Be a hunger hero! Deliver monthly grocery boxes to homebound seniors! (18+)

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Too many of our neighbors cannot access food help in their community right no w , b ring help to their door by serving as a Grocery Delivery Driver for Homebound Seniors. Grocery delivery volunteers are matched with the same client(s) each month to build relationships. Low time commitment, but big impact on a senior’s life!

Through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), low-income seniors are given a monthly food box including canned fruits, vegetables and juices, dry and UHT milk, American cheese, canned meat, peanut butter or dried beans, cereal, rice or pasta.

We are looking for volunteers to deliver a grocery box once a month to seniors receiving support through CSFP. We have folks in the East Metro (St. Paul, Roseville) waiting to be matched with a volunteer.

• Pick up paperwork and food box at designated SHH location or partner sites
  
  
• Deliver food to clients, volunteers are matched with 1-4 clients depending on availability
  
  
• Assure client completes Signature Log Sheet each month, and return paperwork to SHH
  
  
• Contact the client to arrange monthly delivery
  
  
• Assist client with certification and recertification process
  
  
• Inform SHH if unable to deliver client’s food box for a particular month; provides reasonable notice if not able to deliver (at least 2 weeks)
  
  
• Must be reliable and punctual
  
  
• Highly respectful of client confidentiality
  
  
• Ability to physical perform the role
• Able to lift and carry 30+ pound box
• Able to operate own vehicle with valid driver's license and insurance

• Willingness to interact patiently and with empathy with participants from diverse economic, social, and ethnic backgrounds and uphold a non-judgmental, positive regard
  
  
• Ability to make a monthly commitment for a minimum of a 1-year
  
  
• Ability to provide proof of motor vehicle insurance and valid driver's license
  
  
• Ability to meet SHH’s guidelines for acceptable driving record and background check: Volunteers in this position work closely with vulnerable populations and are exposed to sensitive client information.
• SHH will be conducting criminal background checks and motor vehicle checks for all volunteers in this position.
• SHH reserves the right to decline working with a volunteer, or dismiss a current volunteer, based on the results of the background check or motor vehicle report.

• Areas of need: East Metro (St. Paul, Roseville)
• Total time requirement: Monthly commitment for minimum of 1 year
• Schedule: Flexible based on client and volunteer availability, some daytime availability necessary for pick-up 1x a month
• Work site: Community based, dependent on client location

A note on box pick-up: Pick-up to be completed at Brooklyn Park facility.

To Apply: Visit the opportunity on our portal, https://volunteer.2harvest.org/, and if the opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, click on "Respond" to express your interest and complete the initial steps in the process. After responding, you’ll get an email confirming your interest and a link to our application.

Questions?: Contact Bri Johnson, bjohnson@2harvest.org