VOLUNTEERING AS AN INDIVIDUAL
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UPDATED FEBRUARY 18, 2022
ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNOR HAS LIFTED THE STATE INDOOR MASK MANDATE, ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK IS PROCEEDING WITH CAUTION AND WILL CONTINUE TO REQUIRE MASKS FOR ALL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES AND VISITORS. STAFF ARE REVIEWING OUR MASK MANDATE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
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THANK YOU!
Every volunteer experience is different, but every experience helps solve hunger for our New Mexico neighbors experiencing hunger. Roadrunner Food Bank® seeks dedicated volunteers for both warehouse-based volunteer activities and non-warehouse volunteer opportunities. All you need to volunteer is a good attitude, closed-toed shoes, passion for our work, and the ability to do light physical labor including standing and lifting boxes. Your help is crucial for our mission to continue as we serve our neighbors in need. We invite you to join our team and volunteer!
Warehouse Volunteers – Individuals
As a volunteer at our Albuquerque warehouse, you will help prep food for distribution to provide to New Mexicans facing hunger all across our state. This includes repacking food items, sorting produce and other non-perishable food items, creating and filling food boxes, creating pallets of food for delivery, and more. Volunteer warehouse shifts generally start with a two-hour minimum commitment; however, individual volunteers can register for longer volunteer shifts.
Anyone eight years old and older can volunteer. Children and teens up to 15 years of age can volunteer with the appropriate number of adults accompanying them (see below). Teens 16 and older may volunteer without a parent/guardian present. However, teens younger than 18 may not supervise other children/teens while volunteering.
Children and Chaperones Per Child/Teen
- 8-10 years of age – 1 adult per 3 children
- 11-15 years of age – 1 adult per 4 children/teens
- 16-18 years of age – may volunteer without an adult present but may not supervise younger children/teens
- 16 years of age and older – may volunteer at our community based drive through food distributions with adult supervision
Additional information can be found at the bottom of this page in our Policies and FAQs document which provides details about bringing children to volunteer, people with disabilities who would like to help out, general warehouse policies, and frequently asked questions.
Warehouse Volunteers – Registration
Individuals interested in volunteering in our warehouse should use our online registration portal. The portal is best used for single-person volunteer appointments only. The registration page allows you to create a username and password to view open volunteer dates and times. When you have successfully created a volunteer appointment, you will receive an email confirming your visit. If you do not receive an email, your appointment or change has not taken effect. Returning volunteers are able to login using their credentials.
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.”
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”
“You have two hands. One to help yourself, the second to help others.”
“There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you don’t do them.”
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
Non-Warehouse Individual Volunteers
Volunteers have the opportunity to use their talents, specialized skills, experience, and knowledge to help the food bank with special projects and unique programs that help the food bank operate and strengthen our capacity to serve New Mexicans experiencing hunger. We encourage you to ask us and learn more about the volunteer activities that take place outside the scope of the warehouse. Many of these non-warehouse volunteer opportunities take place in the community, such as helping at food distributions, assisting clients over the phone and in person, using multiple languages to interact with clients, performing a variety of administrative tasks, and more!
Skill-based 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!
Virtual Volunteers
Roadrunner Food Bank has virtual volunteer opportunities for people who are willing and able to help our public services outreach team in our virtual Help Center. There are two types of Help Center Virtual Volunteers. To learn more about these opportunities, visit our Help Center Volunteering page.
Thank you for your gift of time and talents! We look forward to meeting you!