Needs From: Volunteer Houston

Join us at Paul Revere Middle School to help grow, maintain, and harvest fresh vegetables from our thriving community garden. Located right on campus, this garden provides nutritious produce to supplement food distributed to families through a bi-monthly food distribution program. No gardening experience is required—just a willing heart and a pair of helping hands! This opportunity is flexible, with both weekday and weekend times available. All are welcome to be part of this life-giving project that strengthens our community.

Join us to serve our community!

-Time: from 7:00 am to 10:30 am.

-Address:11801 W Montgomery Rd. Houston Scrap Metal Recycle Center

- Tasks: Bag the food, load grocery bags into cars, and clean up at the end.

- Attire: Weather-appropriate clothing (outdoor activity), closed-toe shoes (No crocs).

- Arrival:Enter through the recycling center lobby. The receptionist will guide you.

New volunteers must sign a waiver (If the volunteer is a minor the parent or legal representative must sign).

CLICK HERE TO SIGN MINOR'S WAIVER

CLICK HERE TO SIGN ADULT'S WAIVER

Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

We look forward to working together to support our community.

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.

In partnership with the Houston Food Bank, the Pasadena Campus hosts a monthly food distribution the first Tuesday of each month, serving over 200 families.Volunteer Duties: Unload, sort, bag, and distribute produce, pick-up trash, help neighbors carry produce box to their vehicle, support registration, and help with clean-up.Type of Opportunity: Physical, working directly with community and other volunteers. Volunteers will be working outside rain or shine. Great opportunity for team building and making new connections!Every helping hand matters in serving and helping our community families during this monthly food distribution.

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 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and on specific Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 11 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.

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.

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

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, please reach out to Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org.

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 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and on specific Saturdays, from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Click here to sign up today!

For questions or more information, please contact Mark Osborne at mosborne@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.

Position Overview: We are seeking a dedicated Horticulture Intern to assist with the management and maintenance of our urban food garden. The intern will gain hands-on experience in urban agriculture, focusing on sustainable practices and community engagement.

Position Overview: The Marketing Administrative Assistant Intern will support the marketing team by handling various administrative tasks, assisting with marketing campaigns, and ensuring smooth operations within the department.

Howdy!  We are looking for some people to join our team of volunteers that pick up from local grocery stores for us.  We receive donations from a few stores around us Monday -  Thursday.

You can either help transport the groceries and bring to the pantry, or you can help us weigh and stock the items on our shelves.  You would need to be able to lift 25lb and an SUV or truck is helpful, but not required.  We can team you up with someone who has a vehicle for transport if needed.

You can volunteer as little as once a month or more frequently as your schedule allows. A master schedule is prepared ahead of each month.

Please contact us if you want to help with this weekly need...it is vital to keep our pantry stocked!  Thank you!

This garden started in 1989 is situated on two acres and located in Kashmere Gardens. It features a wash station, a composting facility, and 100 beds that last year provided over 9,000 pounds of organically grown produce to the community. The large garden gives volunteers and clients the opportunity to grow nutritious organic produce to benefit themselves, their neighbors, and Target Hunger food pantries. All of the produce will be distributed to families in need of food assistance.

Volunteers are needed to help our garden continue to grow! 

Both individuals and teams who volunteer in the gardens may assist in many ways such as: building garden beds, turning soil, weeding, planting, watering, harvesting, maintenance, and special projects. We schedule volunteers Tuesday through Friday from 9am to noon. *No weekend opportunities.  

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Regina Ferral, Volunteer Manager at (281) 913-9423 or email volunteer@targethunger.org.

This is an opportunity to assist an individual or family with either purchasing groceries or delivering pre-purchased groceries to a client. We have a specific list of items that can be purchased at Walmart.

If you would be interested in purchasing the basic staples or having groceries delivered to a client's home, please contact the Community Engagement Coordinator at houston@rstx.org.

CrowdDoing  supports a social innovation venture lab and a portfolio of social enterprises. Both the lab and the social enterprises aim to achieve systemic change through collaboration with virtual volunteers.

The Nutritionist will assist in providing valuable food and nutrition training. The Nutritionist must be able to communicate important information regarding the relationship between foods and certain diseases. Additionally, they must be able to provide their expertise on the kinds of recipes and meal plans.

This is an unpaid volunteer position.

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Skills:

If you have any questions about processes for joining crowddoing as a volunteer please write to volunteerorientation@crowddoing.world

CrowdDoing  supports a social innovation venture lab and a portfolio of social enterprises. Both the lab and the social enterprises aim to achieve systemic change through collaboration with virtual volunteers.

The Dietitian will provide much needed insight on herbal medicine, disease, and nutrition. The Dietitian will also create a variety of recipes. 

