Volunteer Opportunities

Includes stocking shelves, packing food boxes, picking up food from local partners, and helping with local food drives. This environment is fast-paced and constantly changing to meet clients’ needs. Morning and afternoon volunteer shifts in the pantry are available every weekday, and evening shifts are available Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Provide services to our senior clients which allow them to stay in their current home as long as possible.  Below is a listing of the greatest needs.

• Client Support – friendly phone calls/social visits, paperwork assistance, technology support
• Household – light household chores, minor home maintenance, pet care, seasonal yardwork
• Transportation – grocery shopping with/for, healthcare related, nutritional support deliveries, pet related, other errands/outings

Help prepare and serve at congregate meal events, with a chance to engage with clients and in various activities. Daily or special event opportunities available. 

Meal Packing: Help prepare and package meals to be sent out for meal delivery. This assignment works out of our North Tempe location Monday – Friday from 8 – 9:30am. 

Meal Delivery: Help deliver meals and conduct a wellness check for our older adult or disabled clients. This assignment works out of our North Tempe location Monday – Friday from 9:30 – 11:30am .

Volunteers are needed to package catered meals and/or deliver meals to the homes of home-bound older adults and adults with disabilities. Because of the deep connection and valued relationships that develop between meal carriers and participants of this program, a minimum six month volunteer commitment is expected. Meal carriers must also have a reliable car and present proof of Arizona Driver’s license, clean driving record, and auto insurance. Mileage reimbursements are available.

Lead Workshops - options include: 

• Mortgage Lending Options
• Microsoft Training – Basics of Work, Excel & Outlook
• Job Readiness, Including Application Completion
• Resume Writing and Mock Interviews
• AA/NA Meetings
• Isolation
• Signs of Depression
• Blood Pressure Screening
• Nutrition

Love the outdoors and gardening? Working with Tiger Mountain Foundation, we've put together projects to help us revamp and maintain our garden. Weekday work projects are on Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30am. Weekends are the second and fourth Saturday of each month starting at 8 am- 11:30am. This is a great environment for volunteers of all ages!

Grant Research - Research, develop, and assist with writing proposals, letters, reports and other materials as necessary to secure grant support from foundation, corporations and government funding sources.

Graphic Design - Create visual communications to convey messages in an effective and aesthetically pleasing manner. Design web pages, brochures, logos, signs, books, magazine covers, annual reports, advertisements, and other communication materials.

Public Relations - Build and maintain a positive public image of the organization. Create media from press releases to social media messages that shape public opinion of the organization and increase awareness of its brand.

Marketing and Event Management - Plan, produce, and oversee execution of marketing and communications. Plan activities including media, promotions, website, and collateral materials. Develop materials to deliver the organization's messages to the public and the media. Oversee and assist with organization and coordination of conferences, meetings, seminars, and other events.

Website Support and Enhancement - Create, design, and maintain websites for the organization.  Effectively communicate the organization’s brand through the website.

Data Assessment and Visualization - Provide effective support by carrying out a range of information management functions to output information through the effective analysis, manipulation, monitoring and utilization of information and data. Effectively communicate this information visually through charts, graphs, etc.

Vendor Coordination and Administration – Act as a liaison with vendors, authoring contract documents, maintaining strategic relationships with suppliers, and evaluating vendor performance. Make recommendations on future relationship and strategic partnerships.

Please fill out our Volunteer Application to get involved!

Throughout the year, TCAA hosts or partakes in a series of community events. 

Some yearly TCAA events include: 

• Tempe Empty Bowls - set up, event, and take down (February, Saturday)
• VICINITY Tempe Fundraiser/Friendraiser - set up and event (April, Friday) 
• Spooky Garden (October, Thursday)
• Be A Good Neighbor Fundraiser - set up and event (September, weekday)
• Thanksgiving Food Boxes - packing and distribution (November, weekday and weekend)
• Holiday Lights & Wreathmaking Fundraiser -
  • Wreathmaking Fundraiser (November, weekend)
  • Holiday Lights Install (December, weekend)
  • Holiday Lights Removal (January, weekend)
• Community Food Drives and Events (weekday and weekend)