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Food & Shelter

The Archway is looking for volunteers for Berry Good Buys! Berry Good Buys is a social enterprise of The Archway. Since 1988, 100 percent of the proceeds made from the store drive our programs to keep families safe from abuse. Berry Good Buys volunteers assist staff by sorting, sizing and tagging donations.

Commitment: Various shifts available
Location: 1701 W. Berry St. | Fort Worth, TX 76011
Website: The Archway | Domestic Violence Support & Shelter in Fort Worth

Center for Transforming Lives is looking for volunteers of different capacities to assist with childcare, task masters, the Resale Shop, and sorting items.

Commitment: Monday – Saturday from 9:30am – 5:30pm (various shifts available)
Location: 6500 Camp Bowie Blvd. | Fort Worth, TX 76116 & 3001 S. Riverside Dr. | Fort Worth, TX 76119
Website: CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES

Central Storehouse welcomes volunteers daily to help with stocking shelves, shopping with our neighbors, loading cars, building food bags for our local students, and more. Mornings and afternoons, we serve our neighbors in our food market, welcoming them in, helping them shop, and loading their cars.

Commitment: Various shifts available
Location: 8148 John T. White Rd. | Fort Worth, TX 76120
Website: Central Storehouse


Be the 1st Friendly Face to serve our local Military-Connected Community. As a volunteer at our monthly Fort Worth Mobile Food Pantry, you play a vital role in creating a welcoming, respectful experience. We strive to greet, connect, collaborate and assist drivers with the onsite digital check in (or registration for new patrons) to ensure everyone can receive food and resources efficiently and with dignity. This role is ideal for volunteers who enjoy interacting with people, like variety, being outdoors, are motivated to help systems run smoothly, are comfortable utilizing technology (similar to a Google form) and are committed to changing lives one person at a time.

Commitment: Every Third Monday | 7:00am – 12:00pm
Location: 2201 SE Loop 820 | Fort Worth, TX
Website: https://www.combinedarms.us/


Make a difference in the lives of our neighbors by volunteering with Community Crossroads! Volunteers can help serve dinner on Thursday evenings from 5:00pm-7:30pm by preparing meals, serving food, greeting guests, helping with cleanup, and providing fellowship. Volunteers are also needed Thursday mornings from 7:00am-8:30am to help unload and organize weekly food deliveries from the Tarrant Area Food Bank. Lifting assistance is especially helpful for the morning opportunity, but all volunteers are welcome. Whether you serve a meal, unload a truck, or lend a helping hand, your time makes a direct impact on individuals and families in our community. Join us in creating a warm, welcoming environment and supporting our neighbors in need. “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” – Matthew 25:40

Commitment: Various shifts available
Location: 1516 Hemphill St. | Fort Worth, TX 76104
Website: Community Crossroads | First Presbyterian Fort Worth

The CEC is looking for volunteers to regularly assist in the food pantry where they will be performing light warehouse duties including stocking shelves, distributing groceries to participants, sorting groceries, and taking out the trash. We also have Second Glance Thrift Shop where volunteers will help in a retail type environment. Some of these duties include hanging clothes, restocking inventory, and sorting through donations.

Commitment: Various shifts available
Location: 6250 NE Loop 820 | North Richland Hills, TX 76180 & 6308 Rufe Snow Dr. | Fort Worth, TX 76148
Website: Community Enrichment Center – Home – Community Enrichment Center (cechope.org)

The Cornerstone Thrift Store is looking for volunteers or volunteer groups to come and sort through donations to prepare for placement on the sales floor.

Commitment: Individual & Group Volunteer Opportunity: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 12:00pm or 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Every Saturday (various shifts available). Group maximum is 12 people. Group minimum is five people.
Location: 3500 Noble Ave. | Fort Worth, TX 76111
Website: Cornerstone Fort Worth

Pick up meals from one of our distribution centers and deliver directly to seniors’ homes. Routes take about 60–90 minutes and occur around lunchtime, Monday through Friday. Build meaningful, ongoing connections with your clients, choose a schedule that works for you – weekly, bi-weekly, or as a substitute Special Service Projects. Join us for seasonal initiatives like: holiday meal prep, emergency food box packing, birthday bag or card assembly, and client outreach events.

Commitment: Individual & Group Volunteer Opportunity: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 12:00pm or 1:00pm – 4:00pm. First Saturday of the month from 9:00am – 12:00pm. Group maximum is 12 people. Group minimum is five people.
Location: Multiple locations
Website: https://mealsonwheels.org/

Presbyterian Night Shelter is looking for volunteers to serve lunch or dinner to the guests. Volunteers will work alongside staff in the serving line. Lunch is served in our True Worth Building.

Commitment: Various shifts available
Location: 1513 E. Presidio St. | Fort Worth, TX 76102
Website: Home | Journey Home

Each evening, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Samaritan House welcomes a different volunteer group to provide, prepare, or serve dinner to our Single Room Occupancy (SRO) residents. Our Supper Club volunteers become part of the Samaritan House family, whether they are preparing meals in our fully equipped kitchen, ordering takeout, or bringing homemade dishes. Volunteers also serve the meals, interact with the residents as they enjoy their dinner, and help with clean-up afterward.

Commitment: Various shifts available
Location: 929 Hemphill St. | Fort Worth, TX 76104
Website: Volunteer Samaritan House Tarrant County – Samaritan House Tarrant County

Please email Marissa McKenzie at mmckenzie@samaritanhouse.org to learn more about signing up.

The FWISD Family Action Center distributes fresh, nutritious food, such as dairy, produce, and meat, every second Thursday of the month in the Stop Six area. Volunteers will help set up, clean up, check-in, stock tables, load cars, greet guests in line, and provide general assistance.

Commitment: Various shifts
Location: 5429 Cox St. | Fort Worth, TX 76105
Website: Home – Fort Worth Independent School District

The Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) assists those who struggle with food insecurity in our community. The food distribution at TAFB Partner Agencies helps people recover and make sure they get the food they need to re-establish normalcy.

Commitment: Various shifts available
Location: 2600 Cullen St. | Fort Worth, TX 76107
Website: Tarrant Area Food Bank – Working To Eliminate Hunger (tafb.org)

Taste Community Restaurant is a nonprofit breakfast and lunch eatery that offers a pay-what-you-can policy for all guests. At Taste Community Restaurant, volunteers are called Taste Buds. 80% of the team at Taste Community Restaurant is volunteers. From Greeters to Line Cooks and everyone in between. Choose between the Welcome Team, Service Team, and Kitchen Team.

Commitment: 3 hours / shift (various shifts available)
Location: 1200 S. Main St. | Fort Worth, TX 76104
Website: Taste Project