Provide Food to Our Neighbors
The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry provides food and personal-care items to Dane County families in need. If you care about ending food insecurity, then join the volunteer team! Here are some details to know before applying to volunteer:
- Two-hour shifts are available on weekday mornings and afternoons
- Positions are either inside or outside
- Some pantry positions require the ability to bend, lift and carry up to 20 lbs
- Safeguarding training and a background check are required after 10 hours of volunteer service. Review our Safeguarding Policy here.
Ready to help or want to learn more? Apply now or contact Jenni Troia, Associate Director of Client Services, at (608) 442-7200 x42 or volunteer@svdpmadison.org.
Open Positions
Client Greeter
- Interested in being the first friendly face that our clients see? Are you a people person? This might be the role for you! Greet our clients as they come through the pantry line and assess how many households they are picking up for. Relay information to car loaders by placing sticky notes and/or magnets onto the car. This is an outdoors position, so dressing according to weather conditions is required. Spanish speaking skills are a bonus!
Inside Cart Re-loader
- Is a fast paced and engaging environment your jam? Then this might be the job for you! Help us load shopping carts with food to pass out in the drive-through pantry. This would include lifting boxes and bags into carts and then placing the carts into a queue to be distributed. The ability to lift up to 20lbs is required for this position. Requires a weekly commitment and the ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds.
Outside Food Loader
- Load boxes and bags of food into vehicles as they come through the drive-through. Requires a weekly commitment and the ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds.
Cart Runner
- Looking to get your steps in? Help us run carts to clients’ cars as they come through the pantry line. You will be responsible for grabbing carts out of the queued line and bringing them up to cars in the drive through. Once the food has been loaded into the car, you will also grab the empty cart and return it to the cart re-loaders.
Online Order Filler
- We are in need of volunteers to help fill our online order requests. This job serves a bit like a personal shopper, you’ll be given a list of items for an order and you’ll package them into bags and boxes accordingly. This will include various dry goods, dairy and frozen meat. Once the order is complete, you’ll label the orders and organize them onto shelves to await pickup. Please note, this position involves an in-depth training session prior to your first day volunteering.
Food Box Packer
- Fill boxes and bags with pantry staples, cooking supplies and nonperishable items. Requires the ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
Food Stocker
- Move cases of food from the warehouse to the box packing area. Requires the ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
Donation Sorter
- Sort and package food and personal care donations for distribution to our neighbors in need. Only morning shifts are currently available.
