If you aren't sure what volunteer opportunity is best for you, feel free to get in touch with Abby.
Call 503-221-1224 or email Abby@lifturbanportland.org
Call 503-221-1224 or email Abby@lifturbanportland.org
Top Volunteer Needs
Food Donation Driver
Use our van or your own large capacity vehicle to pick up hundreds of pounds of high quality and healthy food from a donor in Northwest Portland. Deliver the food to our warehouse to help sort, weigh, and organize the food it. This requires a lot of lifting. May include another delivery to our pantry in Northwest Portland: Mondays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays 10:15 - 12:30.
Warehouse Volunteer
Assist in unloading our van, help weigh and sort hundreds of pounds of high quality food, and then organize and stock it. This requires a fair amount of lifting and is great for a detail oriented, organized person! Mondays or Wednesdays 11 am -1 pm.
Food Box Delivery
Deliver food boxes to home-bound or disabled neighbors in Northwest and Downtown Portland. Must be able to lift and carry. Tuesdays and Fridays 11 am - 1 pm.
Supper Club
Cook and eat with residents in low-income housing in Northwest Portland. You don’t need extraordinary cooking skills, just an interest in cooking and a willingness to help the residents. This is a great opportunity to help build community within the buildings and build meaningful relationships with the residents.
Preston's Pantry
Unload food, stock shelves, help customers 'shop', preparing food boxes & cleaning. Volunteers should be able to lift/move heavy bags & climb stairs. Mondays 11:30a.m. - 1:30p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and Thursdays 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Free Food Market
Unload, prep, sort & distribute fresh produce to the community. Great for groups! The 4th Wednesday of each month, 9 am - 12 pm
Tastings
Prepare and hand out samples of healthy recipes at Preston's Pantry.
Office Support
Answer phones, maintain database, make calls, organize paperwork, and perform computer tasks.
Events
Plan community outreach events; interact with neighbors at concerts, festivals, farmers' markets, churches and synagogues; take pictures to post on social media.
Food Donation Driver
Use our van or your own large capacity vehicle to pick up hundreds of pounds of high quality and healthy food from a donor in Northwest Portland. Deliver the food to our warehouse to help sort, weigh, and organize the food it. This requires a lot of lifting. May include another delivery to our pantry in Northwest Portland: Mondays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays 10:15 - 12:30.
Warehouse Volunteer
Assist in unloading our van, help weigh and sort hundreds of pounds of high quality food, and then organize and stock it. This requires a fair amount of lifting and is great for a detail oriented, organized person! Mondays or Wednesdays 11 am -1 pm.
Food Box Delivery
Deliver food boxes to home-bound or disabled neighbors in Northwest and Downtown Portland. Must be able to lift and carry. Tuesdays and Fridays 11 am - 1 pm.
Supper Club
Cook and eat with residents in low-income housing in Northwest Portland. You don’t need extraordinary cooking skills, just an interest in cooking and a willingness to help the residents. This is a great opportunity to help build community within the buildings and build meaningful relationships with the residents.
Preston's Pantry
Unload food, stock shelves, help customers 'shop', preparing food boxes & cleaning. Volunteers should be able to lift/move heavy bags & climb stairs. Mondays 11:30a.m. - 1:30p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and Thursdays 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Free Food Market
Unload, prep, sort & distribute fresh produce to the community. Great for groups! The 4th Wednesday of each month, 9 am - 12 pm
Tastings
Prepare and hand out samples of healthy recipes at Preston's Pantry.
Office Support
Answer phones, maintain database, make calls, organize paperwork, and perform computer tasks.
Events
Plan community outreach events; interact with neighbors at concerts, festivals, farmers' markets, churches and synagogues; take pictures to post on social media.
Group Volunteering
If you are interested in signing up for a group volunteer project, please contact Abby for more information.
Partner Programs
Lift UP helps coordinate volunteers for some of our partner organizations.
Portland Food Project, Neighborhood Coordinators
Collect donated food from participating neighbors once a month and bring it to a drop-off location in SE Portland.
Click to learn more and sign up.
If you are interested in signing up for a group volunteer project, please contact Abby for more information.
Partner Programs
Lift UP helps coordinate volunteers for some of our partner organizations.
Portland Food Project, Neighborhood Coordinators
Collect donated food from participating neighbors once a month and bring it to a drop-off location in SE Portland.
Click to learn more and sign up.