Yolo Food Bank: Dry Product Packing (YFB Warehouse)

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ORGANIZATION: Yolo Food Bank

Dry Product Packing Assistants are responsible for re-packing rice and beans from large (20-25 pound) bags into smaller 1-2 pound bags for distribution to our partner programs as well as through direct distribution programs to food insecure residents. Working at a clean and sanitary workstation, Dry Product Packing Assistants will occasionally lift materials, use simple measuring tools, and work alone or in a small group.

Qualifications:

  • Bring Your Own Mask/Face Covering
  • Ages: 16-17 must receive parental permission
  • Ages: 12-15 must be accompanied by an adult
  • Able to stand, bend, reach, intermittently*
  • Able to lift 1-5 pounds routinely and 5-40 pounds occasionally often with another person
  • Responsible and Organized
  • Wear closed toed shoes

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About Yolo Food Bank

Location:

233 Harter Ave, WOODLAND, CA 95776, US

Mission Statement

Our Mission: Yolo Food Bank durably increases food and nutrition security and helps create an equitable and sustainable local food system by: Connecting individuals and families to healthy, high-quality food and resources; Collaborating with community partners to deepen outreach and address food needs; and Convening key players in the community to assess progress and plan collective actions Our Vision: Yolo County is a thriving community where everyone has the resources they need to experience health, prosperity, and a high quality of life. How you can help: Yolo Food Bank is looking for caring, responsible, and respectful individuals or groups to help provide folks in our community with ongoing access to healthy foods. Sign up to help give food away through our food access programs. Serve the public at large-scale drive-through grocery distributions, called Eat Well Yolo. Help out at Kids Farmers Markets to give out fresh fruits and veggies AND teach kiddos about nutrition. Sign up to make doorstep deliveries of staple ingredients for elderly and home-bound neighbors through Eat Home Yolo. Visit the Food Recovery Warehouse to pack bags of food, assist warehouse operations, and see food justice in action! Join a diverse team of passionate volunteers who are working to end food insecurity in Yolo County! Please visit our website for more information about how you can help reduce food insecurity and continue providing our neighbors with free, fresh food during this ongoing crisis!

Description

Yolo Food Bank is looking for caring, responsible, and respectful individuals or groups to help provide folks in our community with ongoing access to healthy foods. We are currently looking for volunteers to fill slots volunteering at distribution sites around Yolo County with socially distanced and contactless drive-thru and pick-up distributions. We also need volunteers to work on-site at Yolo Food Bank repackaging dry product, organizing boxes of food for residents in need, and assisting warehouse procedures.

Sign up to help give food away through our food access programs. Serve the public at large-scale drive-through grocery distributions, called Eat Well Yolo. Help out at Kids Farmers Markets to give out fresh fruits and veggies AND teach kiddos about nutrition. Sign up to make doorstep deliveries of staple ingredients for elderly and home-bound neighbors through Eat Home Yolo. Visit the Food Recovery Warehouse to pack bags of food, assist warehouse operations, and see food justice in action!

Join a diverse team of passionate volunteers who are working to end food insecurity in Yolo County! Please visit our website for more information about how you can help reduce food insecurity and continue providing our neighbors with free, fresh food during this ongoing crisis!

CAUSE AREAS

Hunger
Hunger

WHEN

Mon Jul 06, 2020 - Mon Aug 31, 2020
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

WHERE

233 Harter AveWoodlandWoodland, CA 95776

(38.6886,-121.76006)
 

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 12
  • Closed toed shoes and a face covering is a must.

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