Volunteer

Volunteer to Home-Deliver Groceries

With the help of partners and volunteers, we deliver groceries directly to seniors, families with young children, people who have a disability or are pregnant, and others so those who cannot attend a pantry can still receive fresh groceries.

Volunteer in the Warehouse

The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank has three warehouses: one in San Rafael and two in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill and Dogpatch neighborhoods. Warehouse volunteer duties include repacking dry goods, sorting produce, filling food boxes for seniors, packing bags for home-delivered groceries, and more. All warehouses are great volunteer opportunities for teenagers.

Volunteer to Distribute Supplemental Food Boxes

The Supplemental Food Program (SFP) is a USDA-administered program that provides low-income older adults (age 60+) with a monthly box of shelf-stable food to supplement their groceries.

Volunteers will sort out donations, break down food boxes and cardboard, and help ensure that distribution tables are stocked with food boxes and the area is neat and safe for staff and participants.

Volunteer with SFP

Food Pantry Volunteering

The Food Bank distributes food via Neighborhood Food Pantries run by trusted community partners.

Volunteer at Community Markets

Community Markets are large-scale, multi-day pantries that are equity-centered and community-led. Designed to resemble neighborhood grocery stores, Community Markets let participants browse and choose the foods they bring home and offer more flexibility through their multiday and extended hours approach each week.

Volunteers will assist with various roles, including but not limited to: Lead Volunteer, Inventory Assistant, Greeter, Sign-In/Intake, Stocker, Co-Shopper, Loading Assistant/Runner, or Floater.

Volunteers must be 11 years or older, and minors must be accompanied by an adult.

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Peer Navigators

We believe in the power of community!

Peer Navigator Volunteers are trained community members who support participants at Community Markets in finding and accessing local help. They use their own lived experience and training to assist with things like making appointments, contacting service providers, and connecting participants to partner organizations. Peer Navigator Volunteers also share useful information about local resources, offer first hand  support, so no one has to figure  out how to navigate services alone.

Learn more about becoming a Peer Navigator