VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES | VERMONT FOODBANK
33 Parker Road, Barre, VT 05641
By Telephone; By Website for group and individual applications
Washington County, Vermont
Windham County, Vermont
Rutland County, Vermont
Chittenden County, Vermont
Description
Offers a range of volunteer activities including food sorting and packing, harvesting, and distribution programs in locations from its warehouses to medical centers and schools, senior centers, and farms. Community Repack Volunteers sort and repack food, build and pack boxes for older adults, or sort fresh produce. The Gleaning Program offers opportunities to harvest surplus farm produce. Additional volunteer opportunities can include direct distribution to Foodbank customers at medical centers and schools for VeggieVanGo events or to seniors at Community Supplemental Food Program locations. Each location has varying availability. Warehouses are in Barre, Rutland, and Brattleboro. Gleaning takes place in Chittenden County, Rutland County, and Southern Vermont.
Last Assured
05/21/2025
Providing organization
VERMONT FOODBANK
Vermont Foodbank is a non-profit agency whose mission is to gather and share quality food and to nurture community partnerships so that no one in Vermont goes hungry. The Foodbank collects quality food from food retailers, manufacturers, distributors, farmers and community donors and then distributes that food to our network partners, which include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and senior centers. Vermont Foodbank also administers food rescue programs, provides nutrition education in communities, and VeggieVanGo fresh produce distribution to medical center and school sites.