Volunteer Positions

Food Stocker/sorter

Help us to sort non-parishable food items using the SWAP system. (Serving Wellness at Food Pantries) is a system that helps categories food items in categories ranging from most healthiest to least healthiest.

Client Laison

Help clients choose healthy foods during thier pantry visit. Answer question about our food pantry.
Help us conduct surveys, shopping cart assessments, recruit and enroll clients to various workshops and programs.

Warehouse Helper

Do you have experience in logistics? Warehouse, Inventory maintenance? You are a perfect fit to help us on truck delivery days! Lend us a hand to move pallets of food in our warehouse and stock inventory according to LIFO/FIFO rules.

Volunteers: Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs.

Skilled Volunteers:

Client Intake/Registration- Help us record client visits in our software system, during food distribution hours (Tuesday, Thursday 2pm-4pm)

Marketing and Communications- aHelp us with various marketing activities like creating content for social media, designing promotional materials, managing email campaigns, supporting event planning, and potentially managing website updates

Translation services- Help us bride the language gap by helping us to translate flyers, forms and other documents. Serve as an interpretor during workshops. Bangla and Arabic speakig volunteers needed.

Volunteer-Registration Form

Starting the registration process

Please fill out this form completely and our staff members will reach out to you via emial with the next steps. Please note we are not offering court ofered community service opportunities at this time. Student volunteers must be 16 and older

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Phone

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Are you inquiring about a group volunteer opportunity?

Yes

No

If yes, What is the name of your organization?

Are you a student needing service hours?

Yes

No

If yes, What is the name of your school/university??

Fill out this registration form, and someone will contact you to get scheduled for orientation, a link to available dates/time slots

All Volunteers must complete orientation prior to the start of their volunteer hours. you may watch the Food Safety and cultural competency video to get a headstart on orientation.

Student volunteers:

please use sign up genius link to find available dates/times and to schedule your orientaion

Volunteer for an Event or Fundraiser

You can support our mission by volunteering for an event or fundraiser.

Holiday Events

Easter food distribution
Thanksgiving food distribution
Santa Toy Shop

Food Drive

Kroger and Gleaners' joint collaborative event, Bringing Hope to the Table, is always held a weekend in January. Volunteers are needed on the Saturday and Sunday at each Kroger store assigned to Detroit Friendship House. Several shifts are set up throughout both days, and we generally use up to 30 volunteers.

Hope on the Table (Kroger/Gleaners food drive)
- Weekend Event-hosted off-site at Kroger location
- Three shifts are available on Saturday and Sunday

Join us for our annual Fowling for Food fundraiser, Help set up tables, greet guests and have some fun!

Holiday Event