Volunteer
Rockwood Center needs volunteers Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Duties vary and include food prep, serving and dishwashing (two-hour shifts are available). Volunteers are also needed to distribute flyers to senior housing and other facilities in the neighborhood. Shifts are flexible to work with your schedule. For more info or to volunteer. Call Liz at 503.953.8156. Rockwood Center is located at 124 NE 181st Ave.
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Resource Center (in Multnomah Village) needs two voluntters to stuff/sort 2,700 letters(sitting job, takes two hours) and run them through our postage machine (standing job, takes one hour) and sort posters (sitting job, takes one hour). Needed Feb. 27, Mar. 27 and Apr. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch provided. Contact Diana at 503.953.8101 or email dcreitz@lfcpdx.org.
Belmont Center has an immediate opening for a Meals-On-Wheels driver on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. To inquire, phone the center directly at 503.953.8202 or email drilli@lfcpdx.org.
Elm Court Center (in downtown Portland) has Meals-On-Wheels routes available every weekday. To inquire, phone the center directly at 503.953.8214 or email mtashnick@lfcpdx.org.
Lents Center needs kitchen volunteers every weekday. To inquire, phone the center directly at 503.953.8206 or email mmchale@lfcpdx.org.
Hillsboro Center has Meals-On-Wheels routes available Mondays and Wednesdays. To inquire, phone the center directly at 503.648.2950 or email rgarcia@lfcpdx.org.
Ambleside Center (in Gresham) has Meals-On-Wheels routes available every weekday.To inquire, phone the center directly at 503.953.8201 or email cwilliams@lfcpdx.org.
Loaves & Fishes Centers could not exist without the help of more than 500 volunteers every weekday. Our volunteers help prepare and serve meals to seniors in 36 different meal centers throughout Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties, as well as deliver nearly 3,000 Meals-On-Wheels to homebound elderly.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
- Meals-On-Wheels Driver
Make a senior smile! Deliver hot meals in your neighborhood on any day from Monday through Friday. Weekend and holiday delivery is also available through our Weekend / Holiday program.
- Kitchen Support
Help to pack meals in coolers for Meals-On-Wheels drivers. Serve beverages to seniors as they come into a center, set tables, serve lunches, help clean up.
- Administrative Support
Help out by answering phones, preparing mailings and a variety of administrative projects.
- Central Kitchen Support (main office kitchen)
Volunteers are needed every weekday to assist with production for 5,000 daily meals. Shifts are available Monday through Friday as early as 5:30 a.m. and as late as 2:30 p.m. Tasks include helping with pre-plating meals, assembly line work, bakery assistance, dishwashing and food prep
- Meals On Two Wheels
"Meals On Two Wheels" is a program designed to promote the use of bicycles for our daily Meals-On-Wheels deliveries. It is part of the daily meal deliveries provided by Loaves & Fishes Centers, The Meals-On-Wheels People.
- Emergency Meals-On-Wheels Drivers
Loaves & Fishes Centers delivers 3,000 hot meals to homebound seniors throughout the metropolitan area every weekday. We depend on volunteers to make those deliveries. Due to a recent change in how background checks are handled for volunteer drivers, we can use ONLY those volunteers who have already undergone the background check. If you have a four-wheel drive vehicle and will be available to help deliver meals to homebound seniors during inclement weather, please complete the background check now and be added to our list of approved inclement weather drivers!
