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I have been there as a volunteer to help as well a...

I have been there as a volunteer to help as well a cinematographer to capture footage of others helping with packing up meals. The regional food bank has a great team environment, and you know your hard work is really making a difference in someone else's life by giving them a meal to eat.

Love what they're doing and how they're giving people opportunities to help give back to the community.

The culture they have here is unlike any other wor...

The culture they have here is unlike any other work place. Everyone is friendly and working toward making sure people have enough to eat; especially kids. Volunteers really are the heartbeat of this organization. Thank you to the 42,000+ volunteers that came through the doors in 2016.

I went to complete a volunteer experience here thr...

I went to complete a volunteer experience here through CAIR-OK and was absolutely amazed by how well run it is, the amazing services they provide to the state of Oklahoma in addition to their local services to Oklahoma City. If you have time to volunteer here, I strongly urge you to go. If you, your children or anyone you know are in need of help, please know that the RFB is doing great work to get you the food you need. They partner with many organizations to distribute the food and do not distribute it to individuals, but they partner with community members to provide the food. Please look up local food pantries to find a location close to you to get help!

I came here with my friends group not really expec...

I came here with my friends group not really expecting much. I have grown up volunteering and love volunteering (I know, weirdo) so I have been in quite a few establishments. This was the most organized, clean, never slow, not a waste of my time feeling, and friendly volunteering I have ever participated in for an establishment like this. Usually it feels disorganized or like you should be doing more, but these people really have it down to a science on how to best utilize their volunteers. Now we organized food products into boxes according to weight so I don't know how other volunteering opportunities go there, but I am assuming everything is clockwork at RFB after my last experience. If you are looking for mindless volunteering where you move a lot, dance to music, love meeting new people or want to hang/work with friends, and want to find out instantly how many families your hard work will bring food too. Go here. Plus there staff is really friendly and helpful. Bonus they are very organized in logging your hours if you are needing it documented. I would come back.

This place teaches you the reason behind the cause...

This place teaches you the reason behind the cause before allowing you to participate and to me it helps you put your heart in every package you pack and every box wrap. The staff is very knowledgeable and caring to the ones who will receive the goods. But the warehouse is truly worth seeing. Word of advice don't volunteer if you don't plan on working!!!

Absolutely an AWESOME place to volunteer! Lots of ...

Absolutely an AWESOME place to volunteer! Lots of flexible shifts options and jobs for any able bodied individual over 8! Plus, they give you all necessary personal protective equipment to keep you and the food safe!

What a great volunteer experience. Those in charg...

What a great volunteer experience. Those in charge have really got this process down. Every one should jump in and sign up online for a day and time to help. They are organized, and the night we were there, we even had live entertainment. Excellent process!

A Great Cause and Extremely Problematic

A Great Cause and Extremely Problematic

The food bank feeds a lot of people.
The food bank helps a lot of people.
Please know, however, that you are volunteering alongside people working off community service. There can be, and have been, men willing to offer or suggest uncomfortable, inappropriate things to the young and vulnerable looking.
The food bank also uses prison labor, thus feeding into our state's problematic relationship with for-profit prisons.
They help a lot of people, but it's been at the cost of ignoring or condoning others being harmed.

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this is a great place to help out families in need...

this is a great place to help out families in need of help with food. They will give you an emergency basket and then refer you to other locations to get more than just for a day. They're very friendly and helpful to people who are in need.

OMG! This place is immaculate. It was surprising b...

OMG! This place is immaculate. It was surprising because it's a warehouse with food. They are so confident in their cleanliness that the warehouse is visible as you walk in the building by huge glass doors. There was no odor of spoiled food nor was there any that I could see in the building as we toured and I looked under shelving and behind them trying to find anything out of place and found nothing!

The people were so compassionate about what they do and super friendly. The place runs very efficiently.... just like a well oiled machine. This was one of the best food storage places I've ever been to. So glad we're partnering with them to feed Oklahoma's hungry.

If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, yo...

If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, you have found an amazing place. As a single person, family, group of friends/coworkers, church group, and more, you can volunteer once or on a regular basis. They cont on volunteers to help feed thousands of hungry Oklahomans. The work is not difficult, superbly organized, scheduled in convenient day/evening/Saturday shifts and everyone 8-years-old and older is welcome to make a valuable contribution our city and state.

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

4.9