Why volunteer with The Mississauga Food Bank?
By becoming a volunteer, you can help ensure hungry neighbours across Mississauga have access to healthy and appropriate food.
Learn Learn about how poverty affects the lives of your neighbours and develop your knowledge about food insecurity, and how The Mississauga Food Bank helps neighbours in need through different programs and services.
Build experience Build valuable, hands-on experience and transferable skills as a valued volunteer team member. You will find opportunities to challenge yourself and add experience to your resume while trying something new!
Make an impact The work that you do as a volunteer directly impacts those who are vulnerable in our community. Every volunteer plays a critical role in putting food on the table of hungry children, seniors, families and other neighbours in our city.
Youth Volunteers
Requirements
We welcome volunteers as young as 16 years of age. Any youth volunteers 16 years of age and older are able to volunteer independently if they choose.
Volunteer Opportunities
Corporate Volunteering Program: Rally your co-workers together in support of a great cause!
This opportunity is for Corporate Groups only.
Bring your team of up to 12 people and sign up for our Corporate Volunteering Program.
Community Group Volunteering: Rally your community together in support of a great cause!
This opportunity is for Community Groups only.
Bring your team of up to 12 people and sign up for a community group volunteer shift at The Mississauga Food Bank.
Donor Ambassador Volunteer: Develop your communication skills while making a difference in your community!
Connect directly with donors over the phone to provide personal acknowledgement and thanks for their valued support.
Food Bank 2 Home Fresh Food Packing: Ensure homebound neighbours have access to fresh food!
Pack fresh fruit and vegetables to be delivered to homebound neighbours who experience mobility barriers that prevent them from accessing their neighbourhood food bank.
Food Bank 2 Home Order Packer: Ensure homebound neighbours have access to healthy and appropriate food!
Prepare and pack customized food deliveries for homebound neighbours who experience mobility barriers that prevent them from accessing their neighbourhood food bank.
Food Bank 2 Home Shelf Restocking: Help keep shelves stocked with food and personal care items.
Restock Food Bank 2 Home shelves with food and personal care items to be delivered to homebound neighbours who experience mobility barriers that prevent them from accessing their neighbourhood food bank.
Food Sorting Volunteer: Get hands-on experience in tackling hunger in Mississauga.
Sort food for hungry neighbours on behalf of The Mississauga Food Bank and play a key role in providing healthy and appropriate food to neighbours in need. Leadership opportunities are available!
ReclaimFRESH Volunteer: Ensure hungry neighbours have fresh and frozen food.
Sort fresh and frozen food that’s been collected through our ReclaimFRESH food rescue program.
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“You should absolutely volunteer at The Mississauga Food Bank, it’s a great place and you get to help people… Nobody chooses poverty. People need to pay the bills and they prioritize having a home over having food. Nobody ever chooses to go hungry but it happens.”
“Volunteering makes me feel like I am making meaningful contributions to the community and enacting positive change. Speaking to clients, donors and staff on a daily basis has shown me the impact that The Mississauga Food Bank has on so many lives.”
“I’ve been coming to the food bank for 20 years and I’d just like to say to the volunteers that I’ve met over the 20 years that it’s been my honour to work with you. You’ve all been wonderful. You come here, you work hard… and it makes a big difference.”
“I feel like I am making a huge impact in the community along with the other volunteers. We all love to work productively together to pack food for many families in need. Especially during this pandemic, it is even more important to assist the community and leave a positive impact for everyone.”
“Right at the start of the pandemic, the food bank client lost her job unfortunately and she was really alone and had no one to talk to. Seeing me helping her out really made her day and she broke down and we shared a moment together which was really incredible.”
Join Us
Find a volunteer role that’s right for you and sign-up today! For questions, please contact volunteer@themississaugafoodbank.org or contact us online.
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