Ways You Can Help – Volunteer Opportunities

The Holt Community Food Bank serves an average 150+ families each month.
It’s a big job—and it’s all done by volunteers. Volunteers are needed year-round!
Whether you can give a little time or a lot, there are many ways you can support the Holt Community Food Bank, including:

  • picking up food

  • stocking shelves

  • sorting food

  • loading and unloading trucks

  • distributing food

  • working at fundraising events

  • quarterly & annual events (details below)

  • and so much more!

 

This is how together we can MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY! Thank you to all of our supporters & volunteers who makes this all possible year round to keep Holt healthy & strong!

Contact Us:

If you or your group is interested in volunteering or project work, please contact us at (517) 694-9307, or by email at holtfoodbank@gmail.com

Annual Postal Workers Food Drive

The Annual Postal Workers Food Drive.

Postal drivers will be picking up from Delhi Township residents’ mailboxes donations of non-perishable foods packed in plastic bags to protect from rain and weather changes. Donations are collected, weighed and sorted at the HCFB Warehouse.  Please call 694-9307 or email holtfoodbank@gmail.com for more information on how you can join our team of volunteers on that day!

Donations

 

To donate fresh produce or to make arrangements for other food donations, please call the food bank at 694-9307.

Non-perishable food items are ALWAYS NEEDED ITEMS to help stock HCFB shelves: cold cereal, salt & pepper, spaghetti noodles, canned peas, carrots or assorted vegetables (except for green beans & corn), sloppy joe mix, hamburger, chicken or tuna helper meals, canned vegetable soups, canned pineapple slices or crushed, refried beans, taco shells and more for a healthy diet.

Please call the HCFB at 517-694-9307, to see what our current needs might be. Leave a message if necessary and we will return your call.

We are currently taking the following items:

shelf milk
applesauce
mixed fruit
peaches
corn
green beans
mixed veggies
white potatoes
spaghetti sauce
can beef stew
diced tomatoes
spaghetti rings or other pasta
tuna fish
sloppy joe mix
can or chili
can baked beans
can kidney beans
tomato soup
chicken soup
vegetable soup
jelly
peanut butter
taco seasoning
box taco shells
box crackers
box potato side (scalloped or au gratin)
box mashed potato
box baking mix
macaroni & cheese
Hamburger Helper
Tuna Helper
rice side
pasta side
cereal
oatmeal
ramen noodles
egg noodles
spaghetti
elbow macaroni
rice

Donations can be made at the First Presbyterian Church Aurelius Road Entry in the shopping cart.

Grow-a-Row

We strive to provide our client families with a variety of healthy food. Fresh produce is always needed and appreciated.

If you are a gardener, consider “growing a row” (or more!) to donate to the food bank. Or, if your garden simply has more bounty than you can use, we will gladly accept your donation of fresh produce.

Hold a food drive

Holding a food drive is a great way for a group or organization to help. From grade school students to businesses to church groups, our partners in the community have helped keep our shelves stocked to feed our neighbors in need.

Because specific food needs vary throughout the year, please contact us for guidelines on holding a food drive and what items are most needed at that time.