Food Pantry Volunteer - East End House
ORGANIZATION: East End House
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East End House
East End House has served under-resourced members of the East Cambridge community for over 140 years. We use a holistic approach to provide a variety of resources to support local families such as childcare, senior citizen programming, an emergency food pantry, and parenting education. The East End House Emergency Food Program provides low-income families, seniors and individuals with nutritious food and empowers them to make healthy food choices. The Pantry distributes food to over 500 families each month with an emphasis on fresh, wholesome and culturally-appropriate foods.
Volunteer Role
Emergency Food Pantry volunteers are caring individuals who want to lend their time and effort to ensuring all members of the community have access to healthy food. Individuals work in a close team of regular volunteers every week led by the Community Programs Associate. The Food Pantry distributes grocery and produce items for families to cook at home.
Duties include:
- Setting-up pantry and food donations to prepare them for clients
- Assisting in unloading the food deliveries from Food for Free and the Greater Boston Food Bank
- Bagging groceries for individuals and families who come to the food pantry
- Maintaining cleanliness and orderliness in the Food Pantry
- Greeting consumers and help them with the check-in and sign-up processes
- Understanding and upholding pantry rules and regulations
- Keeping the pantry stocked and clean, breaking down, tying up, and disposing of all boxes and other waste
Logistics
We are looking for volunteers interested in making a weekly commitment to being a part of our Food Pantry team every Friday from 9am-11:30pm. If you would like to apply, please contact Giovanna Castro Matos, our Volunteer Coordinator, at giovanna@eastendhouse.org or 617-876-4444.
More opportunities with East End House
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About East End House
Location:
105 Spring Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, US
Mission Statement
East End House is a not-for-profit, multi-service community center and social service agency with an on-going commitment to a diverse population, providing programs and services to strengthen family and community. East End House is the center of community life, a safe haven welcoming, linking, and collaborating with individuals of all ages, their families, businesses, and community institutions to create innovative programs in pursuit of excellence on a sound fiscal basis.
Description
Originally established in 1875, East End House is one of Greater Boston's earliest settlement houses and community centers. One hundred and twenty-nine years ago, it was a vital resource for struggling or newly immigrated individuals and families. Today it is a dynamic, multi-service community center, focused on improving self-sufficiency, providing emergency aid, and making referrals to other agencies when necessary. Consistent throughout its history is this agency's dedication to providing essential services by responding to current community needs with programs, classes, informational resources, and activities. Well-baby clinics at the turn of the century, New Deal Programs during the Great Depression, multilingual energy audits for lower-income families in the seventies, a new facility completed in 1993 - East End House has evolved with its community, ever-mindful of the development and self-determination of those it serves.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
105 Spring StreetCambridge, MA 02141
DATE POSTED
February 9, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Friday mornings 9am-11:30am, weekly commitment