Volunteer opportunities
Become a Neighborhood Coordinator
Neighborhood Coordinators collect donated food from their neighbors once a month and deliver it to the PORCH-Durham office. Whether you collect from 2, 20, or 200 porches, – we need your help!
Check our list of active neighborhoods to see if yours already participates in PORCH-Durham collections. Email durham@porchcommunities.org to connect with your current Neighborhood Coordinator—or to explore becoming one yourself.
Collection Day volunteers
Greeter Volunteers welcome Neighborhood Coordinators as they drop off food donations, unload items from vehicles into collection bins, and transport them inside for our Sorting Volunteers. This role is a great opportunity to connect and build relationships with our Neighborhood Coordinators while helping ensure a smooth and efficient collection day.
Sorting Volunteers organize and shelve donated food following collection. This role is well-suited for volunteers of all ages who are comfortable standing, reading labels, and lifting and lowering items up to 25 pounds.
Accessibility: Both of these are active roles. Volunteers should be comfortable being on their feet, lifting and lowering donations, and pushing and pulling carts. Expect to get plenty of steps in.
Shifts: 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, 8:00–10:00 a.m.
Deliver to one of our Distribution Partners
Delivery Drivers transport assembled orders of food to our school and community pantry partners across Durham. This role is essential to ensuring food reaches the families who need it most. Children are welcome to participate alongside an adult, making this a meaningful family-friendly volunteer opportunity.
Drivers must have reliable transportation; SUVs or vehicles with large trunks are preferred to accommodate boxed orders.
Shifts:
- 1st Friday of each month, 12:30-1:00 p.m.
- 2nd Monday of each month, 10:30-11:00 a.m.