{"id":122252,"date":"2026-01-14T02:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/122252\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T02:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:57:06","slug":"south-plains-food-bank-seeks-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/122252\/","title":{"rendered":"South Plains Food Bank seeks volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spfb.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spfb.org\/\">South Plains Food Bank<\/a> is experiencing an need for volunteers as numbers continue to drop following a brief surge around the New Year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Travis Johnson, chief operating officer, said the food bank typically sees rooms packed with volunteers sorting, packing and preparing food for thousands of families across the region. Currently, those spaces remain largely empty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe need volunteers, we need as many volunteers as we saw in December, you can see behind me right now, this room is normally packed with volunteers,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Impact of volunteers<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Johnson says it\u2019s important to remember while you may think you\u2019re just packing boxes, families see hope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cSo when you\u2019re coming to the food bank and volunteering, you\u2019re not just putting food in a box, but that box is going to go to somebody\u2019s home, and hopefully that home is going to be able to thrive and flourish in our community,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cBecause of what we\u2019re doing here at the food bank, so you\u2019re providing food but you\u2019re also providing hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flexible time commitment welcomed<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Volunteering at times can feel like a time commitment, but Johnson says it doesn\u2019t have to be, with any help going a long way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cOn the website it will tell you that it\u2019s maybe a two hour, three hour opportunity, but anytime that you can provide to us, we will welcome that,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIf you can only be here for an hour, come be here for an hour, because that\u2019s an hour of work that can get done and help who we are serving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Different opportunities to serve<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The food bank offers a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spfb.org\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spfb.org\/volunteer\/\">volunteer opportunities<\/a>, including serving in the orchard, the kitchen, the warehouse or any of its other programs. Johnson said the organization works to keep the atmosphere fun for all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe try to have music going, you may see some people dancing around here, that\u2019s always fun to see, there\u2019s a lot of camaraderie, we love to have teams come out even individuals,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe have incredible staff here at the South Plains Food Bank, and we promise we will make it fun and worth your time and you will leave here with your heart full,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">If you would like to volunteer, or to see the different opportunities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spfb.org\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.spfb.org\/volunteer\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KCBD. 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