Volunteer Project Catalog

We Don't Waste

Help out with various projects at our Food Recovery Hub (6090 E 39th, Denver CO 80207). Volunteer shifts include helping with grocery bag making and food donation sorting or helping nonprofit partners shop for food for their organization. All volunteers MUST WEAR CLOSED TOE SHOES when working in the warehouse.

We Don't Waste

This is for individual volunteers only. Mobile Food Markets are a pop-up style food market where food is offered at no cost. These markets are open to the public and all of the food is provided by We Don't Waste. They happen twice per week at various locations around Denver and are primarily outdoors, though sometimes indoors during inclement weather. At these events, volunteers help us set up the market including setting up tents and tables. Once the market begins, volunteers work at a food station or help market participants shop with our wagons. After the market is over, all volunteers help us to break down the event and load the van with gear. Volunteers who speak Spanish (even beginners) might be asked to help out with our check-in process.

We Don't Waste

Sign up and volunteer to be a part of our We Don’t Waste Speakers Bureau. As part of this group volunteers act as representatives of We Don’t Waste at various tabling events and speaking engagements around the city. These individuals are required to first complete a set amount of hours at either our Distribution Center or Mobile Food Market volunteer shifts. Bureau members are also required to complete a training focused on learning about We Don’t Waste as an organization - our mission, history, and day to day activities as well as a baseline knowledge of food waste and hunger in Colorado. Becoming a member of the Bureau is a great opportunity to increase community engagement, improve public speaking, and practice leadership skills. SPECIAL NOTE Please do not sign up for a shift on this project unless you are a current member of the Speakers Bureau and have attended a training. If you have not attended a training but are interested in participating please contact barona@wedontwaste.org

Chinese Speaking Volunteers (Including Mandarin & Cantonese)Monday VolunteersThursday VolunteersFriday VolunteersSunday VolunteersWednesday Volunteers18+Tuesday VolunteersSpanish Speaking VolunteersVietnamese Speaking VolunteersSaturday Volunteers

We Don't Waste

This is for volunteer groups only (corporate groups, community groups, schools, etc.). BEFORE signing up for a shift, please fill out our Group Volunteer Opportunity Request Form (https://www.wedontwaste.org/group-volunteer-requests/) and a member of our volunteer team will follow up with you. After you coordinate with our team, you will be able to sign up for a shift.

We Don't Waste

Each month We Don't Waste sets up a walk up food market and distributes food to hundreds of families from the Fitzsimons, Delmar, and Hoffman Heights neighborhoods. Help us set up the market, distribute food to families that attend, and help everything run smoothly. We will provide vests, hand sanitizer and gloves. Spanish speaking volunteers are extra helpful for signing in families! Sign up below to help out! (Ages 15 and up!)

School GroupsFriday VolunteersNorth Middle School Mobile Food Market VolunteersCivic GroupsFaith Groups18+Youth Volunteers (15-18)Corporate VolunteersSpanish Speaking VolunteersSaturday Volunteers