I used to volunteer here in the past with my high school and then one more time with my alma mater…read more So when I wanted to do some volunteering again this past saturday, this was the first place I thought of. My group was assigned to the pasta station. It was pretty straightforward and simple. The CFB employees were helpful and very nice. Everything was easygoing, and they made sure we completed everything on time. It's honestly always been a good experience every time I've come here. The work that they do is very inspiring. I am grateful to have some small part in helping with the food insecurity in NJ. I would definitely recommend volunteering here.

Came early to unload my truck. There were a few trucks in front of me waiting in two lines, so I…read morechose one of them. After a while, when it was almost my turn, a guy--he said his name was John--came up to me and told me I couldn't wait in the left line because it was only for their company trucks. He said I had to move to the right line and go all the way back to the end. I tried talking to the guy inside the building, showed them that I was first on their check-in list, tried explaining it to John, but they didn't care. They saw me waiting in the left line since I arrived, but nobody told me anything until it was almost my turn.

GrowNYC + Uptown Grand Central partner together to bring our neighborhood an affordable CSA bag…read moreeach week. It's a tiered price, ranging $14-20. We pay $20 and it's an amazing deal still. They are out there, really, Carey is every week, rain, shine or snowstorm. You don't have to subscribe to a whole season so it's very flexible. You can also get fresh eggs, bread, baked goodies and other pantry necessities each week. They're practicing good covid safety with distanced line spacing and masks and gloves for all the workers. In pre-covid times they also had composting. That's on hold for now. An incredible non-profit to donate to as well!

Toni's kitchen and truck serves the needs of the food insecure in the community. It is a non profit…read morewhich served 1.7M meals, served 1500 households, delivered to over 200 older adults, served visitors to the kitchen, provides life skills training to participants through funds raised through donations and sales at Toni's closet next door. Along with StLukes, they are a ministry serving the needy. It is not a forprofit restaurant, and should be taken for what it is. Toni's kitchen feeds those most vulnerable amongst us. I can't understand the other ratings. Maybe they're not getting the point of Toni's.

Toni's Kitchen provides for those in need. The community of Montclair are wonderful contributors…read more The recipients are extremely grateful. The paid staff is disorganized and chaotic. They are disrespectful and rude to the volunteers. They are in extreme need of training in this regard. Be cautious of rotted food and expired health items.

Connecticut Foodshare Headquarters is located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Connecticut Foodshare…read moresupports individuals and families from one end of the state to another by addressing root causes, creating long-term solutions, and distributing nutritious food through local partner programs to alleviate hunger. I got the opportunity to volunteer at Connecticut Foodshare from a fellow foodie who invited other foodie content creators. We had a great time, and we were able to help families all across the world. We had to go through an assortment of foods to ensure they were good, and we made boxes with assorted foods. We packed 16,637 pounds of food that would provide 13,864 meals for families. I'm excited that we had the chance to volunteer at Connecticut Foodshare, where I became an integral part of a team and provided essential support to those facing food insecurity.

Connecticut Foodshare HQ is located in Wallingford, CT with 85,000 square feet of space running…read moreoperations with 120 employees and gets assistance majority from volunteers. They have a beautiful mission to deliver an informed and equitable response to hunger by mobilizing community partners. I got the opportunity to volunteer with a group, all invited by word of mouth to sort produce separating spoiled products from the good ones. The staff were incredible with giving us the information we needed to directing us on how we can assist multiple families in need. At the end of the day, as a group we boxed 16,637 pounds of food that would impact 13,864 meals. That's incredible for 3 hours! It is amazing work and I commend all their staff for what they are doing every day to feed families in need!

Connecticut Food Bank is doing a great work for many of the organizations that help those that are…read morein need. Companies should continue to give, or start giving toward CFB, especially during times like these. There are many people that benefit from the CFB and the generosity of others. Staff is friendly, helpful and love what they do, keep on doing CFB... you guys ROCK!

Great place to go if you like to volunteer your time and give back or if you are a person/family…read morewho is in need of assistance and need food. The folks who run the organization are great and always in need of food donations. So donations are welcome. They hold the food drive twice a month.

I volunteer weekly and have found the members put a lot of heart and time into helping families in…read moreour community. The smiles and conversation passed back and forth amongst those packaging or receiving warms the heart and soul of all. John S.

