Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities resume mid-August and will be posted at the end of July on this page as well as the volunteer calendar. Check back in for any updates.
Closed Toed Shoes are required. Please sign up to volunteer!
Our packing site is inside of Eastern Illinois Foodbank (2405 North Shore Drive, Urbana). Please park in the volunteer center parking lot and come in through the volunteer center door. (concrete steps with black railing)
Click here for a map of the parking and entrance
All volunteer activities will take place on select Monday’s at this time. Sign up here to volunteer! There are several 1 hour time slots on each Monday between 2:30-6. You may sign up for just 1 slot or multiple slots. Volunteers will be packing bags of food that will go to area schools. In addition to packing bags some volunteers may be opening bags, restocking food and putting bags into bins. Children 5 and up are welcome with a parent. Middle/High School students may come alone with a signed waiver. (see policy notes below)
Volunteering: Frequently Asked Questions
Groups will also be scheduled on Monday’s. Before signing up please visit our Group Volunteering page.
Delivery Drivers
If you are interested in delivering to area schools this fall please reach fill out this Driver Interest form or contact us at info@feedingourkids.org
Feeding Our Kids Information Sign-Up Click on the link and fill out the form to be added to our email list.
IMPORTANT POLICY NOTES:
Volunteers should review our one-page volunteer policy summary. More details can be found in the full volunteer policy guide.
Middle school & high school aged children can volunteer without a parent if this current permission slip and medical release form has been filled out and returned to Feeding Our Kids.
Our volunteers are awesome and amazing, and we can’t thank them enough!
All activities are at Eastern Illinois Foodbank; 2405 North Shore Dr, Urbana, IL 61801(Map)