of any contagious illness (runny nose, colds, the flu, strep throat, etc.)
• Volunteers must be 8 years or older
  • Volunteers 8-15 must have an adult chaperone
  • Individual 16-18 year olds may volunteer without a chaperone 
  • Groups must meet the following requirements:
    • 8-11 years old: 1 adult is required for every 5 children 
    • 12-15 years old: 1 adult is required for every 10 youth
    • 16-18 years old: 1 adult is required for every 15 youth
    • Bring at least two chaperones for 8-15 year olds so that the group is never unattended in the VEC. 
    • If you have youth in two different age groups, bring enough adults to meet the ratio for the youngest participants
• Long pants and close toe and heel shoes are required.
  • Volunteers wearing open shoes will not be able to serve in the Volunteer Engagement Center
    • Open shoes include, but are not limited to, clogs and sandals
    • Crocs must be worn with the back strap covering the heel
  • Dressing in layers and bringing a jacket is recommended, even during the summer.
• Please leave all valuable jewelry at home. This includes rings which may come off in the packing process.

Parking is limited so please carpool. Visitor parking is available in front of the building and in an overflow lot across the street. If spots fill, please limit street parking to the east side (closest to the building). Please enter through the Volunteer Entrance (under the red awning). 

The Volunteer Engagement Center is a vital part of Harvesters’ mission to mobilize the power of our community to create equitable access to nutritious food and address the root causes and impact of hunger.  In this area, volunteers sort and repack food, which assists Harvesters in feeding more than 226,000 neighbors each month.  Volunteer tasks are assigned based on product availability and project prioritization.  Opportunities include:

• Sorting and boxing nonperishable food
• Packing fresh produce
• Sorting and boxing bread
• Repacking ready-to-eat food and bulk products
  • May include refrigerated or meat products
• Packing BackSnack