Volunteer with Us!

If you are looking to serve your community, make some new friends, or even increase your muscle mass, you need to check us out!


We are always looking for fun people to join us in serving our community.  We work hard at sorting dry goods and organizing the food bank on Mondays, sorting fresh and frozen goods on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and distributing food on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings.  We pick up food from local grocery stores six days a week and have a special place in our hearts for our drivers.   Be forewarned, we are early birds!  (Application links below)


Youth Volunteer Application


Adult Volunteer Application

Schedule      

Monday and Tuesday 7am - 2pm

* 7am - 2pm (most of the work is done by noon)

* Sorting, stocking, organizing the warehouse

Wednesday 7am - 6pm

* Set-up 7am

* Sort and stock fresh/frozen goods & prep produce

* Distribution 11am - 5pm

* Clean up until 6pm

Friday 7am - 2pm

* Set up 7am

* Distribution 10am - 1pm

* Clean up until 2pm

* Sorting and stocking throughout distribution

Thursday and Saturday

* Mobile distributions in Lynnwood have limited positions, call for information 425-745-1635

  • students

    Youth are welcome to volunteer when they are not in school. That limits them to Wednesday afternoons except for school breaks. During those breaks, they are welcome to come during regular volunteer hours.


    Middle school students can volunteer with a parent or older sibling.


    Once graduated from middle school, high school students can come without adult supervision.

  • groups

    Due to our small space, we are limited to small groups.  Please see our volunteer schedule for available times.


    Middle sized and larger groups can still volunteer if they are willing to do shifts or a series of dates. This works well for many groups and for the food bank as well.


    Contact lynnwoodfoodbank@comcast.net for additional information and scheduling. Thank you!

  • court ordered

    We are happy to help you complete court ordered hours. Contact us at lynnwoodfoodbank@comcast.net .


    Please include your name, number of hours needed, due date, cause for court order and which court ordered the hours.


    We will be happy to schedule you and work with you to complete your hours.  Thank you!

Grocery Rescue

Six days a week we go to a variety of grocery stores to pick up donations. Thank you Trader Joe's, Safeway Corp., Costco, Whole Foods and Town & Country Market for sharing your groceries with Lynnwood Food Bank.


This is an essential part of Lynnwood Food Bank and how we access many of our fresh foods that we distribute.


Must be:

  • Over 18 years of age
  • Good driving record, if driving
  • Ability to lift 30+ lbs. and partner lift 50 lbs.
  • Ability to bend, twist, and turn
  • Able to provide a consistent schedule of assistance and let us know when unavailable so that we can find a substitute.


Two people work as a team; one person drives and the other assists. Both people work with the grocery store receiving clerks, sort, weigh and box donations and bring back to the food bank to store properly. 


Current needs:

  • Monday, assistant
  • Tuesday, driver and assistant
  • Wednesday, driver and assistant
  • Friday, assistant
  • Every other Saturday, assistant

A Teen Volunteer's Perspective

"Over the summer, volunteering at the Lynnwood food bank was my first time ever doing any sort of volunteering. It was really an eye-opening experience, as I saw how much effort was put in by so many people to help complete strangers. We would sort through 3 huge boxes (10ftx10ftx5ft) filled with donations of canned goods and other days fresh goods. I was very surprised by this because I never expected there would be so many donations. This encouraged me to donate to the food bank to potentially help someone out. It also left me with a grateful nature to my life, as I realized just how lucky I am to have a roof over my head, food on the plate, and so much more. Overall, the experience has made me much more grateful for what I have and also more willing to help others out."  Anonymous teen volunteer

Student Volunteers

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