JeffcoEats Volunteer Delivery Driver

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ORGANIZATION: Jeffco Eats

The Need:

In Colorado's Jefferson County, over 30,000 children benefit from subsidized meals at school. However, some of these children may encounter empty cupboards at home, at night and over the weekend, leading to instances of hunger.

Who We Are:

We operate as a mobile grocery, providing weekly assistance to over 30 schools and Section 8 apartments in Jefferson County throughout the year. including the summer months.

Event Description:

  • Help Jeffco Eats deliver our Tuesday and Thursday school orders 1-2 times a month!
  • Time commitment: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
  • We deliver to 10-12 different pre-arranged schools each day.
  • Dollies and wagons are used to load and unload the food orders.
  • You will be given a printed delivery schedule with all the needed information to contact each school with an ETA and what you will be delivering.
  • No special driver’s license is needed. Insurance coverage is provided.

Volunteer Requirements:

  • Must be able to lift up to 30lbs.
  • Ability to drive, load and unload a 14 ft truck.
  • Available Tuesday and / Thursday mornings.
  • Wear casual/comfy work clothes, close-toed shoes and work gloves are highly recommended.

For additional questions, please contact Rhonda O’Brien, Rhonda.obrien@jeffcoeats.org.

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About Jeffco Eats

Location:

1395 Benton Street, LAKEWOOD, CO 80214, US

Mission Statement

We provide weekly weekend food totes to ~20 Jefferson County Title One schools year round. We serve elementary, middle school, and high school students and families. We provide about 7 lbs of food and seven healthy food options in each tote. We deliver to schools and section 8 housing and are a program provider with Food Bank of the Rockies.

Description

Non profit with sole strategic purpose to reduce hunger among title one children in Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Edgewater and Arvada Colorado. We do this with delivering weekly food sacks to children for weekend hunger reduction.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Hunger
Children & Youth, Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

1390 Brentwood StreetLakewood, CO 80214

(39.73803,-105.08909)
 

DATE POSTED

March 15, 2024

SKILLS

  • Bus/Van Driving
  • Delivery
  • People Skills
  • Relationship Building

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check

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