Thank you for your interest in volunteering. We welcome you to join us!
Arabic, Cantonese, Creole, Portuguese, Spanish & other language speakers welcome
PLEASE SCHEDULE A TIME TO VOLUNTEER FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES:
(complete this Volunteer Form to schedule)
Food Pantry Organization: Mondays - any time from 12-5pm. Help organize food pantry: open wrapped pallets of food, sort food, move boxes, stock shelves/refrigerators/freezers, organize/clean, etc. Learn to operate pallet jack to move pallets, to use equipment lift.
Evening Meals Program: Tuesdays through Fridays - Meal preparation: 2:30-4:00pm (must be 18 or older); Serving and Breakdown/Cleanup: 3:30-6pm (must be 13 or older).
PLEASE DROP IN TO VOLUNTEER FOR THESE PRIORity OpportunITIES*:
(no need to contact us beforehand)
Everett Mobile Market Packing: Help sort food and pack groceries. Any Wednesday - any time from 9:30am-12:30pm.
Everett Mobile Market Food Distribution: Help with all aspects of food distribution to provide nutritious groceries to residents of Everett. Help give food out, enroll new people and check people in. Lafayette School Parking Lot, 117 Edith St., Everett. Any Thursday - any time from 3:30-5pm - Great for groups & families!
Grocery Delivery Program - Packing: Help sort food and pack groceries. Any Tuesday through Thursday - any time from 12-5pm.
Grocery Delivery Program - Deliveries: Help deliver groceries in your car to people who are homebound. Serving Chelsea, East Boston, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Revere, Stoneham, Swampscott, Wakefield, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn. Any Tuesday - any time from 1-3pm, Any Wednesday/Thursday - any time from 10am-3pm - Great to do with a friend or family!
Food Pantry Organization: Any Tuesday - 1:30–3:30pm. Help organize food pantry: open wrapped pallets of food, sort food, move boxes, stock shelves/refrigerators/freezers, organize/clean. Learn to operate pallet jack to move pallets and to use equipment lift and scales.
Food Pantry - General: Help load/unload vehicles, stock shelves/refrigerators/freezers, sort food, organize/clean, pack groceries, distribute food, and more.
drop-in volunteer hours are*:
Tuesdays 12-5pm, Wednesdays 9:30am-5pm, Thursdays 12-5pm, Limited opportunities on Fridays 12-5pm
*Due to various factors, we do not always have volunteer projects available. Minimum age requirement is 13. Groups wishing to volunteer must schedule a time.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENce - BE CREATIVE!
Cooks and Bakers - Prepare food, e.g., mac & cheese, lasagna, casseroles; sides and prepared salads; cookies, brownies, cakes, pies. Deliver to 54 Eastern Ave., Malden, Monday-Friday 9:30am-4pm.
And Also - Organize a food drive, Make goody bags, Write/Draw greeting cards, and more…
READ OUR VOLUNTEER AGREEMENT HERE
MBTA: Bus 105 or Orange Line - Malden Center
PARKING: 1) On street 2) Ferry St. lot along bike path 3) 219 Centre St. Central Plaza lot in spaces marked with a cross only.
Contact: Volunteer Coordinator Eileen Mullen: 781-397-0404 or Eileen.Mullen@BreadofLifeMalden.org