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Healthy Eats Meal Packer Volunteer @ Food For Free Headquarters (Somerville)-Food For Free

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ORGANIZATION: FOOD FOR FREE

  • 5 people are interested

When: Friday- Sunday (9 am-12 pm), Bi-weekly!
Location: 59 Inner Belt Road, Somerville MA 02143

Shift Overview:

Food For Free’s Home Delivery program delivers healthy food boxes to vulnerable food-insecure residents of Cambridge, MA. This program requires an application and is designed for people who cannot access local food pantries due to disability (doctor’s note required) or, if the person is over 60 years old, lack of assistance. With the exception of a few vacation weekends, food boxes are typically delivered every other week throughout the year.

Opportunity: Assemble and deliver grocery boxes for food-insecure families in Greater Boston! Volunteers will assemble boxes with fresh produce, grains, and other healthy grocery items.

Sign up at foodforfree.org/volunteer

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  • 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    When: Friday- Sunday (9 am-12 pm), Bi-weekly! Location: 59 Inner Belt Road, Somerville MA 02143
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About FOOD FOR FREE

Location:

11 INMAN ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139, US

Mission Statement

Good Food, Healthy Communities. We believe access to healthy food is a fundamental right. Our mission is to improve access to healthy food within our community by rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste and creating new distribution channels to under-served populations with an emphasis on utilizing school systems to reach those in need. We envision a future where everyone in our community - regardless of age, income, or ability - has consistent access to fresh, healthy, delicious food.

Description

Through a combination of food rescue and transportation services, we give food programs year-round access to fresh fruits and vegetables, while our direct service programs bring food to students, seniors, and others most at risk of hunger. Our programs address not only short-term hunger but also the long-term health effects of food insecurity and poor nutrition while reducing food waste. We have over 250 active volunteers who have donated over 10,000 hours since the Pandemic hit. We distributed a total of 4.2 million pounds of Food- reaching thousands of households in Massachusetts

Our current volunteer opportunities include the Just Eats Box Packing Program, Field of Greens and the Home Delivery Program. We offer Weekday and Weekend opportunities and welcome group volunteers.

CAUSE AREAS

Hunger
Hunger

WHEN

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This opportunity has 1 shift

WHERE

59 Inner Belt RoadSomerville, MA 02143

(42.378128,-71.08153)
 

DATE POSTED

May 2, 2024

SKILLS

  • Food Service

GOOD FOR

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REQUIREMENTS

  • Orientation or Training

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