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10 people are interested
CalFresh Outreach Volunteer- help those facing hunger!
ORGANIZATION: Feeding San Diego
Please visit the new page to apply.
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10 people are interested
CalFresh Outreach Volunteers will help promote the CalFresh program, also known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Volunteers will conduct CalFresh awareness, provide information, and share materials and resources about CalFresh at food distributions in the community while engaging and educating clients about food security.
Key responsibilities include:
* Conduct direct service CalFresh outreach to food-insecure families, individuals, seniors, disabled, and other diverse populations at FSD distributions throughout San Diego County
* 80% time spent in community and 20% time spent in office environment
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
* Passion for hunger relief, social justice, and interest in public benefits assistance or social work; previous volunteer experience with a non-profit organization preferred
* Ability to work in a variety of settings with culturally-diverse families and communities with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively
* Bilingual skills highly desired (Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin, etc.)
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this position, please email the following to Rachel Oporto, CalFresh Capacity Coordinator, at roporto@feedingsandiego.org with the subject heading "Feeding San Diego - CalFresh Outreach Volunteer":
1) Resume; 2) Cover letter detailing how your experience relates to the responsibilities and duties outlined above, along with your dates of availability. No phone calls, please.
Members of ethnic minorities, women, veterans, persons of disability are encouraged to apply.
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About Feeding San Diego
Location:
9455 Waples Street, Suite 135, San Diego, CA 92121, US
Mission Statement
We are committed to a culture of responsibility and dignity and to leading our local community in the fight against hunger by efficiently providing access to food and nutritious meals. Feeding San Diego builds local and national partnerships with purpose.
Description
FSD was established in 2007 to bring food to San Diegans at risk of hunger. We are the only Feeding America member food bank in San Diego County. Feeding America is the nation’s largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization. There are more than 200 Feeding America member food banks in the U.S., with access to 2 billion pounds of donated food annually; it is a strong group of food banks held to the strictest operational and food safety standards.
FSD is proud to serve the community. The food bank maintains extremely efficient operations and we pride ourselves on conscientious stewardship of resources. Our mission guides us in all of our activities and helps us make a lasting difference in the lives of as many hungry people and families as possible.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
9455 Waples Street, Suite 135San Diego, CA 92121
DATE POSTED
November 18, 2016
SKILLS
- Spanish
- Customer Service
- People Skills
- Case Work / Management
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 5-10 hours monthly
- 3 month commitment