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Volunteer

Volunteering your time and talent at the ECHO Food Shelf is a great way to support ECHO and help your neighbors in need.

Volunteering

Short-term Volunteers

We follow MDH guidelines on facemask use. Unvaccinated volunteers must wear a facemask.
Please provide your full name and an active email address.
You will receive an email with information about your shift(s).
If you are driving, please park in our parking lot.
Come in through the back door that is located near the two garage doors. Front door is locked.
Make sure to sign in, put on a name tag and be prepared to work.
Duties may vary according to current needs.
You are expected at your scheduled time. You may sign in up to 30 minutes before your shift. If you will be late due to a class or bus, please leave a comment when you sign up. Please email staff at echofoodshelf@yahoo.com before 9:00am on the day you are scheduled to work if there is an issue with the hours, unable to make it in for your scheduled time or will be running late. Please do not call us to remove your name.
All students and community service volunteers will be required to sign a copy of Service Learning and Community Service Policies prior to signing in the first time.

Available Short-term Volunteer Shifts

October 4th - October 8th

October 11th - October 15th

October 18th - October 22nd

October 25th - October 29th

November 1st - November 5th

November 8th - November 12th

November 15th - November 19th

November 22nd - November 24th

November 29th - December 3rd

Long-term Volunteer

For ongoing, long-term volunteer positions please call us at 345-7477.

Please visit our Donate page for more ways to support Echo Food Shelf!

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Contact Us

1014 South Front Street
Mankato, MN 56001
507-345-7508
echofoodshelf@yahoo.com

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Federal Tax ID# 41-1429214

Hours of Operation

To set up an appointment please call 507-345-7508 during the following hours:
11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday

Food Distribution Hours
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
The last appointment is at 4:15 p.m.

10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday
The last appointment is at 6:30 p.m.

Donation Drop Off Hours
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

Please enter through back door when dropping donations.

**BAD WEATHER ALERT: ECHO will close if District 77 closes due to bad weather.

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