Provides various volunteer opportunities for people who are interested.

Volunteer Opportunities offered at Northwest Harvest Yakima

Volunteers are needed to help sort and repack bulk food into family-sized portions for distribution to partner food banks, meal programs, and high-need schools in central Washington. Can volunteer as a group or an individual with no minimum time requirement. Contact for current shift availability.

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with expertise in public speaking, writing, desktop publishing, graphics or other aspects of communications who are willing to contribute their skills on a voluntary basis without remuneration and work on projects benefiting the agency or the people it serves.

Communications/Marketing Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to help the agency with any of a wide variety of special events (e.g., parties, dances, receptions, concerts, lecture series, arts fairs, charity golf tournaments or walkathons) on a voluntary basis without remuneration. Volunteers may be asked to greet, register and orient the event guests; collect payments; hand out programs; assist with crowd control, exhibit interactions, coat-check and behind-the-scenes operations; and take on other tasks to help ensure that the event runs smoothly.

Special Event Support Volunteer Opportunities

Food banks, food pantries, meal preparation programs and other similar organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills who are willing to support food distribution and meal programs on a voluntary basis without remuneration. Also included are farming operations that are seeking volunteers who are willing to do farm work (tilling/planting/cultivating/harvesting).

Food Production/Preparation/Delivery Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to fill positions handling routine, day-to-day administrative tasks on a voluntary basis without remuneration.