Join Us for Dress Down Hunger! Learn more

Volunteer

Through the generous help of our dedicated volunteers, we are feeding thousands of people facing hunger across Western Washington every day.  Join us for a volunteer session in our warehouse to sort and repack nutritious food.  It’s easy, fun and you can make a huge difference in just a few hours!

Whether it’s just you, a group of your friends, family or your corporate team – signing up is easy. Volunteers ages 10+ welcome. Volunteer sessions take place Mondays – Saturdays.

Join Us!

Individuals and Families

Click on button below to below to:

  1. View the calendar to see available sessions.
  2. Create an individual account.
  3. Sign up for a shift.

Each individual must sign up in advance to volunteer – KIDS TOO!

We welcome volunteers 10 years and older! Please bring a signed Parent/Guardian Form for volunteers under 18. Forms are valid for the calendar year.

*Youth ages 10-13 must be accompanied by an adult

View Calendar and Sign Up Here!

Groups of 6 or More

For all groups of 6 or more:

  1. View the calendar to see available sessions.
  2. Complete a Group Request Form after choosing a session with enough spots for your group.

For more info on bringing a corporate group, click here.

For more info on bringing a community, youth, or school group, click here.

For more info on community service, click here.

Make a Group Reservation Here

Volunteer Opportunities

Special Opportunities

Production Corps
Work alongside Food Lifeline Production Coordinators and help in creating a welcoming, safe, productive and engaging experience for our volunteers to increase our capacity to feed people experiencing hunger in our community.
Shop the Dock
This position offers a great opportunity to work directly with our community Food Bank/Agency partners while gaining valuable experience working alongside our inventory and warehouse team members.

Summer Teen Leadership Program

The Food Lifeline Summer Teen Leadership Program is a flexible 8-week program involving teens in the core mission of Food Lifeline, and offering leadership development opportunities through community engagement, education, and advocacy.

Learn More

Volunteers are our Superpower!

Volunteer Spotlight: Lisa Reitzes

For this month’s Volunteer Spotlight, we sat down with Lisa Reitzes, who started volunteering with Food Lifeline during the pandemic. She now works in Shop…

Read More

Volunteer Spotlight: Gail McKelvey and Susan Stiglich

Sisters Gail McKelvey and Susan Stiglich volunteer every Tuesday and Thursday as part of the Production Corp at Food Lifeline. They manage tasks ranging from…

Read More

Volunteer Spotlight: Ryan Magani

For this month’s Volunteer Spotlight, we sat down with Ryan Magani, who first visited Food Lifeline in college. in 2021, he was looking for a place…

Read More

Fife High School Volunteers

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, a team of students from Fife High School arrives at Food Lifeline to help sort and pack food for Food…

Read More

Food Lifeline and Gesa Credit Union are partnering once again for Hunger Action Month

During the month of September, food banks across the United States will encourage neighbors to take action against hunger.  From volunteering, hosting food drives, donating…

Read More

Additional Questions? Contact the Team