Activity Summary:

Join us in assisting clients at our drive-up food pantry. Volunteers will help distribute goods to clients.

The food pantry assistant will will greet clients and explain how the food pantry operates. Duties include, but are not limited to, packing boxes, stocking shelves, getting supplies from garage, and bringing food to clients’ cars.

Our Food Pantry hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00am - 1:00pm

Qualifications:

• 18 years or older
• Must enjoy working with people from diverse backgrounds
• Possess effective communication abilities
• Friendly personality and smile
• Must be able to comfortably lift cases of food (30+lbs)
• Reliable, professional and friendly
• Pass initial screening process
• Bilingual abilities are a plus
• Bring and wear personal face mask
• Pass health screening including forehead temperature reading and brief questionnaire at start of shift.

Policies:

Alcohol, drugs, and smoking are not permitted at any Salvation Army facilities or volunteer sites.

Pants/shorts and a shirt with sleeves must cover the waist and fit comfortably. Transparent and tight-fitting clothes are not permitted. For your safety, closed toe shoes are required.

Off-street parking is available.

If this volunteer opportunity seems like a match for your experience, skills, and interests, please sign up here or contact Linda Merrow at 815-544-3892 or linda.merrow@usc.salvationarmy.org. You may also visit http://bttr.im/1yb64 to start the application process.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with The Salvation Army!