Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are the heart of Ballard Food Bank

Every month more than 300 volunteers donate 2,500+ hours of service. They recover and sort food, stock shelves, and help clients shop.

Featured Volunteer Role: Home Delivery Drivers

Become a part of the Home Delivery Team! We are seeking regular drivers to deliver grocery bags to our neighbors. We also welcome substitute driver volunteers who can help out when we need shifts covered.

If you are interested in becoming a Home Delivery Driver, please reach out to Ysabel at ysabeld@ballardfoodbank.org

New Volunteers

The first step to becoming a Ballard Food Bank volunteer is to complete our volunteer interest form to tell us about your availability and interests. If your open times and days match our current needs, we will reach out quickly! We appreciate your flexibility as our immediate needs are changing all the time.

While you’re waiting, explore the website for more information on our programs, services, and schedule. You can also get started by hosting a food drive or repacking items at home or your workplace (see the “Volunteer at Home” section above).

Once we’ve brought you in for a volunteer orientation and completed a background check, you will have access to sign up for volunteer opportunities. We recommend committing to a regularly scheduled shift. The best way to get to know the food bank and the different positions and tasks is to consistently spend several hours a week volunteering. Please be flexible and willing to do different tasks over the course of your shift to help us meet our most urgent needs!

  • Mondays, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

  • Wednesdays, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Specific Needs 

Home Delivery Food Packers - Pack food for families and individuals to be delivered!  This also includes handing out the groceries to the Door Dash Drivers who pick up this delivery. This is a great role for folks who are detail oriented and like a fast-paced work environment. This position may also include creating the produce and non-perishable bags if needed. Volunteers must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.

Home Delivery Drivers - We are seeking additional drivers for our home delivery program. Most of these shifts include using your own vehicle, but some routes do require using a BFB vehicle. We will need to see proof of insurance that shows 50/100/50 or CSL $100.  Drivers must be able to repetitively lift 20 pound boxes or bags.

Food Recovery Substitute Drivers – This position would fill in on the volunteer team that goes out each morning at 8 AM (Monday-Thursday) in one of our vehicles (box truck or sprinter van) to our various grocery store partners to retrieve donations to the Ballard Food Bank. Each week, a schedule is provided listing open shifts needing to be filled for the following week.  This is roughly a two hour time commitment. A valid driver’s license is required, and volunteers need to be able to repetitively lift up to 50 pounds of boxes or bags.

Volunteer At Home or Offsite

Looking for a fun and helpful way to volunteer at home or in your workplace? Need a way to engage a group of children or co-workers to give back? Click here to learn more about how you can get involved right away!