- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
Grocery Store Clerks for Local Food Bank
ORGANIZATION: White Center Food Bank
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
Interested in food justice? Volunteers know what goes on behind the scenes at the White Center Food Bank, and are critical to ensuring that our community is able to access the food they need. Support is needed in our free grocery store (food distribution) and the duties described below can vary depending on the time of day, Monday through Friday, one is available to support our work.
- Support distribution as a grocery store clerk (bagging food, cart return, carrying out food, restocking shelves, light cleaning and sanitizing, assisting customers with questions)
- Help to set up food distribution for the community
- Help clean up and restock after distribution is over
- Help to unload, weigh, and record donations
- Interact in a kind and culturally appropriate way with the community
- Represent the food bank in a professional manner
Monday Shifts (the grocery store is open 12-3:45pm)
- 11:45am-2pm
- 1:45-4pm
- 2:45-5pm (half grocery store support, half clean up after the store closes)
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Shifts (the grocery store is open 10am-1:45pm)
- 9:45am-12pm
- 11:45am-2pm
- 1:45-4pm (half grocery store support, half clean up after the store closes)
More opportunities with White Center Food Bank
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About White Center Food Bank
Location:
10829 8th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA 98146, US
Mission Statement
OUR MISSION Our mission is to minimize hunger while nourishing community, nurturing self-reliance, and embracing our rich cultural diversity. La misión del Banco de Comida de White Center es minimizare hambre, mientras alimentamos la comunidad, fomentamos confianza en uno mismo y abrazamos nuestra rica diversidad cultural. Sứ mệnh của White Center Food Bank là giảm đói, trong khi nuôi dưỡng cộng đồng, nâng cao tính tự lập và bảo vệ sự đa dạng phong phú của các dân tộc. Продовольственного Банка Белого Центра- свести голод до минимума и в тоже время способствовать развитию местногообщества,воспитывать самостоятельность и
Description
White Center Food Bank provides food access to Washington state residents for no fee. COVID-19 severely altered our daily operations, resulting in a need for more volunteers to support our work than we had needed before (by pivoting to outside food distribution). We continue to operate in our new, pandemic-safe model, and see the high need from our community continue.
The White Center Food Bank began in the mid-1970’s as an emergency response to assist struggling families and individuals in the greater White Center and Highline areas during a major economic downturn. Much like today, many in the community were facing difficult economic conditions that left them in need of food resources.
In 1982 the White Center Emergency Food Association was formally incorporated and is today known as the White Center Food Bank, serving 57,989 individuals (19,569 families) in 2017. Current programs include daytime and seniors-only food distributions; a mobile food bank for seniors and disabled clients; a Baby Pantry for diapers and formula; culturally relevant food grown onsite; cultural foods buying program; and grocery rescue. Intake services are provided in five languages, and all written materials are provided in six languages.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
10829 8th Ave SWSeattle, WA 98146
DATE POSTED
November 7, 2023
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Cross-cultural Communication
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Most volunteers help weekly for 4 hours - but if you need a different schedule, ask! We request that any volunteer interested in this role is able to commit to three months of service at the start to reduce a need for constant recruitment.
- Complete a volunteer application and basic background check - these details will be sent when you submit your interest. Youth ages 8-14 must volunteer with a trusted adult.