Picnic in the Park - Event Volunteer

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We are looking for volunteers to help with our Picnic in the Park program, which provides free, nutritious meals for all kids in our county from June 6 to August 20. If you are able to commit to at least two hours a week around lunchtime, please join us!

Interested in joining? SIGN UP ONLINE!

1. Visit foodbanksbc.org/give-help/volunteer.
2. Select the region where you would like to volunteer.
3. Create an account.
4. Select "I am interested in Picnic in the Park"
5. Look out for emails with more information!

Contact us with questions: Kelli Padilla (805)722-5251 or email kpadilla@foodbanksbc.org

Estamos buscando voluntarios quepuedan ayudar para nuestro programade Picnic en el parque, el cual proveecomidas sanas y nutritivas para todoslos ninos del condado a partir de Junio 6hasta Agosto 20. ¡Si usted se puedecomprometer por lo menos 2 horas a lasemana alrededor de la hora de lacomida, por favor comuniquese connosotros!

¿Estaria interesado enparticipar? ¡REGISTRESE EN LINEA!

1.Visite foodbanksbc.org/give-help/volunteer.
2. Seleccione la region en donde quiera ser voluntario.
3. Cree una cuenta.
4. Seleccione "Estoy interesado en un picnic en el parque"
5. ¡Esté atento a los correos electrónicos con más información!

What is Picnic in the Park? For many children who receive free and reduced-priced meals during the school year, summer can mean hunger. Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does a child’s need for good nutrition. In fact, 84% of children in our county who receive free or reduced-priced lunches during the school year don’t receive meal assistance during the summer, a time of critical brain development. That’s 34,000 children in our community. Picnic in the Park offers free, nutritious meals to ensure that summer is fun for all kids in our county. We rely on community volunteers to help manage and support these meal distributions, by handing out lunches, conducting essential meal tracking, and ensuring the safety of our clients. For more information about Foodbank of Santa Barbara County go to https://foodbanksbc.org/

Ideal Volunteers: Are able to commit to multiple shifts throughout the summer (ex: come every Wednesday or pick a week and come M-F) to provide continuity. Ideally, volunteers should be able to volunteer for at least five shifts during the summer. Are available for approximately two hours, start to finish, during lunchtime on weekdays during the period of June 8-August 7. Are willing to undergo a brief criminal background check. Feel comfortable standing, bending and doing light lifting for 2-3 hours. Feel comfortable engaging with people face-to-face and enforcing social distancing and safety protocols. Are age 14 and up. If you are a senior volunteer, we will continue to follow the advice of Santa Barbara Public Health and the CDC. Site Leads are also needed who: Are able to make an ongoing commitment beyond five shifts during the summer. Will coordinate communication between other volunteers, site staff, Foodbank staff, and PIP attendees. Will enforce the Federal guidelines/rules for free lunch service and ensure appropriate documentation is recorded each day. Will enforce social distancing and safety protocols. Will take on overall leadership of a site, including help with set-up, sign-in, and clean-up. Are able to attend a Zoom Orientation prior to the start of Picnic in the Park (if you are unable for the Orientation dates, but interested in being a Site Lead, please contact us). Orientation is required for any volunteers that would like to be Site Leads and we encourage all interested Picnic in the Park volunteers to sign up.