Become a Volunteer

There is a time and place for you to volunteer! Helping Hands has hundreds of volunteers who serve countless hours. Hear testimonies from our volunteers.

We are open to the service of our clients from 10am – 4pm on Mondays and Tuesdays and from 12pm – 6pm on Thursdays. Volunteers regularly arrive at 8:30am to prepare for the day and hold a daily prayer meeting 10 minutes before opening.  

Congratulations to the 2008 volunteers of the year, Bart and Joan Meharg of First Baptist Church Belton.

Contribution of Goods

Helping Hands is always in need of food to stock the shelves of the pantry.  Food items that are regularly in high demand are: sugar, flour, tuna, canned vegetables, rice, oats, canned stews, soups, chilis or other meats.  

You can also help by contributing your unused plastic bottles and paper and plastic bags from grocery and merchandising stores. Don’t throw them away! They are used for bottling shampoo, detergent, dishwashing liquid and for packaging food for clients to receive.  

Financial Contribution

If you would like to contribute to Helping Hands financially, we accept donations during open hours or mailed checks. You can also donate from your computer at home by clicking on the paypal button to the right. (Please be aware that Paypal takes a small percentage of each donation. If you would like your contribution be designated to a particular project please make a note in the comments section through Paypal.)

An electronic funds transfer can be setup free of cost by contacting Mike Bergman for account info.

As well as the general budget, donations can be specified strictly for food, the new building or for Helping Hands 500. Helping Hands 500 is a program set to have 500 families committed to contributing $5 a month to help meet the needs of the benevolence program.

Food Drives

Helping Hands is involved in three major food drives throughout the year. The annual Postal Workers’ Food Drive takes place the Saturday before Mother’s Day in May. Friends Feeding Friends is an October drive for food pantries in Bell County coordinated by the Temple/Belton Board of Realtors. KXTX 10 News in Waco organizes Food For Familes, which collects food for pantries throughout central Texas in November.

Helping Hands always needs help collecting food on the collection days as well as food donated for clients.  Be a part of the community and help during these drives.