We could not do what we do without the thousands of hours of work donated by our dedicated team of more than 65 volunteers! 

Thanks to their leadership, we are able to consistently provide nutritious and fresh food to those in our community who need it most. We thank each and every one of our volunteers for the work they do on a weekly basis. They are the reason our programs run so smoothly every single week! 

We always welcome new volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you could possibly take on. Below are the positions we are currently looking to fill:

Leslieville Farmers’ Market – Sundays (until October 26th):

• We need help every Sunday at the Leslieville Farmers’ Market (Greenwood Park). The following are needed:
  • 1 volunteer with access to a car to pick up our signage and supplies from Nourish East End and help set up our booth at the market (approx. 8am to 9am).
  • 2 volunteers to man the booth in the morning (9am to 12pm)
  • 2 volunteers to man the booth in the afternoon (12pm to 2:30pm)
    • Volunteers may sign-up to work both morning and afternoon shifts if they wish to.
  • 1 volunteer with access to a car to help take down our booth, load up the donated produce, and deliver it back at Nourish East End.
    • Volunteer must be able to lift up to 50lbs (stairs involved), and be able to operate inclusively and and sensitively within Toronto’s diverse East End community.
    • Volunteer may sign up to be both morning and afternoon driver if desired.

Drivers:

• We need occasional drivers to help us pick up and deliver donations to the church during the following time slots:
  • Monday mornings (between 7am and 12pm)
  • Wednesdays (between 7am and 4:30pm)
  • Saturdays (between 8am and 11am)
  • You do NOT need to be available during the entirety of the time slot, nor be available for every time slot. 
• Volunteers must have access to their own car, be able to lift up to 50lbs (stairs involved), and be able to operate inclusively and and sensitively within Toronto’s diverse East End community.

Community Dinners (4th Monday of each month) :

• We need help with the following:
  • venue set-up
  • greeting guests
  • take-out meal distribution
  • event photography
  • facilitation discussions between guests

What volunteer task seems right for you?

To volunteer for any of the above roles (except for Community Dinners), please let us know by emailing nourishvolunteers@eastendunited.ca, giving us your name, phone number and preferred day/volunteer role. We’ll get right back to you!

To volunteer for Community Dinners, please email communitydinners@eastendunited.ca.