The minimum age for most opportunities to volunteer is 13 years old. We do have exceptions, though, and those are noted on the individual opportunity pages. 

Youth volunteers ages 13-15 years old MUST be accompanied by an adult 21+. All youth under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian signature (electronic waiver upon sign-up). 

Our volunteer opportunities are diverse. You can do a rescue run or cook meals, sort through donated foods or pack CSN boxes, you can clean our facility or be an on call volunteer. Explore our open opportunities, and let us know if you have any questions.

We have Volunteer Opportunities Monday through Friday and some weekends. Shifts vary from 1 to 3 hours, and some days offer multiple shifts.

As frequently as you’d like. Join us once a year, twice a month, or every week – however much time you can give will have a lasting impact on the community.

Transport volunteers need a vehicle and valid license/registration/insurance. All of our other opportunities welcome all skill levels.

Yes! We welcome groups of 10-15 people, primarily in the kitchen or harvesting. Corporate groups can review our team-building volunteer packet here. Nonprofits, church groups, scout troops, etc., should reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator, Melissa Paladino, at Volunteer@SecondChanceFoods.org or 845-723-1309 to see if we can accommodate your request.

View our quick start pdf guide here or watch this short video tutorial to preview the volunteer signing up and additional tips for managing your volunteer experience.

All accounts should be in the name of the person who is volunteering. 

This can be done in a separate account using two unique email addresses -or- by using the group account feature.

• To sign up multiple people using one email address, you will first register and create an account with the primary person. Ex, JaneDoe@email.com, following all sign up steps.
• Then, register the youth or additional family members you wish to use the same email address by adding “+FirstName” after the first half of the email. Ex, JaneDoe+YouthFirstName@email.com
• Email protocol will ignore anything after the “+” within the email address, this allows for multiple accounts with only one actual email address. 
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