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

January 19, 2021

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 – 12pm. If…

Volunteers to Conduct Client Surveys

January 19, 2021

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!

December 3, 2020

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

October 26, 2020

***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

September 17, 2020

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

August 31, 2020

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

Volunteer Arlington

Volunteer Fairfax

Volunteer Match