Brighter Bites Volunteer Opportunities & Registration


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Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Brighter Bites!

 

Volunteers are essential to the success of Brighter Bites, and we are extremely grateful to you for choosing to help us and the families who participate in our program.

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Brighter Bites is a nonprofit that creates communities of health through fresh food with the goal of changing behavior among children and their families to prevent obesity and achieve long-term health.

 

The Brighter Bites program uses a simple formula to accomplish its goal: Produce Distribution Nutrition Education a Fun Food Experience, which includes sampling a recipe of the week to see just how great produce can taste.

 

1. Produce Distribution - For eight weeks each in the fall, spring, and summer, Brighter Bites distributes fresh produce for participants to pick up and take home. Each week, families and teachers receive two bags, containing 50 servings (~25lbs), of a variety of fruits and vegetables. The produce is primarily donated, and we are purposefully channeling it into low-access communities.

 

2. Nutrition Education - Brighter Bites supports the teachers in schools, camps, and other educational centers to implement an evidence-based coordinated school health nutrition program. Parents also receive weekly educational tools with their bags, including nutrition handbooks, recipes, and tip sheets.

 

3. Fun Food Experience - During weekly produce pickups, Brighter Bites staff and volunteers create a fun food experience for the whole family, demonstrating colorful recipes and passing out samples that incorporate that week’s fresh produce.

 

Parents and community volunteers pack bags of fresh produce for families to take home each week during three eight-week sessions. Each free two-bag set contains approximately 50 servings of eight to 12 different produce items.

 

Since 2012, Brighter Bites has provided more than 16 million pounds of produce and 100,000s of nutrition education materials to more than 40,000 families and teachers in Houston, Dallas, Austin, New York City, the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, and Southwest Florida.

 

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The events listed below are those that still need volunteers. To learn more about an event, click on the event name. We look forward to serving with you!

 

 

INFORMATION FOR LARGE GROUPS:

If you would like to bring a large group to volunteer and cannot find an event or shift with enough space, please reach out to your city's volunteer coordinator below to schedule an opportunity for your group:

 

Austin - rebeca.hernandez-gonzalez@brighterbites.org 

Bakersfield - sonia.montoya@brighterbites.org

Dallas - magaly.solis@brighterbites.org 

Houston - thelma.green@brighterbites.org & katie.degen@brighterbites.org 

Los Angeles - jazmin.lopez@brighterbites.org 

NYC - jason.engongoro@brighterbites.org

Salinas - alicia.blanco@brighterbites.org 

San Antonio - elizabeth.velarde@brighterbites.org

Southwest FL - clarissa.sarsama@brighterbites.org 

Washington, D.C. - rajni.sood.laurent@brighterbites.org

Phoenix - nicole.jobson@brighterbites.org

New Mexico - mckenzie.yazzie-martin@brighterbites.org 

 

For corporate volunteer opportunities and more please reach out to Special Projects Manager Melanie Button - melanie.button@brighterbites.org

 

