Diverse group of volunteers packing sack lunches at Kids' Food Basket

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This work takes many hands and hearts. 

Volunteers are the heart and engine of Kids’ Food Basket. This critical work would not be possible without the hundreds of volunteers who gift their time and talent across our three locations each weekday. 

Our goal is that everyone who enters a KFB location to volunteer is met with a warm welcome and a sense of belonging, purpose and empowerment that they are making a difference.

hands holding fresh-picked snap peas

Our Volunteers Say:

I didn’t know anyone when I first started volunteering three years ago, but I quickly found fellow retired teachers who were also volunteering. I love working side by side with them and the conversations we have about our former careers, family, friends and travel. The facilitators are amazing. They are so pleasant, friendly and fun to work with. The staff are also awesome. They are so welcoming and make it a point to call me by name.

— KFB Volunteer

I have met others in the community, and it has been fun getting to work alongside someone I would not ordinarily maybe ever meet. Every time I volunteered at KFB has been a wonderful experience and very rewarding! Keep up the great work; your organization, your mission, your attention to food safety, etc. is top notch! I so very much appreciate you!!!

— KFB Volunteer

I love the fact that everyone is welcome to volunteer here. I observed young, middle-aged and older people working side by side. I saw happy people of every age work with joyful purpose. It was such a pleasure to be a part of all of this.

— KFB Volunteer

KFB is such an outstanding place to volunteer. The site is clean and bright, parking is easy and safe, the farm is so interesting and the staff are so welcoming. The education provided about the role KFB plays in the local communities is so impressive. Volunteering with you makes one feel educated, comfortable, appreciated and valued.

— KFB Volunteer

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