Age Requirement
Volunteers must be 15yrs or older and volunteer alongside an adult age 21+. For safety reasons, children under 15 years old cannot participate. Youth Volunteers (age 15-17yrs): Please view our updated Youth Policy effective October 1, 2025.
Volunteers will support the restocking process of our free-to-use grocery store, First Fruits Market, located inside Fresno Mission's City Center. Responsibilities may entail replenishing pantry supplies, facilitating intake and checkout processes, and much more.
Volunteer Roles:
- Stocking: in order for market days to run smoothly, volunteers and staff come together to clean, organize, consolidate, and restock products. Remember that First Fruits Market is meant to be well stocked and well organized, making it feel like a true free grocery store with the same standards for organization as any other store!
CCFB Customer Service Policy
- Provide excellent customer service to all CCFB customers including CCFB clients, staff, donors, logistics personnel, agency personnel, volunteers, board members, and the general public.
- Engage in the following tasks or behaviors that represent excellent customer service: timely responses, punctuality and attendance, treating others with respect, distributing quality product, being knowledgeable and providing accurate information, and using appropriate non‐verbal and verbal communication.
- Engage and advocate for CCFB in the community.
Dress Code: Due to safety concerns, all volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes (no sandals or flip flops). Please dress comfortably and respectfully based on the season.
NO SHOW POLICY: Volunteers with more than 2 consecutive "no shows" will be unregistered for all future events without notice. This will allow individuals on the waitlist and new participants to join us and ensure we can complete our planned projects.
Please meet at the back of City Center, as shown by the pin on the map below. The front entrance of City Center is for neighbors, so to avoid foot traffic and confusion, meet at the back of the building. There is public parking along Clark St.