This is an unpaid volunteer position.

Tasks:

Skills:

If you have any questions about processes for joining crowddoing as a volunteer please write to volunteerorientation@crowddoing.world

CrowdDoing supports a social innovation venture lab and a portfolio of social enterprises. Both the lab and the social enterprises aim to achieve systemic change through collaboration with virtual volunteers.

Role Summary:

Will be the nutritionist/naturopath expert in the Medicinal foods project at Crowddoing. Will work with the Medicinal Foods team in your respective position.

This is an unpaid volunteer position.

Tasks:

Skills:

If you have any questions about processes for joining crowddoing as a volunteer please write to volunteerorientation@crowddoing.world

This volunteer role is responsible for greeting guests of the organization, responding to phone call inquiries; maintaining confidentiality of agency information; assisting with routine correspondance; data input, and other office tasks.

Bilingual a plus.

This volunteer opportunity days and hours are as follows:

Monday and Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

*Please note that we are unable to accommodate court-ordered community service hours.

This volunteer is our frontline to assisting families at the food pantry.  This volunteer opportunity is of great importance as you interact directly with our clients, both new and returning, to sighn them in, register them, and/or requalify them for services.  This role requires positive interaction, confidentiality, accurate data collenction, and data input.

The days and times of this opportunity are as follows:

Tuesday 8:15 am - 12:00 pm

Thursday 8:15 am - 12:00 pm

*Please note that we are unable to accommodate court-ordered community service hours.

Would you love to help people shop for their groceries?  This role is essential in helping our clients make their way through the pantry and selecting nutritious foods.  Shopping with our clients while advising them makes the clients and volunteers foster relationships making it a rewarding experience for both.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

Volunteer days and times are as follows:

Tuesday 8:15 am - 12:00 pm

Thursday 8:15 am - 12:00 pm

*Please note that we are unable to accommodate court-ordered community service hours.

This volunteer opportunity is critical to the pantry as it maintains the shopping area to provide a clean and organized space for the clients to shop.  The purpose of this role is to ensure and sustain adquate inventory levels in the pantry.  Duties include sorting donations, stocking shelves, replenishing coolers/freezers, produce and bread tables, repacking donations, and keeping a clean pantry during pantry hours.

Opportunity days and times are as followed:

Tuesday 8:15 am - 12:00 pm

Thursday 8:15 am - 12:00 pm

*Please note that we are unable to accommodate court-ordered community service hours.

This volunteer is responsible for helping where needed.  This person will float from station to station to make sure everything is running smoothly, and other volunteers do not need help.  This person will also relieve other volunteers from their job duties for a short time if they need a break or time away.

Volunteer days and times are as follows:

Tuesday 8:15 am - 12:00 pm

Thursday 8:15 am - 12:00 pm

*Please note that we are unable to accommodate court-ordered community service hours.

We have shifts available throughout the week to sort and prep food for distribution. No special skills required--just a willingness to help feed your neighbors in need. Youth age 13-15 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required. YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE HIM PANTRY AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://himfoodpantry.galaxydigital.com 

RESPONDING ON THE VOLUNTEER HOUSTON WEBSITE DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

We need individuals to help sort and prep donated food. No special skills required--just a willingness to help feed your neighbors in need. Youth age 13-15 must be accompanied by a parent. Pre-registration is required. 

YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE HIM PANTRY AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:  https://himfoodpantry.galaxydigital.com

RESPONDING ON THE VOLUNTEER HOUSTON WEBSITE DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

Volunteers age 16 and older are needed to help distribute food to clients. We are currently serving clients in a drive-through fashion for optimum safety--some volunteers will be required to work outside. No training is necessary, but prior registration is required. 

YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE HIM PANTRY AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://himfoodpantry.galaxydigital.com

RESPONDING ON THE VOLUNTEER HOUSTON WEBSITE DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

Volunteers age 16 and up are needed to help distribute food to clients. We are currently serving clients in a drive-through fashion for optimum safety--some volunteers will be required to work outside. No training is necessary, but prior registration is required. 

YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE HIM PANTRY AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: 

https://himfoodpantry.galaxydigital.com

RESPONDING ON THE VOLUNTEER HOUSTON WEBSITE DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

Volunteers age 16 and up are needed to sort and prep food for distribution. No special skills required--just a willingness to help feed your neighbors in need. Pre-registration is required. 

YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE HIM PANTRY AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:  https://himfoodpantry.galaxydigital.com

RESPONDING ON THE VOLUNTEER HOUSTON WEBSITE DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

Volunteers age 16 and up are needed to sort and prep food for distribution. No special skills required--just a willingness to help feed your neighbors in need. Pre-registration is required. 

YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE HIM PANTRY AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:  https://himfoodpantry.galaxydigital.com 

RESPONDING ON THE VOLUNTEER HOUSTON WEBSITE DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

Volunteers age 16 and up are needed to sort and prep food for distribution. No special skills required--just a willingness to help feed your neighbors in need. Pre-registration is required. 

YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE HIM PANTRY AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:  https://himfoodpantry.galaxydigital.com

RESPONDING ON THE VOLUNTEER HOUSTON WEBSITE DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

Committee specifically designed to call and welcome in new Farmshare customers. 

Answer any questions they may have about their Farmshare or PIF

Redirect them to online resources for information

Can be done remote or in office 

*Volunteer Orientation required

Volunteer at the Houston Food Bank and take part in our mission of Food for better lives!   Opportunities are available for individuals, corporations, schools, faith based and community organizations and others.  Help out while sharing the value of volunteering with those you learn with, worship with, play with or work with - and have a blast doing it!  

Brighter Bites is a nonprofit that creates communities of health through fresh food with the goal of changing behavior among children and their families to prevent obesity and achieve long-term health. It is an evidence-based, multi-component elementary school, preschool, and summer camp program that utilizes reliable access to fruits and vegetables, nutrition education, and consistent exposure to recipes and messages that feature fresh food. Since 2012, Brighter Bites has provided nearly 40 million pounds of produce and millions of nutrition education materials to more than 475,000 individuals.  

During a Brighter Bites Boxing Project shift, volunteers will help build produce orders for Brighter Bites schools at the Houston Food Bank. This includes sorting and boxing produce, then stacking the completed boxes of produce onto pallets. These pallets will then be delivered by the Houston Food bank to Brighter Bites schools throughout the week.  For questions or additional information, please contact addy.babalola@brighterbites.org.

REGISTRATION DETAILS: 

Volunteer at the Houston Food Bank and take part in our mission of Food for better lives!   Opportunities are available for individuals, corporations, schools, faith based and community organizations and others.  Help out while sharing the value of volunteering with those you learn with, worship with, play with or work with - and have a blast doing it!  

REGISTRATION DETAILS: 

Follow this link for more information on HFB's Community Resource Center.  For questions or additional information, please contact gnwakwuo@houstonfoodbank.org.

The Community Resource Center provides a minimal to no contact distribution opportunity through curbside pick-up to community members. Individuals have the opportunity to select an appointment time and items that best fit their household needs. Volunteers will assist with delivering custom curbside orders to participants' vehicles.  

HFB's Senior Box Home Delivery Program currently serves over 750 homebound seniors through a Federal CSFP Program that we refer to as Senior Box which includes a monthly home delivery of a shelf stable food box and a block of cheese.

Over 50 routes consisting of 10 stops each have been developed to keep delivery times around 2 hours per route. Routes are located conveniently in and around Harris County enabling drivers to choose a route near you. We are recruiting volunteers that are willing to provide this service once a month to 10 seniors for at least 3 consecutive months.

Volunteer at the Houston Food Bank and take part in our mission of Food for better lives!   Opportunities are available for individuals, corporations, schools, faith based and community organizations and others.  Help out while sharing the value of volunteering with those you learn with, worship with, play with or work with - and have a blast doing it!

Food for Change (FFC) Markets are brick-and-mortar and mobile pantries located throughout the Houston area that distribute produce and other healthy items twice per month to qualifying FFC clients.  All FFC Markets are designed to be client choice, which allows clients to meet their personal needs and preferences while reinforcing dignity and reducing food waste.

REGISTRATION DETAILS: 

Volunteers will help with traffic control and assist clients by providing intake instructions, creating client orders and helping with curbside distribution.  To learn more about the FFC program, view our Food For Change Fact Sheet.  For additional information, please contact gnwakwuo@houstonfoodbank.org.

Are you an early bird?  If you have been looking for volunteer opportunities but don't have a lot of time to give - this may be a great way for you to contribute!

We are looking for volunteers to pick up food donations from neighborhood grocery stores weekly on a designated Monday or Thursday and deliver the food to our Community Food Pantry between 9:00 am - 9:30 am.  All pick up locations are within the CFISD area.  As a volunteer Food Donation Driver, you will be helping Cy-Fair Helping Hands accomplish their mission of bringing hope to the homeless and hungry by ensuring our Community Food Pantry is stocked with nutritional food to provide to seniors and low-income families.  Subs are also needed for occasional grocery and Red Barrel donation pick-ups.

A large vehicle (e.g., pick-up truck, van or SUV), Driver's License and Car Insurance are required.  Must be able to lift heavy boxes of meat and produce and load them into your vehicle. 

