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Emergency Food Box Packing

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ORGANIZATION: St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 2 people are interested

Give back to your community as a corporate team builder or as an individual looking to complete service hours!


St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
distributes 45,000 Emergency Food Boxes a month, at no cost, to individuals and families in need. A majority of those receiving Emergency Food Boxes includes the elderly, children, working families and the homeless.

Join us to pack these emergency food boxes with non-perishable items, sort food or repack bulk produce. Positions include high impact roles such as palletizing the completed boxes, as well as, less strenuous jobs that can be done seated.


Interested INDIVIDUAL volunteers are able to register at: https://volunteer.firstfoodbank.org/calendar

For GROUP SCHEDULING please contact us directly - mccooper@firstfoodbank.org or 602-343-3134. We are able to accommodate groups of 100+ volunteers!

Thank you!

ABOUT THE FOOD BANK:

Celebrating its 50th year as the world’s FIRST Food Bank, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that alleviates hunger by efficiently gathering and distributing food to 474 partner agencies at 600 locations that serve the hungry. Serving nine of Arizona’s 15 counties, the organization is a member of Feeding America, the national network of food banks, and is committed to volunteerism, building community relationships, and improving the quality of life for Arizonans in need. In Fiscal Year 2016-17, the Food Bank distributed more than 86 million pounds of food to Arizona families and children and garnered more than 200,000 volunteer service hours.

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About St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance

Location:

2831 N. 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009, US

Mission Statement

To alleviate hunger through the gathering and distribution of food while encouraging self-sufficiency, collaboration, advocacy and education.

Description

St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, the world’s first food bank, is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that alleviates hunger by efficiently gathering and distributing food to the hungry. Serving two-thirds of Arizona's 15 counties, the organization is committed to volunteerism, building community relationships and improving the quality of life for Arizonans in need.

A member of Feeding America, which is a network of more than 200 member food banks, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance distributed more than 73 million pounds of food in fiscal year 2015-2016 to families and individuals.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Crisis Support
Hunger
Children & Youth, Crisis Support, Hunger

WHEN

Tue Aug 14, 2018
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

WHERE

2831 N. 31st Ave.Phoenix, AZ 85009

(33.47908,-112.12462)
 

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 16
  • Minimum Age with Adult: 12

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