We Need You!
Every day, Gleaners volunteers help make sure kids, families, seniors, and veterans across Southeast Michigan have the nutritious food they need. Whether it’s sorting and packing food in our warehouses, tending community gardens, distributing food at pantries, or assisting with administrative tasks, volunteers make a real difference.
Volunteering with Gleaners is a rewarding way to give back, connect with your community, and be part of something bigger. We’re so grateful for the time, energy, and dedication our volunteers bring!
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities are available for individuals, families, corporate teams, and community groups. Click the button below to see all available shifts and find the right opportunity for you!
⚠️ If you have food allergies, please contact us before scheduling your shift.
Please note: we are not offering opportunities to fulfill court-ordered community service hours at this time.
Ways to Get Involved
Detroit Food Zoo
Detroit Food Zoo is a learning and production garden located just next to our Detroit campus. Volunteer tasks include forming beds, composting, seeding, mulching, transplanting, weeding, and harvesting.
Distribution Centers
Gleaners’ distribution centers process a tremendous volume of donated and purchased food to serve our neighbors facing hunger. Volunteer tasks include sorting food items, packing food boxes, and more.
Cooking Matters™
We're looking for culinary and nutrition professionals to share their expertise with the participants and class assistants to support the instruction and the participants' engagement.
Food Hub Distribution
These Food Distributions will take place at the St Cunegunda Church, 5900 Saint Lawrence Street, Detroit, MI on Tuesdays, and Wednesdays and will be a Mobile Food Distribution.
Fresh Market Distributions
Activities include loading food into vehicles and assisting with post event cleaning-up. Volunteers will be working outside and must be at least 18 years old. We are looking for up to 20 volunteers per shift.
Livingston Victory Garden
Located in Brighton, the Livingston Victory Garden shares its harvest with local pantries and on produce carts throughout the county. Volunteer tasks include forming beds, composting, seeding, mulching, transplanting, weeding, and harvesting.
Special Events
Special events volunteers serve in a wide variety of roles including event setup and teardown, event check-in, cashiering, information distribution, food and money donation collection, and much more. The number of volunteers needed per shift varies by event.
Speakers Bureau
Speakers Bureau volunteers help increase awareness of Gleaners’ role in solving hunger in our community. Volunteers speak to groups about Gleaners activities or host information tables at volunteer or community fairs. This opportunity is for individuals.
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