Volunteer

Make an impact in North Minneapolis
by Volunteering with AFC!

Urban Agriculture:

Volunteer at AFC’s Urban Farms.

Help maintain one of AFC's urban farms by propagating, weeding, or harvesting. Whether it's at our deep winter greenhouse or one of our other urban plots, we've got plenty of work to do!

Learn More about Urban Agriculture!

Community Cooks: 

Meal Box Packing

Sign up to help pack the weekly food boxes that go out to North Minneapolis residents. You can also attend one of our community cooks workshops to cook, eat, and talk with us!

Learn More about Meal Boxes!

YTOP: Workplace Tours

& Youth Presentations

Register for youth to tour your workplace to present career development opportunities. Bring workforce training to us by coming to AFC and presenting to our youth during programming.

Learn More about YTOP!

Volunteering FAQ

  • AFC welcomes volunteers of all ages and experience levels. Whether it’s for urban ag, meal boxes, or working with our youth, there’s always plenty to do!

  • We have a variety of volunteer opportunities through our programs! Check out some of the options we’ve outlined above or reach out to our Senior Engagement Officer with questions. There’s always plenty to do!

  • Our volunteer opportunities generally fall during daytime weekday hours, since that’s our primary operating time for most programs. We encourage you to attend community cooks workshops in the evenings or reach out to our Senior Engagement Officer if you have questions about evening/weekend opportunities.

  • Wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing that you can easily move in and that you’re not afraid of getting dirty, especially if you’re going to be working at our urban farms. Make sure you also wear closed-toed shoes!

  • Make sure you’re ready to perform physical work the day of volunteering! Drink plenty of water the day before, especially if the weather is going to be warm. Consider limiting intake of coffee or sugary drinks to help your body maintain hydration. Before you begin volunteering, AFC staff will also typically lead a stretching exercise to get everyone warmed up for the day.

  • In the event of inclement weather during a scheduled volunteer event, we’ll reach out to you to likely cancel and reschedule. In general, if there’s light rain we’ll continue to work, but if there’s thunder or lightning we won’t. Keep an eye on your phone or email in case we reach out with any changes!

  • We welcome anyone who previously volunteered as part of a group to come back as an individual! Fill out our volunteer form using the button above, or reach out to our Senior Engagement Officer using the form below. We’re looking forward to seeing you!

  • If you’re interested in getting a group together to volunteer with us, fill out the “questions” form below to reach out to our senior engagement officer directly. We love hosting groups for urban agriculture and meal box packing!

  • We encourage everyone to get involved with AFC! You can check out our Ways To Give, Careers, and program pages (YTOP, Community Cooks Workshops, Community Cooks Meal Boxes, and Urban Agriculture) to learn more!

Questions About

Volunteering?

Whether you’re volunteering as a group or on your own, we welcome you to join us!

Our volunteer form is the best way to reach us for opportunities – click the “ready to volunteer” button above to fill it out. If you have questions about corporate or group volunteering, submit a note to our team using the form below, and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can. You can also reach out directly to our Senior Engagement Officer, Princess Titus, via email at princess@afcmn.org. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!