Nourish/AmeriCorps Food Security Response

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ORGANIZATION: Nourish Pierce County

Nourish PC

AmeriCorps engages approximately 75,000 men and women in intensive service each year at more than 21,000 locations including nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. AmeriCorps members help communities tackle pressing problems while mobilizing millions of volunteers for the organizations they serve. Members gain valuable, professional, educational and life benefits, and the experience has a lasting impact on the members and the communities they serve.

This position will welcome, train and serve alongside volunteers to receive food donations, stock the food pantry, box/bag for distribution, perform inventory as directed, unload and stack product safely and efficiently, perform outreach to community partners such as grocers and food manufacturers and maintain a sustainable network of food sourcing relationships and help to recruit and coordinate the volunteers. The ideal candidate will be energetic and have a passion for serving people in need. This person will be flexible and friendly and demonstrate a willingness to be a part of a team. Basic computer skills and a valid drivers license required.

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About Nourish Pierce County

Location:

1702 S 72nd St, Ste E, Tacoma, WA 98408, US

Mission Statement

To provide nutritious food and support services to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect.

Description

Nourish Pierce County (formerly FISH Food Banks) is about people.

Volunteers, clients, donors, supporters, neighbors, seniors, children, the working poor, loving families.

Nourish Pierce County is about Community.

The neighborhoods we serve, creating connections within each food bank, a supportive network, the village of volunteers it takes to accomplish monthly food distribution to nearly 50,000 people.

Nourish Pierce County is about Stories.

Transforming lives, supporting each other, clients giving back to the organization that supports them in hard times, the joy on a child’s face when she receives a cake and stuffed animal to make her birthday special, hardships and tears, joy and accomplishments.

CAUSE AREAS

Hunger
Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

10425 187th St EPuyallup, WA 98374

(47.08764,-122.29095)
 

SKILLS

  • Food Delivery / Distribution
  • Organization
  • People Skills
  • Verbal / Written Communication

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • 40 hours per week

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