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Get Involved
Volunteers are invaluable to the Food Bank. Without the 60,000
plus hours of volunteer help each year, the NTFB would be
unable to provide food to the hundreds of thousands of hungry
North Texans it currently serves.
| 1. | Warehouse
activities: Sort incoming food donations Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3:30 p.m. Click
here for a map to our warehouse. |
| 2. | Service Saturday: Help sort and box donated items from 9 a.m. to noon on certain Saturdays of each month. Families (children over 10 years of age) are welcome. Weekend opportunities fill quickly, so please call early to book your volunteer day. Below are the available dates for Service Saturdays 2009-2010:
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| 3. | Food
For Families: Work outdoors to sort
and distribute food to Agency clients in various Dallas
county locations; distribution occurs every Friday and two Thursdays of the month. |
| 4. | Operation
Frontline: Help Nutrition Education Coordinator Katherine Lindholm provide education on nutrition, culinary skills, food budgeting, and food safety to agency clients by serving as a chef, nutritionist, grocery shopper, or classroom manager. |
| 5. | Community Kitchen: Assist Chef James Williams and Texas Second Chance participants in our fast-paced, full production Community Kitchen where we prepare 10,000 meals a week for future use by Member Agencies. Volunteer hours for the Community Kitchen are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 am until 1:30 pm for groups of 10 or less. |
| 6. | Special
Events: Working with the event management team,
assist at fun activities such as Empty Bowls, the State
Fair of Texas or National Hunger Awareness Day. |
| 7. | Administration: Help with mailings, database management and other clerical duties. |
To make your volunteer reservation, please email our Volunteer Coordinator.
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Click here for NEW Summer Volunteer Opportunity!
New Volunteer Reservation Policy in effect
We want to accommodate all individuals and groups that want to volunteer at the NTFB warehouse. And because we want to ensure the best volunteer experience, we will no longer be able to accept individuals or groups that have not made reservations in advance. You may schedule your volunteer time in advance with our Volunteer Coordinator. Thank you for sharing your time with the North Texas Food Bank!
Click here for frequently asked questions.