Warehouse Hours
Monday – Thursday: 7am - 4:00pm
Friday: 7 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Eastern Illinois Foodbank is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Volunteer at a Pantry or Kitchen

The Eastern Illinois Foodbank provides food to a large network of 170 agencies–that is, pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other emergency food providers–throughout eastern Illinois. Posted here is a list of volunteer opportunities for some of those agencies. Please contact them directly if you’d like to help. 

Stone Creek Food Pantry
2502 S. Race St, Urbana, IL 61801
Stone Creek Food Pantry is looking for ongoing volunteers to help during their drive-thru distributions. Please sign up here.

Friends of Champaign County
(located inside Champaign-Urbana Public Health District)
201 West Kenyon Road Champaign, IL 61820

Friends of Champaign County is looking for a volunteer to help on Thursday mornings from 10am-12pm.

Contact: Awais at 217-352-7961

Salvation Army Pantry-Champaign
2212 North Market Street, Champaign, IL 61822
Contact: Jordan Hall: Jordan.Hall (at) usc.salvationarmy.org

Standing Stone Food Pantry
375 N. 14th St, Charleston, IL 61920
Contact: Dawn Thomson: info (at) standstonecc.com
217-549-3378

Monticello Christian Church
1699 N. State St, Monticello, IL 61856
Contact: Karen Miller: bncgng2@yahoo.com
217-840-7743

Christ's Pantry
239 S County St, Lovington, IL 61937

Christ's Pantry is looking for 2-3 volunteers to help unload monthly deliveries into their agency every 3rd Thursday of the month from 9:00 am - 10:00 am. Volunteers should be able to lift at least 25 lbs and be able to walk and stand for extended periods of time. This is a year-round opportunity.

Contact:  volunteer(at)eifoodbank.org

Faith Methodist Church Senior Grocery Program
819 Bloomington Rd, Champaign, IL

  • Faith Methodist Church is in need of an On-Call Pick Up Volunteer on the 3rd Thursday of each month starting October 18. This volunteer will be picking up grocery product from the EIF location at 7:00 am and delivering it to Round Barn Manor (200 W. John, Champaign) at 1:00 pm, as necessary. The volunteer will need to store the groceries in their car throughout the shift so access to a large vehicle is preferred. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet some great seniors who need our help once a month to maintain a healthy diet.
  • Faith Methodist is also in need of 2-3 Distribution Volunteers to help distribute food, move boxes, carry bags, and set up the self-selecting grocery store for residents on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm.

These are both year-round volunteer opportunities

Contact: Carol Mauck at srcare4(at)comcast.net

Promise Healthcare
819 Bloomington Rd, Champaign, IL
Promise Healthcare is in need of a Pop-Up Pantry Volunteer.  Click here for more information.
Contact: volunteer@promisehealth.org

Wesley Evening Food Pantry
1203 W. Green St., Urbana, IL
The Wesley Evening Food Pantry is in need of volunteers for its monthly food distribution. Volunteers are needed for food setup, truck unload, and food distribution. Hours vary. Please visit www.wesleypantry.org for more details.  Food distributions are recurring.
This is a year-round volunteer opportunity
Contact: Brittany Coleman, Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteer(at)wesleypantry.org

McKinley Foundation School Pantry at Garden Hills Elementary School
2001 Garden Hills Dr, Champaign, IL 61821
The School Pantry at Garden Hills is in need of volunteers for its recurring food distribution. Volunteers are needed unloading the truck, stocking shelves and food distribution. Hours vary.
Contact: Pastor Keith, Julie Harris, or Andrea Miller at 344-0297 or message the McKinley Foundation.

Salvation Army of Champaign County
2212 N Market St, Champaign, IL
Salvation Army of Champaign County is need of volunteers for various activities, year-round.  Contact the site for information on current volunteer opportunities.
Contact: Robin Mathis at 217-373-7832

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
124 W. White Street, Champaign, IL
Monday - Friday
Various times for volunteering between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Duties include packing lunches, wrapping silverware, cutting desserts, setting up dining room, serving food, and clean-up
This is a year-round volunteer opportunity
Contact:  Lynn Hall at dbskvolunteering(at)gmail.com

Broadlands Food Pantry
300 South Lincoln, Broadlands, IL
Volunteers are needed to help clients on distribution days:
Second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 9am-10am
Shelving food on delivery day: Third Monday of each month at 9am
This is a year-round volunteer opportunity
Contact:  Roberta Benschneider at 217-834-3575 or rbenschneider(at)juno.com

Martinsville Community Food Pantry
17 North York, Martinsville, IL
Please contact for dates and times to volunteer
Description of Volunteer Activity: Food Distribution with choice selection on all items
This is a year-round volunteer opportunity
Contact: Dawn Wallace at 217-264-4380

Robinson Food Pantry
602 E Pine St. Robinson, IL
Please contact for dates and times to volunteer
Description of Volunteer Activity: Food Distribution
This is a year-round volunteer opportunity
Contact: Pattie Murphy at 618-544-3773

The Haven (Formerly Mattoon Area PADS)
2017 Broadway Ave Mattoon, IL
Please contact for dates and times to volunteer
Description of Volunteer Activity: Cooking in food pantry kitchen or working the shelter security desk
This is a year-round volunteer opportunity
Contact: Kayla Spencer at 217-234-7237 or padsshelter(at)gmail.com

The Haven (Formerly Mattoon Area PADS)
2017 Broadway Ave Mattoon, IL
Please contact for dates. Lunch shift is 10am-12pm , Dinner shift is 6pm-8pm, and Desk shift is 6pm-10pm. 
Description of Volunteer Activity: Volunteer are needed to help prepare and serve meals during for lunch and dinner. Volunteers are also needed to supervise their desk, signing in guests. Volunteer will be trained and partnered with an experienced volunteer. 
This is a year-round volunteer opportunity
Contact: Sarita Dunne at sdunne(at)mattoonareapads.org 

Carpenters Table Food Pantry/Standing Stone
375 N. 14th St, Charleston, IL
Please contact for times. Wednesday - Saturday. Receiving shift is the 1st Friday & 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Description of Volunteer Activity: Volunteers are needed to help assist clients in the pantry, restock shelves, enter client data into computer and help unload food pallets during receiving shifts.
This is a year-round volunteer opportunity
Contact: Dawn Thomson at info(at)StandingStoneCC.com