Volunteer with CUMAC

Interested in positively impacting the community?

Team up with us to make a difference!

Volunteer with us Mondays through Fridays in two hour shifts!

Our volunteer shifts run from 9:00-11:00am, 11:00-1:00pm, and 1:00-3:00pm.

We have a limited number of volunteer slots. PLEASE sign up before you come to volunteer!

Virtual Food Drive

Do you want to help raise money for CUMAC from home? By clicking the button below you can create your own fundraising page for CUMAC!

Creating your fundraising page is easy; simply choose a picture for your page and write a message for your network to see. Start fundraising for CUMAC by sharing your page with family, friends, and more through text, email, social networks and more!

Click the button below to get started!

Volunteer Onsite

Interested in positively impacting the community? Volunteer onsite with us!

Help our team sort and organize rescued produce in our warehouse, break down large quantities that are donated, shop for and pack the orders of our guests, sort and organize dried and canned donations and much more!

Our guests love interacting with our volunteers, join us in welcoming in our community!

Targeted Collection Drive

Want to get involved but have little time to come onsite? Consider holding a targeted drive!
Collect CUMAC’s most needed food or hygiene items!

Our most needed food items right now are pasta, rice, canned protein, cold cereal, and tomato sauce. Our most needed hygiene items are soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, and toothbrushes.

Please call to let us know when you will be dropping off your collection to make sure we are open!

Interested in coming to CUMAC for a tour?

Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter, Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly, and Speaker Craig Coughlin touring CUMAC.

Email Afton at agoriscak@cumacecho.org to schedule a time that works for you!

 FAQs

  • Yes! Due to wholesale pricing, we are able to make your dollars go further through our food purchase program. Virtual food drives are a great way to collect money and improve buying power.

  • Wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty and closed-toe shoes.

  • Drive down Ellison Street and turn left into the covered driveway. Park behind the building in the lot.

  • We will accept any food that you are able to offer us as long as it is within date and good, though there are certain foods that we could always use. Please focus on peanut butter, jelly, and canned protein like chicken or tuna.

  • You can find us at 223 Ellison Street, Paterson, NJ 07505. Our phone number is 973-742-5518.