Volunteer with us FAQs

1. How do I volunteer at Foodbank Victoria?

• We rely heavily on volunteers to be able to do what we do and we’re always in need of more. For details about volunteering please click on the volunteer with us tab in the left navigation bar.

2. What sort of jobs can I do as a volunteer at Foodbank Victoria?

• Volunteer roles include food rescue and re-packaging, general warehouse  assistance, helping community organisations on their “shopping trips” to Foodbank Victoria, and we are always in need of assistance in our offices.
• We are also always on the lookout for volunteers with specialist areas of expertise. 

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3. Can I register my company to volunteer?

Yes, please do! We have an average of 100 corporate volunteers each month and are always in need of more. To register contact:          

           Silvia Carbone
            P: 03 9362 8300 

4. What’s in it for me?

• The satisfaction of knowing you’ve made a real difference to the hundreds of thousands of Victorians currently experiencing hardship.
• We recently surveyed our corporate volunteer groups and it turns out they’re not only satisfied, but exceedingly “happy” to volunteer with us too (see chart below).

• Rating of Group Volunteer Session with 131 responses from September 2009 – March 2010
• We’re also told we’re a friendly, fun bunch of people to work alongside and as one of our regular volunteers, Nola Cook, put it to the Maribyrnong Leader Newspaper in a recent interview;

“I think they do a lot more for me than I do for them. They make me feel really useful”.

• And we can certainly promise every one of our volunteers will feel useful during their shift!