A Shared Calendar for Your Food Bank
Distribution days, volunteer shifts, food drives, donation drop-offs — synced to everyone's phone. No app to download. No accounts for your volunteers or clients.
Create Your Food Bank Calendar — FreeSound familiar?
It's the third Thursday of the month — distribution day. But the pantry had to move to the church gym because of a broken pipe, and families are lining up at the old location on Pine Street. The change was posted on Facebook yesterday, but many clients don't have Facebook.
The holiday food drive at the grocery store is on Saturday from 9 to 3, but only four volunteers signed up to cover six-hour shifts. The coordinator sent an email two weeks ago, but it landed in spam for half the volunteer list.
The food bank director spends Monday mornings answering calls: "When is the next distribution?" "Can I drop off donations on Tuesday?" "Do you need volunteers this week?" The schedule is on the website, but most people don't know the website exists.
How it works for food banks
Add your food bank events
Type in the event — distribution day, food drive, volunteer shift — pick a date, and save. Takes 30 seconds.
Share with your community
Post the link on flyers, share it with partner agencies, or text it to your volunteer list. People tap once to subscribe.
Events appear on every phone
Food bank events show up in their calendar app — Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook — right next to their personal events.
The free plan covers most small food pantries. No credit card needed.
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Here's what food banks typically put on their shared calendar:
What this looks like in practice
Rosa, the pantry director, opens iCalFeed on Monday. She adds next week's mobile pantry stop at the apartment complex, updates Thursday's distribution with the new building entrance, and posts Saturday's food drive volunteer shifts. Total time: four minutes.
Derek, a retired teacher who volunteers weekly, checks his phone on Wednesday. He sees "Warehouse Sorting — 9 AM to 12 PM, Dock Entrance, Closed-Toe Shoes Required" on his calendar between a doctor appointment and lunch with a friend. He grabs his work shoes from the closet.
On Tuesday, the apartment complex manager calls to say the parking lot is being repaved and the mobile pantry needs to set up on the street instead. Rosa updates the event location and adds a note about where to park. By Wednesday, every volunteer's phone shows the new spot.
How iCalFeed compares
vs. Paper flyers
Printed once and handed out. If the schedule changes, the flyers are wrong.
Always current on their phone. Changes sync automatically.
vs. Facebook posts
Many clients and volunteers aren't on Facebook. Posts get buried in the feed.
Every subscriber sees every event. No social media account needed.
vs. Phone calls
Staff spends hours calling volunteers and answering schedule questions.
Everyone checks their own phone. Staff focuses on feeding people.
vs. Website calendar
Most people don't know the food bank has a website, and even fewer bookmark it.
Events come to them. No website to visit or remember.
Food bank calendar questions
Keep your community fed and informed
Start with the free plan — 1 calendar, 10 events. No credit card required.