Volunteer with us!
We offer individual volunteer, corporate & group volunteer opportunities in Vancouver
Our warehouse is in Vancouver at 290 E 1st Avenue. If we are expecting you, you can call the Food Stash phone upon arrival (604-862-9701) to be let in.
Individual Volunteer Opportunities
To apply to be a volunteer click the button below
Volunteer shifts available:
Food Sorting: Ensuring the best quality food is kept for our programs
Food Boxing: Lovingly assemble food boxes before they go out for delivery
Market Facilitator: Join for an opening or closing market facilitator shift where you will help direct visitors, assemble market displays, help at the deli counter, and tidy up
If you have a question about volunteering you can reach out to Jenn at engagement[at]foodstash.ca
Corporate and School Volunteer Opportunities
Bring your team to Food Stash Foundation for a meaningful team-building experience — sort rescued food, pack food boxes, and support your community.
What You’ll Do:
Rescued Food Sorting
Tuesdays | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Preferred number of volunteers: 7-15
Wednesdays | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Preferred number of volunteers: 7-15
Thursdays | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Preferred number of volunteers: 5-10
Rescued Food Boxing | Preferred number of volunteers: 5-10
Tuesdays
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesdays
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Market Facilitation | Preferred number of volunteers: 4-5
Thursdays
Opening market facilitators | 2:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Closing market facilitators | 5:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Scheduling a Session:
When planning for your team building or group volunteering session, please keep in mind that Food Stash needs confirmation of the dates you’re interested in before the 13th of each month, for the following month.
Group Volunteer Fee:
There are so many benefits to volunteering as a group. Your team will strengthen bonds, learn new skills, connect to the community, and build knowledge about important issues like food waste and food insecurity.
Hosting volunteer groups on-site requires additional staff hours to coordinate and facilitate sessions and provide a safe and supportive environment. Our team, who rescue food 7 days a week, put in extra hours and effort beyond our regular programming to provide an enjoyable and educational experience that is tailored to your group while volunteering with us.
Learn more about Team Building Volunteer opportunities, click here.
For Youth Volunteer opportunities, click here.
Once you’re ready, use our online sign-up form below to submit your volunteer application, and our team will be in touch.