Needs From: HRDC

We need help keeping our store and warehouse clean! 

Duties involve:

Sweeping and mopping the store and warehouse Washing Dishes Cleaning doors & windowsDustingCleaning carts, produce displays & shelves Other general cleaning tasks 

Please only sign up if you are healthy and free of injury. If you cannot attend a shift you have registered for, please unregister to open your spot to someone else. Refrain from arriving early for your shift and let the Volunteer Coordinator know if you are going to be late! All attendees must be registered on this scheduling site. Closed-toed shoes are required! No calls/ no shows will result in a termination of this opportunity. 

This shift takes place in the Gallatin Valley Food Bank at Market Place, located at 206 East Griffin Drive. You may enter on the South side of the building through the door beneath the Donation Portico. Ring the bell and someone will let you in.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering! 

This orientation is for volunteers who are interested in weekly shifts in our store and warehouse. Many of our Store Operations Team volunteers choose one Morning, Afternoon, or Evening shift to work every week! These shifts include:

Morning Store Prep Team: Prepares the store for our customers by stocking shelves, receiving food rescue, sorting food, and keeping the store tidy! 9-Noon M-Th.  Afternoon Store Distribution Team: Keeps the store running while our store is open! Duties include checking out customers, sorting food, and many other projects. 12:30-4 pm M-Th. Tuesday Evening Store Team: Prepares and operates the store for our Tuesday Evening shopping hours. Every Tuesday, 4-7 pm. Friday Morning Store Team: Half the team operates the store as we are open from 9-Noon, while the other half receives, sorts, & stocks food rescue donations. Every Friday, 8:30-Noon.

There are many other opportunities that do not require an orientation, please see our program page and click 'see more needs' to view all of our volunteering options. 

Store Operations Team Orientations are typically offered once a month, on Monday evenings from 5-6 pm. We look forward to onboarding volunteers who are interested in joining this team at HRDC's Market Place!

Please enter through the Main Entrance & meet in the Market Place lobby, located at 206 East Griffin Drive. 

Reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator with any questions at volunteergvfb@thehrdc.org 

Every weekday morning we operate four separate food rescue routes in order to bring in just over 1,000,000 pounds of food rescue donations every year from local grocery stores and businesses. 

We are always looking to add new volunteer drivers into the mix. In order to drive for us, you must have a valid drivers license, a clean driving record, and be able to pass a driver history check. You must also be able to lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis. By filling out a response to this need, you are letting us know that you are interested in driving. When we have availability, we can schedule you for a ride along to begin your training. 

For questions, please contact Chris Bokovoy, our Food Rescue Coordinator at cbokovoy@thehrdc.org

Due to the training required and the cost of a background and driver history checks, we ask for a minimum 3-month commitment for this opportunity. 

Please join us in restocking in preparation for morning open-store hours!

Tasks involve restocking shelves, dairy coolers, freezers, and bread shelves. This is a fast-paced restock! 

Please only sign up if you are healthy and free of injury. If you cannot attend a shift you have registered for, please unregister to open your spot to someone else. Refrain from arriving early for your shift and let the Volunteer Coordinator know if you are going to be late! All attendees must be registered on this scheduling site. Closed-toed shoes are required! 

This shift takes place in the Gallatin Valley Food Bank at HRDC's Market Place, located at 206 East Griffin Drive. You may enter on the South side of the building through the door beneath the Donation Portico. Ring the bell and someone will let you in.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering! 

*If you are not able to see any shifts posted for this need, it means that they are all full at this time! Please check back for openings.

 

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), known at the Food Bank
as Senior Groceries, provides nutritious foods to senior households with an income at
or below 130% of the federal poverty threshold (for example: $1,883 for a household of one
and $2,555 for a household of two).  Each eligible senior is provided with extra
groceries each month including staple food items such as canned fruit and
vegetables, grains, dairy products, proteins, cereal, and juice. We utilize 30 different
volunteer delivery routes to get all this food to our clients.

Drivers must be at least 18 years old and complete a DMV and background check in order to volunteer. Due to the cost of these checks, and the importance of developing relationships with the delivery clients, a 6-month minimum commitment is required in this position. 

Each client’s delivery weighs approximately 28 lbs.

***Please fill out a brief response under the blue 'Respond' button above and our Programs Coordinator will get back to you!*** 

If you have required community service hours to fulfill, please fill out the form found here: 

https://gallatinvalleyfoodbank.org/give-help/volunteer/community-service/

Once you have submitted the form, you will be emailed directions on how to schedule your community service shifts.

Types of community service hours may include: school hours, university conduct hours, court mandated hours. Volunteer shifts are typically 3-4 hours long. 

Charges related to an act of violence or sexual misconduct are prohibited for serving hours with the Food Bank.  Every shift must be scheduled in advance. No walk-ins. You must have more than 10 business days to complete your service. If you miss a scheduled shift without notifying us, you will be unable to finish your service with us. We may discontinue the offer of service hours at any time if applicant does not meet our standards of conduct, work ethic, and timeliness. If you are a minor, we require a guardian to accompany you on your first shift.  When you complete your hours, we require 5 business days’ notice to send verification. You are responsible for the completion of your mandated hours. GVFB employees are not responsible for scheduling your hours to completion. If the scheduling is not available for you to complete your hours at the GVFB, we suggest that you schedule additional hours elsewhere within the HRDC; at the Warming Center, Drop In Center, Fork & Spoon, and other programs.

Do you have a group of volunteers from your school or work that want to volunteer together?

We schedule volunteer groups to complete a variety of projects including: 

Garden work Food repackaging Donation sorting

Not all of these projects are available all of the time, it depends on what the greatest needs are at the time of scheduling. We schedule groups according to the number of attendees, ages of participating minors, current inventory, and availability. We will do our best to get your group scheduled for a session! 

***Please fill out a brief response form by clicking the blue 'Respond' button above if you are interested in a group volunteer project at the food bank. Include your group size, ages of any children, and dates/times of availability***