Serve Opportunities

Opportunities to serve our community are available for individuals, families, or groups through the One Seattle Day of Service on May 20. Opportunities are available throughout the city. Registration is required using the Register for Event button on the website. If you prefer a West Seattle related opportunity, click on the Register for Event button and then use the Search Events box in the upper right of the webpage.  Search terms Delridge, Highland Park, High Point, South Park, and White Center will list opportunities.

Register soon! Opportunities are filling up fast! 

If you get tired of seeing trash, this might be the group for you. The first Saturday of each month has a standing Alki Beach pick-up beginning at 10am. Meet at the brick apartments at 2542 Alki Ave SW, with groups spreading out from Alki Beach towards Anchor Park and Constellation Park, and neighboring streets in between. Pickup sticks & buckets you are provided or bring your own.

Additionally, larger pop-up projects occur throughout the month. Follow them on Facebook for more details.

Each year, volunteers served nearly 15,000 hours at the food bank and helped distribute over 1 million pounds of food.  With only five paid full-time staff members, the White Center Food Bank is a volunteer-driven organization.  In order to ensure the needs of our customers are met and to help provide good customer service, it takes 20-25 volunteers to run the food bank when we are open for distribution.

The White Center Food Bank is open for distribution four days a week and offers a wide variety of opportunities to meet the volunteer needs of individuals, groups, and organizations that wish to help provide essential services to families in our community.

Without the support of hundreds of volunteer hours here at the food bank, we would not be able to provide so many services to our customers. There are many ways to offer your expertise here at the food bank. Please consider giving some of your time to support the community.

The Salvation Army Seattle, White Center Community Center values education greatly. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of engaging activities including homework help and academic support, active games and sport, structured enrichments, and lots of time to play and socialize with friends.

If you are interested in volunteering to support any of the aforementioned activities, click the button below.

A number of volunteer opportunities exist to assist in the food bank and the clothesline.  Food Bank Services, Mobile Food Bank and Home Delivery, Helpline Services, The Clothesline, Backpack Program, Baby & Child Corner , Community Services and Bookcase Program. Please contact Jesica, Volunteer Coordinator, at 206-932-9023 or jesica@westseattlefoodbank.org with any questions.

Food Lifeline provides nutritious food to 1.37 million people facing hunger by sourcing nutritious food from a variety of food industry partners. They distribute through a network of 350 food banks, shelters, and meal programs, providing the equivalent of more than 282,000 meals every single day. Their warehouse is located in South Park at 815 S 96th St., Seattle 98108. Volunteer opportunities exist six days a week, primarily through sorting and repacking food for distribution to food banks.  You can volunteer as a group or individually through Food Lifeline's website. Shifts run for two hours.