Volunteer
At GROW, we value the importance of volunteers. Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, and they are the foundation of our success. By volunteering with GROW, you're not just helping to provide food; you're becoming part of a movement transforming the way we think about food and community. Your contributions will directly impact the lives of your neighbours, making Niagara Falls a healthier and more vibrant place to live.
AVAILABLE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
GROW-on-the-GO Volunteer
We are looking for friendly, enthusiastic, and hard-working volunteers to assist with our GROW-on-the-GO Mobile Market Program! On Thursday and Fridays, we run a low-cost market truck at various locations throughout the region. In this role, you would assist with the mobile market - tasks would include helping shoppers to find what they are looking for, assisting with check-out, re-stocking produce bins, managing and line-ups, and being a friendly-face in the community.
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Shifts Available:
Thursdays in Niagara Falls (12-4pm)
Fridays in Fort Erie and Port Colbourne (10am-3pm)
Option to either meet us on location for one market stop (1 hour commitment per location), or volunteer for the whole day.
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*Access to a vehicle preferred.
*This role involves some lifting, and the program runs outdoors, all-year-round, rain or shine.
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Food Waste Coordinator
We are looking for skilled volunteers to process leftover market produce! In this role, you will be freezing, dehydrating, canning, and making take-home freezer meals to help reduce food waste at GROW and increase the number of products available to members. Experience and knowledge processing produce is an asset.
Shifts Available: Flexible, on a weekly basis
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Special Events
In this role, volunteers help make fundraisers and outreach events a success! The role includes helping with set-up and tear-down of events, and other tasks as assigned, which may include kitchen prep and clean-up, helping with sign-ins at the welcome booth, and more!
Shifts Available: Variable, a few times a month
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Have a skill you'd like to share that's not listed here? Please reach out to us!
VOLUNTEER WITH US!
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at GROW! Please fill in the form below, and a member of our team will be in touch shortly.