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Food Drive Collection Events - Santa Rosa

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ORGANIZATION: Food For Thought

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Food For Thought is a nonprofit organization providing medically tailored groceries and meals to our neighbors in Sonoma County affected by serious medical conditions.

Food For Thought hosts food drives at grocery stores across Sonoma County. Volunteers are needed to greet shoppers with "wish lists" as they enter the store and enthusiastically accept donations as they leave. A single food drive typically generates between 200 and 500 of our most needed items, raising $2,500-$4,000 in food for our neighbors in need! You will report directly to the grocery store and shift of your choosing.

We visit 3 grocery stores in Santa Rosa monthly. Our food drives take place at the Oliver's Market locations on Montecito Blvd. and Stony Point Rd., as well as the Safeway on Mendocino Ave.

Once we have walked you through your first food drive shift, you can sign up for shifts as they work for you--help monthly, weekly, or as your schedule allows. FUN FOR ALL AGES--bring friends and family. Food Drives fall on most Saturdays and some Wednesdays and shift times are:

10:00am-12:30pm

12:30pm-3:00pm

3:00pm-5:00pm

Requirements:

Ability to stand on concrete while greeting shoppers for a 2.5 hour volunteer shift

Willingness to greet shoppers with our donation "wish list"

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*Important information

*Volunteer time shifts are broken down into the following time frames:

Saturday Morning

Saturday Afternoon

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About Food For Thought

Location:

6550 Railroad Ave., Forestville, CA 95436, US

Mission Statement

To foster health and healing with food and compassion

Description

Food For Thought is a nonprofit organization that provides lifesaving nutrition support to low-income people living with COVID-19, HIV and other serious illnesses across Sonoma County. For more than 30 years, we have engaged in service to our community to provide healthy food to our neighbors in need. A group of friends in Guerneville founded FFT in 1988 amidst the AIDS epidemic to provide groceries to our seriously ill neighbors. Over time, we have shifted our focus from providing end-of-life care to providing comprehensive nutrition services, and we have expanded our eligibility to those affected by a wide range of serious illnesses.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for our programs has skyrocketed. In 2020, FFT brought healthy food to more than 4,000 people in Sonoma County.

CAUSE AREAS

Health & Medicine
Homeless & Housing
Veterans & Military Families
Health & Medicine, Homeless & Housing, Veterans & Military Families

WHEN

Tue Jan 23, 2024 - Fri Jul 25, 2025
12:01 AM - 11:59 PM

WHERE

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

(38.47396,-122.75201)
 

SKILLS

  • Food Service

GOOD FOR

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REQUIREMENTS

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