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Produce Bagging @ Gilbert Cuellar Elementary
Mar 28 - May 9, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
24
Available
Bagging @ Nathan Adams
Apr 4 - May 16, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
48
Available
Produce Bagging @ Village Oaks
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Pirrung Elementary
Apr 10 - May 8, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
24
Available
Produce Bagging @ Barrington Elementary
Mar 28 - Apr 25, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Hart Elementary
Mar 28 - Apr 25, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Pillow Elementary
Mar 28 - Apr 25, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
22
Available
Somerset Early Childhood Elementary Bagging Spring 2023
Mar 28 - May 9, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
40
Available
Somerset Elementary School Bagging
Mar 28 - May 16, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
40
Available
Produce Bagging @ Keyes
Mar 28 - May 9, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
40
Available
Produce Bagging @ George Peabody
Mar 28 - May 9, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
32
Available
Produce Bagging @ Stevens Park
Mar 28 - May 9, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Produce Bagging
20
Available
Produce Bagging @ MLK Arts Academy
Mar 28 - May 9, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
40
Available
Produce Bagging @ Valencia Newcomer
Mar 28 - May 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Phoenix
10
Available
Produce Bagging at Walnut Bend Elementary
Mar 28 - May 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
23
Available
Lake Trafford Produce Distribution 23-24SY
Mar 28 - Apr 25, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
30
Available
Produce Distribution @ Barrington Elementary
Mar 28 - Apr 25, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
6
Available
Produce Bagging @ Grace Place
Mar 28 - Apr 25, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
23
Available
Produce Distribution @ Stevens Park
Mar 28 - May 9, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
12
Available
Produce Distribution at Hart Elementary
Mar 28 - Apr 25, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
15
Available
Produce Distribution at Pillow Elementary
Mar 28 - Apr 25, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
12
Available
Produce Bagging @ Sanchez Elementary
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
27
Available
Produce Bagging @ Baty Elementary
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Blackshear Elementary
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
25
Available
2023-24 Bakersfield Produce Boxing Project @ CAPK Food Bank
Apr 2 - May 7, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
60
Available
Produce Bagging @ Ortega Elementary
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
9
Available
Produce Bagging @ Starlight Park Elementary
Apr 2 - May 14, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Phoenix
8
Available
Bagging @ RISD Academy
Apr 2 - May 14, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
28
Available
Produce Bagging @ Mission Bend Glen Elementary
Apr 2 - May 14, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
14
Available
Produce Bagging @ Highland Meadows
Apr 2 - May 14, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
38
Available
Produce bagging @Wheatley EC
Apr 2 - May 28, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
50
Available
Produce Bagging @ Arturo Salazar Elementary
Apr 2 - May 14, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
24
Available
Opportunity Category @ Alameda Elementary
Tue, Apr 2, 2024 - 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM
New Mexico
5
Available
Gillette Produce Bagging Spring 2023
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
30
Available
Produce Distribution @ Baty Elementary
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
6
Available
Produce Bagging @ Golden Gate Elementary
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
27
Available
Produce Distribution @RISD Academy
Apr 2 - May 14, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
12
Available
Produce Distribution at Ortega Elementary
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
15
Available
Produce Distribution at Sanchez Elementary
Apr 2 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
15
Available
Produce Distribution @Wheatley EC
Apr 2 - May 28, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
18
Available
Distributions @ RCMA 23-24SY
Apr 2 - May 28, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
50
Available
Produce Bagging @ Allison Elementary
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
27
Available
Produce Bagging @ Decker Elementary
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ KIPP Paseo Primary Elementary
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
30
Available
Produce Bagging at Carroll Elementary
Apr 3 - May 29, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
50
Available
Produce Bagging @ Oak Meadows Elementary
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
27
Available
Produce Bagging @ Arcadia Park
Apr 3 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
40
Available
Produce Bagging @ McKamy
Apr 3 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
44
Available
Produce bagging @ Glenridge Elementary
Apr 3 - Jun 4, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
55
Available
Produce bagging @Woodridge Elementary
Apr 3 - May 29, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
50
Available
Produce Bagging @ San Jacinto Elementary
Apr 3 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
16
Available
Produce Bagging @ Harmony Science (Plano)
Apr 3 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
60
Available
Stonewall Elementary School Bagging Spring 2023
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
30
Available
Wright Elementary School Bagging
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Tomahawk Elementary
Apr 3 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Phoenix
8
Available
Lavern Gaynor 23-24 SY Bagging
Apr 3 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
40
Available
Produce Bagging @ Palmetto Elementary
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
29
Available
Produce Distribution @ Glenridge Elementary
Apr 3 - Jun 4, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
25
Available
Produce Distribution @Woodridge Elementary
Apr 3 - May 29, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
20
Available
Produce Distribution @ Allison Elementary
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
6
Available
Produce Distribution @ McKamy
Apr 3 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
8
Available
Produce Distribution at Decker Elementary
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
14
Available
Produce Distribution at Oak Meadows Elementary
Apr 3 - May 1, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
15
Available
Produce Bagging @ Havard Elementary
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
18
Available
Produce Bagging @ Perez Elementary
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Uphaus Early Childhood Center
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
15
Available
Produce Bagging @ Creedmoor Elementary
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
27
Available
Produce Bagging @ Rodriguez Elementary
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Bret Tarver Elementary
Apr 4 - May 16, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Phoenix
8
Available
Bagging @ Foster
Apr 4 - May 16, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
20
Available
Produce Bagging @ Oaklands Elementary
Apr 4 - May 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
50
