STUDENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Student Volunteer Program
- Earn 10 Community Service Hours Helping Families in Need
- Earn a $30 Donation for Your Local Food Bank
- Help Shape Our Nonprofit's Mission
- Receive Online Recognition
How does the program work?
Cereal4all offers 10 community service hours for our Student Volunteer Program because you’re actively participating in the two key parts of our mission: Fighting Hunger & Encouraging Youth Volunteeris
We will award 10 hours to each student who completes all four steps of the program. The four steps are:
1. Food Bank Volunteer Session
2. Cereal Donation to Food Bank
3. Photos During Volunteer Session
4. Post-Volunteering Questionnaire
What are the important details for each step?
1. VOLUNTEER SESSION AT A LOCAL FOOD BANK
• To begin earning your 10 hours, you must identify a local food bank and volunteer there
TO FIND A FOOD BANK NEAR YOU
On a computer:
- Go to maps.google.com
- Enter your home or school address
- Click “Nearby” and search “food bank”
- Click through results to find one with a website and volunteer opportunities
On your phone: simply search “food bank near me” in Google Maps or Apple Maps.
*IMPORTANT: Only Volunteer at Feeding America Affiliated Food Banks
Feeding America is America’s largest hunger-relief network and their member food banks are active, well-organized, and set up to welcome student volunteers. Before signing up, make sure the food bank displays the Feeding America logo on their homepage. You can also search directly at feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank to find verified member food banks in your area.
Once You Find A Food Bank…
- Visit the food bank’s website and find the Volunteer section
- Browse their volunteer calendar — Food Sorting and Packing sessions are great options (SESSION MUST BE 2-HOURS OR MORE)
- Check age requirements — some sessions require a parent if you’re under 16
- Register through their online volunteer portal
- Sign up for a session — popular ones fill fast, so don’t wait
- In the form at the bottom of this page, attach a screenshot of the food bank’s confirmation of your scheduled session
2. DONATE CEREAL TO THE FOOD BANK
• Donate 3 or more boxes of low-sugar cereal to the food bank on your volunteer day
• Boxes must be regular-sized or larger (no single-serving boxes or bowls)
• Each volunteer in your group needs to make their own cereal donation
3. TAKE PHOTOS AT THE FOOD BANK
• Take a good photo of you or your group actively volunteering in the food bank
• Also get a photo of the group holding your cereal donations with the food bank or its signage in the background
• Make sure everyone is together in the same photo (and smiling too:). Here are some example photos.
• Cereal4all will post your photos with the goal of inspiring other students to follow your example
• Your photos will also help Cereal4all verify your volunteer time & cereal donation
4. FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRE
• After you complete steps 1-3, we’ll give you a questionnaire about your volunteer experience
• Your answers will become an important factor in helping Cereal4all strengthen our mission and community outreach
After you’ve completed all four steps, Cereal4all will grant you 10 community service hours & provide you with any service hours documentation you need
- Cereal4all is an official 501c3 nonprofit organization. We’re listed on nonprofit verification websites like Candid. Our EIN is 88-3360884.
- Every school has different ways of approving activities for service hours, so it’s up to you to ensure your school will approve the community service hours from Cereal4all
Cereal4all will also make a $30 donation to your local food bank in honor of your volunteer work (if you’re the first student to volunteer there in the past two months
We’ll also include you as a Student Ambassador on our nonprofit’s Our Team page if you choose. You can be featured individually or with your whole group.
Ready? Fill out the form below to officially join our program