✦ We are seeking 3–4 on-call volunteer sorters and stockers.

✦ We are seeking 2–3 on-call volunteer closers.

Interested in helping out? Review the details below and then fill out a new volunteer form at the bottom of this page.

✦ The WBB is in need of 3-4 volunteers who are available on-call for burrito prep and distribution. Please see below for details!

✦ We are currently seeking 4-6 Little Free Pantry Star Supporters to deliver food to their nearest neighborhood pantry on a weekly basis. With 55 pantries that we service in the Eugene and Springfield area, there’s a lot of ground to cover!

✦ Note: All new pantry host signups are on hold through Summer 2023 as we focus our efforts on restoring and replacing existing Little Free Pantries that need some TLC. Check back later this year for new opportunities to host!

Burrito Brigade seeks 3-4 talented, motivated, and experienced individuals to join our Board of Directors. Interested in volunteering? Please fill out this application.

Volunteer assignments:

✦ Prepping (chopping, slicing, etc.) and burrito filling and rolling

✦ Distribution (by bike or car!)

Volunteer shifts are available during the following days and times:

Note: All drivers for Burrito Brigade and its projects must sign a safe-driving agreement and waiver, whether driving a Burrito Brigade vehicle or a personal vehicle.

Includes unloading incoming donations, processing, organizing and re-stocking shelves. Helps with some basic cleaning tasks like sweeping, disinfecting surfaces, taking out trash and recycling as needed, etc.

Commitment: Approximately 2-3 hours per week. Shifts available Monday through Friday. Mondays: 11am-1pm and 1-3:30pm. Tuesdays through Thursdays: 1-3:30pm. Fridays 1-3:00pm.

Portioning out bulk food donations into smaller packages to be distributed to Waste to Taste and the Little Free Pantries.

Commitment: Approximately 2-3 hours per week. Shifts available Monday through Friday. Mondays: 11am-1pm and 1-3:30pm. Tuesdays through Thursdays: 1-3:30pm. Fridays 1-3:00pm.

Greets clients (shoppers) and checks them in, assists with questions, manages the protein/dairy table. Completes some basic closing tasks, such as wheeling carts of perishables to the walk-in cooler for the night, etc.

Commitment: Approximately 2.5 hours per week. Shifts available Monday through Friday. Mondays: 3:30-6:00pm. Tuesdays through Thursdays: 3:45-6pm. Fridays 2:45-5:00pm.

Helps on Friday afternoons with deeper cleaning of the Waste to Taste space prior to the weekend. Includes disinfecting all surfaces, sweeping and mopping, hosing off sidewalks, picking up trash in the parking lot, taking out trash and breaking down all cardboard and putting in outside bins, and other cleaning duties as needed.

Commitment: Approximately 1-2 hours per week. Shifts available Fridays only, 5-6:00pm.

Delivers pre-made food boxes to households within ≈5 miles of downtown Eugene. Persons and families who are unable to travel to Waste to Taste may receive weekly boxes on a set schedule, though there are also deliveries made on an as-needed basis that may not be part of a set route/schedule. We try to coordinate deliveries with your general area of town and your visit to Waste to Taste (if you’re already a shopper) to reduce carbon emissions.

Commitment: Approximately 1-3 hours per week. Shifts available Monday through Friday, 3-6:00 pm. Shift length may vary, depending on how many deliveries per route.

Assists with traveling to partner locations across Lane County to pickup donations. For example: Market of Choice, WinCo, restaurants, etc. Should be comfortable lifting 20-40 pounds regularly. (Some crates/boxes may be up to 80 pounds, though this is less common.) May possibly use the Burrito Brigade van for pickups, though having a vehicle with large cargo capacity is a plus!

Commitment: Approximately 2-3 hours per week. Shifts available Sunday through Saturday. Shift length may vary, depending upon the volume of food to be picked up at any given stop. Sundays & Saturdays: 9-10am. Monday-Friday: 11am-12pm.

Please note: Applications for pantry hosts are paused as of Summer 2023 until further notice, as we work to refurbish and replace existing pantries. Current hosts are encouraged to continue maintaining their pantry at least once a week by cleaning in and around the pantry, restocking as they’re able, and encouraging neighbors to help restock as they’re able.

Commitment: Approximately 1-6 hours per week. No set shift times or days. Hosts assist with cleaning in and around the pantry itself, restocking when possible, cooking if they choose, and doing outreach with neighbors to encourage engagement throughout the neighborhood.

Star Supporters drive to Waste to Taste (on 6th Ave in Eugene) to pickup a food box or food boxes once a week or more.

Commitment: Approximately 2-3 hours per week. Shifts available Monday through Friday, 3-4:00 pm. Shift length may vary, depending on the volume of food to be delivered and how many pantries a driver might supplement.

General supporters are encouraged to help restock their local free pantry on a regular schedule, as they are able to do so. Supporters can be anyone in the neighborhood near a LFP willing to help out!

Commitment: Varies, depending on each person. Approx. 1-2 hours per week. No volunteer hours will be tracked for General Supporters unless they have an additional volunteer assignment, and/or make special arrangements with the volunteer coordinator in advance.