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25 people are interested
Food Donations Driver
ORGANIZATION: United Against Poverty
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25 people are interested
Food Donations Drivers Needed at Downtown Orlando Nonprofit
Community Food & Outreach Center | 150 West Michigan Street
Description: The Community Food & Outreach Center is looking for a few interested volunteers to join their volunteer drivers team. Volunteer drivers handle small pick-ups of donated groceries from some of our local food market partners. This is an excellent on-going volunteer opportunity for one or two individuals with available time in their week and who drive a SUV, van or large car with a large enough trunk. Grocery Donation Pick-ups happen every weekday with the food being delivered to the Community Food & Outreach Center Cost Share Grocery just south of downtown Orlando near Michigan and Orange. Food donated by local grocery programs is available to members of the grocery program at 1/3 the cost of a commercial store. The Community Food and Outreach Center’s members pay no fee to join, they simply qualify based on their income level ($24,000/yr or below for an individual). We believe in offering a hand up and not a hand out and developed this sustainable model where the organization does not profit but rather shares the cost of running the operations with our members. Over 109,000 people used our program in 2013. We’re looking for a volunteer(s) who can commit to at least one location or more at least one day a week or more for a minimum of 13 weeks.
Pick-up Locations and Times:
Tuskawilla Fresh Market: 520 Red Bug Lake Road, Winter Springs
Pick-up Opportunities: Mon-Fri 9:00am-10:00am
GFS Market: 8550 South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
Pick-up Opportunities: Mondays and Wednesday’s 10:30am-11:30am
Orlando Fresh Market: 1500 North Mills Ave, Orlando
Pick-up Opportunities: Wednesday’s 11:30am-12:30pm
Join the team and help make a difference! For all interested in volunteering, please contact Mark Perez at 407-408-2544 or volunteer@communityfoodoutreach.org
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About United Against Poverty
Location:
150 West Michigan St., Orlando, FL 32806, US
Mission Statement
To help those in need to transform their lives by providing food, crisis care, opportunities for education and employment, and a hand up to families , individuals and children who are fighting to break the cycle of poverty
Description
United Against Poverty is the only national organization to provide families with both emergency food supplies and the opportunity to obtain highly subsidized groceries, including hygiene products, six days a week. We provide a comprehensive approach to fight and reduce long-term, poverty related hunger. Additionally, our Passport Out of Poverty model is a holistic, multi-pronged approach that breaks the cycle of poverty through:
- Offering immediate hunger relief
- Stabilizing crisis situations
- Multiplying client purchasing power for food & hygiene items
- Restoring dignity, self-respect, and a sense of personal responsibility
- Establishing self sufficiency
Our organization is not affiliated with any religion or faith-based organization. However, those who work here do feel called to this type of mission-based vocation and our founders have embraced a long-term commitment to help families break the cycle of poverty. The United Against Poverty model is unique in that it requires clients to make a contribution of some sort such as attending classes, participating in programs, contributing a percentage of the cost of food or volunteering. We provide ongoing support and establish ongoing relationships with clients. It is the guiding principle of our leadership that people living in poverty do not need empty handouts, but a program that offers a comprehensive hand-up towards a new future.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
150 West Michigan St.Orlando, FL 32806
DATE POSTED
January 25, 2018
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- at least once a week for 13 weeks