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10 people are interested
Volunteer and Stop Hunger - Become a Mobile Food Pantry Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: West Side Campaign Against Hunger
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10 people are interested
We are looking for volunteers who can regularly commit to fighting hunger while providing dignity and respect to the people we serve throughout Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx!
We offer flexible volunteer shifts from Tuesdays to Fridays from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in an orientation and training.
- Assist mobile pantry staff with set up at partner sites (unload truck, set up tables, lay out food bins, put up signage, and prepare materials (produce bags) to facilitate food distribution.
- Greet and check in customers.
- Provide customer service support (explain section choices, answer questions, and direct customers to the appropriate staff for additional support)
- Ensure food section designated to you is restocked at all times with the support of mobile pantry driver.
- Assist mobile staff with breakdown at partner sites (wipe bins/tables, collect garbage, remove any signs, break down any technology, cooking demo, and reload truck with supplies)
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Age 16 and older .
- Ability to commit to at least two shifts per month .
- Ability to lift 25 lbs is preferred, though not required.
- Ability to follow directions provided by mobile pantry staff and volunteer coordinator.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English a plus.
- Positive attitude and a team player.
Since launching the program in 2017, we distributed 56,136 pounds of fresh produce and other food items to 3,075 customers from 14 partner sites in Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx.
Please contact Maria Perez, NYC Civic Corps Member, via email at mperez@wscah.org for more information about this volunteer opportunity.
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About West Side Campaign Against Hunger
Location:
263 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024, US
Mission Statement
West Side Campaign Against Hunger is a community-based emergency food program and social service agency located in New York CIty. Through a customer-cooperative, supermarket style food pantry, WSCAH alleviates hunger and creates a culture that promotes self reliance and works for change. WSCAH changes our perception of hungry people by working in partnership with them, providing food with dignity, and empowering customers to find solutions.
Description
West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH)-one of the largest and most successful food pantries in New York City-provides emergency food assistance and supportive services for individuals and families facing food insecurity. We offer fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, whole grains, protein, and dairy in our supermarket-style pantry, where customers can choose the food that is best for them, thus serving our community with dignity. With a robust social service department, we connect customers to benefits and other community resources, and we offer a free, on-site job training program called Culinary Pathways. Our newest program and latest innovation to addressing hunger is our Mobile Market, which brings fresh, healthy food and support services directly to New York City neighborhoods with high rates of poverty and food insecurity.
Last year, we distributed over 1.5 million pounds of food-one-third of which was fresh fruits and vegetables. This amounted to 1.3 million meals for more than 11,300 unduplicated families. We also enrolled 586 families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 357 in health insurance, and helped 196 people find jobs. We graduated 43 individuals from our Culinary Pathways Program-a 75% graduation rate-and 81% of graduates either continued their education or obtained employment.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
263 West 86th StreetNew York, NY 10024
DATE POSTED
May 4, 2018
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Multi-Tasking
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Ability to commit to at least two shifts per month
- Ability to commute to various locations throughout Upper Manhattan and South Bronx