Food Rescuer - Newark, Essex County, NJ

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ORGANIZATION: SHARE MY MEALS

Our volunteers recover healthy meals from commercial donor cafeterias and deliver them to specified nearby non-profit organizations. Every meal saved stays out of the landfill, helping the environment, while also nourishing our community in need.

The volunteer role would involve:

- Picking up meals from our donor cafeteria, and

- Delivering these meals to our non-profit community partner/s in the nearby area.

Each volunteer task will take approximately one hour including travel time between donor and recipient. Pick-up and deliveries times will be on Wednesday and Friday afternoons between 1-3pm. We require volunteers to drive their own car. We welcome regular participation but will work with your schedule. Insulated bags will be provided to carry food donations.

We are looking for volunteers in Essex county

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About SHARE MY MEALS

Location:

120 John Street, PRINCETON, NJ 08542, US

Mission Statement

Our mission is to fight both food insecurity and the environmental impact of food waste by recovering and delivering healthy meals to local communities.

Description

Share My Meals is a NJ-based nonprofit organization that fights both food insecurity and the environmental impact of food waste by recovering and delivering healthy meals to the local community. Working with its local partners, Share My Meals addresses both of these critical issues at once with a unique, tech-enabled model that recovers healthful, prepared meals, and delivers them to families in need. We collect balanced meals made from surplus prepared foods from commercial food service providers and distribute them directly to the homes of families and non-profit organizations, leveraging volunteers and technical solutions to create a seamless, sustainable model.

CAUSE AREAS

Crisis Support
Environment
Hunger
Crisis Support, Environment, Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Multiple locations Irvington, NJ 07101

(40.73054,-74.17307)
 

SKILLS

  • Food Delivery / Distribution
  • Delivery
  • Community Outreach
  • Multi-Tasking

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Volunteer jobs usually take about 60 minutes but can be less depending on the assignment. We welcome regular participation but will work with your schedule.
  • Volunteers will need access to a car, a valid driver's license and adequate auto insurance. They will also need a smartphone and be comfortable lifting and carrying large bags containing several meal trays.

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