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Help feed the hungry in Queens!
ORGANIZATION: Hour Children Community Outreach and Food Pantry
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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107 people are interested
Our client choice, supermarket-style food pantry runs three distributions per week for two hours each. Our distribution hours are Mondays, 2:00 - 4:00; Tuesdays, 10:30 - 12:30; and Thursdays, 3:00 - 5:00.
We seek volunteers for all three shifts, but especially Mondays and Thursdays! Your time commitment will involve arriving at least one hour prior to the start of distribution, and staying through the entire two hour shift.
Responsibilities include stocking shelves, sorting and storing produce, helping clients shop, breaking down boxes, and routine clean up. We are also seeking a dedicated desk volunteer who is responsible for checking in clients when they arrive.
This is energetic, fast-paced work with a lovely group of core volunteers from the community! We strive to provide food to those in need in the most welcoming, warm way possible. Bring your customer service skills! Bilingual abilities are definitely a plus as well.
Please apply ONLY if you will be committing to volunteer with us at least once per week for at least one month. We are unable to train volunteers for a one-time shift.
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About Hour Children Community Outreach and Food Pantry
Location:
36-49 11TH ST, (Located inside a gated parking lot on 11th St.), Long Island City, NY 11106, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Hour Children Food Pantry is to address hunger- and health-related issues affecting low-income families in our community.
Description
Through our client-choice supermarket-style food pantry, we strive to provide healthy food in a safe, dignifying and welcoming environment. Open to clients from all five boroughs, the pantry works to provide nutritious items such as fresh vegetables and fruits, meats and fish, beans, milk, and whole grains as often as possible. Clients are free to choose the items from each food group that best fit their taste, dietary, and cultural preferences. As one of our pantry clients said, "There is dignity in choice!"
Our pantry relies on a dedicated group of around 20 volunteers that come weekly to help ensure that each distribution runs as smoothly as possible. Through educational workshops such as cooking demonstrations, and partnerships with organizations such as the Food Bank and VNSNY, we seek to provide resources beyond food that connect neighborhood residents to additional resources that are necessary to sustain healthy lives.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
36-49 11th Street(Inside a gated parking lot on 11th St.)Long Island City, NY 11106
DATE POSTED
May 2, 2017
SKILLS
- Spanish
- Customer Service
- Russian
- Bilingual
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Cantonese / Mandarin
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum 2.5 hours/week for a minimum of one month.