Volunteered today and had a good time in the warehouse, packing boxes to be sent to shelters. We…read moremoved so fast that we finished the shift in 2 hours!

I had the amazing opportunity of volunteering here w the Lockheed Martin special projects team back…read morein the fall and I'm looking forward to many more personal volunteer experiences during weekends of dedicating time to such a great cause. Maryland Food Bank thrives off of weekend volunteer hours for packers in their conveyor belt area to box canned goods and boxed foods as they'd otherwise have to bill these hours to payroll. I enjoyed myself and even got in a little cardio as the belt moved more and more foodstuffs through. I was in charge of canned veggies and boy were there lots of them. It was a good time and I can't wait to go back!

I take note (well I "took note" is the proper English, sounds aggressive like, should that feel…read moreproper to use that English?) staff rarely eats the same food. Maybe because the location is *SMACK* between a jail and a strip club literally, must be funny to many, check Google Maps. Do not expect "Employment Center" to mean a job, welfare, or money, but there are free (and often religious) lectures. Staff does not eat with you during interview (my counselor actually literally laughed at the idea when I remembered other countries' support shelters, and said something to the effect of "We're not allowed to do that [eat with you for free]"). Staff *DOES* (*Warning* You will be proselytized multiple times at once, thank G-d for separation of Church and State in our great American idea of life caring and supportive government) evangelize religion in code. Staff speaks English and A.A.V.E. and Broken English and other languages, some staff (diverse, White, Black, Yellow, Cyan, Red, Green, Blue people too) even points instead of talking. If you can handle being given religious booklets, wait by the shelter or along Fallsway Rd and other religious people will give you food and abbreviatorily-predatory bibles looking like Bibles but mostly blasting adverts.

WEll this place is a Baltimore institution. Even if I had Bill Gates cash I would still eat here…read morefrom time to time and make donations to keep this service available to the downtown Baltimore Area. The food is good and nutritional the deserts are finger licking good the service from the different churches groups and people make the environment a spiritual blessing.. In Baltimore yea we got problems HUN but we all know that God is in control. No matter what you think he or she is.. I once Bumped in to my MUM. Mother Mary. If it's good enough for her than it is truly Blessed for All.. TO BAD I GOT KICKED OUT BY THE AFRICAN AMRICAN SECURITY STAFF BECAUSE I EXSPOSED THAT THE WOMEN AT THE CODE BLUE SHELTER WHERE BEING PIMPED OUT FOR SEX AND DRUGS!!!! They even have Veggie meals!!

I have dropped off food that the BSA requested but didn't pick up. So I knew of a couple of places…read moreI could drop other neighbors food collection off at this location. They accept a lot of different types of food and goods. They help our community as a whole if you need help with services. Or you need to unload food.

The food bank last time I checked and had food service it was excellent and more than I could Carryread more

This is a food bank…read more Why give? Because they're working hard to get food into hungry people's hands. This is a mission. They have to break even, but this is a mission of theirs. It's worth supporting. 1. You may make a food donation, if you have something in quantity that is of good quality that you're ready to donate. 2. The second way to help is to give your time. They need help making up boxes (about 30 lbs per box of fresh food) that are distributed to needy persons up and down the east coast of the US and out into the middle of the country. 3. Give em some cash. They have to pay for all their utilities and their building and they have paid staff as well as volunteers. This food bank makes up food boxes that get distributed not just all over Lancaster County, but all over the eastern half of the country. They really help a LOT of people. You can make a difference helping them help others. Lancaster County is a special place. Blessings of Hope is part of what makes it special.

Spent some time this morning as part of the DMVDoes/Facebook initiative as spearheaded by founder…read moreJennifer Ward. There were 42 of us all volunteering to create and pack boxes of assorted canned/packaged food for 1.5 hours, followed by a tour of the facility. The place is HUGE and feeds 1 million people annually and some 60 million meals. While I didn't stick around for the tour, I will volunteer again. It was a phenomenal and rewarding experience knowing we were preparing food to feed the food-insecure throughout the DMV.

This is a well run volunteer organization that makes a difference. I have volunteered as part of a…read moregroup, and as an individual. The staff is knowledgeable, helpful and effective. Go the website to see the scheduled opportunities.

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!

I have been volunteering at the FRFB, in several capacities, for about two years and believe that…read morethey do a spectacular job of helping to provide much needed food and supplies to our areas needy families. Thankfully, our local citizens are very supportive of these efforts.

From the owner: You can contact our volunteer coordinator, Dominique Thomas, for ways that you can get involved…read morewith our organization at (540) 371-7666 x 131 or at dthomas@fredfood.org

They were very kind and helpful when I dropped off food and a brand new unopened box of diapers…read moremonths ago. They weighed it and gave me a tax receipt. I plan on bringing more canned food to them this holiday season, to help others in need. Thanks for all that you do here.

Lending a helping hand…read more.. I had the pleasure of doing some charity work while I was in Washington, DC. The Capital Area food bank offers an invaluable service to the area providing food for families in need. With the tough economics times the country finds itself in, it was encouraging to be part of good works. It also brought an awareness of the circumstances that people end up in a blink of an eye. It is great to know that their are everyday angels out their making a difference.....

It's my understanding that nearly all who work at SVdP are volunteers. They all love to help. That…read moreattitude isn't teachable; it's natural. And we recipients of such upbeat attitudes need to be sure we "pay it [helpfulness] forward."

This store has a lot of well priced merchandise for thrifty shoppers. Household goods, furniture,…read moremen's/women's/children's clothing and more. Friendly and helpful staff. Donations of food for the pantry, household items and clothing always are also appreciated and tax receipts are provided. Also consider volunteering here. Flexible days/hours. Give as little or as much time as you can spare. Opportunities are available in the food pantry, thrift center and boutique. Want to drive a truck and/or have muscles? Help pick up food donations from local stores one morning a week or pick up donations Saturday morning. Great group of people.