Summer of Service - Food Distribution at Yolo County Fairgrounds

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ORGANIZATION: Yolo Food Bank

Fairgrounds

Summer of Service - Eat Well Yolo Woodland Food Giveaway

Please join us as we "Share Yolo's Bounty" and provide free food to those in need in the Woodland area this Spring. Volunteers will assist with the setup and breakdown of the food distribution. Volunteers will also assist in sorting and inspecting all food products, preparing food bags, and loading the bags into clients' vehicles.

You must attend a mandatory Virtual Volunteer Orientation to learn everything you need to know about volunteering with Yolo Food Bank before you can attend your first in-person event! Visit our website to create a volunteer account and register!

Once you complete your Orientation, the Volunteer Coordinators will allow you to register for any event you'd like to attend!

YFB Volunteer Qualifications:

  • Maintain physical distancing
  • Ages: 17 must receive parental permission
  • Ages: 12-16 must be accompanied by an adult
  • Able to stand, bend, reach, intermittently*
  • Able to lift 1-5 pounds routinely and 5-45 pounds occasionally often with another person
  • Responsible and Organized
  • Wear closed toed shoes

31 Shifts
Available spots are approximations

All shifts have expired
  • Fri Jul 29, 2022 - 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Fri Jul 29, 2022 - 06:00 AM to 08:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Tue Jul 26, 2022 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Tue Jul 26, 2022 - 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Fri Jul 22, 2022 - 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Fri Jul 22, 2022 - 06:00 AM to 08:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Tue Jul 19, 2022 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Tue Jul 19, 2022 - 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM - Spots available: 7
    Orientation Required
  • Fri Jul 15, 2022 - 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Fri Jul 15, 2022 - 06:00 AM to 08:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Tue Jul 12, 2022 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Tue Jul 12, 2022 - 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation Required
  • Fri Jul 08, 2022 - 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation required
  • Fri Jul 08, 2022 - 06:00 AM to 08:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Orientation required
  • Tue Jul 05, 2022 - morning / 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jul 05, 2022 - morning / 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Fri Jul 01, 2022 - morning / 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Fri Jul 01, 2022 - morning / 06:00 AM to 08:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jun 28, 2022 - morning / 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jun 28, 2022 - morning / 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Fri Jun 24, 2022 - 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Fri Jun 24, 2022 - 06:00 AM to 08:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jun 21, 2022 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jun 21, 2022 - 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Fri Jun 17, 2022 - 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Fri Jun 17, 2022 - 06:00 AM to 08:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jun 14, 2022 - morning / 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 7
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jun 14, 2022 - morning / 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM - Spots available: 7
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Fri Jun 10, 2022 - morning / 06:00 AM to 08:30 AM - Spots available: 7
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jun 07, 2022 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
  • Tue Jun 07, 2022 - morning / 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM - Spots available: 8
    Must complete Virtual Volunteer Orientation in order to participate!
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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

Community
Disaster Relief
Hunger
Community, Disaster Relief, Hunger

WHEN

Wed Jun 01, 2022 - Sat Jul 30, 2022
08:00 AM - 11:30 AM
This opportunity has 31 shifts

WHERE

1250 Gum AvenueWoodland, CA 95776

(38.668255,-121.763306)
 

DATE POSTED

July 14, 2022

SKILLS

  • Community Outreach
  • Resource Development / Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Disaster Response
  • Problem Solving
  • Food Delivery / Distribution

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 12
  • Orientation or Training
  • We encourage you to sign up for as many shifts as a time as you are willing to commit to!

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