NON-WAREHOUSE VOLUNTEERS
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We invite you to volunteer in these unique ways outside of our warehouse.
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You have the ability to help solve hunger in New Mexico! Volunteers are integral and make our work possible. A variety of volunteer opportunities exists outside our typical warehouse volunteer experience. Many of these non-warehouse volunteer opportunities use specialized skills and talents to strengthen and sustain the mission and work of Roadrunner® Food Bank of New Mexico. We’d like to introduce you to our non-warehouse volunteer work and use your skills in a unique way.
Types of Volunteer Work Performed Outside of our Warehouse
- Assist people we serve during food distributions in the Albuquerque area and also at food distributions we host in rural and frontier communities
- Volunteer in our Healthy Foods Center. We always need help before, during and after food distributions four days a week. The Center is located within our Albuquerque distribution center. The picture above is our on-site medical referral food pantry.
- Provide SNAP application information at various food distribution sites across the state.
- Provide food referrals over the phone through our HELP Center at our Albuquerque based on-site call center or virtually at home
- Use your expertise to provide nutrition education
- Administrative support
- Special projects
Examples of Non-Warehouse Volunteer Skills We Seek
We are always on the lookout for volunteers with the following skills:
- Customer service
- Excellent phone etiquette
- Excellent listening skills
- Data entry
- Knowledge of basic database systems
- Basic to advanced computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft-related products
- Ability to travel distances for those wishing to help at food distributions more than 30 miles away from our Albuquerque distribution center
- Knowledge of event planning and basic fundraising principles
- Compassion, empathy and passion for the work
- Availability and willingness to cross-train with staff members
- Attention to detail
- Maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of the people we serve.
These are just a few examples of the skills and types of volunteer opportunities that happen outside our warehouse. We would like to set up a time to talk with you about how your skills can be put to use at Roadrunner Food Bank. You could be just the person we’ve been looking for!
Volunteers are matched with the right project and right activity. Our goal is to provide you with a positive volunteer experience while helping accomplish important work for the food bank, too! While a majority of our non-warehouse volunteer opportunities are in Albuquerque, we also have potential volunteer opportunities for volunteers who live outside the Albuquerque metro area.
Every volunteer experience is different, but every experience helps solve hunger for our New Mexico neighbors in need. Your unique skills can make a difference in the lives of hungry New Mexican children, seniors, adults, and families! Thank you for considering spending some of your time with us!