Opportunities From: Catholic Charities Galveston - Houston

Assist clients with shopping for grocery items of their choosing in the Isle Market Food Pantry.

Food Pantry Assistants help clients with bagging food items as well as make sure clients are choosing items appropriate for their family size. Volunteer Assistants may also offer suggestions on how to cook food. 

Some Food Pantry Assistants may also assist clients in loading groceries into their cars.

We are specifically looking for volunteers with cheerful attitudes and a friendly demeanor when interacting with clients.

We are in need of volunteers on a regular basis.

If you have any questions, please contact Tony Pathyil at tpathyil@catholiccharities.org. 

PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING TO KEEP THE ISLE MARKET PANTRY IN GALVESTON RUNNING SMOOTHLY!

As an Isle Market Pantry Stocker, you can help Catholic Charities fulfill its vision of helping those in need achieve self-sufficiency and live with dignity.

Volunteer Stockers handle deliveries from the Galveston Food Bank by stocking shelves in the pantry's storeroom, breaking down boxes, helping to keep the storeroom and back areas of the pantry organized and looking their best. Stockers also help pack bags of groceries (or "Pre-Bags") that are given to pantry clients.

We're looking for volunteers who don’t mind a little heavy lifting (15 lbs. max) and getting their hands dirty. Some previous experience is helpful but not needed. All supplies are provided. A criminal background check is required.

Trini’s Market, located at the Mamie George Community Center in Richmond, Texas, is a self-select food pantry available to Fort Bend County senior adults in need of food assistance. We offer a wide variety of canned goods, dry goods, fresh produce, meats, breads and beverages. Our guests are able to select and shop for the items in which they are most in need. 

Volunteers will help in the Hewitt Warehouse adjacent to the Market and complete some or all of the following duties:

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals.

Volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute grocery items for walk-up or drive thru clients. Volunteers may also help by registering clients using Houston Food Bank qualifications.

This opportunity is available every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and on specific Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Please see available shifts below.)

When arriving, please park in the parking lot across the street from the Guadalupe Basic Needs Center. Also, dress comfortably. This opportunity takes place outdoors. Close toe shoes are required. For a map, please download this parking guide.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

Each volunteer aged 14+ must sign up under their own account. Parents please do not sign up on behalf of your teenage children. For children 13 and younger, please sign up as a team and bring a paper youth waiver.

Every week nearly 600 families come to the Mamie George Community Center to help meet their food needs.

Volunteers will assist with set up and sort and distribute groceries to families in need via a drive-thru method. Some volunteers may direct traffic while others pack the groceries into the trunks of client vehicles.

When you enter the center, please be sure to check in on the tablet by the door with you name/email/phone number to get credit for your volunteer hours. You will sign out at the end of your shift as well.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

Parents/Guardians: If your child is 13 or older, they will need to create their own account. If you are volunteering with your child, please create an additional account for yourself and sign up both you and your child to ensure we have the needed number of volunteers per opportunity. If your child is under 13 years old, please "respond as a team" and select how many reserved spots you will want for children under 13. You will need to sign a waiver for each child under 13 that is volunteering.

Ages 12+ are able to volunteer with a parent/guardian accompanying them, ages 14+ are able to volunteer by themselves.

Thank you!

Assist in prepping and distributing groceries to families in need. This may include stocking the food pantry, sorting donated items for quality and bagging groceries for individual families, as well as helping families get groceries into their cars. Volunteers may also assist clients to fill out required information for the Houston Food Bank.

The food pantry hosts clients on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

To assist with Tuesday drive-thru distributions, please go to Houston Food Fair Helpers | Catholic Charities Galveston - Houston.

For questions, please reach out to Mark Osborne at mosborne@catholiccharities.org.

Volunteers aged 14 and older must sign up for shifts themselves. Parents please do not sign up on behalf of your teenagers.

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals!

Volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute pre-boxed grocery items for senior adult drive thru clients. Volunteers may also help by assisting clients with the intake forms.

This is the perfect opportunity for volunteers who can work quickly and carry up to 20 pounds of food.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

When you arrive, you may park in any space in the lot. Many of our clients will already be lined up at the back of the Island Community Center building. You will find our staff and volunteers carrying supplies from the food pantry located in Suite B-101.

Click 'RESPOND' to complete the necessary qualifications and/or to register.

For questions, please contact Tony Pathyil at tpathyil@catholiccharities.org.

Volunteers help Fort Bend County families in need by assisting with set up and sorting and distributing groceries via a drive-thru method. Some volunteers may direct traffic while others pack the groceries into the trunks of client vehicles.

PLEASE BE SURE TO LOG YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

When you enter the Mamie George Community Center, please check in on the tablet by the door to your left with your name/email/phone number to receive credit for your volunteer hours. Please sign out at the end of your shift as well.

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals!

Volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute grocery items for drive thru clients. Volunteers may also help by assisting clients with the intake forms.

This is the perfect opportunity for volunteers who can work quickly and carry up to thirty pounds of food.

Our food fairs take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

When you arrive, you may park in any space in the lot. Many of our clients will already be lined up around the building. You will find our staff and volunteers carrying supplies from the food pantry located in Suite B-101.

PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING TO KEEP THE ISLE MARKET PANTRY IN GALVESTON RUNNING SMOOTHLY!

By being a Food Truck Unloader, you will help people in Galveston by providing compassionate services that serve the needs of all people in collaboration with parishes, communities, and other nonprofit partners.

Food Truck Unloaders take leftover food from Galveston Food Bank’s truck into the pantry after an outdoor mobile food distribution. This includes disposing of trash into the dumpsters. Volunteers must be able to lift at least 15 lbs., in all weather conditions, onto carts provided by the pantry. Previous experience helpful but not required.

This opportunity is great for groups.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GROUPS (SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY, WORKPLACE, PARISH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ETC.). PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS MUST BE COLLECTED BY A GROUP/ORGANIZATION. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD NOT SOLICIT DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON.

Help our food-insecure clients meet their basic needs.

Our various food pantries in Houston, Richmond, and Galveston provide supplemental food to allow our clients to provide for their families with dignity.

Host a Food Drive with your friends and family, collecting some or all of these items:

Because our food pantries also supply other basic needs, feel free to include other items in your drive such as toiletries and laundry detergent.

For questions, please contact Ashlie Gutierrez, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at agutierrez@catholiccharities.org. 

Volunteers will assist with set up and sort and distribute groceries to families in need via a drive-thru method. Some volunteers may direct traffic while other pack the groceries into the trunks of client vehicles.