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Produce Packing at PS 196K with Brighter Bites

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ORGANIZATION: Hunger Free America

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During Produce Bagging/Boxing, Brighter Bites volunteers assist with the weekly unloading, sorting, and re-packing of fresh fruits and vegetables into Brighter Bites grocery bags for families to pick up and take home later that day.

Volunteer duties may include:

  • Setting up tables in assembly line format and ensuring work surfaces are clean.

  • Unloading and carrying cases of fruits and vegetables (weighing up to 50 pounds) from the delivery truck to the bagging area.

  • Sorting through produce to identify and discard spoiled items.

  • Placing fruits and vegetables into the Brighter Bites bags/boxes.

  • Breaking down boxes and cleaning tables and floors during and after the bagging process.

  • Adding recipe cards, tip sheets, and other nutrition education materials to Brighter Bites bags.

  • Delivering Brighter Bites bags/boxes to teachers in their classrooms.

Important Requirements:

  • Bring a government-issued photo ID. You MUST sign in at the front office to get a visitor pass and then proceed directly to the Brighter Bites location.

  • Wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty and sturdy, closed-toe shoes.

  • If you sign up and then wake up on the day of the shift feeling unwell, please contact us to cancel. It is no problem at all.

  • If Bagging/Boxing occurs OUTDOORS. Bring your own sun/rain weather gear.

Note:

Since Brighter Bites receives mostly donated produce, the fruits and vegetables may not always look perfect. However, looks can be deceiving. Most of the produce is edible and nutritious. Brighter Bites staff members are trained to decide which produce is truly unusable (rotten, moldy, etc.), and which produce may look unusual but is still acceptable for distribution. Volunteers should ask and follow instructions from the Brighter Bites staff member at the site if there are any questions.

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About Hunger Free America

Location:

50 Broad Street, NY, NY 10004, US

Mission Statement

HUNGER FREE AMERICA is a national nonprofit group building a nonpartisan, grassroots membership movement to enact the policies and programs needed to end domestic hunger and ensure that all Americans have sufficient access to nutritious food.

Description

HUNGER FREE AMERICA (formerly known as the New York City Coalition Against Hunger) is a national nonprofit group building a nonpartisan, grass-roots membership movement to enact the policies and programs needed to end domestic hunger and ensure that all Americans have sufficient access to nutritious food.

Our long-term goal is not just to ameliorate the problem, but also to build the people’s movement necessary to enact the economic and public policies needed to end hunger entirely. Given that hunger drains our economy and tears at our moral and civic fabric, we know that eliminating it will boost the nation both economically and spiritually. Towards that end, we’ve adopted the motto: "Ending hunger lifts us all."

CAUSE AREAS

Hunger
Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

207 Bushwick AvenueNY 11206

(40.70864,-73.93942)
 

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 18
  • MUST BRING GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID. Ages 16-17 can volunteer with an adult.

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