Fight Food Insecurity with our Foodmobile Program!

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Jewish Family Service of San Diego is a client-centered, impact-driven organization working to build a stronger, more resilient community. We believe our volunteers are the backbone of our Agency. We strive to ensure that each volunteer is treated with dignity and respect. Our goal is your success. Be our partner in Moving Forward Together.

Program:

Foodmobile delivers warm kosher meal to San Diego's home-bound older adults and disabled younger adults. In 2018 alone 55,470 meals were delivered by Foodmobile drivers! Volunteers are often the only visitors individuals have and their smiles and compassion go a long way! Warm meals and warm smiles are the essence of the Foodmobile program.

Goal of Position:

Volunteers are able to help assist in a critical area of need and help alleviate hunger in San Diego. The goal of this position is not only to fight food insecurity but also to foster relationships. As volunteers provide a positive interaction with the older adults whom they serve they are giving more than a meal.

Responsibilities:

• Pick up meals (heating bag and cooler) from JFS main campus
• Deliver approximately 6-12 meals as assigned on the Foodmobile route sheet
• Carry meals into homes (if asked and willing)
• Complete route sheet and return both the sheet and heating bag/cooler to JFS

Qualifications/Responsibilities:

• Must be able to pass a background check
• Must attend a general volunteer orientation and program interview
• Must possess your own vehicle
• Must have valid insurance coverage vehicle
• Must have a current driver's license
• Comfortable with JFS submitting a request for driving records
• Must be at least 25 years old

Time Commitment:

• Volunteers are able to select date of shift according to their own schedule
• Volunteer shifts will be between the hours of 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM Monday - Friday
• Volunteer shifts will last the about 2 hours
• Foodmobile serves Rancho Bernardo, East County, La Mesa, College/Del Cerro, Mid City/North Park, Downtown, Chula Vista, and Coastal Areas.