Be a Food Runner

Our food rescue runners pick up excess food from grocery stores, hotels, caterers, schools, restaurants, and more and deliver it to one of our recipient partner organizations that feed those in need. Based on 2020 numbers, our average food rescue takes about an hour of your time and redistributes enough food to feed 160 meals to people, keeping over 190 pounds of edible food from going to the landfill!  You choose which food runs to volunteer for - do as few or as many as you have time for each month. Food runs are available every day of the week.

Each Hour You Serve Makes a Big Impact!

Please complete the following steps in any order below to join our team of volunteer food rescue heroes!

Step 1. Register with GivePulse and request to join the Keep Austin Fed Group. Look for the "Become a Member" button underneath Keep Austin Fed's name. Click on this to complete your request to join the group. You will be asked to upload a photo of your driver’s license and proof of insurance.

Step 2. Sign up to attend a 1-hour Zoom orientation session to learn more about the culture of Keep Austin Fed, some important things to know about rescuing food, and an opportunity to ask our trainers anything you want.

Step 3. You’re approved! Once our team has confirm that you have attended the training session, you will receive a Welcome Message via email with all the details you will need to sign up for your first food run! You are also welcome to complete a Food Handler's Certificate that covers more food safety best practices. This is not a requirement to become a volunteer. You can obtain this certification at https://safefoodtest.com/courses/texas-online-food-handler-training-and-assessment/ or any of these other state approved websites . It generally costs $10-15 depending on the site, is good for 2 years, and takes 1-2 hours to complete.