North Texas Food Bank - Get Involved in Volunteer Opportunities

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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.

Top 7 ways to volunteer at the NTFB:

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 Saturday’s 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: July 11, 2009 July 25, 2009 August 8, 2009 August, 22, 2009 September 12, 2009 September 26, 2009 October 10, 2009 – 9 am – 12 pm October 10, 2009 – 1 pm – 4 pm October 24, 2009 November 7, 2009 November 14, 2009 November 21, 2009 December 5, 2009 December 12, 2009 December 19, 2009 January 9, 2010 January 23, 2010 February 13, 2010 February 27, 2010 March 13, 2010 March 27, 2010 April 10, 2010 April 24, 2010 May 8, 1010 – NALC Stamp Out Hunger, 6-10 pm May 22, 2010 June 12, 2010 – 9 am – 12 pm June 12, 2010 – 1 pm – 4 pm
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: Help prepare meals for future use by member Agencies under the supervision of Community Kitchen Manager and Chef James Williams.
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.

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.

“It is only through compassionate and sustained humanitarian efforts that we truly secure life, liberty and happiness for neighbors, our children and ourselves. Many thanks to the North Texas Food Bank for giving us the opportunity to help the hungry in North Texas.”

Brandon Green, College Student

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Click here for our Agency Guidelines.

Click here for a detailed list of Volunteer Opportunities.

Click here for a complete list of opportunities to plug into the Food Bank. (PDF)

Click here for a map to our warehouse.

“Thank you again for having us. We had such a wonderful time and I have gotten some great feedback from our Interns.”
- Kate George,Campus Recruiting, Mid America Region, Deloitte Services LP

Deloitte Volunteers
On Friday, January 27th, 50 Interns from the Deloitte & Touche Dallas office made a 'productive visit' to the North Texas Food Bank. The group pushed up their sleeves and packed boxes full of food for distribution to the greater Dallas area.