The Northborough Food Pantry is run entirely by volunteers. We are currently accepting applications for volunteers interested in staffing pantry on Thursday evenings when open for clients and for special projects and stocking shelves during weekend food drives.
We count on a core group of more than 70 volunteers who are involved in the daily operations of the Pantry. They work directly with clients, pick up food from local grocers and farms and deliver it to the Pantry, stock and organize shelves, and assist with the Mobile Pantry and Healthy Futures Market. This…
We are so appreciative of the community’s desire to support us in our mission. If we can’t use you as a volunteer, you are always welcome to hold food drives for us, but we ask that you contact first us so we can provide guidance about our greatest needs.
We have a special event each year in early November and need many volunteers for a successful effort: Scouting for Food is our largest food drive. You can volunteer to help us process the donations that day.
Would you like to become a pantry volunteer? There are many types of jobs that make the pantry run. Volunteering just a few hours of your time can make a big impact. Training is required for all new volunteers. Anyone interested in volunteering must be over the age of 18 and due to confidentiality, we…
The pantry is open to clients Wednesdays and Thursdays, but we also have a variety of tasks outside of our Distribution Hours for which we need volunteers: food Pick-up at local donations sites, sorting and storing food/other donations at the Pantry, driving the delivery truck into Boston, unloading Greater Boston Food Bank Deliveries, assisting clients…
We are taking clients’ food orders over the phone, pre-packing those orders, and distributing them in a drive-up pantry. We need volunteers to pack and distribute those orders.
The Pantry benefits from food drives conducted by local organizations, businesses, churches and synagogues that generate non-perishable food and household items that are distributed to our neighbors in need. If your group would like to organize a food drive, please contact us.
Clean facilities and help with minor maintenance and beautification projects.
Help organize files, make copies, complete mailings and answer incoming calls.