Community Market Vehicle Loader Volunteers

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ORGANIZATION: Alameda County Community Food Bank

Every weekday, representatives from Food Bank partner organizations come to pick up food to distribute in their respective communities. Volunteers are needed to help these reps load their vehicles with food that can include items, e.g. sacks of potatoes, onions, weighing up to 50 lbs.

We are seeking volunteers (ages 18+). Volunteers are welcome to sign up for more than one day.

To sign up, please go to www.accfb.org/volunteer.

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About Alameda County Community Food Bank

Location:

7900 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA 94621, US

Mission Statement

To alleviate hunger by providing nutritious food and nutrition education to people in need, educating the public, and promoting public policies that address hunger and its root causes.

Please visit http://www.accfb.org/volunteer.html to sign up.

Description

Founded in 1985, the Food Bank's primary purpose is to collect and distribute nutritious food to Alameda County's low income residents. The Food Bank accomplishes this through its network of 300 hunger relief agencies which includes food pantries, soup kitchens, residential and day programs, shelters, and USDA distribution sites. In the 2010-11 Fiscal Year, the Alameda County Community Food Bank distributed over 20 million pounds of food to provide food assistance to 49,000 people in need each week.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Hunger
Community, Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

7900 Edgewater DriveOakland, CA 94621

(37.741524,-122.201385)
 

SKILLS

  • Warehousing

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 18
  • We offer 3 and a half hour shifts every weekday, 7:30-11:00 with the option to help out until 2 pm.
  • We are seeking healthy adults over 18 who are comfortable standing, lifting, and bending and can commit to at least one day a week. Registration is required - we can’t allow drop-ins at this time.

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