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Food Pantry Volunteers Needed!
ORGANIZATION: Food Bank of Iowa
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The Food Bank of Iowa has opened a Food Pantry onsite! We need your help to serve community members and better understand the 500+ partner agencies that we serve. This choice pantry will offer food items to families in our neighborhood and an opportunity to serve the 1 in 8 Iowans currently in need.
Spend Tuesday evenings making a big impact!
Role: Assist community members shopping in the food pantry, filling out profiles as a new shopper, and providing additional support such as bus schedules and brochures with information on other benefits.
Commitment: We can accept volunteers as they are available for one time opportunities! We do also have a huge need volunteers that are able to commit to a weekly shift and willing to cross train to assist clients from welcome to departure at the pantry.
Tuesdays: 3:30pm-7:30pm
Requirements: Volunteers must be aged 16 or older to volunteer in the pantry. Please note that for some of the roles in the pantry we do need a volunteer to be willing to commit to a weekly shift for training. Training will occur before your first shift and a Food Bank of Iowa staff member will be onsite to assist with any questions for all pantry shifts.
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About Food Bank of Iowa
Location:
2220 E 17th St, Des Moines, IA 50316, US
Mission Statement
The Food Bank of Iowa is a charitable, not-for-profit organization committed to our mission of alleviating hunger through food distribution, partnership and education.
Description
From the time the dock doors opened in 1982, we have maintained our No. 1 priority - maximizing "food in - food out" to meet the critical needs of a diverse population through our network of partner agencies in 55 Iowa counties.
As a non-profit food bank, our primary role is to provide food to the charitable agencies offering direct service to hungry Iowans.
These partner agencies include:
- Food pantries
- Soup kitchens
- Homeless shelters
- Shelters for victims of domestic violence
- Nonprofit day care centers
- Residential care centers
- Child and senior programs
Along with traditional food banking, the Food Bank of Iowa also operates three successful programs: Backpack Buddies, HUSH and the Fresh Produce Project.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2220 E 17th StreetDes MoinesDes Moines, IA 50312
DATE POSTED
November 7, 2018
SKILLS
- Office Reception
- Data Entry
- People Skills
- Multi-Tasking
- Inventory Management
- Operations
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- 4 hours