Weekend Survival Kits

Volunteer With Us!

Our volunteers make it happen! We welcome all ages and abilities to our community packing and delivery events. Thank you for volunteering your time and energy to help feed hungry kids! We especially love having families, friends, and co-workers volunteer together. Check out the opportunities below!

COMMUNITY PACKING & DISTRIBUTION EVENTS

COMMUNITY PACKING & DISTRIBUTION EVENTS
Wednesday evening and Thursday morning every other week during the school year.

Locations in LANSING and OKEMOS
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KIT DELIVERY DRIVER

KIT DELIVERY DRIVER
Our delivery drivers are responsible for picking up food kits on Thursday morning from our packing location in Okemos and delivering them to the schools we serve. Some drivers pick up 10 kits and some pick up 250 kits! This volunteer opportunity requires a school year long commitment. Please email givehope@weekendsurvivalkits.org if you are interested.

NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT

NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT
Our food kits serve two purposes: nourishment and love. Notes of Encouragement are packed into our kits to help show love and support to the child who receives it.

The notes are typically postcard size with positive phrases, jokes, drawings, etc. This is an activity your group can do on your own then mail or drop off your finished notecards to our office. Please contact givehope@weekendsurvivalkits.org for guidelines and further instructions.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS

FUNDRAISING EVENTS
WSK periodically hosts fundraising events that require volunteer support.

Stay tuned to social media for details!
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HOST A SNACK DRIVE

HOST A SNACK DRIVE
We are accepting individually packaged snacks for our Weekday Survival Snacks program.

Please reach out to givehope@weekendsurvivalkits.org to learn how to host a snack drive.

If you have other special skills that you would like to donate, such as organizing, computer skills, marketing, design, or photography – we’d love to talk with you! Please reach out via our CONTACT US form.

Please fill out this form and bring to your first volunteer event. We will keep it on file.
An electronic version will also be emailed to you before the event.

WSK receives food from The Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB). GLFB also has volunteer opportunities. Click Here to be redirected to the GLFB webpage. 

Track Your Hours

We have a special form for you to track your own volunteer activity. It will take just a few minutes and will help us quantify your support for the Weekend Survival Kits.

Each time you fill out the form (one for each date) that information helps us
acknowledge the gift of your time and talents. It also makes it possible for us to create reports on how many volunteer hours we receive throughout the year. This information is very helpful as we continue to search out more support from community organizations and individual donors.

We appreciate your positive comments and constructive criticism.

Thank you so much for sharing your time with us! It means the world to us and the families and children we serve.