Island Harvest

Our Mission: Bringing food and hope to our neighbors in need. Island Harvest Food Bank is a leading hunger-relief organization with a mission to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island. We accomplish this through efficient food and product collection and distribution systems, enhanced hunger awareness and nutrition education programs, a Workforce Skills Development Institute, targeted services for specific populations, outreach activities and advocacy initiatives. Our work directly supports a wide network of community-based non-profit organizations, as well as individuals, veterans, families, and seniors directly who turn to us for support. Island Harvest is among the region’s foremost agencies in emergency response readiness for food, product, resource distribution and support, and is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief organization. Island Harvest is proud to earn consistent four-star ratings by Charity Navigator, an indication of quality in the non-profit sector. Thank you for your interest in volunteering! We rely on 40,000 hours of annual service from volunteers to help us in our mission to end hunger and reduce food waste. Your time and hard work make what we do possible. Come by yourself, with your classmates, or with your family, and help us end hunger on Long Island. Whether you're interested in organizing food collections, packing food boxes, or helping in our offices, we have opportunities for you to have fun and make a difference in your community! We have volunteer opportunities Monday-Friday in the mornings and afternoons, with the occasional weekend opportunity. Warehouse Volunteers: Volunteers are essential to the operations of our warehouse. Help prepare food boxes, sort through product, and distribute food to our network of member agencies. Local Food Drive: Food Collection Events Volunteer at a store front food drive! Hand out flyers and encourage shoppers to pick up an extra item while they shop to donate to Island Harvest Food Bank. Community Distribution & Food Rescue: Community Food Distributions We have food distributions across Long Island at senior living communities, schools, and community centers. Assist us with loading cars and handing out food to clients. Work on our farm: Join us on our two-acre organic farm in Brentwood. In the Spring, Summer, and Fall, help us plant, weed, and harvest fresh produce to distribute out in the community. Office Support: Phone calls, copying, other office work and possible volunteer from home opportunities. Note: The minimum age for volunteering is 12 years old, and we ask that anyone under 16 years old is accompanied by a parent or guardian. Our volunteer opportunities take place across Long Island! OUR LOCATIONS: Melville - Uniondale - Calverton - Brentwood