Warehouse Sort & Pack Shift

Various volunteer shifts available at multiple locations and organizations. Shifts are typically 3 hours long and involve a variety of tasks supporting food banks, shelters, habitat builds, environmental cleanups, and community services.

Responsibilities

• Warehouse sorting and packing (food banks, pantries)
• Meal preparation and service (kitchens, shelters, pantries)
• Food repacking and distribution (mobile pantries, delivery)
• Construction and build days (Habitat for Humanity sites)
• Environmental cleanup and stewardship (parks, beaches, trails, greenbelts)
• Thrift store operations (sorting, organizing)
• Native plant nursery care
• Administrative and virtual volunteer sessions

Locations & Schedule

• Maryland Food Bank – 2200 Halethorpe Farms Rd, Baltimore, MD 21227 – 9:00 AM
• Avondale Salvation Army (Heat Relief Station) – 11 N Third Ave, Avondale, AZ 85323 – 11:00 AM
• Family Eldercare (Summer Fan Drive) – 1700 Rutherford Ln, Austin, TX 78754 – 1:00 PM
• Society of St Vincent de Paul (Main Kitchen Crew) – 420 W Watkins Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85003 – 6:00 AM
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (Sort-A-Rama) – 500-B Spratt St, Charlotte, NC 28206 – 8:00 AM
• Greater Chicago Food Depository (Food Repack Session) – 4100 W Ann Lurie Pl, Chicago, IL 60632 – 9:00 AM
• RefugeeOne (Virtual Volunteer Information Session) – 6008 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60659 – 9:00 AM
• New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (Build Day) – Orleans Parish worksite (TBD), New Orleans, LA 70117 – 9:00 AM
• Nourish Up (Friendship Trays Meal Delivery) – 2401-A Distribution St, Charlotte, NC 28203 – 10:30 AM
• Roof Above (Day Services Center Afternoon Shift) – 945 N College St, Charlotte, NC 28206 – 1:30 PM
• Mesa United Food Bank (Evening Volunteer Shift) – 358 E Javelina Ave, Mesa, AZ 85210 – 5:00 PM
• CityTeam Portland (Night Strike Under Burnside Bridge) – 214 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209 – 6:30 PM
• Shoal Creek Conservancy (August Volunteer Cleanup) – Shoal Creek Trail, Austin, TX 78701 – 8:00 AM
• Manna House (Breakfast Service Support) – 435 E 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 – 9:00 AM
• Common Ground Relief (Native Plant Nursery Care) – 1800 Deslonde Street, New Orleans, LA 70117 – 9:00 AM
• Austin Habitat for Humanity (ReStore San Marcos Shift) – 2521 S Interstate 35, San Marcos, TX 78666 – 9:00 AM
• SPLASh x Houston Zoo (Charles Milby Park Cleanup) – 2806 Central St, Houston, TX 77017 – 9:00 AM
• Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona (ReStore Volunteer Shift) – 2025 S Country Club Dr, Mesa, AZ 85210 – 9:00 AM
• Franciscan Outreach (Harrison Shelter Dinner Service) – 2715 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612 – 9:00 AM
• Habitat for Humanity Chicago (Construction Build Day) – Chicago build site (assigned at sign-up), Chicago, IL 60644 – 9:00 AM
• Old St. Patrick's Church (GCFD Service Saturday) – 4100 W Ann Lurie Pl, Chicago, IL 60632 – 9:00 AM
• Audubon Great Lakes (Greenbelt Stewardship Day) – 1215 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064 – 9:00 AM
• Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake (Saturday Build Day) – Active build site (assigned at sign-up), Baltimore, MD 21205 – 9:00 AM
• Second Harvest Food Bank (Food Sorting & Packing) – 700 Edwards Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70123 – 9:00 AM
• Common Ground Relief (Free Food Pantry) – 1804 Deslonde Street, New Orleans, LA 70117 – 9:00 AM
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (Saturday Inspect and Sort) – 500-B Spratt St, Charlotte, NC 28206 – 9:00 AM
• Denver Public Library (Summer of Adventure Finale at Denver Zoo) – 2300 Steele St, Denver, CO 80205 – 10:00 AM
• Hope Vibes (Hope Tank Mobile Shower Serve Day) – 616 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202 – 10:45 AM
• Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation (Habitat Restoration Crew) – North Fortuna Area, Mission Trails Regional Park – 7:00 AM
• Surfrider Foundation San Diego County (Beach Cleanup: Del Mar Beach) – Del Mar Beach, Del Mar, CA 92014 – 9:00 AM
• Pilsen Food Pantry (Sunday Prep Session) – 2124 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 – 9:00 AM
• A Just Harvest (Hakafa Congregation Meal) – 7649 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60626 – 9:00 AM
• Austin Pets Alive (Thrift Store Shift - Round Rock) – 913 N IH-35, Round Rock, TX 78664 – 12:00 PM
• Mobile Loaves and Fishes (St Thomas More Truck Run) – 10205 RR 620 N, Austin, TX 78726 – 3:30 PM
• Food Bank of Northwest Indiana (Warehouse Sort & Pack Shift) – 6490 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410 – 9:00 AM