2022 Statewide Survey Volunteer

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Position: 2022 Minnesota Food Shelf Survey Volunteer

You can play a critical role in helping to inform food shelf improvements and impact programming across the hunger relief sector in Minnesota by collecting meaningful responses from food shelf shoppers (clients) and ensuring a welcoming and confidential environment as they participate in the 2022 Minnesota Food Shelf Survey.

Why the Minnesota Food Shelf Survey is critical for the hunger relief sector:

• Center hunger relief work on the voices of people experiencing food insecurity
• Standardize feedback loops to inform and improve food shelf services
• Gather data to inform system improvements and investments

Role Responsibilities:

Data Collection at Food Shelves (100%)

• Articulate the purpose and goals of the 2022 Minnesota Food Shelf survey to multiple audiences: Food Shelf leaders, volunteers and shoppers
• Ensure appropriate materials are displayed and available for shifts at food shelves
• Serve as a liaison to food shelf leaders (staff & volunteers) during each data collection shift so that messaging is consistent and shoppers are respectfully and confidentially invited to participate in the survey
• Work with food shelf staff to determine the most appropriate process for administering the survey based on food shelf space, food distribution process and in alignment with survey sampling guidelines
• Serve as direct point of contact with shoppers to consistently invite them to participate in the 2022 Minnesota Food Shelf Survey
• Ability to travel to across the state of MN to administer surveys shifts at food shelves
• Participate in Data collection volunteer training (1.5 hours via zoom)

Keys to Success in this Position:

• Experience interacting positively with diverse populations
• Comfortable approaching shoppers and asking them to complete the survey
• Drivers license and access to a reliable vehicle
• Able to attend volunteer training (1.5 hour training via zoom)

Nice to Have:

• Previous experience surveying or interviewing people
• Previous data collection experience
• Bilingual (language needs: Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Russian)

Time Commitment:

• Total time requirement:
• 15 hour goal over 8-10 weeks, (2-3 hour shifts)
• Business hours (8 am - 4 pm) primarily, some evenings required
• Project dates: July - mid August
• Work site: Across the state of Minnesota

• Reports to: FFEN Community Engagement Coordinator

Benefits:

• Participate in a diverse, cross-sector group of individuals committed to improving access and experiences in food shelf spaces and across the hunger relief system.
• Play a role in gathering data that will be used to guide hunger relief sector priorities for the coming 2-3 years.
• Mileage reimbursement

Implementing organizations for the 2022 Statewide Survey are University of MN Extension and Foundation for Essential Needs (FFEN), with funding provided by MN DHS, SNAP-Ed, and Hunger Solutions MN. The 2022 Survey is the continued evolution of the important work first started in 2017 and 2019 by SuperShelf . All 2022 Statewide Survey Interns and Volunteers will be supervised by FFEN.

To apply for this position, please email volunteer@ffen.org with your resume.