For questions about Volunteer Guidelines or Opportunities, call  732-918-2600.

Thank you!

It takes more than food to make a food bank run. The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties relies on volunteer support to assist with food drives, sorting donations, filling agency orders and bulk mailing preparation. Some volunteers contribute their professional or trade skills.

If it wasn't for community involvement, the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties could not do the valuable and necessary work that people in need count on us to do….

Volunteers are the energy and spirit of the FoodBank.  We strive to make every aspect of volunteering enjoyable, so please consider joining our volunteer team.

We can't do it without you!

Volunteer Guidelines

Individual Volunteers

Volunteer Groups

Volunteer Opportunities

Food Drives - Arrange with your school, neighborhood, business, rotary, club etc to donate, collect and deliver food to the FoodBank. Learn how to run a food drive and get a list of most needed items.  For all ages.

Check-Out Hunger Volunteers  - Volunteers are needed September through December for Check-Out Hunger 2007. Find the details here.

Pulling or Checking Orders - Pull and count orders for recipient agencies.  Training is provided. Some lifting and closed shoes required.  You must be at least 18 years of age.

Sorters - Assist with sorting donated food and repacking for distribution. Training is provided. Some light lifting and closed shoes required.  You must at least 13 years of age.

Regular volunteers sort food in the warehouse

on Tuesday, January 30, 2007.

Group Coordinators - Supervise or train others to sort food.  Some light lifting and closed shoes required.  You must be at least 18 years old and have sorted food at the FoodBank for at least 6 months.

Holiday Helpers - Help unload and store holiday food donations during holiday food drives, make holiday boxes for distribution, or help with turkey and ham donations at the agency door or warehouse freezer.  Some light lifting and closed shoes required.  You must be at least 18 years of age.

Holiday Helpers Two - Volunteers are needed for our holiday Gift wrap station in Monmouth Mall. This is our second year there and last year volunteers had an enjoyable experience while helping the FoodBank. See photo below.

Food Drive Pick  Up - Volunteers with trucks or SUV’s are needed to pick up food from our small food drives.

Mailings - Help stuff and seal a large volume of seasonal mailings. Needed several months each year.  You must be at least 13 years old.

Volunteers prepare mailings and socialize.

Special Events - Assist with fundraising events throughout the year.  See our News and Events section, for examples of past and upcoming events.

Gardeners - Help set up, maintain and harvest vegetables in our garden and greenhouse.  See our Garden Program page for more details.  You must be at least 13 years old.

Garden Clubs - Help with the FoodBank gardens or adopt a school garden - some schools have gardens, but need help supervising the kids and maintaining the garden during the summer months.

Teachers, Nutritionists, Certified Chefs, and Assistants - Help supervise and train Culinary trainees in the FoodBank's kitchen, work with children grades 4 and up who visit the FoodBank (needed 1-2 times/month).