At the food bank, we always need volunteers for special projects or day-to-day operations. Volunteers are needed to sort and pack food for distributions.
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If you are serving to fulfill court-ordered community service requirements, contact us first.
Opportunities:
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Food Sorting
Volunteers inspect and sort food donations for distribution, which includes checking expiration dates and cans for rust or missing labels and boxing similar items together for our partner organizations. View our Guidelines video. Alabama & Florida Facilities.
Age Requirement: 14+, adult supervision required for minors under 16.
Preparing Backpacks
Volunteers prepare bags of food for our Backpack Program. Alabama & Florida Facilities.
Age Requirement: none, adult supervision required for minors under 16.
Clerical Work
Volunteers assist with mailings, filing, preparing promotional materials for special events, and basic computer data entry. All facilities.
Age Requirement: Adults only.
Special Events
Volunteers help staff promo tables for special events, such as our annual Chef Challenge and “Stuff the Truck” food drive events. Responsibilities may include event set up and break down, registration, and collecting and pre-sorting food donations. All service area.
Age Requirement: 12+, adult supervision required for minors under 16. (Some events are 21+)
Gleaning
Volunteers help collect leftover produce from partner farms' fields at the end of their growing season. All service area.
Age Requirement: none, adult supervision required for minors under 16.
Outreach Assistance
Volunteers assist the Outreach team with preparing clients for their interview with their SNAP caseworker. Alabama & Mississippi Statewide.
Age Requirement: Age limit 18+.
Emergency Response
In the event of a disaster, volunteers help pack emergency food boxes, assist with mobile pantries, make phone calls, or help transport food deliveries. All service area.
Age Requirement: 12+, adult supervision required for minors under 16.