Lemondrop Community Food Outreach - Rochester MN

We need Volunteers! Do you love helping local people in need? Are you able to commit 1 hour each week to volunteering? Are you looking for a sense of belonging?

Volunteers for our Food Distribution commit to 1 hour each week, doing work like : picking up and drop off donations. Having your own vehicle and insurance are required. Being able to functionally use a cell phone and phone camera are also required.

Usually takes an hour or less time can be scheduled between 9am-4pm.

Volunteers will need the following :

• Be able to utilize messaging and photo apps on a cell phone easily.
• Be able to take direction
• To be able to pass a background check
• Have the ability to volunteer sober (not under the influence of any brain altering substance)
• Have their own medical insurance
• Have a driver's license
• Have a interview with Lemondrop's Regional Director
• Willing and able to dedicate 1-2 hours per week of time to volunteering.

What we need are people who will be willing to go to local businesses and pick up donations of day old bread, or other edible foods, and deliver it directly to local established Help Shelf boxes located around the city.

More details will be provided once a potential volunteer passes the background check and volunteer application has been approved.

Please message us here, send an email or text (via social media) if you’re interested in joining our community family of Volunteers. We will provide you the link to our digital volunteer application.

(Note : Our Lemondrop Minnesota location will be opening by the end of 2025. We are looking to set up volunteers now, so that programs can be launched as soon as local stores have committed to partnering with Lemondrop.)