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Flexible Schedule
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Seattle, WA 98146
Assist local neighbors in accessing groceries that they need! Volunteers will pick up pre-packed bags of food for 2-5 customers, assist in customizing the delivery of food based on customer request, and deliver food directly to customers. The pandemic has increased how many customers are receiving a home delivery of customers, so your help supports the food bank in ensuring those deliveries of food get to each person when we say they will! Because of the pandemic, we ask that you knock on the door or ring the doorbell, step back, and wait for the person to answer their door for a minute. If they don't answer, we ask that you call to let them know the delivery is on their doorstep. Most customers know food is coming, but because of COVID concerns, or mobility issues, will not answer the door. Volunteers may use food bank vehicles for delivery or their own. If you use our vehicles, we ask for a copy of your driver's licence, and you cannot have any driving offences on your record.
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Seattle,, WA 98146
Help support hungry families by assisting the food bank in the Grocery Rescue Program. Each week volunteers pick up much needed fresh produce, dairy, deli, frozen and bakery items from local grocery stores to be distributed in the community. At the White Center Food Bank, we serve over 6,000 individuals each month. Because of the pandemic, we are serving more people than ever before. In one day we saw 20 new families, which we typically see in a week. We are serving families again that we haven't seen in 7 years as people continue to face unemployment or a lack of childcare. Our mission is to minimize hunger while nourishing community, nurturing self-reliance and embracing our rich cultural diversity. Without the support of drivers to drive our van, and assistants to help load and unload the van, we would be unable to provide these much needed services in our community. Grocery Rescue volunteers are needed weekday mornings 9am-noon. Highest need right now are volunteers available Wednesday or Friday for a regular weekly or bi weekly shift, or volunteers interested in working as regular substitutes to be "on call" to fill in when another volunteer has to be absent. You might get a call or email a few weeks out, or the night before help is needed. This role works great for people who have really varied schedules! We ask that any volunteer interested in this role is able to commit to three months of service at the start, since this is a program that requires some training. We will provide you with training (food handlers certificate, using a pallet jack!, and route training). No prior experience necessary! Our goal is to build a pool of weekly or biweekly volunteers who can substitute for each other so that this program is sustainable long term!
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Seattle,, WA 98146
Help support hungry families by assisting the food bank in the warehouse. Each week the food bank distributes over 10,000 pounds of food to over 400 families though our grocery store and home delivery programs. At the White Center Food Bank, we serve over 6,000 individuals each month. Because of the pandemic, we are serving more people than ever before. In one day we saw 20 new families, which we typically see in a week. We are serving families again that we haven't seen in 7 years as people continue to face unemployment or a lack of childcare. Help us achieve our mission to minimize hunger while nourishing community, nurturing self-reliance and embracing our rich cultural diversity. We serve families from all over the world, so we are constantly working to provide more culturally relevant foods, in the most culturally relevant ways. We are looking for volunteers to help us to sort food, stock shelves, assist with packing food for home delivery and our mobile pantries, assist with Grocery Rescue, and help staff keep the warehouse organized so we can efficiently distribute food to needy families. We welcome anyone to volunteer, and it is a plus if you speak multiple languages (especially Vietnamese, Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish!). We are specifically recruiting to build a pool of volunteers as described below: Monday, 9am-12:30pm or 12:30-4pm Tuesday, 10am-3pm (or a 2-4 hour shift within that) - note that this shift tends to have particularly heavy lifting as it's the day we receive all our food deliveries for the week! Wednesday, 9am-12:30pm or 12:30-4pm Thursday, 9am-12:30pm or 12:30-4pm Friday, 9am-12:30pm or 12:30-4pm Monday, Weds, Thurs and Friday Volunteer Tasks: Morning volunteers will assist with setting up for distribution, may go out to assist with Grocery Rescue at local grocery stores, help receive Grocery Rescue, packing up for home delivery or mobile food pantries, and will assist with keeping the warehouse organized and the grocery store stocked during distribution. Afternoon volunteers will assist with restocking the grocery store, sorting community donated items, packing for home delivery or mobile food pantries, and helping clean up when distribution concludes. Tuesday Volunteer Tasks: Assist in keeping the warehouse, fridges and freezers clean and organized, reorganize to prepare for the day's donation, restock the grocery store, receive and put away donations, assist in the baby pantry and bagging bulk dry goods.
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Seattle, WA 98146
Interested in food justice? Volunteers know what goes on behind the scenes at the White Center Food Bank, and are critical to ensuring that our community is able to access the food they need. Support is needed in our free grocery store (food distribution) and the duties described below can vary depending on the time of day, Monday through Friday, one is available to support our work. Support distribution as a grocery store clerk (bagging food, cart return, carrying out food, restocking shelves, light cleaning and sanitizing, assisting customers with questions) Help to set up food distribution for the community Help clean up and restock after distribution is over Help to unload, weigh, and record donations Interact in a kind and culturally appropriate way with the community Represent the food bank in a professional manner Shifts are available, but differ by day. Most volunteers help us weekly for 2-4 hours, but we encourage you to reach out if your schedule doesn't match our shifts below. Monday Shifts (the grocery store is open 12-3:45pm) 11:45am-2pm 1:45-4pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Shifts (the grocery store is open 10am-1:45pm) 9:45am-12pm 11:45am-2pm If you would like to help with set up and or clean up, you can add on a shift before the grocery store opens, or after it closes to pair with a half shift in the grocery store!
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Seattle, WA 98146
Help us open and keep a food pantry open at Sea Mar South Park! The doctors and clinicians at SeaMar in South Park would like to open a food pantry to provide healthy food staples for the clients they see who can improve their health through dietary changes. Food will be provided by White Center Food Bank, and we need 2-4 people who are willing to check in weekly or every other week to restock the pantry with healthy & nutritious food. This is a great opportunity for a couple, a family, or a few friends who would like to work together in a volunteer role that is flexible and that you can make your own! We just ask that you commit to stocking the pantry at least every other week during our business hours of Monday 9am-5pm, Tuesday 8am-3pm, or Wednesday-Friday 8am-4pm. If you can provide your Driver's license, and do not have any driving offences on your record, you are able to drive our food bank vehicles. We also have hand trucks and crates to make loading and delivering food easier. If you are unwilling to provide your license or have driving offences on your record, we can discuss using your own vehicle!
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2022
