Volunteer
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers power everything we do! Whether you are looking for service hours, a way to meet new friends, or a place to contribute your time and talents toward improving your community, we have a volunteer opportunity that’s perfect for you.
Returning volunteers, sign up for your shift here:
New volunteers, please complete the
Prep Team Volunteer
M, W, F
9am – 12pm
Lake City Presbyterian Church
Each week, HIP Prep Team Volunteers prepare meals and other food items to support HIP’s programs.
Senior Meal Site Volunteer
M, W, F
10am – 2pm
Lake City Community Center
This job requires your help in setting up the meal space, serving the meal, and helping clean up. Get to know the diners and enjoy a free lunch!
After School Snack Site Volunteer
M, T, W, TH
5pm – 7pm
Lake City Library
If you like working with youth this is the opportunity for you! Volunteers are needed each day to deliver and distribute snacks and engage with the youth and teens at the library during the school year.
HIP Pack Packing Volunteer
DAYS & TIMES VARY
Lake City Presbyterian Church
At our packing parties, volunteers put together our Healthy HIP Packs, a pack of weekend food for children, during the school year.
HIP Pack Final Assembly Volunteer
TH
Times Vary
Lake City Presbyterian Church
Each week we need volunteers to add fresh fruit and our weekly newsletters to our Healthy HIP Packs before they are delivered to our partner schools.
Cooking Matters Class Assistant
VARIES
Contact us for details
We need people with an interest in cooking or nutrition to help us run weekly community cooking classes. A great opportunity to share your cooking skills and nutrition knowledge with others!
Summer Eats Volunteers
M, T, W, TH, F
11 am – 2 pm
Location Varies
Every summer we run summer meal sites where we serve a free healthy meal to youth ages 1-18 and their parents. We need volunteers to serve these meals and lead kids and teens in fun summertime activities.
Special Projects Volunteers
VARIES
Contact us for details
Throughout the year, HIP hosts special events and volunteer nights. There are also opportunities to volunteer based on your special skills (writing, photography, videography, recipe development, finance, marketing, fundraising, etc).
Ready to volunteer?
“HIP was recommended to me by one of my coworkers here at Alpha as a great volunteer opportunity for my clients and it truly has been a wonderful experience for them. HIP is making valuable contributions to the community and the volunteer experience itself is always warm and welcoming for all who participate. We’re honored to be a part of it.”
Jenny Powell
Community Access Coordinator / Alpha Supported Living Services
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