• Do not volunteer if you feel bad, have a fever or cough, if you have flu like symptoms or have had recent exposure to illness. If someone in your household is sick or has a fever, please do not come to the warehouse to volunteer.
• Children in the warehouse need to be a minimum of 5 years old for safety and insurance regulations.
• Volunteers ages 5-15 need to have an adult with them in the warehouse.
• Arrive no more than 5 minutes early because we need to prep between groups.
• Park in Lot #2 and use the volunteer entrance at the stairs when arriving for your shift. Pull unlocked door, handle does not turn. Sign in and wait for a staff member to greet you in the volunteer waiting area.
• Email admin@backpackbeginnings.org if you need to cancel.
• If you are needing service hours, sign up using your name. Please discuss with the volunteer shift leader of your service hours requirements.
• **If you are needing verified community service hours for court: Please note that we will only verify service hours IF the offenses are traffic violations. Verification letters specifically state that the hours are verified for a traffic violation.**

Our Opportunities

• The work of BackPack Beginnings would not be possible without the support of all our amazing volunteers. As an 95% volunteer organization, volunteers are the key to helping us achieve our mission. You’ll find upcoming volunteer opportunities on this page. Check back regularly for new open shifts. Please note that anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
• Part of a group? Contact us at volunteer@backpackbeginnings.org if you have a group of 15 or more that would like to volunteer in the warehouse. If you have a group smaller than 15 people, then please look at the times below to see if one of our existing shifts will work for your group. If you don’t see an option that works for your group, please email us at volunteer@backpackbeginnings.org to schedule a date and time.