VOLUNTEER WITH US
Sign up to volunteer.
Volunteers are at the heart of all that we do. WSCAH volunteers generously donate over 19,000 hours of their time annually, helping us serve over 100,000 New Yorkers. Volunteers support WSCAH by unloading deliveries, packing food, setting up, and distributing healthy food to our customers.
For Individual Volunteers
Please join us at our 86th Street Distribution Center and 180th Street Warehouse.
Sign-up will take you to New York Cares, WSCAH's partner in volunteerism.
Create a New York Cares account to sign-up for a shift at WSCAH.
Volunteers for distribution shifts must be 18 or older.
Volunteers for other shifts must be 16 or older.
Volunteer Roles and Descriptions:
- Set up Food Pantry: Volunteers will assist with setting up tents, tables and moving food from inside the pantry to the sidewalk for direct distribution.
- Direct Food Distribution: Volunteers will distribute bags of healthy food to WSCAH's customers.
- Pack Food Bags: Volunteers will pack food bags with fresh or shelf-stable food, pack food bags, flatten boxes for recycling and other activities as needed.
- Unload Deliveries: Volunteers will assist with unloading our food delivery trucks by handling food pallets and using hand carts to move the food inside the pantry.
- Assemble and Pack Food Bags: Volunteers will help assemble and pack food boxes with fresh and shelf-stable items
For Group Volunteer Opportunities
Are you a school, foundation, corporation, or religious organizations looking for team building opportunities? Learn about partnering with us. Or drop us a line directly.
I volunteer at WSCAH because:
"I love being a team leader."
"It is such a good way to get involved with my community and meet like minded people."
"Volunteering at WSCAH has connected me to my community."
"It has made me feel productive and introduced me to some of the kindest, most caring, supportive, funny people."
Your support matters.
We love our volunteers. But if you’re not able to join us, please consider supporting our work in other ways. Your gift makes a difference to thousands of New Yorkers.