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Join us in fighting nutrition insecurity in Berkeley & Albany!
ORGANIZATION: BERKELEY FOOD NETWORK
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168 people are interested
Berkeley Food Network is the largest food assistance organization in Northern Alameda County. At BFN, we believe everyone has the right to healthy food and we're committed to increasing food and nutrition security in Berkeley and Albany. We work collaboratively, sourcing high-quality, nutritious foods to distribute at no cost to our neighbors through a network of pantries, a Home Delivery program, and through partnerships with other organizations in our community.
None of this work is possible without the hard work of our amazing volunteers!
BFN offers a variety of volunteer opportunities. You can choose from 2-3 hour shifts doing the following:
- working the on-site or mobile pantries*
- packing boxes of groceries for home deliveries
- driving and delivering groceries to members' homes
- sorting produce and processing recovered food
If you like interacting with all kinds of people in a vibrant environment, please join us!
To get started, please watch a 20-minute Volunteer Orientation video here:
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This video provides an overview of of BFN’s mission, values, opportunities, and programs.
* Pantry volunteer positions require attending an in-person training on the 4th Monday of each month from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm in the BFN Community Room (inside the BFN Warehouse). Staff will provide a program overview, outline the variety of volunteer roles, and present the philosophies in our work with community members. Training will include customer service and de-escalation best practices, as well as approaches to serving members in the context of food insecurity.
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About BERKELEY FOOD NETWORK
Location:
1925 Ninth St., BERKELEY, CA 94710, US
Mission Statement
To help establish a foundation of good health from which all Berkeley residents can pursue opportunity, the Berkeley Food Network aims to provide an innovative, community-centered network of food sourcing and distribution to alleviate the problems of hunger and poor nutrition in Berkeley.
Description
Anchored by our West Berkeley warehouse, our sourcing and distribution programs aim to get high-quality, healthy food to people in need. We operate several direct food assistance programs and serve as a hub for dozens of community-based organizations to shop for food for their pantries and meal programs. Altogether, we support 6,500 community members a week with healthy, no-cost food.
1 in 4 residents in our community is experiencing or at-risk of hunger. Our goal is to ensure that Berkeleyans have regular access to substantial healthy food.
BFN works to alleviate hunger and nutrition insecurity by providing food to anyone in our community who needs it. We center our work on our members (clients) and our community-led partner organizations by being responsive to their needs. BFN sourced and distributed over 1.6 million pounds of food in 2023, and provided healthy groceries to as many as 3,500 people a week.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1925 Ninth St.Berkeley, CA 94710
DATE POSTED
July 25, 2024
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- People Skills
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Cross-cultural Communication
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 12
- Orientation or Training
- Occasional 2-3 hour shifts as fits your schedule, or an ongoing commitment (preferred).
- Must be able to provide respectful service to our members who are from all walks of life. Most shifts involve some lifting.