Volunteer at a Local Anti-hunger Nonprofit
Interested in volunteering your time to fight hunger? These local nonprofits need your help.
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Still have questions? Contact:
Food Justice
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1 City Hall Square
Room 804Boston, MA 02201
Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering OpportunitiesDescription
The emergency food pantry also offers other services. You would help stock and prepare food. They have a need for bilingual volunteers who can speak Spanish.
Volunteer Hours
Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Contact
Jenny Sugileo
jenny.sugileo@bostonabcd.org
617-445-6000 x 221
ABCD website
Description
This pantry has various volunteering opportunities available. The best way to inquire about open volunteer slots is to contact the volunteer coordinator by email.
Volunteer Hours
Hours vary.
Contact
Description
They offer meals and other services to the hungry and homeless. Volunteers help with food shopping, cooking, and cleaning.
Volunteer Hours
Mondays at noon; many volunteers come on their lunch breaks
Contact
Steve Bonsey
sbonsey@diomass.org
617-482-5800
Description
They work with more than 1,500 volunteers per month. They need volunteers to help cook and package food for homebound clients.
Volunteer Hours
Hours vary
Contact
Adam Seigal
aseigal@servings.org
617-522-7777 x 228
Community Serving website
Description
Daily Table is a nonprofit, community grocery store providing fresh, nutritious food at affordable prices. Online SNAP/EBT shopping with free delivery within two (2) miles of stores.
Volunteering Hours
Volunteer shifts are from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., 12 - 3 p.m., and 3 - 6 p.m. Groups are also welcome (but no more than 4 people during a "shift"). Due to COVID-19, we require all volunteers to be vaccinated. Find out more about Daily Table volunteering.
Contact
- Daily Table Dorchester: 450 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 | 617-506-0219
- Daily Table Roxbury: 2201 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 | 617-516-8174
Description
Our mission is to feed, shelter, and assist the recovery and self-care of the hungry and homeless in our community. We work to do this without judgement or exclusivity. Currently we distribute over 500 bags/boxes of groceries a week to those suffering from food insecurity in East Boston. We also support those suffering from homelessness by providing:
- 150 hot meal vouchers a week to local restaurants,
- care packages with clothing and toiletries,
- connections to further resources
Volunteer Hours
Mondays: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (preparing bags/boxes of groceries and working with our homeless community)
Tuesdays: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. (distributing food through the food pantry program.
Food Donation Pickup: Varies
Food Delivery: Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Description
The Neighborhood Food Action Collaborative (NFAC) is a group of community organizations and members addressing food insecurity in our neighborhoods.
LOCATIONs
- Hyde Park Food Pop-up: 715 River Street, Hyde Park (Fridays)
- FAVOR (Food Access Volunteers Of Roslindale): Washington Beech and Archdale Apartments (Fridays)
- Roslindale Food Collective: Irving Middle School (Sundays)
Sign up
- Sign up for a shift here.
Contact
If you are interested in volunteering fill out the NFAC online form.
Email Leah Arteaga at rhenry@healthleadsusa.org or Ric Henry at rhenry@healthleadsusa.org for questions.
Description
One of the largest emergency food providers in Boston. Volunteers put together and hand out bags of groceries. They need Spanish, Russian, Cantonese, and Mandarin speakers.
Volunteering Hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Contact
617-375-0735
peter.hubbard@redcross.org
Please note: Volunteers need to be able to work independently. You also must be 14 or older.
Red Cross Boston Food Pantry website
Description
The Asian food pantry provides cultural food at the Arlington Street Church downtown. Volunteers help carry, unpack, and hand out food
Volunteering Hours
- Second Friday of each month from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Second Saturday of each month from 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Contact
Rebecca Lee
617-239-0225
ricesticksandtea@gmail.com
Please note: Children under 12 need to be with an adult.
Description
They offer outreach and other services to homeless women in Boston and Cambridge. Volunteers can help with outreach efforts, at the drop-in center, or at the arts community.
Volunteering Hours
- Van outreach is on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
- Help with homeless youths at the art center is on Tuesdays.
- Help at the drop-in center is on Mondays and Thursdays.
Contact
Jane Dizazzo
jdizazzo@egc.org
Alex Grant
agrant@egc.org.
Please note: volunteers must be 18 or older. We provide training.
Starlight Ministries website
