Areas of Critical Need
Taylor Warehouse Support
Before we can distribute nutritious food to hungry neighbors in our community, we need volunteers to sort and pack it into boxes. Schedule your shift at our South warehouse in Taylor!
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 in need. Volunteer tasks include sorting food items, packing food boxes, and more.
Cooking Matters™
Culinary and nutrition professionals volunteer to share their expertise with the participants, and class assistants support the instruction and the participants' engagement. This opportunity is for individuals.
Food Hub Distribution
These Food Distributions will take place at the All Saint Pantry parking lot (located at 6945 Wagner Street, Detroit, MI), on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays and will be a Mobile Food Distribution.
Food Pantries
Both brick-and-mortar and mobile food pantries serve individuals and families in need of food assistance. Volunteer activities include helping clients check in, loading food into vehicles, stocking pantry shelves, and more.
Fresh Market at Patton Recreation Center
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
This cornerstone garden in Livingston County donates food directly to pantries. 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 feeding hungry people in our community. Volunteers speak to groups about Gleaners activities or host information tables at volunteer or community fairs. This opportunity is for individuals.
