Volunteer: Rocky Mountain PRep Market
Volunteer: Rocky Mountain PRep Market
On the first Friday of each month, We Don’t Waste sets up a walk-up food market and distributes food to hundreds of families from the Sunnyside, Globeville, and Chaffee Park
Volunteer Opportunities
We Don’t Waste is a leader of the movement to reduce food waste in Denver, and volunteer support is what helps us distribute millions of free meals to our community and expand our reach and operations. We are always looking for extra assistance with efforts such as our Mobile Food Market, food recovery initiatives, and fundraising.
To sign up now, please review our volunteer jobs below and/or select from the available volunteer opportunities in the calendar below, or contact us at volunteer@wedontwaste.org for more information.
start helping
It’s easy to make a difference! Select an opportunity or click on the Volunteer Dashboard button below to go to our volunteer portal. Once there, you can create an account, sign up for the shift, and you’re ready to help us fight food insecurity and food waste! Be sure to bookmark the volunteer dashboard page for easy access to future shifts.
Volunteer jobs
Mobile food markets
Join us at one of our Mobile Food Markets and help fill families’ cars with bags of produce, dairy, and non-perishables, as well as direct traffic and help everything run smoothly. Ages 15 and up!
Fill a plate for hunger
Be an essential part of the team the night of Fill a Plate for Hunger, We Don’t Waste’s largest fundraising event of the year! As a volunteer, you will be helping us with one of the many tasks to successfully hold the event, from setup, to food service, to cleanup, your work is key to a successful celebration! More details coming soon!
speakers bureau
One of the best ways to affect change is by using your voice! You can use your voice to support We Don’t Waste by becoming a member of our Speaker’s Bureau. We provide training on our organization and the issues of food waste and hunger so that you can become a representative of We Don’t Waste at public events.
mobile App Food Recovery
We Don’t Waste has recently partnered with Careit, a new food donation app, to help expand our mission in the Denver metro area. With this new application, our volunteers are now able to rescue small food donations on our behalf, and deliver them straight to our nonprofit recipient agencies!
Corporate and group volunteering
Every business can reap huge rewards by connecting employees to opportunities to engage with and improve their community. Volunteering as a group provides a great team bonding experience that demonstrates your team’s commitment and values. Most of our regular volunteer opportunities are open to groups, but please contact us with information about your group size and availability to coordinate your event.
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