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Flexible Schedule
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Watsonville, CA 95076
Hello! Are you interested in addressing food insecurity and hunger in your community? Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes operates a pantry program every weekday of the year, assisting around 600 families per month. As a pantry volunteer, assistance is needed in various tasks, including working with our client families directly, packing bags of pantry goods to distribute, sorting deliveries from local farms, cleaning, and other functions as they arise. Being bilingual in Spanish is an excellent skill but not required. Many of our volunteers are monolingual. If you have a time conflict with either of the shifts listed, contact us, and we'll be able to find a suitable time slot. Head to our website to learn more and sign up! https://www.pvloavesandfishes.org/volunteer.htm (831) 319-4571
Date Posted: May 4, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
VOLUNTEER FROM HOME OPPORTUNITY: Here at Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes, we are a community-supported kitchen and pantry service, primarily serving farmworkers, the working poor, the elderly, the disabled, and those experiencing homelessness. We operate a hot lunch program every weekday and a supplemental grocery program to over 600 families per month. We strive to serve all of our guests with care and attention, and we would love to be able to add to our lunch giveaways some notes of encouragement written in SPANISH to brighten our guests' day. The majority of our guests are Spanish speakers. These could be simple hand-written notes and do not need to be anything too complicated; here are a few examples of phrases to write: "Esperamos que tengas un buen día!" (We hope you have a good day!) or "Tienes mucho que ofrecer" (You have a lot to offer) "Yo sé que tú puedes hacerlo" (I know you can do this) "Su bienestar nos importa" (Your well-being matters to us) "Tú mejoras el mundo" (You make the world better) "Puedes hacer todo queue tu quieres" (You can do anything you want) "Preparamos esta comida pensando en ti" (We prepare this food thinking of you) "Cuidate y disfruta" (Take care and enjoy) "No estas solo" (You're not alone) "El Cielo es el límite" (The sky is the limit) "No soy perfecto, soy autentico, y eso es mucho mejor" (I'm not perfect, I'm authentic and that's much better) "Trata de ser un arcoiris en la nube de alguien" (Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud" "Sin la lluvia nunca habría arcoiris" (Without the rain, there would never be rainbows) "Nunca es demasiado trade para hacer lo queue n" "confía en ti mismo sin importar los que los demás piensen" (Trust yourself no matter what others think) If you are confident in your Spanish, please write your own, keeping with these general themes. And quotes, poems, or drawings are much loved! We are a non-affiliated, community-based organization, so we ask that any messages include all cultures/religions. We are unable to distribute faith-based messages. Please do not seal the notes. We see about 100-140 guests every day for lunch, so we would love to gather as many of these letters as possible. Feel free to get the kids involved! We have loved what we have seen in the past from children in our community who have contributed their artwork! I f you are interested in this opportunity, you can drop off the notes or mail them to 150 2nd St, Watsonville, CA 95076. If mailing, please designate that they are the "Lunch Bag Notes of Encouragement." We so appreciate you taking the time to volunteer from home and adding a bright spot to members of our community! Thank you, Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes
Date Posted: May 4, 2022
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Nov 1
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Nov 1
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12:01 AM
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11:59 PM
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Watsonville, CA 95076
Please note there is no meal service on Thanksgiving or December 24 and 25 https://www.pvloavesandfishes.org/volunteer.htm Help to feed 100 people in the community a nutritious, substantial, delicious meal! Assistance is needed in various food preparations and cooking. Tasks include food prep, lunch service, dishwashing, and daily kitchen cleaning chores. As a PVLF kitchen volunteer, you will improve your skills in preparing quality ingredients and delicious meals on a large scale. Learning opportunities include food safety, culinary arts, food justice work, kitchen management, Spanish language, and opportunities to make new friends and broaden your connection to the community. AM Shift: 8am-11AM Lunch Service: 12:00-1:00 PM Shift: 1pm-4pm Our food pantry provides staple dried foods and fresh produce to thousands of local families! As a Pantry Assistant with Pajaro Valley Loavse & Fishes, you will directly assist families and individuals in need by stocking, packing, and distributing groceries to our community. Some other tasks include mainting supply, cleanliness and organization of pantry areas, as well as assiting in open/ closing set up and take down of produce items for refridgeration storage. AM Shift : 9am-11:30 PM Shift: 1pm-3:30pm Get Involved...Sign up on the PV Loaves and Fishes website here https://www.pvloavesandfishes.org/volunteer.htm Or Call: (831) 319-4571 If you Select the Red "Express Interest" button below you will be contacted by the volunteer coordinator **This is a Referral Opportunity, which means it is run directly by one of our nonprofit partners. Once you express interest, someone from the partner organization should follow up with you shortly to discuss confirming you as a volunteer for this opportunity.
Date Posted: May 4, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Hello! Are you interested in addressing food insecurity and hunger in your community? Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes operates a kitchen and pantry program that serves over 15,000 individuals per year and is looking for a volunteer grant writer! We are looking for a grant writer to assist us in applying for grants and corporate donations, including researching and identifying grant funding opportunities, drafting grant applications, and working closely with the executive director to accomplish this. The ideal volunteer can commit to at least six months of continued volunteering because of the director's amount of training and development invested in the volunteer. This position is flexible, both with hours and days of the week. We are open 9-3 PM Monday-Friday, though this volunteering role can have significant distant/virtual involvement. Volunteers with previous grant writing/ professional business writing are highly desired, along with familiarity with Watsonville and Santa Cruz County. If you choose to volunteer at our office, we have a free lunch 11:30-1 PM. You will also grow your personal development in grant writing and fundraising.
Date Posted: May 4, 2022
