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Welcome Spanish-speaking Food Pantry Guests

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ORGANIZATION: People's Resource Center

  • 2 people are interested
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Join our Intake team today!

Meet briefly with neighbors visiting the West Chicago food pantry and update their demographic information in our database. Provide basic resource information to them.

Training to use our database is provided.

What would make you a good fit for this opportunity?

  • You are 18+ years old

  • You are warm and welcoming, while maintaining boundaries

  • You are comfortable asking follow-up questions to learn more

  • You are very comfortable interacting with people from many cultures and backgrounds, using translation tools when needed

  • You are experienced using an iPad - typing, searching, and navigating forms

  • You are excited to learn about community resources

  • You can volunteer 2-4x/mo during any of these 'mix and match’ shifts:

    • Wheaton

      • Saturdays, 8:30-11:15am - This shift is Outdoors

    • West Chicago

      • Tuesdays, 3:30-6:15pm- This shift is Indoors and requires Spanish fluency

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About People's Resource Center

Location:

201 S Naperville Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187, US

Mission Statement

People's Resource Center community exists "to respond to basic human needs, promote dignity and justice, and create a future of hope and opportunity for the residents of DuPage County, Illinois through discovering and sharing personal and community resources."

Description

Since 1975, People’s Resource Center has been bringing neighbors together to respond to hunger and poverty in DuPage County. With a team of over 1,500 volunteers, we offer nutritious food and other basic necessities like clothes and rent assistance for people facing tough times. And we connect people with resources--education and tutoring, jobs, technology, art, a caring community--to create a future of hope and opportunity for all.

Volunteer at PRC: Help in the food pantry or clothes closet, become a tutor, teach a class, organize a food drive, make a difference to a neighbor in need.

Apply online at www.peoplesrc.org.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Hunger
Immigrants & Refugees
Children & Youth, Hunger, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Leman Middle School - PRC Partner Site238 E. Hazel St.West Chicago, IL 60185

(41.87289,-88.20152)
 

DATE POSTED

August 27, 2024

SKILLS

  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Spanish
  • People Skills

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 18
  • 3:30-6:15pm, 2-4 Tuesdays/month

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