Want to spend your summer giving back? Come help the environment and your community with Austin Creative Reuse! We have Opportunties for everyone ages 9-99 to volunteer with us. Check out the ways to be involved below.

  • Sign-up for an Open Volunteering Session

    Join us for just one session, or get hooked and come back every week. Check out our page on GivePulse to see all the volunteering sessions coming up and sign-up for one today!

  • Become a Core Volunteer - Seasonal and Long-Term Opportunities Available

    If you are ready to volunteer with us regularly, we would love for you to become a Core Volunteer!

    Both Seasonal and Long-Term Core Volunteers have more flexibility and can choose the projects they help with. Learn more about the Seasonal Core Volunteer Program below, or the Long Term Core Volunteer Program here.

Seasonal Core Volunteer Program

  • The Seasonal Core Volunteer Program is designed to be super quick and easy to get started, so that it’s a better fit for volunteers with a shorter time to give (like a summer break).

    The main difference is that Seasonal volunteers will only be trained to volunteer in-center, so they won’t have access to take home projects or special event volunteering.

  • Participants must be 15 years old by the end of the summer.

    Volunteers commit to serving 8 hours per month over the course of the summer.

  • Volunteers help us sort, pack, and price almost all of our donations! Volunteers will get to choose the projects that interest them most, like sorting and bundling sea shells or measuring and rolling fabric. Most projects are self-led with detailed written instructions.

    Volunteers can also choose to help out the retail team by shelving ‘new’ items and organizing materials on the retail shelves.

    Volunteers also have the choice to join scheduled volunteering sessions where a leader will instruct participants on the project.

  • The first step is filling out your application - be sure to select “Seasonal Volunteer”. Then, you’ll need to complete a series of orientation videos and knowledge checks, and a few other steps that will all be emailed to you.