Volunteer at SAFE at Elon!
It takes just 5 simple steps to serve as a volunteer at SAFE at Elon and give back to our community in a meaningful way. Scroll down to see a more detailed list of all of our volunteer opportunities.
Step 1: Read and sign electronically SAFE's:
Step 2: Create an account in Civic Champs to fill out a volunteer application and sign the volunteer agreement.
Step 3: Fill out the Background Check Application. Please note all volunteers are required to have a background check. It takes 1-2 days to receive the background check results. Once the results are sent to us, then we'll approve the volunteer application. (Note: you will be able to access the volunteer opportunities calendar in Civic Champs once your volunteer application is approved. You will receive an email to let you know it's been approved.)
Step 4: Attend a new volunteer orientation. Contact our SAFE at Elon Site Manager, Michelle Rash at michelle@safealamance.org to sign-up. The initial orientation dates are September 29 and October 1.
Step 5: After you have attended the new volunteer orientation, sign-up for current volunteer opportunities through Civic Champs!
Volunteer Opportunities at SAFE at Elon
Food Distribution
Food Shopping Assistants
5pm - 7pm Tuesdays
If you enjoy being friendly and helpful to our neighbors, this volunteer role might be for you. You will assist a neighbor in going around the pantry helping them choose their food items, answer questions and navigate the space. This role will also be beneficial when a neighbor is shopping for more than one family. Spanish skills are helpful, but not required.
Check-out
5pm - 7pm Tuesdays
This volunteer role will help neighbors check out from the pantry. This volunteer will count the items the neighbor is “purchasing” to make sure they haven’t exceeded their limit, assist in bagging the items.
Car Loaders
5pm - 7pm Tuesdays
The volunteer will take the carts full of groceries out the front door to the waiting neighbor’s car in the parking lot in a wagon and if needed, help load the food into their car. The volunteer will be responsible for keeping track of wagons and ensuring their return. Because you will be both inside and outside for this shift, please dress accordingly. Please be aware that this is a physical shift that will often require you to lift and load 25+ pound boxes.
Intake & Referrals
Community Connectors (Door)
5pm - 7pm Tuesdays
Greet neighbors as they arrive for their appointment. Confirm their appointment time and invite neighbors in based on intake station availability and building occupancy limits. Offer seats and bottled water while neighbors wait for their appointment.
Community Workers (Intake)
5pm - 7pm Tuesdays
Meet with neighbors when they come into the pantry, confirm their demographic information and enter changes into our system. Ask neighbors questions on the intake form and, if needed, enter it into our database to help connect them with the resources they need. Schedule an appointment for the neighbor to return in 2 weeks. This position requires additional training from the SAFE staff. We also ask that people in this volunteer position commit to two weeks a month to help build relationships with our neighbors.
Community Resource Referrals
5pm - 7pm Tuesdays
Help empower our neighbors by connecting them with other resources in our local community.
This position requires additional training from the SAFE staff. We also ask that people in this volunteer position commit to every two weeks on the same day of the week to help build relationships with our neighbors.