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.
Don't see something you can volunteer for now? Learn about ongoing volunteer opportunities.
Offsite Distribution Help – The Carlin
One of our partner agencies at The Carlin Senior Apartments is seeking three strong volunteers to assist with their weekly AFAC food distribution on Thursdays from 10am â 12pm. If…
Volunteers to Conduct Client Surveys
We’ll be conducting our annual client surveys between February 1 through February 20. We’ll be adding spots on the volunteer calendar, specifically for Spanish-speaking volunteers. If you speak Spanish, please…
Opportunity for YOUTH – Create a flyer!
Create a flyer to help celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and encourage neighbors and friends to donate non-perishable food to AFAC! DETAILS/ NEEDS: You must be in grades K-12…
Help AFAC Make the Holidays Bright for All
***Opportunity Filled – No More Volunteers Needed*** We need a crew of helpful elves between mid-November and mid-January to drop off food drive boxes and pick up smaller food donations. You must…
Grocery Store Food Drives
Grocery store food drives often occur in fall and spring each year. AFAC will park a van outside local grocery stores on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am – 4…
September Weekend Gleanings
AFAC has been invited to go gleaning (harvesting) at two farms on three Saturday’s in September. Please sign up via the online calendar or email volunteer4afac@afac.org for more details. JK…
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. […]