Become a Food Link Volunteer
Food Link is powered by over 300 dedicated volunteers who work to collect, sort, and distribute food to our community partners.
If you are interested in volunteering with Food Link, please fill out our volunteer interest form and you will receive a link to attend an onboarding session.
Grocery Store
Sorter-Packer: Groups of 2-5 volunteers meet at the loading dock of a grocery store to sort/pack rescued food.
Sorter-Driver: Same as above. When sorting is complete, load boxes of food into your personal vehicle for transport to a recipient agency or back to the Food Link Hub.
Age requirement: 16+. Sorter-Drivers must have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle.
Pickups and Deliveries
Pickup route: Pick up food from food donors (bakeries, farmers markets, small grocery stores, etc.) and bring it to a recipient agency or to the Food Link Hub.
Delivery route: Pick up food from the Food Link Hub and deliver it to a recipient agency.
Age Requirement: Drivers must be 16+, have a valid driver’s license, and access to a vehicle. Passengers of any age are welcome to ride in the car and help with loading/unloading.
Van Driver
Drive the Food Link vans to various destinations including Grocery shifts, Pickup/Delivery shifts, and bulk-pickups - large size pickups from wholesale partners.
Age requirement: Drivers must be 18+ and have a valid driver’s license.
The Hub
Assist with daily operating tasks including sorting produce and nonperishable food, loading/unloading vehicles at the dock, repacking food and bagging bread, composting, clean-up tasks, and other needs that arise.
Age Requirement: 9+. Ages 9-13 must be accompanied by an adult
Group Volunteering
Food Link invites groups into our space to help with our operations. Volunteers can get hands-on experience with food rescue. We can currently accommodate groups of up to 7 volunteers. Reach out to Rose, Volunteer Coordinator, for more info: volunteercoordinator@foodlinkma.org
If you are interested in volunteering with Food Link, please fill out the form in the button below and you will receive a link to attend an onboarding session.
