Volunteer Recruitment Website Under Contstruction!

We ask that you remain patient with us - we are so close to onboarding a new volunteer management system. Anticipate sometime in February that a new website will emerge with working links, directing you to complete a volunteer information form and create an account in our new database.

If you have questions about the volunteer program, please contact us at admin@whitecenterfoodbank.org.

support your neighbors

In 2024, 628 volunteers contributed over 18 thousand hours of their time and efforts! In order to ensure the needs of our customers are met and to provide exceptional customer service, it takes 110 volunteers weekly to support ideal food bank operations.

Without the support of our volunteers here at the food bank, we would not be able to provide so many services to our customers. There are many ways to offer your expertise here at the food bank. Please consider giving some of your time to support the community.

To learn more about us, please view the video below. You can also view a list of our highest needs below.

Your first step to become a volunteer is to complete the Volunteer Interest Form. After that, the team will reach out with next steps.

Highest Needs, February 2025:

Once our application is back up and running, below are the areas where we have a highest need for support. Please complete our new volunteer information form (once it’s loaded onto the website) and sign up to become a volunteer if one of the below options matches your schedule!

High Needs:

  • On-Call Substitutes

    • Various Times. Become part of our pool of on-call substitute volunteers! Step in at least once a month into a shift that needs some support when our regular weekly volunteers call out. Our new volunteer management database will give you access to all our shifts and the gaps that appear each week!

  • Warehouse Help (can lift 40-60 pounds alone or with help, expect repetitive lifting)

    • Wednesdays 9am-12:30pm, 11am-1pm or 12:30-4pm

    • Thursdays 11am-1pm

    • Mondays 1-3pm

  • Grocery Rescue Driver - with a fellow volunteer, drive to a list of grocery stores to pick-up left-over food and return it to the food bank.

    • Tuesdays, every 1st and 3rd from 8:30-11:30am

  • Grocery Store Support

    • Wednesdays, and Thursdays 11:45am-2pm, Mondays 1:45-4pm

  • Mobile Food Bank

    • 2nd and 4th Tuesday every month 10am-1:30pm - starting in March!

  • Clean Up

    • Wednesdays and Thursdays 2-4pm.

Want to Volunteer on Weekends? The following roles are available to anyone interested and are nearly exclusively on weekends.

  • Gleaning (click to read the Gleaning position description)

    • All summer long we need volunteers weekly on Sunday afternoon to assist with picking up produce from the West Seattle Farmer’s Market. The highest need we have is for volunteers who want to help with loading at the market, but we also love help unloading at the food bank! We ask volunteers to commit to help at least once a month in this role.

  • Event Support (click to read the Event Support position description)

    • Support the food bank with outreach in the community and at our special events! While we have events and outreach opportunities year-round, you can expect the most activity to occur May through September. We are specifically seeking volunteers who like chatting with the public, and firmly trust and value the food bank’s mission and methods!