Needs From: The Volunteer Center of Grant County

Volunteer: Box Pack for Home Deliveries

Help us pack food boxes for delivery to our homebound neighbors! This activity requires walking and some heavy lifting. 

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help us pack food boxes for delivery to our homebound neighbors! This activity requires walking and some heavy lifting. 

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Jan 27, 2026

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Prepping & Cooking: Community Dinner Volunteer

Help prep and cook food for the Community Dinner! This shift will be from 2:00-5:00 pm before the dinner.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help prep and cook food for the Community Dinner! This shift will be from 2:00-5:00 pm before the dinner.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Serve Food & Clean Up: Community Dinner Volunteer

Help serve food during the Community Dinner and clean up afterwards!

Dinner Hours: 5:00—7:00 PM

We usually are able to serve dinner and clean everything up by 7:00 PM, but sometimes clean up can run until 7:30 PM at the very latest. If you need to leave earlier that is fine!



Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help serve food during the Community Dinner and clean up afterwards!

Dinner Hours: 5:00—7:00 PM

We usually are able to serve dinner and clean everything up by 7:00 PM, but sometimes clean up can run until 7:30 PM at the very latest. If you need to leave earlier that is fine!



Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Choose Your Own Pantry Distribution Volunteer- Second Shift

Help with intake, registration, and food distribution at our Choose Your Own Pantry.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help with intake, registration, and food distribution at our Choose Your Own Pantry.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Alimento Packing

Help us pack bags and other food supplies for our Alimento School Food Partnership! This is a more relaxed volunteer opportunity that is indoors.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help us pack bags and other food supplies for our Alimento School Food Partnership! This is a more relaxed volunteer opportunity that is indoors.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Community Service Volunteer Hours

This volunteer opportunity is a place to track hours for folks who are completing community service hours.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

This volunteer opportunity is a place to track hours for folks who are completing community service hours.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Miscellaneous Volunteer Activities

This is a place holder for volunteer hours that fall beyond our regularly scheduled opportunities.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

This is a place holder for volunteer hours that fall beyond our regularly scheduled opportunities.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Choose Your Own Pantry Sat. Shift

Help with intake, registration, and food distribution at our Choose Your Own Pantry.

This is replacing the " First Saturday" mobile drive through pantry in Silver City.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help with intake, registration, and food distribution at our Choose Your Own Pantry.

This is replacing the " First Saturday" mobile drive through pantry in Silver City.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Choose Your Own Pantry Distribution Volunteer- First Shift

Help with intake, registration, and food distribution at our Choose Your Own Pantry.


About The Choose Your Own Pantry:

The Choose Your Own pantry is located in Silver City and is structured like a “grocery store” that allows community members to select the foods that are relevant to their lifestyle, dietary needs, and cultural preferences, while providing more dignity and a social activity to engage in community. This pantry can take place of any of the mobile drive-thru pantries and is open to all of Grant County!

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help with intake, registration, and food distribution at our Choose Your Own Pantry.


About The Choose Your Own Pantry:

The Choose Your Own pantry is located in Silver City and is structured like a “grocery store” that allows community members to select the foods that are relevant to their lifestyle, dietary needs, and cultural preferences, while providing more dignity and a social activity to engage in community. This pantry can take place of any of the mobile drive-thru pantries and is open to all of Grant County!

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: CYO Pantry Restock

Help restock the Choose Your Own Pantry with more food items! This work includes lots of lifting, carrying, loading, etc.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help restock the Choose Your Own Pantry with more food items! This work includes lots of lifting, carrying, loading, etc.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Bulk Food Packing

Help repack bulk foods into single-family servings for distribution.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help repack bulk foods into single-family servings for distribution.

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88061

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Mining District Home Deliveries

We are looking for a team of two to make home deliveries to home-bound residents around the Bayard, Santa Clara, and Hurley area. Volunteers must have a current driver's license. 

If you're someone who doesn't mind driving and is interested in a low contact volunteer opportunity while still making a direct impact in food security, then this is for you! 


Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

We are looking for a team of two to make home deliveries to home-bound residents around the Bayard, Santa Clara, and Hurley area. Volunteers must have a current driver's license. 

If you're someone who doesn't mind driving and is interested in a low contact volunteer opportunity while still making a direct impact in food security, then this is for you! 


Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88026

Allow Groups: Yes