We love to have students volunteer with us and welcome school and youth groups to sign up for one of our regularly scheduled shifts on Monday – Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Because safety is our paramount concern, all volunteers must meet following expectations:

• Minors must be at least 6 years old to volunteer in the Portwall Warehouse
• Minors must be 16 years old to volunteer in the Keegan Kitchen.
• We require at least 1 adult/chaperone per 5 volunteers 13 and under and 1 adult/chaperone per 10 volunteers 14 and up.
• Adults/chaperones are required to supervise minors at all times.
• Volunteer dress code: long shorts or pants, shirts with sleeves and closed-toe shoes.

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How To Sign-Up Your School/Youth Group:

Groups Less Than 29

• Visit our volunteer calendar
• To register, click on desired shift and choose “Group Registration”
• Follow the screens to complete your group’s registration

Groups More Than 29

• Visit our volunteer calendar
• Select a date/time
• Create a volunteer profile by clicking the appropriate button at the top of the site
• When completed, email hfbvolunteer@houstonfoodbank.org with information about your group.

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Verification of Student Volunteer Hours:

In order for the Houston Food Bank to verify student hours for schools or online verification sites, a student must either:

• Create a Volunteer Profile.
• Register in advance for a volunteer shift and SCAN-IN with the Confirmation Email QR code.
  • For multiple shifts on the same day, scanning-in is required for EACH SHIFT. By using this method, volunteer hours reports are always available for you to print directly from your Volunteer Profile.
• At the end of your shift, request an official embossed “Hours Verification Letter” from the Welcome Desk. If this option is chosen, we will NOT be able to verify those hours without assessing the original documents.