Become a Volunteer

Whether you have time to lend a helping hand as a volunteer, the resources to host an event or fundraiser, or the means to donate our most needed items, your involvement is vital to our mission. Your compassion and generosity help us tackle food insecurity head-on, transforming lives one meal at a time.

Want to make a real difference in our local community? Become a volunteer at the Alliston Food Bank! Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our mission, helping us provide fresh and nutritious food to families in need. By volunteering, you'll not only be giving back to your community, but you'll also meet new people and learn valuable skills.

Volunteers 18+ years of age or older

Volunteers 18 years of age or older, please complete the application below.

New volunteers will complete New Volunteer Training prior to their first scheduled solo shift:

Orientation including full tour of the food bank, overview of the community services provided, roles and expectations, Alliston Food Bank mission. Hands on training.

All volunteers 18 or over will be required to submit a Vulnerable Sector Check through OPP

Click Here To Volunteer

Host an Event - a Food Drive or Fundraising Event

Are you ready to make an impact in our neighbourhood and help end hunger? With your passion and dedication, you can rally your network and organize successful campaigns. Whether you raise funds, collect food, or do both, you make an immediate difference for individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. 

If you have an event planned and want to partner with the Alliston Food Bank, please email Jaime Karsch at jaime@allistonfoodbank.com to discuss your plans. We can help with promotions and logistics to help make your event a success.

How to Host a Food Drive or Fundraising Event: 

Step 1: Create A Fundraising Event and Set Your Goal

This can be the main focus of your goal such as a school food drive or an aspect of your event such as free admission with a donation to the Alliston Food Bank. 

Fundraising Ideas

Be sure to personalize your page with a picture and a message about why you’re raising funds. 

Step 2: Share Your Link

Send your custom link to family and friends, inviting them to support your fundraising event. 

Rally your friends, family, colleagues, neighbours or classmates to donate non-perishable food items. We’ll provide you with a checklist of our most-needed items and you can even request bins and/or bags to collect your donations.

Post information on your bulletin boards, put posters in highly visible areas, use social media to get the word out, create a Facebook event page and/or send out email blast. 

Share Your Events with Us!

Your efforts and creativity are appreciated, and we encourage you to tag us on social media (@allistonfoodbank) so that we can spread the love and share your event with our community.

Step 3: Track Your Progress

Track your fundraising results and thank all your supporters. 

Use of Logo

We would love to see how you use our logo and other images, so please send any event promotional material you have created to jaime@allistonfoodbank.ca. We love our logo just the way it is! Please do not alter the Alliston Food Bank logo. 

An electronic copy of the logo can be found here.

Fresh Garden Donations

Donate your garden vegetables to help feed our community. Whether you have a surplus of fresh produce or you want to grow a section in your garden specific for us.

Harvest – Wash – Donate – it’s the simple!

Fresh produce can be donated at the food bank on Tuesdays from 9:00am to 12:00pm and Wednesdays & Thursdays from 9:00am to 1:00pm.

If these times do not work, please contact us to arrange another time.

We accept all fresh produce, such as root vegetables, beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, parsnips, peas, tomatoes, radishes, sweet peppers, squash and zucchini) as well as apples, peaches, pears and other fruits.

Every donation helps, whether it’s a couple tomatoes or a truckload of peppers, big or small, we accept it all. We appreciate your help with our mission to provide fresh food to those in need.