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Fresh Produce Drivers Needed
ORGANIZATION: Lift UP
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We need your help to provide fresh produce and food to our community! On Thursday afternoons we are in need of a volunteer to drive our van to the Oregon Food Bank to meet our Program Manager. Here we load product into two vehicles and deliver the food to both the warehouse and the pantry.
This position has a large amount of lifting and requires a volunteer to be on time, reliable, and able to work in a variety of weather conditions. This is a wonderful opportunity for a volunteer to help transport the much needed perishable foods to our community here in NW Portland! This volunteer is an integral part of the Lift Urban Portland volunteer team and much needed to start ASAP.
Thursdays 10:30-2:30
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About Lift UP
Location:
3448 NW Yeon Ave., Portland, OR 97210, US
Mission Statement
Our vision at Lift UP is a Portland where everyone has access to healthy food and opportunities to connect with others.
Description
Lift UP was founded in 1980. The goal was to help neighborhood residents through coordinated volunteer efforts.
Initial activities included conducting food drives and distributing government food commodities, helping people connect with existing social services, and providing opportunities for neighborhood residents to socialize.
Lift UP entered a partnership with the Housing Authority of Portland (now Home Forward) to provide socialization and other services to residents of low-income apartment buildings through the Adopt a Building program. Volunteers from churches and synagogues provided community-building and enrichment activities, including social events and classes.
In December of 2007, Lift UP acquired Preston's Pantry and-with the support of donors, Oregon Food Bank, and local businesses-expanded the program to provide staples and fresh food in an environment that emulates a small grocery store. The food pantry now serves nearly 13,000 people a year!
In 2016, Lift UP launched the Adopt a Building program, which provides in-building food resources to affordable housing residents in Northwest and Downtown Portland. Through this program, Preston's Pantry, and Free Food Market, Lift UP distributed nearly 800,000lbs of food last year. We couldn't do the work that we do without our dedicated volunteer team and we'd love for you to join us!
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WHERE
2701 NW Vaughn St. #102Portland, OR 97210
DATE POSTED
July 15, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training