Opportunities From: Volunteer Iowa

Packaging with Meals from the Heartland!

Volunteers play a hands-on role in the fight against hunger by working together to assemble nutritious meals during a two-hour shift. You’ll work alongside fellow volunteers and our staff at stations to fill, weigh, seal, and box meals. Each packager helps create about 540 meals- enough to feed two children for a full year! This impactful work supports Meals from the Heartland’s mission to fight hunger both locally and globally. Together in 2026, we’re aiming to assemble 23.3 million meals, and your time and teamwork help make that goal possible.

Before You Arrive:

Please arrive about 10 minutes early for check in and orientation.

Closed-toed shoes and comfortable, casual clothing are recommended. 

Long hair should be tied back- hairnets and beard nets will be provided. 

Please remove jewelry before packaging to help maintain the integrity of the meals, this helps ensure items don’t get lost and keeps food safe for the families we serve.

Celebrate your team, corporate or branded apparel is encouraged. 

Bring your energy and teamwork, we’ll guide you through the process from start to finish

Volunteer Waiver:
By volunteering with Meals from the Heartland, you agree to our standard waiver of liability. Participation is voluntary, and your registration confirms your understanding. 

Having a volunteer to go through our donations and help organize them is a huge help towards making sure we’re always keeping what would be most helpful to our clients. This position also helps us to redistribute donations we cannot use to other agencies.

These volunteers will organize the donation room, take inventory, communicate information to the staff, and coordinate with other agencies on donations we cannot take that they may be able to use. Volunteers may be asked to help transport donations between locations.

What's the impact of this position? You'll see the direct important of your work when you turn a messy room into an organized one. Every time you come in will be slightly different because the quantity and types of donations we receive vary from day to day.

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