Thank you for your interest in volunteering! St. John Lutheran Church Food Pantry is a community pantry made up of community members and supported by community donations. We are in need of volunteers in the following areas:

Wednesday Morning Shift: 8:30-11:30am:

1: Assist in unpacking food delivery.
2: Sort and stack boxes of food from pallets.
3: Pack boxes of dry goods for distribution.
4: Fill orders for distribution.
5: Lift boxes weighing 20-40 pounds.
6: Lift, bend, and reach to select items to place in boxes.

Thursday Evening Shift: 5-7pm:

1: Pack boxes of dry goods for distribution.
2: Stack boxes weighing 20-40 pounds.
3: Lift, bend, and reach to select items to place in boxes.
4: Break down cardboard boxes for recycling.

Saturday Morning Shift: 7-11am:

Indoor:

1: Bag refrigerated and frozen items.
2: Sort and bag donated dry goods.
3: Load carts with orders of food and push the full carts to the front of the building to be loaded into cars.

Outdoor:

1: Direct clients on where to park.
2: Load client cars with orders of groceries weighing 20-40 pounds.
3: Load dry goods boxes into client cars weighing 20-40 pounds.
4: Register clients.

Bilingual Volunteers:

1:  Communicate with clients to assist the registration team.
2:  Help clients communicate their needs with volunteer teams.

If you are not at a higher risk for severe COVID-19 complications and you do not live or work with anyone who is immunocompromised, we invite you to serve. At all times, we encourage and enforce CDC & IL guidelines for social distancing & safety precautions.  A face mask is required to serve.