For all available openings for baggings and distribution shifts, please view our online calendar. If you don't have an active account, please fill out a volunteer profile form.
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Thursday AM Delivery Drivers Needed
We are anticipating the need for substitute home delivery drivers on Thursdays for the rest of the summer (and this may become more permanent starting in September). You would deliver…
Summer Home Delivery Driving
AFAC is actively seeking long-term substitute drivers for our home delivery program. We need help Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. The task takes approximately 2 hours each…
Evening Distribution Check-in Desk
UPDATE: We have already found volunteers willing to help us out with this task. Please check the online calendar for other volunteer events. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers willing…
Westover Farmers Market Helpers
We’re looking for two individuals to volunteer on alternate Sundays at the Westover Farmers Market to assist AFAC’s driver and their helper load food donations onto the AFAC van. Volunteers…
Farmers’ Market Pickups
AFAC needs some helpers to drive to the Crystal City or Ballston farmers’ markets, pick up produce donations, and bring them back to AFAC headquarters. This is a twice a…
MLK Day 2022 Service Project
For Volunteer Arlington’s annual MLK Day of Service, AFAC is partnering with Arlington County’s Food Security Task Force in offering a virtual service project. We are asking people to make…
Share your love for volunteering and AFAC with others!
The volunteer department is always on the lookout for volunteers who want to help on another level. Lead groups after hours in produce bagging or dry goods bagging. Speak about AFAC at outreach fairs, to youth groups, etc. Training is provided. Send an email to volunteer@afac.org if you have an interest in becoming a Volunteer Supervisor.
Create Your Own Food Drive
Not finding enough volunteer opportunities? Need something to do from home on your own schedule? Host a food drive! From our website, you can register your food drive, create customized flyers from our templates, and find some ideas to make yours a success. Consider asking your neighbors, swim club, camp, business or house of worship to join you. Our most-needed items are: canned tuna, low-sugar cereal, low-sodium soup, canned tomato products and plain pasta and rice.
We accept donated food Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4pm and Saturday from 8:30am-1pm. Questions? Please email fooddrives@afac.org.
Little Free Library
Please donate any unwanted books and/or coloring books to our new Little Free Library! You can drop off donations with the Volunteer Department.
Other Volunteer Resources
[…] Volunteering within your community is a great way to strengthen your ties to the community and broaden your support network. It fills you with a sense of purpose and belonging as you know that you have wholeheartedly helped someone out and maybe made their day a little bit easier. If you have the extra time, then volunteer to help someone out instead of staying in your house and get to know what issues lie within your neighborhood that you can provide aid to. Disclaimer: you should volunteer only when it is safe to do so or are allowed to take safety precautions. […]