Fill Grocery Bags for Families and Seniors with the YMCA (Melnea Cass)

The health and safety of our volunteers, Volunteer Leaders, and the people that we serve is our top priority. We are working with our Community Partners to ensure that state & city guidance is followed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Read about our Safety Requirements.  

We ask volunteers to be aware of their own health before signing up to help. If you do not feel well or have a fever, if you have knowingly been exposed to COVID-19, or if you have been ill/had a fever within the last 14 days, please do NOT sign up to volunteer. We will take all appropriate measures to ensure that both volunteers are safe throughout distribution by providing volunteers with hand sanitizer and other safety measures. Volunteers need to bring their own mask to participate in this opportunity. 

Volunteers will assist our team in packing grocery bags for distribution to the community. This position will require standing on your feet for long periods of time, lifting heavy objects (up to 50 lb), and loading/unloading YCMA vehicles with grocery bags for distribution. Our pantry operation is an all hands on deck effort, so volunteers may be asked to step into other roles such as breaking down boxes, cleaning and sanitizing equipment, and organizing pantry and donation items. We will take all appropriate measures to ensure that both volunteers and students and families are safe throughout distribution by providing volunteers with gloves, hand sanitizer, and other safety measures. ​

Please Note: All potential volunteers for the YMCA of Greater Boston are required to complete a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) background check and provide the name and number of an emergency contact.  

Once you have registered for one of the opportunities you will receive an email from the YMCA with a copy of these forms that will need to be submitted along with a copy of your photo ID.  All volunteers must have a cleared CORI and SORI prior to their first scheduled day, therefore it is recommended that you completed the process upon receiving the email. 
 
Please sign up below for the shift you are available! We ask all volunteers to sign up using the form below so that we can accurately track volunteer numbers and ensure enough people are scheduled to help. If you sign up and then find you are unable to volunteer, please log into your Boston Cares account and remove yourself from the project via the "my account" page so that another volunteer can take your place.