Available
Produce Bagging @ Preston Hollow
Apr 4 - May 16, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
40
Available
Produce bagging @Laurel Elementary
Apr 4 - May 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
45
Available
Harmony Elementary School Bagging Spring 2023
Apr 4 - May 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
50
Available
Mike Davis Produce Bagging 23-24SY
Apr 4 - May 16, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
40
Available
Produce Distribution @Laurel Elementary
Apr 4 - May 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
15
Available
Produce Distribution @ Oaklands Elementary
Apr 4 - May 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
25
Available
Produce Distribution at Perez Elementary
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
15
Available
Produce Distribution at Rodriguez Elementary
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
15
Available
Produce Distribution @ Creedmoor Elementary
Apr 4 - May 2, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
6
Available
Produce Distribution @ Foster
Apr 4 - May 16, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
12
Available
Produce Bagging @ Cherokee Lane Elementary
Apr 5 - Jun 4, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
55
Available
Produce Bagging @ Mary M. Bethune Elementary
Apr 5 - May 17, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
16
Available
Produce Bagging @ Rose Haggar
Apr 5 - May 17, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
16
Available
Produce Distribution @ Cherokee Lane Elementary
Apr 5 - Jun 4, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Langford Elementary
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
20
Available
Produce Bagging @ Linder Elementary
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
9
Available
Produce Bagging @ Widen Elementary
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
10
Available
Produce Bagging @ Odom Elementary
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
18
Available
2024 Spring Onsite Bagging @ Jesse Sanchez Elementary
Apr 9 - May 7, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Salinas
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Mckenzie
Apr 9 - May 7, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
16
Available
Produce Bagging @ Botello
Apr 9 - May 7, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
15
Available
Produce Bagging @ Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr. Elementary
Apr 9 - May 7, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
12
Available
Produce Bagging @ Thomas Stone Elementary
Apr 9 - May 21, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
8
Available
Produce Bagging @Berwyn Heights ES
Apr 9 - May 22, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
40
Available
Produce Bagging @Carmody Hills ES
Apr 9 - May 21, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
40
Available
Produce Bagging @ Barcelona Elementary
Apr 9 - May 21, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Phoenix
8
Available
Adams Elementary Bagging Spring 2023
Apr 9 - May 21, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
San Antonio
40
Available
2023-2024 SY @Avalon Elementary Produce Distribution
Apr 9 - May 7, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
60
Available
Produce Bagging @ YMCA
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
37
Available
Produce Distribution @ Thomas Stone Elementary
Apr 9 - May 21, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
8
Available
Produce Distribution @ Botello
Apr 9 - May 7, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
9
Available
Produce Distribution @ Langford Elementary
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
4
Available
Produce Distribution @ Widen Elementary
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
6
Available
Produce Distribution @Carmody Hills ES
Apr 9 - May 21, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
16
Available
Produce Distribution @Berwyn Heights ES
Apr 9 - May 22, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
4
Available
Produce Distribution at Linder Elementary
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
10
Available
Produce Distribution at Odom Elementary
Apr 9 - Apr 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
10
Available
Produce Bagging @ Manor Elementary Early Learning Center
Apr 10 - Apr 24, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
10
Available
Produce Bagging @ Presidential Meadows Elementary
Apr 10 - Apr 24, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
10
Available
Produce Bagging @ ShadowGlen Elementary
Apr 10 - Apr 24, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
8
Available
Produce Bagging @ Burnet
Apr 10 - May 8, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
45
Available
Produce Bagging @ Sevilla Elementary
Apr 10 - May 22, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Phoenix
8
Available
Barrera Veterans Elementary
Apr 10 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
30
Available
Bellaire Elementary School Bagging Spring 2023
Apr 10 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Brighter Bites
30
Available
Produce Distribution @ Manor Elem. Early Learning Center
Apr 10 - Apr 24, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
3
Available
Produce Distributions @ Herbert Cambridge 23-24 SY
Apr 10 - May 8, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Harlem Heights
Apr 10 - Apr 24, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Southwest Florida
20
Available
Produce Distribution at Presidential Meadows Elementary
Apr 10 - Apr 24, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
10
Available
Produce Distribution at ShadowGlen Elementary
Apr 10 - Apr 24, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Austin
10
Available
Produce Bagging @ Brookline Elementary
Apr 11 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Browne Education Campus
Apr 11 - Jun 5, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
24
Available
Produce Bagging @ Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary
Apr 11 - May 22, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
40
Available
Produce bagging @Chillum ES
Apr 11 - May 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
40
Available
Produce Bagging @ Valley West Elementary
Apr 11 - May 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
23
Available
Produce Distribution @ Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary
Apr 11 - May 22, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
20
Available
Produce Distribution @Chillum ES
Apr 11 - May 23, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
16
Available
Produce Distribution @ Browne Education Campus
Apr 11 - Jun 5, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Washington, D.C.
23
Available
Produce Bagging at Hill Elementary
Apr 12 - May 24, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
47
Available
2024 Spring Onsite Bagging @ Oak Avenue Elementary
Apr 16 - Apr 30, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Salinas
20
Available
2024 Spring Onsite Bagging @ Ord Terrace Elementary
Apr 17 - May 15, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Salinas
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ PS 111Q
Fri, Apr 19, 2024 - 8:30 AM to 11:00 PM
New York City
10
Available
Produce Bagging @ John F. Kennedy Elementary
Apr 24 - May 22, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
18
Available
Produce Distribution-Houston @ Anderson Academy
Apr 24 - May 29, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
12
Available
Produce Bagging @ Tosch
Apr 26 - May 10, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Dallas
30
Available
Produce Bagging @ Anderson Academy
May 8 - May 29, 2024 (Multiple Shifts Available)
Houston
18
Available





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