Nutrition Advocate at Mobile Food Pantries
ORGANIZATION: Harvesters - The Community Food Network
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At Harvesters our mission is feeding hungry people today and working to end hunger tomorrow. Harvesters is so grateful for the work of our volunteers, who bring their hearts and hands to the job of feeding hungry people! We could not feed 141,500 people every month without the dedication and service of our volunteers. This position is responsible for distributing nutrition information, food safety tips, and/or healthy recipes at Harvesters’ Mobile Food Pantries in a positive and engaging manner.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Maintain excellent customer service with both Mobile Food Pantry clients and Mobile Food Pantry managers; ensure positive representation of Harvesters to all involved in mobile distribution.
- Be available to work with the Topeka Nutrition Services coordinator prior to the mobile food distribution in order to be prepared for the duties to be completed.
- Ensure engagement with all or most clients of mobile food distribution by speaking with them about nutrition and giving them a packet of resources related to information given verbally.
- Willingness to be cheerful and engaging with clients.
- Commitment to follow up with the Nutrition Services coordinator after the MFP is held and communicate number of active and number of passive participants engaged.
Other Aspects of the Job:
- Must be able to effectively communicate and interact with Harvesters staff, mobile pantry managers, and customers/clients
- Have a commitment to the mission of Harvesters and willingness to only share advice with clients that is approved by Harvesters staff.
- This position functions outdoors for most distributions. It can require extensive walking in, sometimes, unfavorable weather.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Experience working with a diverse group of people is helpful.
- Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.
- Volunteers must be able to provide their own transportation.
More opportunities with Harvesters - The Community Food Network
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Harvesters - The Community Food Network
Location:
215 SE Quincy Street, Topeka, KS 66603, US
Mission Statement
Harvesters--The Community Food Network feeds hungry people today and works to end hunger tomorrow.
Description
We are a regional food bank serving a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. Harvesters provides food and related household products to more than 620 not-for-profit agencies including emergency food pantries, community kitchens, homeless shelters, children’s homes and others. We also offer education programs to increase community awareness of hunger and teach about good nutrition.
Harvesters' main facility is located in Kansas City, Missouri at 3801 Topping Ave. Harvesters also operates a second facility in Topeka, Kansas at 215 E. Quincy St.
Harvesters is a certified member of Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks. In 2011 Harvesters was Feeding America’s Food Bank of the Year. We are a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Harvesters also is one of five regional disaster relief staging sites for Feeding America. We continually store a supply of food, water and cleaning supplies that can be sent to a disaster site on short notice.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Topeka Various Sites215 SE Quincy StreetTopeka, KS 66603
DATE POSTED
June 28, 2018
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 3 hours per week