Volunteer

• Must be 11 years of age or older. (Ages 11-15 must be accompanied by an adult. 16+ may volunteer on their own.)
• Must complete a volunteer application.
• Must complete a volunteer orientation.
• Must complete a safety waiver.

All requirements can be completed online when a volunteer is first registered.

Absolutely! We welcome groups in sizes of 5 to 25 and ages 11 and up. Please complete the Group Volunteer Interest Form and someone will be in touch soon.

Yes, on a case by case basis. Please complete the Court Ordered Community Service Form and someone will review your request and be in touch within 1-3 business days.

We recommend you wear comfortable clothing and shoes. All volunteers are required to wear closed toe and closed heel shoes. Please be aware that all of our locations are working warehouses which means the indoor temperatures are going to reflect the outdoor temperatures. 

Here are a few guidelines regarding appropriate attire:  
•    Work clothing should not be see-through, revealing, or feature inappropriate language or imagery.  
•    Jeans may be worn except if they have holes or tears in the legs or buttocks. Frayed-bottom jeans are considered acceptable.  
•    Closed-toed shoes are required. Crocs will NOT be allowed.  
•    Jewelry may not be allowed in some positions due to safety concerns or as required by law.  
•    Make sure to wear clothing suitable for bending and lifting, as our volunteer activities require mobility.

• Volunteers will help inspect and sort the various donations that come in to make sure the food is safe for clients.
• Volunteers could be sorting produce, meat, or bagging up dry goods. 
• After quality control, the food will be sorted into categories and packed into the respected packaging to match our agencies' online orders. 
• Volunteers must be age 11 or older.
• This job requires standing, bending, and lifting about 25-50 lbs.

• Volunteers will work in one of our many roles in the Emergency Food Pantry depending on where they are most needed.  
  • Volunteers could be loading shopping carts for clients.
  • Volunteers could be helping clients shop our client choice market.
  • Volunteers could be loading the food into the trunks of the client’s cars, signing in clients, or directing traffic.
• Volunteers must be age 11 or older to work inside and 15 or older to work outside.
• Volunteers will be walking, bending, and lifting items up to 25 lbs.

• This position requires the volunteer to conduct a face-to-face interview with our clients to collect general household information and enter it in our database. 
• Intake volunteers may work inside at our computer areas or outside helping immobile clients. 
• Intake volunteer must be Link2Feed trained.  
• Volunteers should be good with technology and have general knowledge of how Harvest Hope Food Bank operates.
• Volunteers must be age 18 or older.

• Volunteers will assist agencies in loading their vehicles.
• Volunteers can help keep our Agency Distribution area clean and neat.
• Volunteers can help process paperwork and filing.
• Assist unloading food donation items from vehicles and writing donation receipts.
• Volunteers must be able to lift 25-50 lbs.
• Volunteers must be age 15 or older.

• Depending on the time of the month and on our inventory, volunteers will help fill food boxes for our Harvest to Home boxes, Diabetic box, Senior Box Program, or Backpack Program, or any other packaging needed. 
• This job requires standing, bending, and lifting about 10-25 lbs.
• Volunteers must be age 11 or older.

• Help with administrative task such as writing thank you notes, entering data, and greeting volunteers.