Corporate Group Volunteers

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Calling All Volunteers!

We Need Your Help!

At UP Orlando, we are proud to serve our community during these challenging times, and we need your help! Join us in empowering families and individuals to achieve economic self-sufficiency. With over 500 families relying on our Grocery Program every day, volunteers are crucial to keeping our shelves stocked, our store organized, and our space welcoming. Your support alongside our dedicated staff ensures that every family – your neighbors – has a dignified and positive experience when they visit.

Interested in a team-building volunteer experience? Find out more!

Click here to sign the REQUIRED Volunteer Waiver before you come volunteer:
Volunteer Waiver

Learn more about where you may be volunteering:

What To Expect

When your team volunteers on campus, you can assist in areas such as:

  • Cleaning, organizing, and stocking shelves in our Member Share Grocery.
  • Cleaning, organizing, and stocking household items in our Member Marketplace.
  • Taking inventory in our Emergency Food Pantry.
  • Sorting donated Business Professional clothing in our STEP Clothing Closet.
  • Or wherever else there is a need on campus.

What To Wear

  • Sneakers are required for your safety (no open-toed shoes).
  • Comfortable clothing is recommended—please avoid tanks and leggings, though it’s ultimately up to you.
  • Choose attire that allows you to move freely and stay comfortable throughout the event.

Do's & Don'ts

Do's

  • DO bring a bottle of water
  • DO park in the back parking area
  • DO show up 10 minutes early
  • DO bring your amazing energy and make a difference in our community!

Don'ts

  • DON’T bring any valuable items, leave them at home or in your car! We do not have any lockers!
  • DON’T park in the front parking lot
  • DON’T Wear open toed shoes or heels

Testimonials

I was pretty much on the edge of homelessness, I’m grateful to get into a few programs here that helped me, and my family get into a living situation recently. We needed food and groceries, so we ended up walking over a mile to get to the UP Orlando Center.  We were able to get so much food at their Member Share Grocery Program so that was a big, big, life changer for us.  I enrolled into their Success Training Employment Program; it encouraged me to stay self-motivated and to have the drive to keep going forward no what I was going through. 

Upon completion of the STEP Program, Graylin has secured employment as a Manger at a local restaurant and is on his way to economic self-sufficiency.

Keyshaundra Reynolds’s journey from homelessness and addiction to stability and success is a testament to the transformative power of support and perseverance. Struggling just a year ago, she found herself alone, burdened by debt and in despair. She joined the Success Training Employment Program through United Against Poverty which marked a turning point. With the guidance of our STEP team, she tackled her challenges head-on. Despite setbacks, Keyshaundra never lost hope. Graduating from STEP, Keyshaundra landed a job at a local apartment complex. With this newfound stability, she secured her own apartment and left behind the cycle of poverty. Keyshaundra’s story embodies resilience and the promise of a brighter future.

Julie had been out of a job for several years, due to autism. Julie was invited to an UP Orlando Success Training Employment Program (STEP) graduation ceremony, where she met several UP Orlando STEP staff who motivated her to enroll in the STEP program. The program had a powerful and profound impact on Julie. “The STEP program impacted my life in so many ways.  I learned about myself, gained confidence, learned new skills, and most importantly learned how important it is to listen. I was even named alumni ambassador! I am so excited about what my future holds”.