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## Simple Volunteering Starts Here

**Transforming food waste into community nourishment, one student at a time.**

**Silica partners with local businesses and students for a sustainable, eco-friendly future.**

 Volunteer

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Trusted by businesses and organizations across the Bay Area

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#### Our services

## Hassle-free Volunteering Opportunities

### Self-Selected Shifts

Volunteers digitally choose their own shifts, based on their own availability

We handle the rest.

### Efficate Impacts

Make a real difference with straightforward tasks.

We're dedicated to maximum impact with minimal fuss, getting vital food to those who need it.

### Tracked, Verified Hours

All hours are tracked, recorded, and verified, ready to be applied to anything from school requirements to college applications

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## The Challenge

Millions of pounds of food are wasted each and every year,  discarded because of looks or thrown out at the end of the day.

Even if we cannot fix everything, we can still fix something.

 

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## The Solution

Silica connects local businesses and chain restaurants with volunteers in the area.

Instead of letting food go to waste, volunteers receive directives to reallocate the food to better causes. Join us to nourish the community and frame a sustainable future.

See Our Work

![Volunteer QR Code (1)](https://silicavolunteer.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Volunteer%20QR%20Code%20(1).png?width=1740&height=2000&name=Volunteer%20QR%20Code%20(1).png "Volunteer QR Code (1)")

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## The Impact

Countering food waste is just one of our targets.

Together, we foster compassion, promote communal responsibility, and provide a tangible path for students to make a quantifiable impact in their communities.

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# Loved by Students, Trusted by Businesses

# Our Numbers

 100

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Total volunteer hours accrued with Silica

 100

Volunteers and businesses working with Silica

 100

Pounds of food saved from landfill and waste

[Read About Our Stats Here](https://silicavolunteer.org/our-work?hsLang=en)

## Ready to be the Silica in Your Community?

[Let's Start](https://silicavolunteer.org/volunteer?hsLang=en)

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- [ABOUT US](https://silicavolunteer.org/about?hsLang=en)
- [OUR WORK](https://silicavolunteer.org/our-work?hsLang=en)
- [FAQ](https://silicavolunteer.org/faq?hsLang=en)
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- [HOST AN EVENT](https://silicavolunteer.org/host?hsLang=en)
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