Volunteer

Wanted!! Volunteers Needed!

Without volunteers, H.V.C.C. could not provide many of our services. Volunteers are what it means when we say Hockanum Valley helps.

Volunteers provide many hours of service in the Pantry yearly. Pantry food comes from Food Share, food drives, religious organizations, schools, businesses, and private donations. Volunteers then help to unload the delivery trucks, vans, and cars; stock the shelves, refrigerator, and freezer in the pantry; and carry food to the warehouse for storage. Volunteers also assist with paperwork, cataloging, and computer projects within the pantry. Clients who come to the pantry are assisted by volunteers who explain the program, show them how to select and check out food, and help bag items. We have volunteers who will drive our vans to grocery stores to make food pickups, who deliver food to homebound seniors, and who accompany and assist our clients on grocery shopping trips. If you are available to volunteer in the food pantry, there is a job for you!

H.V.C.C. Elder Service needs its volunteers. Friendly Visitors is just one of the services that we could not do without our volunteers. Friendly Visitors volunteers help to provide much needed social contact, run errands, read to the sight impaired, and help the elderly with personal business. Other volunteers make reassurance phone calls, appointments and do follow-up paperwork. Volunteers of all ages can help seniors to remain independent for as long as possible. They can help to clean, do yard work, paint, rake, weed, provide medical rides, etc.

In the Good Cents Treasures, volunteers unpack bags of donations, hang clothing, wash housewares, tag items, and put them out on the display floor. Over 3,000 hours worth of help is needed annually.

If you want more information on how YOU can join our team and become a volunteer, call our Volunteer Coordinator, Carole, at (860) 872-9825.