September is Hunger Action Month! Food Bank of Alaska invites the public to join the movement to end hunger during Hunger Action Month - a nationwide initiative designed to mobilize the public to take action on the issue. Find out about all our events this month on our website.

Food Bank of Alaska is looking for a TAM-card holding volunteer to serve beer and wine at our "Nothing Runs on Empty" event on September 8th, from 5:15p - 7:45p at The Boardroom downtown. Please call Krista Milliken at 907-222-3116 if you are interested!

The 8th Annual Harvest Day and Plant a Row for the Hungry at the Alaska Botanical Garden is happening on Sunday, September 11th. We are looking for up to 4 volunteers to help harvest produce from 9am to 10:30am. If you are interested, please contact Krista Milliken at 907-222-3116 or email.

The Day of Service Food Drive is taking place on Saturday, September 10th. This city-wide food drive requires volunteers to go door-to-door collecting food. The city is broken down into specific food collection routes. For more information on how to participate or volunteer, or to get a route sheet, please call Clarke Brown at 727-2193.

Agency Shopping Desk Volunteer

 FBA is looking for one or two volunteers to staff our agency shopping desk in the warehouse on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:45am to 12pm. In this role, you will be checking agency shoppers out, weighing their food and receiving donations. You would get to be part of a fast-paced environment with a great team. This position requires a volunteer who can commit to an on-going regular, weekly schedule. Please contact Krista Milliken if you are interested in this position. 

Food Bank of Alaska is looking for computer literate volunteers who can help with food donation and other data entry during our busiest months. We are currently seeking volunteers who are available on a regular, weekly basis. This would be a flexible schedule, Monday - Friday with up to 8 hours of service per week. Please contact Krista Milliken for more information on how you can help.

Food Sorting Volunteers

 As we head into the holidays and our busiest months of food donation, we are seeking volunteers to help sort food on a regular, weekly basis in our warehouse. This requires someone who is able to stand and work in a warehouse type environment. The ability to regularly lift up to 30 pounds is required. If you are interested in being part of the FBA volunteer team, please contact Krista Milliken.

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Box Build Schedule 2016

Come help build food boxes for low income elders. Groups of volunteers work assembly-line style to pack 1600 food boxes on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Shifts run 9am-12pm and 1-4pm. Closed toed shoes and shirts with sleeves are required for this event.

 

Note: Individual Sign-up for box builds is available through CERVIS. 

If you would like to sign up a group, please contact Krista Milliken for assistance.

 

    

     

Please visit our new online volunteer management system CERVIS to sign up for upcoming events, create a volunteer profile for Food Bank of Alaska, and log your service hours. When signing up groups for events such as the Senior Box Build, we will now ask that each person register separately. You can add family members to the same volunteer profile if you frequently sign up for volunteer events together; however, unrelated individuals will need to create their own profiles on CERVIS. If you are part of a group that frequently volunteers together, please reach out to Krista Milliken about creating a group within CERVIS.

This is a cloud-based program that can be accessed by your home computer, smart phone or tablet. You can also access the volunteer sign up and events on our website. Please limit group sign-ups to no more than 10 people unless it has been previously cleared with Krista Milliken. Please contact Krista Milliken with any questions or if you have a group of over 10 people.

Food Bank of Alaska is blessed to have a plethora of volunteer inquiries from enthusiastic groups and individuals. During certain times of the year, we are unable to accommodate some requests. We here at Food Bank of Alaska believe our volunteers are the heartbeat of our organization. Because there are so many eager and able people in our community reaching out to volunteer, we are now connecting them with partner food pantries and soup kitchens that have volunteer needs.

Included is a list of different organizations and their current volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in volunteering at any of the organizations listed, please reach out to them directly with the contact information provided .