Hunger & Food opportunities

Help sort, repack, and label donated food in the Oregon Food Bank warehouse. Shifts run year-round and are great for individuals, families with kids 6+, and corporate groups. No experience needed; closed-toe shoes required.

Drive a route delivering hot meals and a friendly check-in to homebound older adults across Multnomah County. Use your own car; mileage reimbursed. Routes are weekday mid-day.

Help assemble and distribute emergency food and clothing boxes for families in need. Sunshine Division is one of Portland's oldest food relief programs, founded in 1923 alongside the Portland Police Bureau.

Cook and serve meals, sort donations, or organize the resource center at Transition Projects shelters across Portland. Major operator of shelter beds in Oregon. Family- and group-friendly options for ages 8+ with adult; 18+ for cooking roles.

Help prep, plate, and serve breakfast, lunch, or dinner in Blanchet House's free-meal cafe in Old Town Portland. Volunteers stay to eat with residents and other volunteers afterward. Six days a week.

Help sort donated clothing, diapers, and supplies, and assemble kits for families in need across the Portland metro. Family-friendly: kids welcome with parents; no training required.

Help bag groceries, restock shelves, and welcome neighbors at Northwest Harvest's SODO Community Market — a no-cost, dignified grocery experience open to anyone. Family-friendly: third graders and up are welcome with adult supervision through age 15.

Sort donated produce, repack bulk staples, and prep food for hundreds of partner agencies across Western Washington at Food Lifeline's South Park warehouse. Open to volunteers age 10+ with a chaperone, or 16+ on their own. Closed-toe shoes required.

Pitch in alongside FareStart staff and culinary trainees to prep, portion, and pack thousands of weekly meals for shelters and partner programs. Weekend shifts in the Galaxy Building kitchen on Lower Queen Anne. Job-training nonprofit; closed-toe shoes required.

Drive a route delivering hot meals and a friendly check-in to homebound older adults across King County. Use your own vehicle; mileage reimbursed. Weekday mid-day routes serving Auburn, Burien, Federal Way, Renton, SeaTac, Shoreline, and more.

Weed, prep beds, and harvest produce at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands and other Tilth Alliance community learning gardens. Most shifts are one-time, 2-4 hours; first-timers complete a quick registration form, then sign up for any shift.

Greet shoppers, check people in, and help stock shelves at the University District Food Bank — Northeast Seattle's largest food relief program. Drop-in onboarding hours; ages 13+ may volunteer independently.

Help repack staples, sort donations, and pack grocery orders for neighbors visiting the Ballard Food Bank's market. 2-3 hour shifts run Mon–Thu mornings and afternoons in their Leary Way space.

Hand out groceries, help shoppers, and offer translation in one of Seattle's most diverse neighborhoods. Rainier Valley Food Bank welcomes kids as young as 6 with a parent — one of the few food banks designed for whole-family volunteering.

Sort produce, distribute groceries, and unload deliveries at the FamilyWorks Wallingford Food Bank — the only Seattle food bank co-located with a family resource center under one roof. Thursday afternoon and school-break shifts.

Help check in clients, sort donations, and stock shelves at Hopelink food markets in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond. 16+ for most roles; background check, online application, and 90-minute virtual orientation required before first shift.

Help cook and pack medically-tailored meals delivered to neighbors living with HIV, cancer, kidney disease, and other serious illnesses across King and Snohomish Counties. Lifelong's Georgetown kitchen; HIPAA training and food worker card required.