QUALITY CONTROL

Warehouse Quality Control Teams

Groups and individuals come to Tarrant Area Food Bank's warehouse in Fort Worth to volunteer in the Quality Control (QC) area. They inspect food for damage and sort and repack it for distribution.

Shifts

Quality Control Volunteers are asked to work 3-HOUR SHIFTS as outlined in the schedule below:*

* The Quality Control schedule may vary at different times of the year depending on the amount of donated food needing to be sorted and boxed.  To confirm hours, please call 817-332-9177.

During the school year, Wednesday nights are reserved for groups to pack food for the BackPacks for Kids program. Each Friday, school children at high risk of hunger on the weekends take home these backpacks of nutritious food for themselves and their school-aged siblings.

Ages

With the exception of the Wednesday night BackPacks for Kids session, QC volunteers must be at least 16 years old due to the use of moving machinery. 

Youth groups with members aged 15 and younger can help with a variety of special tasks that do not occur in Quality Control, provided the group schedules its volunteer time in advance.

Clothing for Quality Control

Volunteers working in Quality Control (and with BackPacks for Kids) must wear closed-toe shoes that cover the entire foot. Sneakers or hiking shoes are acceptable and appropriate. Sandals, flip flops and open-toe shoes are not allowed. In addition, volunteers are to wear clean, comfortable clothing - no short shorts, half shirts that bare the midriff or low cut tops. Jeans or long pants and t-shirts are strongly recommended because of the heavy equipment and boxes moving through Quality Control and sorting food can sometimes be messy.

Size of Volunteer Group

The number of people allowed to work at one time in QC will affect the days and times available for you to volunteer.  Typically, Tarrant Area Food Bank can accommodate groups of up to 25 people at a time. 

When scheduling your group, please know the number of people planning to participate.

Schedule

To schedule your group, or to ask questions, please contact:

JoAnn Biggers, Volunteer Coordinator
817-332-9177, ext. 109 or email her. 

For directions to Tarrant Area Food Bank, click here.