Volunteer and get involved

Desert Mission is open for volunteering opportunities over our standard hours of operation, Monday - Friday, and on select weekend dates for Desert Mission special events. 

Requirements

• Age: Volunteers must be aged 16+. (Ages 14-15 may volunteer with an adult chaperone.)
• Wardrobe: Closed-toe shoes required; sleeveless shirts not allowed.
• Group size: Maximum group volunteering capacity is approximately 20 individuals. Please reach out directly for questions or larger group inquiries.
• Volunteering 4x or more in one year? If you are interested in volunteering more than 4 times in one year and would like to learn more about the volunteer onboarding process, please contact HonorHealth Volunteer Services by filling out the "Volunteer onboarding sign-up" form above.
• Depending on the activity, our Adult Day Health Care and Lincoln Learning Center programs may require a fingerprint clearance card.
  
  

How to schedule or learn more

• Individual volunteers at Desert Mission Food Bank:
  ` - - > Please fill out our online "Individual volunteer request" form to request a shift(s) at Desert Mission Food Bank. 
  
  
• Volunteer groups at Desert Mission Food Bank:
  ` - - > Please fill out our online "Group volunteer request" form to schedule your group at Desert Mission Food Bank. 
  
  
• Volunteer onboarding sign-up and/or volunteering at Adult Day Health Care or Lincoln Learning Center: 
  ` - - > If you would like to volunteer more than 4 times in one year or if you'd like to volunteer at our Adult Day Health Care or Lincoln Learning Center programs, please fill out the "Volunteer onboarding sign-up" form to learn more from our HonorHealth Volunteer Services department. 
  
  

Our other Desert Mission programs may have opportunities throughout the year that will be posted here as they arise. Stay tuned for updates!

Upcoming special event volunteering opportunities

Questions about our special events? Email us to learn more or to be added to our special event volunteer interest list. 

2025 Walk-up Turkey Distribution
Saturday, November 22 @ Desert Mission Food Bank

Sign-up coming soon!
Volunteer activities may include: 

• • Set-up, clean-up.
  • Greet and direct guests to the walk-up or ADA drive-thru locations.
  • Distribute Thanksgiving groceries to community members.
  • Assist warehouse with prepping or restocking supplies as needed.
  • Dance, sing and have loads of fun!

2025 Holiday Adopt a Family
Monday, December 8 - Friday, December 12 @ Desert Mission

Sign-up coming soon!
Volunteer activities may include:

• • Assisting with set-up/tear down/clean-up.
  • Greeting and checking in donors (dropping off) and families (picking up).
  • Guiding cars to their respective loading/unloading zones.
  • Bagging, tagging and sorting gifts as needed.
  • Helping to load and unload holiday gifts between the cars and our storage location.
  • Having a blast and spreading some holiday fun!

Past special events | Stay tuned for next year!

2025 Annual Postal Drive    |   THIS EVENT HAS PASSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!

Saturday, May 10 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM @ Our Local Post Office

Join us for one of our only Saturday volunteering opportunities located at our local post office! Volunteer roles & responsibilities may include:

• • Directing postal trucks to unloading zone
  • Unloading postal truck's donated food items into rolling carts
  • Sorting donated food items into bins by category
  • Clean-up throughout and after the event