Interested in Volunteering?

Toward Zero Waste needs volunteers to help with the rollout of a pilot food recovery program in 8 Wake County public schools!

WCPSS approved volunteers are being sought to assist with monitoring the collection of recoverable items during breakfast and lunch services at eight area schools. Volunteers will be needed as early as mid to late February. Please indicate your interest in volunteering here. Additional information will then follow by email. Not already an approved volunteer with WCPSS, but would like to be? Please register with WCPSS here first, and then sign up!

Volunteer details:

• Be available to volunteer during breakfast (~7-9:30am), lunch (~10:15-2pm), or at the conclusion of the instructional week, once (or more) per week, at one of the pilot schools
• Potential volunteer responsibilities:
  • Help during meals with SHARE cart supervision (the adding of approved foods by students and the taking of approved foods by students) and with data collection.
  • Help at the conclusion of breakfast and/or lunch with SHARE stocking – transferring of remaining recoverable foods to the SHARE pantry cart and SHARE refrigerator, as well as data collection.
  • Help at the end of the instructional week with SHARE cleaning – cleaning of carts and fridge and checking of remaining food items for donation or disposal needs, as well as with data collection.

Volunteer requirements:

• WCPSS Volunteer Background Check
• Ability to volunteer for more than one time slot

SHARE Lead Volunteer Coordinator:

• Serve as SHARE Lead Volunteer Coordinator for your school – assist with onsite review of volunteer roles with new volunteers, serve as contact for TZW regarding volunteer needs at assigned school. This volunteer role will require a brief orientation to TZW.
• The SHARE Lead Volunteer Coordinator will be onboarded as a TZW volunteer and have a special orientation to the SHARE program

Schools Participating in the Pilot Program:

• Davis Drive Elementary
• Dillard Drive Magnet Elementary
  
• Kingswood Magnet Elementary
  
• Lincoln Heights Magnet Elementary
  
• Millbrook Magnet Elementary
  
• Poe Magnet Elementary
  
• Wake Forest iStem Magnet Elementary
  
• Wiley Magnet Elementary
  
• More coming soon for 2025-26!

Quick Links:

Volunteer Interest Form

WCPSS Volunteer Application

SHARE- Question/Comment Form

Want to Learn More?

If you are a WCPSS school, parent, or other other school district contact [email protected] to schedule an informational meeting