People distributing food in a pantry with shelves full of bread and packaged goods.

Volunteer

The Free Store is a grassroots volunteer-driven initiative. Our amazing team contribute a combined 12,500 volunteer hours every year! While it is a simple concept, many hands are needed for smooth sailing each day. Volunteering is accessible, simple and flexible. You can choose when and how often you volunteer. And that might change week to week or month to month. That's fine by us. 

Keen to volunteer? It's easy as. Get involved today. We’re always looking for volunteers!

Sign up to our database and you will be re-directed to our roster, currently using excel spreadsheets. You can easily choose which days you want to pitch in. You've got the power!

If you have any questions contact Veronica - communitywork@thefreestore.org.nz

Assorted breads, pastries, sandwiches, and green apples in a cardboard box.

 

Supply Food

Own or manage an eatery and want to make sure your surplus food reaches a good home? 

We believe that it's better for your surplus to be eaten instead of wasted. We know you think this too! Here's why we should partner:

  1. We only take surplus at the end of the day. We don't want you to make anything extra for us. And if you sell out that's fine too!

  2. We will fit in with your schedule and come to you. Our volunteers are consistent each day.

  3. We help cut down waste disposal costs.

  4. All the feels!

Group of people posing together indoors, smiling at the camera, in a room with wooden walls and windows in the background.

Regular Giving

By making donations on the regular this helps us to have a degree of certainty that our day-to-day costs will be covered. The Free Store doesn't need a lot of money to operate so even a monthly donation of $10 would be so helpful. Whatever you can contribute, we greatly appreciate.

It's easy to set up a regular payment through the following methods:

Online banking

Account Name: The Free Store
Account Number: 02-0560-0152467-03
Reference: TFS Donation

Automatic Payment

Print, complete and sign The Free Store Automatic Payment Authority Form, then drop it off at your bank branch or post it to The Free Store at:

211 Willis St, Te Aro, Wellington 6021

Please get in touch with us if you need any help.