How do I sign up to volunteer?
May I schedule for a group? How many people can you accommodate at once?
Can students and children volunteer?
How do volunteers help the Food Bank?
Where is the Food Bank located?

Is there parking available at the Food Bank?
Do we need to bring anything to the volunteer project? What should we wear?

Scheduling a Food Bank volunteer project is easy! To help us best meet your needs, please visit our Volunteer Sign-Up page to get the process started. An ongoing commitment is welcome, but not required.

Please note that we are unable to accommodate drop-in volunteers – making an advanced reservation allows us to plan accordingly for our projects and distributions.

Volunteering at the Food Bank is a great team-building opportunity! We are able to accommodate groups of all sizes over one or multiple project shifts. If you are scheduling for an exceptionally large team, please do contact us so we can discuss your project needs.

Yes, within the following guidelines:

• Middle and high school students can volunteer for any of our shifts. Group projects and individual middle school students do require chaperones – please visit our Student Groups page for more details.
• Weekends are available for younger children. Our minimum age limit on Saturdays is 8 years old. Our Sunday projects have a minimum age limit of 4 years old. Each elementary school student must be accompanied by an adult to ensure safety in our busy warehouse.

Year-round volunteer support is essential for the Food Bank, helping us to get much-needed groceries to San Franciscans in need. Our volunteer community assists with sorting through food donations, repacking bulk food items, assembling grocery boxes, stocking pantry shelves and many other active projects in our warehouse. Volunteers provide work equivalent to 50 full-time employees, a crucial contribution to our fight against hunger.

Learn more about our volunteer projects.

We are in the Potrero Hill neighborhood and our address is 900 Pennsylvania Ave (at 23rd Street). Check here for directions.

Weekday volunteers: Street parking is free, and our block has a new 4-hour time limit-- perfect for our volunteer shifts! Please utilize available street parking first so that our agency shoppers can use our parking lot to load their vehicles. If street parking is full, please pull into our lot to check for spaces.

Evening and weekend volunteers: You're welcome to utilize our parking lot as agencies do not shop at this time. Additional street parking is free and abundant.

We will provide everything you need to complete your volunteer project. Please wear closed-toe shoes (no sandals, flip-flops or opened-toe shoes) and grubby work clothes. A sweatshirt or extra layer is recommended as the temperature in our warehouse is often quite cool.