Current Volunteer Opportunities

Please note: All food bank roles are at our Wallingford location.

Supermarket Saturday Food Drives are back! ​

Our food drives are a very important way to stock our Food Bank. The event involves interacting with shoppers and informing them of the non-perishable foods the Food Bank needs. Donations are then gratefully collected.

When: The fourth Saturday of the month from 10 am to 1 pm, in one-hour shifts Please note: third Saturday for August
Where: Wallingford QFC, 1801 N 45th St.

A volunteer hands a participant some bok choy at our food bank's produce station.

Distribution Volunteers with language skills

We would like to diversify the languages spoken at our food bank and resource center. We are looking for volunteers who can converse in either Mandarin, Russian or Spanish, to assist our participants and connect them to our resources. Volunteers will be helping on distribution stations or doing set-up tasks as needed

Volunteer qualifications:

  • Over 18 years of age
  • Able to lift 25 pounds
  • Comfortable working with a diverse community of participants in-person, socially-distanced
  • Patient, empathetic, with good customer service skills
  • Conversational Mandarin, Russian or Spanish language skills required

Availability: Tuesdays 11:45-2:15, Thursdays 2:45 – 6:15 pm or Fridays 10:45-1:15

On-call food rescue volunteers

We are looking for on-call volunteers to cover volunteer absence. Our volunteer helpers go out in the FamilyWorks van and rescue food from our supermarket partners. The van goes out four mornings a week, rain or shine. This role is an essential part of our food bank operations, for bringing in food and for building relationships with local businesses. You would be helping one of our experienced food rescue drivers. Volunteers must be over 18 years old, be able to lift 40 lbs and not afraid of mornings or rain! This is the non-driving role.

Availability: Tuesday-Friday 7:45-8 am start, variable end time (10-12, depending on day)

Photo of the FamilyWorks Food Rescue van, showing logo and artwork (hand drawn fresh produce)

On-call opportunity: food rescue volunteer, driving role

We are looking for food rescue volunteers, who are happy to drive our van, to provide cover if our regular volunteers are unavailable. Our volunteer drivers go out in the FamilyWorks van and help rescue food from our supermarket partners. The van goes out four mornings a week, rain or shine. This role is an essential part of our food bank operations, for bringing in food and for building relationships with local businesses. Accompanying you will be one of our experienced food rescue volunteers and full training will be provided.

Volunteers must be over 18 years old, be able to lift 40 lbs, have a safe driving record and not afraid of mornings or rain! You must be happy to provide a copy of your ID and your driving record.

Availability: on-call shifts: Tuesday-Friday 7:45-8 am start, variable end time (10-11:30, depending on day)

A volunteer hands a participant some bok choy at our food bank's produce station.

On-call opportunity: Distribution Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers that can help cover food bank distribution when our regular volunteers are unavailable. We have a series of stations and a volunteer runs each one so that our participants can get what they need. Training will be provided and you will be assisted by our staff.

Volunteer qualifications:

  • Over 18 years of age
  • Able to lift 25 pounds
  • Comfortable working with a diverse community of participants in-person, socially-distanced
  • Patient, empathetic, with good customer service skills
  • Basic Spanish, Mandarin, or Russian language skills are helpful, but not required

Availability: Tuesdays 11:45-2:15, Thursdays 2:45 – 6:15 pm or Fridays 10:45-1:15

On-call opportunity: Food Bank Intake Volunteer

We are looking for someone to cover food bank intake when our regular volunteers are unavailable. Our intake volunteer greets our participants and checks them in by scanning membership cards using a tablet-based database. Full training will be provided. We aim to provide at least one weeks notice for cover shifts so this opportunity would be great for someone with a flexible work schedule. Volunteers must be over 18 years old.

Availability: on-call shifts: Tuesdays 11:45-2:15, Thursdays 2:45-6:15, Fridays 10:45-1:15.

Reading Buddies

Encourage and support a love of books by reading with elementary students. Reading Buddies runs while school is in session.

Volunteers must be over 18 years old.

Availability: Email Kat to express interest in volunteering for the 23/24 academic year.