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68 people are interested
Volunteer with WSCAH Mobile Pantry!
ORGANIZATION: West Side Campaign Against Hunger
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68 people are interested
West Side Campaign Against Hunger Mission
Through a supermarket-style food pantry, West Side Campaign Against Hunger alleviates hunger and creates a culture that promotes self-reliance and works for change. West Side Campaign Against Hunger changes our perception of hungry people by working in partnership with them, providing food with dignity, and empowering customers to find solutions.
Mobile Pantry Program Overview
Our new Mobile Pantry Program works in partnerships with other agencies (Community Based Non-profits, Health Centers, Churches, and Senior Centers) bringing our customer-choice pantry model to neighborhoods in need, while making sure our customers are connected to resources in their neighborhoods. The Mobile Pantry is a specially designed truck staffed with a Pantry Manager/Driver, Community Resource Counselor, and Program Manager.
Location & Shifts:
309 Drake Street
Bronx, NY, 10474
Mondays, 9:30am-1pm/1:30-5pm
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Experience working at a supermarket or food pantry preferred, though not required.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to lift up to 25lbs
- Can-do attitude and flexibility
- General understanding of food income insecurity and how it affects New York City.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in an orientation before start date
- Assist MP staff with receiving food from our suppliers
- Ensure food is examined and apply quality control as needed
- Organize and repack inventory
- Assist with cleaning
- Participate in special projects based on need
Please contact Moira Peterson at mpeterson@wscah.org
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About West Side Campaign Against Hunger
Location:
263 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024, US
Mission Statement
West Side Campaign Against Hunger is a community-based emergency food program and social service agency located in New York CIty. Through a customer-cooperative, supermarket style food pantry, WSCAH alleviates hunger and creates a culture that promotes self reliance and works for change. WSCAH changes our perception of hungry people by working in partnership with them, providing food with dignity, and empowering customers to find solutions.
Description
West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH)-one of the largest and most successful food pantries in New York City-provides emergency food assistance and supportive services for individuals and families facing food insecurity. We offer fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, whole grains, protein, and dairy in our supermarket-style pantry, where customers can choose the food that is best for them, thus serving our community with dignity. With a robust social service department, we connect customers to benefits and other community resources, and we offer a free, on-site job training program called Culinary Pathways. Our newest program and latest innovation to addressing hunger is our Mobile Market, which brings fresh, healthy food and support services directly to New York City neighborhoods with high rates of poverty and food insecurity.
Last year, we distributed over 1.5 million pounds of food-one-third of which was fresh fruits and vegetables. This amounted to 1.3 million meals for more than 11,300 unduplicated families. We also enrolled 586 families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 357 in health insurance, and helped 196 people find jobs. We graduated 43 individuals from our Culinary Pathways Program-a 75% graduation rate-and 81% of graduates either continued their education or obtained employment.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
309 Drake StBronx, NY 10474
DATE POSTED
April 4, 2019
SKILLS
- Problem Solving
- Multi-Tasking
- People Skills
- Food Service
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Must commit to 2 shifts per month