Ever wonder where those Red Barrel donations go – they go to your local food pantry!

Volunteers are needed to pick up Red Barrel food donations from two nearby grocery stores in the Cypress area and deliver donations to the Cy-Fair Helping Hands Community Food Pantry at 9204 Emmott Road on a Monday or Thursday morning between the hours of 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. Volunteers must be over 18, have a large vehicle (e.g., pick-up truck, van or SUV) and car insurance. This is a relatively flexible position that doesn’t require a lot of time commitment yet contributes significantly to our mission to bring hope to the homeless and hungry!

Enjoy working with people, have good computer/data skills and bilingual in English and Spanish? We need you!  

Volunteers are needed to register new and returning clients, validate eligibility, inform clients of upcoming events and run reports. As a member of the broader Community Food Pantry Team, Registration Assistants may be asked to help from time-to-time in other areas of the food pantry.  Volunteers must be fluent in both English and Spanish (written and verbal) and will be working with confidential information.  

Volunteers should be able to commit to a Monday, Thursday morning on a weekly basis and/or a 1st or 3rd Saturday morning on a monthly basis.  Shift hours are 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.  Long term considerations only, please.

A Board Member experienced in management of charitable organization.  Ability in public speaking and promoting activities.  Fund raising experience a plus.

Target Hunger had to close many of its brick-and-mortar pantries due to COVID-19. We began delivering prepackaged boxes of food to our client's homes, in partnership with Door Dash. This partnership with Door Dash is coming to an end so we are trying to switch our clients over to our mobile pantries. Staff has expressed the need of volunteers specifically on Tuesdays usually from 9am to 11am. Volunteers in the pantry will help pantry staff guide client's shopping, the restocking of the mobile pantry, and assist clients to their cars. Bilingual preferred. Prefer a reoccurring volunteer.

Our Mobile Pantry goes to different community sites every Tuesday of the month. Below is the schedule so that you can see our various locations:

To register for any of these events visit this link, and click on any Mobile Pantry shift you'd like to attend: https://targethunger.volunteerhub.com/vv2/?eventGroupId=5d5244f1422d4552a94869eb2d1aad22

Come and volunteer at the Target Hunger Food Pantry on Senior Pantry Day!

Volunteers will assist with checking in clients, clients while they shop, keep the shelves stocked, and properly weigh client's groceries. Our pantry staff needs assistance on the first and third Tuesday from 8 am - 12 pm at the Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center Target Hunger food pantry. A reoccurring volunteer is preferred. Bilingual in Spanish is also preferred, but not necessary.

These pantry shifts are called "Senior Pantry Day" in our volunteer calendar, you can register here: Senior Pantry Day - Volunteer Registration

We distribute food in a curbside format every Thursday afternoon for senior clients.  Help is needed to gather the food and deliver to their cars.  You can volunteer for shifts from 10am-12pm, 12pm-2pm, or both.

Join us to provide bilingual help to check in families to receive food.  Food distribution takes place on Thursday evenings between 4:30pm and 7:00pm.  You may volunteer weekly or 1-2 times per month, however an ongoing monthly commitment is requested.

Cypress Assistance Ministries (CAM) is partnering with some area grocery stores to help provide food for our food pantry. We just need some helpful individuals to pick up the donations from these retailers and help deliver them to CAM's facility.

Programs like this are wonderful resources for CAM, as they help us source items that would be otherwise difficult to source (such as bakery items and produce), and they help reduce food waste in our community.

Volunteers must have access to a vehicle suitable for transporting food items (an SUV or minivan would work perfectly, a sedan with sufficient trunk space would work as well). We will provide insulated bags.

We need weekly drivers for Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. You may choose to volunteer for one, two, or all three of these pick-ups.

A Point of Distribution (POD) Volunteer helps give out important supplies like food and water during emergencies. They work at special locations and have important jobs like keeping the line organized, handing out supplies the right way, checking how much is left, and keeping records. They also answer questions from people and help set up and take down the site during emergencies.

Assist in office with filing, data entry, etc.  Weekly commitment on Mondays for a 2 hour shift, between 10am-12pm.  Contact  Amy Lundblad directly at amy@mesa-outreach.org or at 832-975-2960

Organize & bag donated meat on Mondays.  Must be to able to lift 50lbs.  This is a weekly or bi-weekly commitment on Mondays, for a 2 hour shift between 10am and 2pm.  .  Contact  Amy Lundblad directly at amy@mesa-outreach.org or at 832-975-2960

Greet homeless guests, gather essential details, check eligibility for services, and answer phones. Shift: 8:45 am to 12:00 pm