Jesus said: " I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry……." John 6:35
Volunteer

Thank you for identifying with our cause to see to it that people in our community do not go hungry unnecessarily. Volunteers are extremely important to us and we are continually seeking volunteers of all ages and skill sets to join our efforts in reaching out to those in need.

Do you have a group wanting to volunteer? Consider our Service Project Saturday (SPS)!
QUICK FACTS ON SPS

Please Note: ALL VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO TRANSITION GOING ON IN THE FOOD BANK. PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER

We offer two volunteer sessions on Service Project Saturdays (SPS) Please select three dates, starting with your first priority:

To register your group for SPS please complete FORM 1 below:

FORM 1 (Note: This Form is only valid for  SPS (Second & Third Saturdays of every month)

    Please select the session time you would like to volunteer:
    8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

    10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

    Contact Information

    NOTE: Your shift is not confirmed until you receive a EFB confirmation.

     

    School/Church Youth Groups/ Community Groups/ Corporate, Individuals & Families Volunteer Opportunities

    We always welcome different groups coming to volunteer at EFB. This could be organized for a time slot during the week (complete FORM 2 below) or during one of our weekend Service Project times (Complete FORM 1 above)
    NOTE: You must read and sign our volunteer agreement (at the bottom of this page) and bring along with you on the day of your volunteer work.

    We offer volunteer sessions on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please select three dates, starting with your first priority

    Please allow a minimum of 2 weeks (for schools, churches, or corporate groups) before your desired date. To check shift availability please provide the following information below and we will confirm a date with you:

     FORM 2

     

      Please select the session time you would like to volunteer:
      11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

      2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

      Contact Information

      NOTE: Your shift is not confirmed until you receive a EFB confirmation.

       

      Individual or Family Volunteers (This includes individuals from Volunteer Groups e.g NCL, ACL, Churches etc.)

      To sign up for individual,  family or group volunteer opportunities that are available during the week  ( Wednesdays and Fridays  11.am to 1.pm, and 2.pm to 4.pm). Please complete (FORM 2 above) and we will confirm a date with you.

      Note: This volunteering opportunity is in suspension due to change currently taking place in the food bank. Please check back later.

      Mandatory Service Hours

      This refers to court or probation -related community service, or required hours for government-funded programs
      People who have received a court order to perform community service, or who must perform community service, may complete their hours at the Eternal Food Bank.

      We do not accept walk-in Court Ordered Community Service Volunteers.

      A request form must be downloaded from our website and completed, brought along to the food bank on the day of registration.

      Please note that generating a completion letter takes about one week. The sooner you complete your court ordered community service hours the better.

      COURT-ORDERED OR MANDATORY SERVICE HOURS REGISTRATION FORM

      To sign up for mandatory Volunteer program, please fill out the form below:

      FORM 3 

      (Note: This Form must be completed and submitted for processing of court-ordered service hours)

       

        Note: We will get in touch with you as soon as we have processed your registration form.

        SERVICE AREAS IN EFB

        Below are the areas where volunteers are mostly needed on day to day basis:

        Administration

        This is a huge field where many talents and skills are needed. This area includes but not limited to, data entry, filing, computing, stocktaking, mailing, scheduling of volunteers, and other human resource management, etc.

        Food sorting, and Packaging

        Volunteers are very handy in processing donated foods for packaging. Foods are checked for expiration, dents, leak etc, and are grouped accordingly in process prior to packaging into our various food boxes.

        Food Drive

        Organizations, and individuals collect food to be donated to the food bank for onward distribution to the needy in the community

        Food and Nutrition experts

        Teaching people to eat right and be healthy, and fit is central to EFB Food and Nutrition education program. We welcome seasoned food and nutrition professionals to join our team in order for us to provide balanced services to our clients.

        Accounting

        Accounts reconciliation, payment of bills, etc

        Media

        Advertisement placement on radio, Newspapers, Website management/maintenance, any other assignment that may be of benefit to the media unit of the ministry.

        Maintenance

        This is anything from building maintenance, to maintenance co-ordination, including some donated appliances that may need some light maintenance work to be done.

        Pick up/Delivery

        This is driving to pick up donations or ordered food products for the food bank. It also includes food delivery to our community food distribution points.

        Whatever natural gifts the Lord might have given you, whatever skills you might have acquired in your course of formal or informal education; Eternal Food Ministry is a ministry that requires you to bring those skills out for Gods use. Everybody gets to work. This is the Lords vineyard, we are laborers and we must work accordingly. Amen.

        Volunteer Form
        VOLUNTEER Agreement FORM : To be signed prior to volunteering at Eternal Food Bank
        For more information about volunteering, and to reach us please fill our feedback form from the webpage