Alert!!! under new management and went from exceptional to trash overnight! The new management…read moredoesn't care and doesn't have a clue how to run a food pantry. They are only concerned with getting financial donations! The food I got under new management was poor quality basically someone's trash. Expired food, moldy stale bread, un marked tin cans, and repackaged raw meat with no labels. one client showed me a rodent had chewed on the corner of a food box - she said be careful to me. Oh even more disgusting is The leadership was rude and condescending to many other clients, treated a handful like they were trash! It disgusted me to witness . The former director Paul truly cared! Now it's just a nasty place! Wow they don't run things orderly anymore. It was chaos in line. The new director clueless Mikey and the other leadership team were standing around - the director was talking down to while ordering a very elderly volunteer around! Yikes - you could see the stress and anger flowing from Mikey. I believe that old guy quit that night. Hostile Hostile Hostile - So much so I couldn't stay a second day in such a hostile place. One of the volunteers, an older crass woman, was making racist remarks as some of the clients of color were exiting. It was soo sickening it hurt deeply I just left. I didn't want to be anywhere around that place. I'm in need and I left hungry. I will never go back to that location. I hear the church is suing Paul personally for $50,000.00 plus and all for their own chaos - it's clear to me who is causing problem! It is soo sickening to hear of the church's unthinkable actions against Paul!!! It is well known he has volunteered there for at least 25yrs - that action against him alone shows they only care about money.All the rest I've commented on only reinforced that thought in my mind. I bet they are drinking the food banks cash flow dry Their own little or not so little piggy bank. Any way you slice it - it smells!

Actors helping actors. This is a great organization. If you need help, contact them. If you can,…read morebecome a member and take advantage of the many programs.

Serious actors acting seriously upstairs from a lovely gardened, churchyard setting near Madison…read morePark.

Part of it is my fault and part theirs. I did not bring a large enough cart and had to yell and…read morescream for trailer shopping bags . Then one of the volunteers said " I could only come Monday ". However , I did get the bags I needed and am now home . Will call , if apology , I will upgrade to 3 stars .

I applied to this place for volunteer as a high school student. When asked for an art portfolio,…read morethey took ownership of my work. I got no follow-up whatsover, and when I emailed them about it, they acted oblivious to it and still didn't give it back. Make sure to do your research before applying to volunteer/work for them!

This is Review Number of (MAESTRO or MAESTRA a few notes on the piano if you please) Two (Dos, Yee)…read moreof this Category! I see the first person and he local person gave only TWO STAR! If one reads any reviews of TIGER on any Food Bank on any Salvation Army Corps, glad all I write used helping children that town, that state! I the TIGER also mentioned many if not all Local People give low of one star or of two star, any can give three star, and the out town people give high of four star or of five star, the out state people give high of four star or of five star Okay, so recently got thank you sent $5.10 just like home town Area Code! For every dollar they receive, this Food Bank able turn into six dollar worth food, wow, so this situation will be eleven dollar ten cent worth food, wow that should be start help the children of Nazareth Pennsylvania, The Keystone State! News Letter, wow, a program call Military Share! Wow I like the idea, food given to our military members! There over sixty five thousand active and veterans in this six county region! Thank you to this Food Bank for helping the military, they serve our country, again, great idea! Glad my donation helping the children of Nazareth Pennsylvania, again The Keystone State!

I recently found out that not all donations intended for Second Harvest Food Bank are given to…read morepurchase and distribute the food and that some funds are given to the "Community Action Lehigh Valley" nonprofit. Please be more transparent with the public as to how much of each donation goes DIRECTLY to purchasing and distributing food locally and what amount goes to this community action nonprofit, whose mission statement below does NOT seem to point to the main mission of any food bank, which in my mind is to improve nutrition and eliminate hunger: "The mission of Community Action Lehigh Valley is to improve the quality of life in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas by building communities in which all people have access to economic opportunity, the ability to pursue that opportunity, and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives." Also, another reviewer in this space talked about the difference of nutritious foods given between families and the elderly. This definitely gives me pause that perhaps this large conglomerate, nationwide food bank is not providing enough oversight on nutrition and distribution methodologies. I used to give generous amounts to the Second Harvest Food Bank but I now give directly to local smaller foodbanks who provide nutritious food through volunteerism that serve their communities.