Volunteers From Every Corner of Cleveland
Retirees, college students, working parents, congregations, and coworkers: volunteers from every corner of Cleveland help get good food to neighbors who need it. With food rescues 7 days a week and pantry shifts all month, there’s a way to help that fits your schedule.
STEP 1: PICK WHAT FITS
Ways to Volunteer
MidTown Market
Stock shelves, pack orders, check in shoppers, and walk the aisles with neighbors as they choose their groceries at our client-choice pantry. Perfect if you love working with people.
Food Rescue
Pick up surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, and caterers, then drive it to a hunger relief site nearby. Most rescues take about an hour and run 7 days a week.
The FoRK
Work alongside our kitchen team to prep, portion, and pack meals made from rescued ingredients. Those meals are served hot in the community or frozen for later distribution.
Pantries Across Cleveland
Help our partner pantries on distribution days by unloading deliveries, sorting and packing food, and handing out groceries. With 66 hunger relief sites, there’s likely one near you.
STEP 2: GET STARTED
Two ways to jump in
Sign Up & Pick Your Shifts
Fill out one application and you’re in. Then you can book your own shifts at MidTown Market and partner pantries, help in the kitchen at The FoRK, and sign up for Ambassador events, all on your schedule.
Completing hours for school, court, or SNAP? Email volunteers before your first shift so we can document them.
Rescue Food on Your Route
Download the Food Rescue Hero app to claim rescues near you. Pick up surplus food from local grocers and restaurants and drop it at a hunger relief site nearby, usually in about an hour, 7 days a week.
Family friendly: no age minimum, so bring the kids along (up to 3 people per rescue).
Large Group Opportunities
MidTown Market
Bring a team of up to 15 (ages 10+) to stock shelves, pack orders, and help shoppers during pantry hours. A great fit for
coworkers, classes, and congregations.
Book a group shift
Email Jacob Lang with your group’s name, size, and a few dates that work, and we’ll plan your shift together.
The FoRK
Spend a shift in our Food Rescue Kitchen prepping, portioning, and packing meals made from rescued ingredients, side by side with our kitchen team.
Book a group shift
Email volunteers with your group’s name, size, and a few dates that work, and we’ll plan your shift together.
Already Volunteering? Become an Ambassador.
Ambassadors are the face of Hunger Network in the community. They table at events, speak to groups, help at pantries, and recruit new volunteers and donors.
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Questions about volunteering? Contact Jacob Lang, Volunteer & Community Engagement Manager.