Harvest Hope Food Bank utilizes more than 8,000 volunteers a year in order to keep operations running at our various facilities. Last year volunteers put in more than 63,000 hours of service with Harvest Hope saving us over 1 million dollars in staffing costs!
Emergency Food Pantry We currently have two full time Emergency Food Pantries at our Shop Rd. facility in Columbia and on 12th Street in Cayce. In addition we have two part-time food pantries at our Florence and Greenville branches. These pantries help any individuals or families that come to our doors looking for assistance during their time of need. Each of these pantries utilizes volunteers to help sort and pack food as well as work in client intake.
Event Volunteer We are always looking for volunteers to help us with our many community events. Often we have 5 events in the community on the same day! This means we need volunteers to hand out brochures, speak to people, collect food at food drives, and educate the public about the wonderful things we do here at Harvest Hope.
Administrative Volunteer Like all organizations, we have an abundance of administrative tasks that need to be done but we try to minimize staffing costs so we can spend the money on food. Areas include data entry, phone calls, filing, etc.
Skilled Professionals or Interns In addition to our other volunteer opportunities we always have a need for skilled professionals and or interns that can help in a variety of ways such as: marketing, writing, fundraising, program management, graphics, grants, etc.
Groups Our ability to work with groups changes throughout the time of year and per facility. If you are interested in bringing in a group please fill out the group inquiry form here.
Product Rescue A fun place to work inspecting, sorting, and boxing the donated food that comes in through our community food drives. This job does require light physical activity (bending, light lifting, etc.) and is a great team building project for small groups!
Court Mandated/Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) Community Service We accept court mandated and PTI community service on a case by case basis. Please contact your local branch to see if you qualify to serve your hours with us.
Other We are always in need of volunteers to help us with an array of special projects. Please call your local branch to find out about our current volunteer needs.
“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead Please note that starting April 1st 2011 all individual volunteers will have to attend a 1 hour food safety training and orientation before being able to volunteer. Orientations are offered at each branch on a regular basis. To sign up for one of these sessions please see Orientation Sign-Up. To Schedule or get more information please call: The Midlands Eric Roberts (803) 254-4432 ext. 1115 volunteermanager@harvesthope.org To view the midlands area volunteer manual please click here. The Pee Dee Branch Faith Brown (843) 661-0826 fbrown@harvesthope.org The Greater Greenville Branch (864) 281-3995
The Midlands Eric Roberts (803) 254-4432 ext. 1115 volunteermanager@harvesthope.org To view the midlands area volunteer manual please click here.
The Pee Dee Branch Faith Brown (843) 661-0826 fbrown@harvesthope.org
The Greater Greenville Branch (864) 281-3995