Volunteer
Volunteers are a part of every program and activity at the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Our volunteers represent a broad range of people in our community and all age groups. Many individuals volunteer on their own, as well as with groups. Contact Bill Kolton at bkolton@fbnn.org to find out how easy it is to get started.
You can also simply Volunteer online now.
View a list of our July Volunteer Schedule, August Volunteer Schedule and our September Volunteer Schedule. Whether you are a self-motivated individual volunteer, represent a community or employee group, or are looking for school or work-related community service opportunities, there’s something for you to do at the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. You’ll have fun and at the same time help those less fortunate in our region.The examples listed are representative of what our volunteers do. If you have a particular skill or interest, we can find a way to put it to good use.Volunteering at the Food Bank Warehouse
Bring friends, family members or an employee group. Children over the age of 10 are welcome. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. No sandals or flip flops and long pants are suggested.
- Back-Pack Kids – Pack plastic bags with the items to be delivered to the schools for distribution in backpacks.
- Food Drives – Volunteers sort donated food obtained from our Holiday Food Drive and Letter Carriers Food Drive and pack food boxes. These boxes are distributed to our partner agencies in our 80,000 square mile service area. Annually these food drives yield over 425,000 pounds of food.
- CSFP – Commodity Supplemental Food Program – Pack food boxes, help at a distribution site or provide clerical assistance as needed.
- Donated Food and Other Items – Sort donated items from grocery stores, general merchandise retailers, and warehouse sources into categories and pack boxes for distribution to our partner agencies.
- Food Shows and Special Events Assistance
Help us save food from convention Food Shows at hotel casinos. Or be a part of Food for the Soul Concerts, CANstruction, Holiday Food Drive, Macy’s Community Shopping Day, National Hunger Awareness Month and other special events and fundraisers. - Office/Clerical Assistance – Typing, filing, answering phones, working on a mailing project, assisting in preparing outreach materials.
- General support – The list of needs is as big as the skills our volunteers possess. Graphic design, delivering flyers, cooking, data entry, making phone calls or whatever you shine at is just what we might need.