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 Volunteers

The Worcester County Food Bank offers the following volunteer opportunities (when available) to individuals and small groups:

  • Sorting and inspecting donated food and grocery product

  • Food drives as needed

  • Special events as needed

Most of our volunteers help sort donated food and grocery product.  Our volunteers have a direct impact on people who are hungry in Worcester County.  They sort approximately 2 million pounds of food per year, which is then distributed to emergency-feeding programs located throughout Worcester County. 

  • The Food Bank is open for regular volunteer opportunities Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, excluding holidays.  Volunteers must be able to arrive at the Food Bank by 2:30pm. 

  • Minimum age for volunteering is 13.  Volunteers under 16 years of age must be supervised by an adult.

  • Volunteers are encouraged to come in weekly for 2-3 hours. 

  • Due to the warehouse environment sandals, flip-flops, or open-toe shoes are not allowed at the Food Bank.

*This application is for volunteer opportunities in
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts only 

*All volunteers are required to complete a volunteer application and participate in a 1.5 hour volunteer orientation.

  1. Online Volunteer Application Form- click here Once your electronic application is received we will contact you by email or by phone to schedule an orientation.

OR

  1. Application for New Volunteers- click here(printable version)  Print out and compete the application.  Mail   or   fax it to the Food Bank.  Once your application is received we will contact you by email or by phone to schedule an orientation. 

Worcester County Food Bank
474 Boston Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

Fax: (508)-842-7405

 
 

Volunteer Groups:  The Worcester County Food Bank welcomes volunteer groups for a one-time volunteer opportunity (ideal group size is 10-12 volunteers for a maximum of 3 hours).  Groups are encouraged to contact the Food Bank as far in advance as possible to schedule their shift.  The Food Bank will do its best to accommodate scheduling needs.

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*For more information about volunteering,  please click here to use our contact form or contact the Food Bank at 508-842-3663

Other Local Hunger-Relief Volunteer Opportunities::

If you are looking for volunteer opportunities in your local community, please refer to our Program Listing.  The Food Bank partners with local emergency-feeding programs located throughout Worcester County.  Many of those programs are volunteer based and welcome local volunteers.  Click here for contact information/program listing.


If we are unable to accommodate your volunteer needs at the present time, you may want to refer to the Community Harvest Project's website: www.community-harvest.org
All of the produce grown by the Community Harvest Project is donated to the Worcester County Food Bank for distribution throughout Worcester County.

We Depend On Volunteers . . . We Depend On You!
 
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