Get emergency foodVolunteer
Our volunteers help us to provide food and practical support to people left without enough money to live on.
Volunteers make a difference in the local community across a range of roles, including boosting donations, packing food parcels, providing a warm welcome, tackling loneliness, signposting to additional services, connecting with partners, raising awareness and leading projects.
Volunteer roles
We don’t currently have any volunteer vacancies available. However, you’re still welcome to complete the volunteer form below, and we’ll get in touch with you when a suitable opportunity becomes available.
How to volunteer
Please download and complete a Volunteer Application Form and then email it to enquiries@wirralfoodbank.org.uk or post your application to us at:
FAO Liz Appleby,
Wirral Foodbank,
Unit 14,
Wirral Business Centre,
Dock Road,
Birkenhead,
CH41 1JW
If you have any queries please telephone 0151 638 7090.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Foodbank Ambassador
How do I become a Foodbank Ambassador?
Just call Wirral Foodbank on 0151 638 7090 or contact us by email at enquiries@wirralfoodbank.org.uk. Tell us you are interested, and we will enrol you as a Foodbank Ambassador.
What does being a Wirral Foodbank Ambassador involve?
We would like you to organise collections of food and other items for Foodbank clients twice a year. Your specified collections will likely be in the spring, summer, or autumn. We will try to match giving with demand; this eases pressure on “use by” dates and on warehouse space. We will give you plenty of notice about dates.
Who should I ask to contribute?
Decide which of your own networks would be most practical to ask for help. That could be neighbours, parents at nursery or school, workmates, friends, or gardening club members. Any grouping of people you have in your daily life. Then spread the word!
What sort of things are needed? Are there priorities?
Long-life items like canned meat, fish, soups, vegetables, and fruit; also, pasta, rice, jars of cooking sauce, jams, and ketchup. Shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, sanitary products, washing up liquid and cleaning products are also welcomed. The Wirral Foodbank Office, will keep you informed by email or phone about which items are in short supply and which we have plenty of.
How do I get stuff to the Foodbank Warehouse?
You can either bring it to the office or, if you have a large amount of food, you can contact the Foodbank office, and we will arrange for one of our drivers to collect from your home or workplace who will also load and unload the van. Easy peasy!