Volunteer Policies & Agreement
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the GVFB!
We are accepting group applications for Food Distribution, Warehouse Support, Produce Packing, Fresh Food Sort, Market Support, & Hastings Racecourse 50/50 Raffle Steward shifts. Click here view the current opportunities and their schedules. Experience behind the scenes at the GVFB while supporting our mission of providing healthy food to those in need.
Please submit a group application if you're looking for a group opportunity in July & August 2025. As a reminder, there must be at least 3 volunteers on your team to qualify as a group.
Available Group Opportunities (Per Shift):
- Burnaby Food Distribution - max. 5 volunteers
- Burnaby Warehouse Support - max. 8 volunteers
- Burnaby Fresh Food Sort - max. 3 volunteers
- Burnaby Produce Packing - max. 10 volunteers (evening opportunities)
- Burnaby Market Support - max. 3 volunteers
- Vancouver Market Support - max. 3 volunteers
- Vancouver Food Distribution - max. 10 volunteers
- Vancouver Hasting Racecourse 50/50 Raffle Stewards - max. 5 volunteers
Between May-July 2025, the maximum group size in the Food Distribution role is limited to 5 volunteers per shift.*
Please read the following before you submit an application.
Group Volunteer Requirements:
- Must be at least 15 years old for warehouse support
- Must be at least 15 years old for produce packing;
- Must be at least 15 years old for food distribution;
- Must be at least 16 years old for fresh food sort;
- Must be at least 16 years old for market support;
- Must be at least 19 years old for Hastings Racecourse;
- Must be able to stand for three hours;
- Must be able to lift/bend up 20-40 lbs safely;
- Must possess basic English communication skills (verbal and comprehension);
- Criminal Record Checks are not required for corporate volunteers.
Volunteer Agreement:
- We will act honestly and follow the highest standards of ethical behaviour when interacting with other volunteers, clients, staff, and community partners.
- We will arrive on time and commit to an entire shift unless an absence is unavoidable, in which case we will refer to the cancellation policy.
- We will accept directions and decisions made by GVFB staff and complete all duties diligently.
- We will report unsafe conditions and practices to GVFB staff.
- We will support clients, community agency partners, GVFB staff, and other volunteers with patience, respect, and dignity.
- We will not take photos of clients and will receive consent from other volunteers and GVFB staff before taking photos.
- We will maintain the confidentiality of all sensitive GVFB information that we may learn or use to perform our volunteer role.
- We agree that by submitting a group volunteer application, we have read and accepted all volunteer requirements and the Volunteer Agreement.
- We further acknowledge and agree that if we do not follow the GVFB policies, we may be asked to temporarily or permanently remove ourselves from all GVFB volunteer opportunities.
*Upon acceptance, the group organizer will receive a copy of our Group Volunteer Handbook, Guidance on Navigating the My Impact portal, and the GVFB Cancellation Policy. If you have any questions, please contact groupvolunteering@foodbank.bc.ca
