Needs From: United Way of Pioneer Valley

Volunteers can organize their own unique fund raiser to help UWPV respond to the threats to SNAP benefits. Your donation will go directly into purchasing food for our pantry and micro pantries to get food into hands now. You can go directly to our page and donate, or create a fundraiser and donate the proceeds to the United Way of Pioneer Valley. 

Successful fundraisers have been

-bake sales

-raffles

-school initiatives

Reach out to Alexandra Maggio for help organizing a fundraiser. amaggio@uwpv.org

Volunteers in the local community are welcome to donate food items to the United Way of Pioneer Valley. Our pantry volunteers will sort and get the items directly to the consumers who utilize the pantry. Items that are useful are nonperishable items, can openers plus items such as oil, salt, pepper and ketchup. 

Food donations must be dropped off to the United Way of Pioneer Valley on Fridays.

Volunteers will help hand out pre-bagged food to consumers as they pass through the pantry line. You will directly make an impact in the local community! Tasks include: 

-Handing out food

-restocking shelves

-checking in people

-registering new people

-breaking down boxes

-other tasks as assigned

volunteers can be any age as long as volunteers under 18 are allowed to volunteer by their parent. 

Volunteers sign up to work in our pantry during open hours. volunteers will be directly assisting the public as they come through the pantry line. Tasks include:

-handing out prebagged food items

-restocking shelves

-registering new people

-checking people in at the front desk

-breaking down boxes

-any other pantry tasks as needs

Volunteers can be any age as long as parents for youth under 18 deem it appropriate volunteer work.