Interested in Food Justice, Community Health and Nutrition? Become a Veggie Giveaway Volunteer!

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LifeLong Medical Care provides high-quality health and social services to underserved people of all ages; creates models of care for the elderly, people with disabilities and families; and advocates for continuous improvements in the health of our communities.

OUR CORE VALUES

• We respect each person and celebrate the rich diversity of our communities.
• We believe all people are entitled to quality health care that serves the whole person.
• We are dedicated to recruiting, training, and supporting a diverse, compassionate, and skilled staff.
• We are committed to eliminating health disparities.
• We maximize our impact on the health of our community through local, state and national partnerships.
• We continuously seek to hear our patients' voice as we assess, develop and improve our programs.

Our specific clinic offers primary care for adults as well as behavioral healthcare, a prenatal program, an HIV Access clinic and a range of integrative medicine services including acupuncture, mindfulness and naturopathy.

Veggie Giveaway Volunteer Position Description:

• Our Veggie Giveway program provides free, fresh, locally sourced produce to dozens of underserved patients each week!
• Great for someone interested in Food Justice and Community Health. Get to know the farmers, get outside, and smell loads of beautiful produce!
• Volunteers will work with local farmers to collect produce donations from the Grand Lake Farmers Market in Oakland, and deliver them to LifeLong Ashby Health Center.
• Volunteers must be able to lift 30lb and must have access to a car.
• The time commitment is approximately two hours a week, from 1:30-3:30/4:00 every Saturday afternoon. Volunteers should be able to commit for a minimum of three months.

Providing healthy food to our patients is a very important and special job! If you’re interested in this position, please send a resume to jocampo@lifelongmedical.org Thanks so much!

*Note we are in most need of drivers for Saturday, interested applicants who are willing to drive are greatly appreciated.