Volunteer With the COOP
Volunteer with us!
Interested in supporting our work hands-on? Check out the in-person and online volunteer opportunities below and follow the instructions for each opportunity – if you are interested in opportunities or have specific skills not listed, email us at communications@stjamestowncoop.org
We prioritize St. James Town residents in our volunteer opportunities, but encourage non-St. James Town residents to get involved as well.
Looking for other ways to get involved? Consider donating, contributing to our resource wish list, or becoming a member!
In-Person Volunteering
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On deliveries, teams of 3 volunteers will take 1 trolly and 1-2 wagons with the filled boxes to the lobby or front door of apartment buildings. Residents will be asked to meet you in the lobby in advance, but in some cases will require door deliveries. This activity is mostly outdoor and distanced, but requires some indoor work when required to deliver boxes to doors, and will require some contact. To deliver with us please email us at sjtbulkfood@gmail.com |
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Food packing volunteers may help prepare the meals or our bulk food buying club orders. Food packing can include packaging individual dry goods into smaller sized bags or organizing food into the food boxes.
Food Packing – To apply for food packing please email us at sjtbulkfood@gmail.com Please note food packing shifts are not currently available, we will update shifts on TimeCounts as they arise. |
Help out in the co-op?s community garden by joining garden work days and gaining new skills!
Tasks could include:If you are interested in joining us, please send an email to volunteers@sjtcommunitycoop.org with the subject ?Garden Volunteering? to learn more. |
Other Volunteering Opportunities
E-buddies
In this role, you will be matched with a small group (2-6 people) of the St. James Town community who do not have email to inform them of events and opportunities. This role includes making weekly phone calls to these residents and will require phone and internet access.?
Due to the language diversity of St James Town, additional language skills are an asset but by no means required. COVID-19 has been incredibly isolating for many, and as an e-Buddy you will play a dual role in updating “buddies” as well as being a friend to check in with them each week.
To become an e-buddy, please send an email to communications@stjamestowncoop.org
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Help share our stories and keep our community in the loop by creating and sharing social media and newsletter content Follow us!To get involved with social media, send us an email at communications@stjamestowncoop.org |
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Do you have skills and knowledge to share? Whether it’s about food growing, processing, or cooking, the climate crisis, sustainability, or mental health and coping mechanisms, help us create educational content for our community members. Educational content might include videos, social media posts, or blog posts. To get involved with educational content, email us at communications@stjamestowncoop.org |
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Submit to our community newsletter! Contributions can include:
To get involved with the community newsletter, send us an email at communications@stjamestowncoop.org |
Cooking
To get involved in nutrition, send us an email at communications@stjamestowncoop.org |