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Pantry Assistant Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH)
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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115 people are interested
The Campaign Against Hunger also known as TCAH is one of the largest food pantries in New York City. It's mission is to empower its neighbors to lead healthier, more productive and self- sufficient lives by increasing their access to nutritious food and related resources. With the help of our many volunteers and staff, TCAH has been able to provide over 6 million meals to members of the community and organizations, in response to COVID-19.To meet the needs of our community, The Campaign Against Hunger is rapidly expanding our dynamic team.
Shifts available for this position: Mondays & Thursdays- 9:30 AM- 12:30PM & 1:30PM-3:30PM. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays- 9:30 AM- 12:30PM, 1:30PM-3:30PM, 3:30PM-6:30PM.
We are kindly asking for a minimum of 3 hours weekly. To sign up for a shift, please fill out our Volunteer Application and see below more details regarding this position.
The Pantry Assistant Volunteer will:
- Assist the Pantry supervisor with Pantry operations
- Maintain the cleanliness of the Food Pantry
- Help pantry staff monitor clients who are on line
- Sanitize Pantry shopping carts frequently
- Assist Pantry staff with inventory so sufficient choices are always available for the clients.
- Assist staff with getting food items out to be available for clients
- Help distribute food to qualified clients
- Stock shelves so sufficient choices are always available for the clients
- Performs other tasks as necessary deemed by TCAH pantry staff, supervisors or managers.
We understand your concerns and can assure you that your safety and health is our priority.
All customers, volunteers and staff are required to wear their masks covering their nose and mouth and check their temperatures.
We sanitize and clean every day and during the day.
Volunteers are required to wash their hands and wear gloves prior to handling food.
Customer, volunteers and staff are required to socially distance.
If you have any questions or concerns please call Michael Schaefer, Volunteer Resource Manager, at 718-773- 3551 ext 115
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About The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH)
Location:
2004 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233, US
Mission Statement
With a poverty rate of over 30% for families living in Bedford-Stuyvesant, there are over 20,000 individuals in need of food within the community. The devastation of poverty in this area has left thousands choosing between paying rent/utilities, buying medicine, and obtaining food. Operating under The Campaign Against Hunger, Inc., The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH) is a non-profit organization working vigorously to end hunger in the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Ocean Hill/Brownsville neighborhoods of Brooklyn, in Community Board Districts 3 and 16. We open our doors with the goal of impacting the lives of a population that has become invisible to society. The mission of the TCAH is to end hunger by distributing food and empowering families through information and support, which will bring strength and dignity to the community. We believe that food is a right, not a privilege, so we strive to make certain our neighbors never have to go without it.
Description
The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH) serves as a beacon of hope to our community, and our services extend beyond simply providing emergency food to encompass an array of programs. As one of the largest programs in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community, we are able to offer a host of vital services to the diverse clients we serve. Our goal is not simply to provide people with a satisfactory amount of food but to empower our families.
Because of our commitment to ending hunger, in 2006 we expanded our services to accommodate the growing number of customers we presently serve. We relocated to a 2000-square-foot facility in order to open a supermarket-style food pantry, wherein our clients are able to choose the items they want from our shelves. This model reinvests people with the power of choice and lends dignity to the process of emergency food distribution. Additionally, it helps us to conserve food, since customers no longer end up with items they do not want, as often happens when they are given pantry bags. Consequently, the supermarket-style model costs less per meal than a prepackaged-pantry-bag model. Our pantry operates five days a week, with a wide range of hours to meet our customers' needs: Monday & Wednesday from 10:00AM-3:00PM and Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday from 1:00PM-6:30PM. Customers are able to visit our pantry once per month, and we provide enough food for them for three full days (with three meals per day), based on the size of their household.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2010 Fulton StreetBrooklynBrooklyn, NY 11233
DATE POSTED
August 15, 2022
SKILLS
- Inventory Management
- Multi-Tasking
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Organization
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum 3 hours weekly
- Volunteers should be prepared to stand, bend, lift, and lift boxes of about 20-25 lbs. Volunteers should also dress comfortably and wear boots or sneakers. No open toed shoes.