Future Goals
1. Increase food collection and distribution by 3%. By 2020, we will provide enough donated food for 5.8 million meals annually to people in need across Worcester County.
2. Continue to advocate for increased economic opportunity and access to healthy food.
Fundraising Events/Opportunities
Fund and food drives are powerful ways individuals and organizations can support Worcester County Food Bank. Either hosting or supporting such a drive is a great way to stand with neighbors struggling with hunger. We’ll gladly offer helpful tools to make your drive a success! Your support is important and appreciated year-round.
Giving Opportunities
Fund Donations
Worcester County Food Bank accepts donations year-round. Your contributions nourish bodies and bring peace of mind to individuals and families across all 60 cities and towns in Worcester County. Your financial donations go an especially long way towards creating a hunger-free Worcester County. For every $1 received, Worcester County Food Bank can distribute $4 worth of donated food. Contributions accepted online, by mail or in-person.
Food Donations
Worcester County Food Bank welcomes food donations from food drives, food retailers, and farmers within Worcester County year-round.
The Fund to End Hunger at Greater Worcester Community Foundation
In partnership with the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, the Food Bank has established the Worcester County Fund to End Hunger, which awards grants to nonprofit organizations that share the vision of creating hunger-free communities and work towards that goal through innovative and sustainable solutions. For more information on how you can support the Fund or receive support from it, please contact us.
Volunteer Opportunities
Food Sorting
Volunteers are crucial to supporting Worcester County Food Bank’s mission. Last year, volunteers devoted over 4,300 hours to sorting and inspecting food at our distribution center in Shrewsbury. Individuals with regular weekday availability are encouraged to apply. We also welcome volunteer groups at times throughout the year.
Volunteering with our Partner Agencies
If you live in another part of Worcester County and wish to volunteer for an organization that’s working to alleviate hunger, there may be opportunities for you with one of our Partner Agencies. Partner Agencies – food pantries and community meal programs throughout the region – are largely volunteer-run. Many welcome support from volunteers.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities, visit foodbank.org
Hunger happens not because there isn’t enough food to go around but because people lack access to it. Worcester County Food Bank is working to address our neighbors’ needs right now, plus – through its advocacy efforts – championing sustainable, systemic solutions to the problem of hunger.
– Robert Pulda, Board Chair
