Three Square Food Bank is the local non-profit that supplies food and household items to area charities for distribution to those in need. They don't distribute directly to families, instead they collect all of the items, sort it, and sell it to organizations who serve the needy.
My family has been volunteering here for over 2 yrs. My Son spends many hours during the Summer and my Wife and I volunteer when we can. There are many jobs that you can work. Most of the time we help in the warehouse area sorting food and household items. It's monotonous work, but if volunteers don't do it the work doesn't get done quickly as there are so many items to sort.
The facility is large and well kept. The workers there are passionate about their job and are very patient with us volunteers. With so many volunteers that rotate in/out of the place they must have a lot of patience to train us.
I encourage everyone to consider doing it. It's really easy to sign up.....fill out a form online and then show up on scheduled dates/times. Here's the link to more info and to the online volunteer form:
http://www.threesquare.org/how-to-help/volunteer/
We enjoy working here and will continue to volunteer as long as we're a part of this community.