North Texas Food Bank

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Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are invaluable to the North Texas Food Bank. Without the 50,000 plus hours of volunteer help each year, the Food Bank would be unable to provide food to the hundreds of thousands of hungry North Texans it currently serves.

There are a variety of opportunities to get involved with the Food Bank. You can volunteer in the warehouse, at an event or at one of our 400 Member Agencies.

To sign up to volunteer click here, or contact our Volunteer Coordinator

Top 7 ways to volunteer at the NTFB:

1. Warehouse: Tour our 72,000 square foot warehouse and see for yourself the significant impact we have on the North Texas community. Sort incoming food donations Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - noon or 1 - 3:30 p.m. and on Second Saturdays of each month.

2. Second Saturday: Help sort and box donated items from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday 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.

3. Food For Families: Work outdoors to sort and distribute food to agency clients in various Dallas county locations; distribution occurs every Friday and second Thursday.

4. Operation Frontline: This is an opportunity for foodies! Come share your knowledge and love for food while working directly with our agency clients. Teach participants about cooking, nutrition and food budgeting in an interactive setting. Use your skills as an expert shopper or assist with classroom preparation.

5. Community Kitchen: Develop hands-on cooking skills in our state-of-the-art mass production kitchen under the direction of Kitchen Manager and Chef James Williams. This is a wonderful opportunity to get a first hand look at the home meal replacement concept of the non-profit industry.

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 projects.

To sign up to volunteer click here, or contact our volunteer coordinator here.