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3 people are interested
MRNY Food Pantry Intake Volunteer [In-Person] - Jackson Heights, Qns
ORGANIZATION: Make the Road New York
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3 people are interested
Helps register clients into our food pantry database. The volunteer in this position should be tech-savvy enough to successfully enter client’s data into our database. We’re looking for a kind, empathic and patient volunteers since they will be providing information to clients in need of resources.
Tasks include:
- Basic client interview and data collection-- entering client's data info into our database and scheduling them for their food pantry appointments, and updating client info in Plentiful (we will train you).
- Greet all customers with empathy, fostering a positive experience.
- Answer customer questions, requests, and problem-solve together.
- Keep all shelves organized, clean, well-stocked, and properly rotated.
- Assist food pantry staff by bagging cans, fresh produce, and other food items
- Heavy lifting- Ability to lift 10 lbs up to 50 lbs, preferred but not required
Shifts in QUEENS - One of these days (we can be somewhat flexible with the schedule)
Option 1: Wednesday 8 am to 2 pm
Option 2: Thursdays between 8 am to 2 pm
Option 3: Friday between 11 am to 2 pm
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About Make the Road New York
Location:
9210 ROOSEVELT AVE, JACKSON HTS, NY 11372, US
Mission Statement
Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services.
Description
Make the Road New York forges alliances between New York communities that face shared hardships and injustices. All of the communities in which we work are predominantly populated by poor and working class Latinos, immigrants and African Americans. MRNY ' s 10,000+ members come from over 25 different countries and have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds.
MRNY has centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn ; Jackson Heights, Queens ; Port Richmond, Staten Island ; and Brentwood, Long Island , a nd our membership also draws from the surrounding neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York, Ridgewood, Woodside, Elmhurst, Corona, Central Islip, and Patchogue. Our advocacy and litigation work affect millions of other low-income and immigrant New Yorkers on the citywide level and increasingly at the state level.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
92-10 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens161 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten IslandJACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372
DATE POSTED
April 19, 2021
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Community Outreach
- Basic Computer Skills
- Bilingual
- Multi-Tasking
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18