Needs From: Volunteer Houston

Assist in prepping and distributing groceries to families in need. This may include stocking the food pantry, sorting donated items for quality and bagging groceries for individual families, as well as helping families get groceries into their cars. Volunteers may also assist clients to fill out required information for the Houston Food Bank.

The food pantry hosts clients on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The food pantry hosts Houston Food Bank's Food For Change clients on Fridays. Click the Food For Change fact sheets below for more information on this program. 

Houston Food Bank - Food For Change Fact Sheet (English)

Houston Food Bank - Food For Change Fact Sheet (Spanish)

To assist with Tuesday drive-thru distributions, please go to Houston Food Fair Helpers (Tuesdays). To assist with Saturday drive-thru distributions, please go to Houston Food Fair Helpers (Saturdays).

Accounts will be created for new volunteers at www.catholiccharities.org/volunteer. Qualifications must be completed before beginning first shift.

Volunteers aged 14 and older must sign up for shifts themselves. Parents please do not sign up on behalf of your teenagers. Youth waivers must be signed by parent/guardian prior to beginning first shift.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

For questions and/or assistance completing qualifications, please reach out to Ashlie Gutierrez at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org.  

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals!

Please click here to view and sign up for available shifts.

At our monthly food distributions, volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute grocery items for drive-thru clients. Volunteers may also help by assisting clients with the intake forms.

This is the perfect opportunity for volunteers who can work quickly and carry up to thirty pounds of food.

Our food fairs take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

When you arrive, you may park in any space in the lot. Many of our clients will already be lined up around the building. You will find our staff and volunteers carrying supplies from the food pantry located in Suite B-101.

If you have any questions, please contact Tony Pathyil at tpathyil@catholiccharities.org.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals.

Volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute grocery items for walk-up or drive thru clients. Volunteers may also help by registering clients using Houston Food Bank qualifications.

This opportunity is available every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and on specific Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Please see available shifts below.)

When arriving, please park in the parking lot across the street from the Guadalupe Basic Needs Center. Also, dress comfortably. This opportunity takes place outdoors. Close toe shoes are required. For a map, please download this parking guide.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

Each volunteer aged 14+ must sign up under their own account. Parents please do not sign up on behalf of your teenage children. For children 13 and younger, please sign up as a team and bring a paper youth waiver.

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals.

Volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute grocery items for walk-up or drive thru clients. Volunteers may also help by registering clients using Houston Food Bank qualifications.

This opportunity is available every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and on specific Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Click here to sign up today!

For questions or more information, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org.

When arriving, please park in the parking lot across the street from the Guadalupe Basic Needs Center. Also, dress comfortably. This opportunity takes place outdoors. Close toe shoes are required. For a map, please download this parking guide.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

Each volunteer aged 14+ must sign up under their own account. Parents please do not sign up on behalf of your teenage children. For children 13 and younger, please sign up as a team and bring a paper youth waiver.

Assist clients with shopping for grocery items of their choosing in the Isle Market Food Pantry.

Food Pantry Assistants help clients with bagging food items as well as make sure clients are choosing items appropriate for their family size. Volunteer Assistants may also offer suggestions on how to cook food. 

Some Food Pantry Assistants may also assist clients in loading groceries into their cars.

We are specifically looking for volunteers with cheerful attitudes and a friendly demeanor when interacting with clients.

We are in need of volunteers on a regular basis.