Neighbors In Need staff provides a framework in which over 900 volunteers work effectively each year. Our paid staff members provide stability and continuity for what is essentially a volunteer social service agency. Annually, NIN is gifted over 10,300 hours of volunteer support. Volunteers sustain our organization and perform nearly 40% of our work by helping with daily operations in our pantries, assisting with food drives, providing office support, staffing our Diaper Pantry, and more.
We strongly rely on volunteers in every part of our work, and are grateful to the hundreds of volunteers who have, and continue to help us serve the poor & hungry of Greater Lawrence since March 2020.
we require all volunteers to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Warehouse Food Pantry bag packers
Morning and afternoon shifts available Monday through Friday. 2-3 volunteers work at a time, wearing masks and gloves. Youth and family shifts are also available. Volunteers pack bags at our Warehouse space at 60 Island St. in Lawrence.
Diaper Pantry volunteers
Morning shifts are available Tuesdays from 10am-12pm in our diaper pantry to answer phones, assist new clients, fill orders for diaper delivery clients, bring diaper delivery bundles to arriving delivery volunteers, process new supplies and stock diaper shelves. Our diaper pantry is located in the east side basement at 60 Island Street Suite 74A - next door to the new NIN Food Warehouse.
Food and diaper delivery volunteers
Delivery shifts are available Monday through Friday. Volunteers make no contact deliveries to clients in need of food or diapers. This is especially important for our client families who have tested Covid + or are in quarantine or are at high risk. Delivery volunteers are given 5-7 deliveries for the Greater Lawrence area. Each group of deliveries takes approximately 2 hours and entails picking up food or diaper bags from NIN, calling or texting clients, and delivery.
Andover South Church Food Pantry Volunteer
Help set up and distribute food at South Church in Andover on Thursdays. Teen volunteers 15 and older are welcome and volunteers 15 and under are welcome to help with a parent. Andover South is located at 41 Central Street.
First time volunteers must complete a volunteer application.
Please email us at volunteer@needfood.org for more information about volunteer opportunities at Neighbors In Need.
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