Forgotten Harvest Warehouse (15000 Eight Mile)

We are dedicated to relieving hunger in metro Detroit and preventing nutritious food waste. Provide food for emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless and domestic shelters, children’s homes, senior centers and group homes.

Forgotten Harvest collects surplus, prepared and perishable food from a variety of sources such as grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors, and other Health Department-approved sources. 

Volunteers are needed to help pack emergency food boxes, re-pack or sort fresh nutritious food that will be distributed through Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb County. For those who have volunteered with us in the past, please note the opportunity may look slightly different. While we will still build our emergency food boxes, we may have other tasks, as we adjust to our new building.  Some of these tasks may include but are not limited to:

• General cleaning and warehouse needs
• Sweep warehouse floor and mop corners
• Dust off the top of food boxes/pallets
• Separate and bag food into gaylords
• Put cardboard in the baler

This opportunity will occur Monday through Saturday from 9:00 AM -12:00 PM or 1:00 PM-4:00 PM at the 8 Mile Warehouse. Volunteers must be at least 10 years of age. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

MANDATORY DRESS CODE

Must wear long pants & closed toe shoes.

• NO open toe or heel shoes (any kind of shoe exposing feet or any part of the foot. ex. sandals, sling back, or Crocs)
• NO tank tops 
• NO jewelry.  Wedding rings are fine.  All earrings and facial piercings must be removed.

WHEN REGISTERING PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE NOTES WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING - EACH PERSON MUST SIGN UP INDIVIDUALLY OR CONTACT THE VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT FOR GROUPS.

GROUP REGISTRATION - please email the volunteer department (click here) with the following information:

• Group Name
• Contact phone & email
• Number of volunteers
• Date
• Shift (9am-12pm or 1-4pm)

HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION: The safety and well-being of our community, staff and volunteers are important to Forgotten Harvest.

• If you are sick, FH requests that you refrain from volunteering and stay home until you are recovered.  We respect and honor the rights of any individuals who may prefer to mask when volunteering.
• Continue personal health etiquette, including frequent handwashing or hand-sanitizing.