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Volunteer
Volunteers are the life blood of foodbanks. Your skills could be just what we need. See below for the ways that you could get involved!
Volunteers are the driving force behind foodbanks. There are thousands of volunteers across the UK, helping The Trussell Trust Foodbank Network get emergency food to people in crisis. We want you to enjoy volunteering and there are lots of ways to get involved. Whatever role you choose, you will make a real difference to the life of someone in crisis.
Warehouse volunteer
We need help to weigh, sort and store donated food before it’s made into parcels for clients to collect. If you enjoy working as part of team and have good orgainsation skills you could be You could help in this vital work to ensure we have the right food available at all times.
Helping at a foodbank centre
Do you enjoy working as part of a team in a busy environment and have 4 or 5 hours to spare each week? Then we’d love to hear from you!
From the end of October 2026, we will be welcoming all referred clients into our Foodbank Centre. Volunteers will meet and greet visitors, offer a listening ear, and serve hot drinks and snacks. Volunteers also go through our food packing lists with clients so that we can be sure to pack the most appropriate food items for that particular persons needs.
Office Admin/Data entering
Do you enjoy office work? Love numbers and data? We need help in the office every week with data entering. If your computer literate and can work in a confidential environment, then you could be just the person were looking for!
We also like to sit and have and chat with clients over a cup of tea, to discuss their situation so that we might signpost them to further support. it is often through these informal conversations, that areas of need become apparent – such as
Web editor
Our local website needs constant attention. Could your digital skills help communicate our message to a local and global audience? You will need to know a little about websites and ideally have experience of using WordPress (though training and support is available).
If you are interested in volunteering in any of the above roles, then please get in touch – we’d love to hear from you!