Needs From: The Volunteer Center of Grant County

Volunteer: Box Pack for Home Deliveries

Help us pack food boxes to be delivered to our homebound neighbors! This activity involves some lifting, standing, and walking. 

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help us pack food boxes to be delivered to our homebound neighbors! This activity involves some lifting, standing, and walking. 

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Mar 24, 2026

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: Set Up For Mining District Mobile Pantry

Help us pack food boxes and process produce to prepare for distribution at the Mining District Mobile Pantry at the Historic Ft. Bayard New Deal Theatre! This activity requires walking, lifting, and being outside. 

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help us pack food boxes and process produce to prepare for distribution at the Mining District Mobile Pantry at the Historic Ft. Bayard New Deal Theatre! This activity requires walking, lifting, and being outside. 

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88026

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Mining District Mobile Pantry- Distribution

Help us distribute food at the Mining District Mobile Pantry at the Historic Ft. Bayard New Deal Theatre! We need volunteers to help check people in, distribute food, and help us clean up at the end of the pantry. This activity involves walking, lifting, and being outside. 

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Help us distribute food at the Mining District Mobile Pantry at the Historic Ft. Bayard New Deal Theatre! We need volunteers to help check people in, distribute food, and help us clean up at the end of the pantry. This activity involves walking, lifting, and being outside. 

Agency: The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88026

Allow Groups: Yes


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: 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