Open Hands Food Pantry and Garden

Volunteer Opportunities

Open Hands Garden

Open Hands Garden continues with it's amazing growth this year. Harvests of kale, collards, lettuces and herbs have been abundant. And the hoop house is beginning to yield zucchini, squash and peppers. Tomatoes won't be far behind!

So how can you help bring this fresh produce to your hungry neighbors? Click the Sign Up button below and sign up for one or more volunteer sessions. Many time slots still available. No experience needed. Garden leaders will show you everything you need to know.

And remember "more grows in the garden than the gardener sows"!

Woodward Dream Cruise

The Woodward Dream Cruise is coming! And that event brings opportunities for volunteers to help with fundraising for Open Hands!

On Cruise Day (Saturday, August 17th), visitors to the Cruise can park in the church parking lot for a $20 donation to Open Hands. We need volunteers to staff the parking lot in two hour shifts from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. It's fun and you're a part of the Cruise!

Give to Fight Hunger

Can you help close our funding gap?

The need for food assistance is significant in our community.

In 2015, more than 123,000 people including 35,000 children were living below the poverty level in Oakland County.

Open Hands is on track to provide food to nearly 14,000 people in 2017.

Due to the rising cost of food and the end of a $30,000 annual grant, we are seeking additional funding sources and donors to close this gap and meet the needs of our neighbors.

Would you consider making a contribution to Open Hands Food Pantry to help us during the holidays and coming year?

Give to FIGHT Hunger

Oakland University Partnership

Through a partnership with the Oakland University engineering department this past summer, the Open Hands Garden was the recipient of an automated irrigation system designed by Oakland University engineers as their capstone project.

The automated watering system that was designed, programmed, installed, and calibrated by these Oakland University engineers who donated their time as talents as part of their senior engineering course will ensure that Open Hands Garden plants are always well watered and producing – no matter what the weather!

A very special thank you to all those involved with the project! Your dedication and design supports the garden that feeds Open Hands Pantry clients!

Alexa Uljaj

Gerone Ezra Jimenez

Thomas Herzog

Jason Hurst

Benjamin Hayes

John Falvey

Bryan Johnson

Taylor Bodenmiller

Christopher Folden

Robert Grooms

Sapan Patel

Ryan Schultz

Simon Shammami

Dane Zetouna

Michelle Nguyen

James Galat

Karolos Mishreky

Zachary Bussey

CLICK HERE FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT THE GARDEN!

Open Hands Food Pantry & Garden