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ORGANIZATION: Blessings in a Backpack, Inc.
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Position Summary:
Blessings in a Backpack (BIB) mobilizes communities, individuals and resources to provide food on the weekends for elementary school children across America who might otherwise go hungry. Each week of the school year, BIB and its thousands of volunteers and partners send a bag of food home with children who, during the week, are fed by the free and reduced meal program. During the 2015-2016 school year, over 88,000 children at 900+ schools received a bag each week.
The Assistant Program Coordinator oversees packing activities, including delivery logistics at the Blessings in a Backpack program hosted at Oakton Elementary School in Evanston, IL.
Responsibilities:
- Manage weekly/monthly packing of food bags; periodically pick up food from vendor
- Organize and coordinate volunteer schedules
- Distribute and collect program evaluations from teachers and parents
- Maintain volunteer records
- Passionate and committed to the mission of Blessings in a Backpack
- Ability to speak in alignment with the Blessings’ mission and brand
- Organizational skills
- Time commitment is approximately 2-3 hours per week throughout the school year. Packing takes place every Thursday at 4pm.
- Background check and fingerprints conducted by Oakton Elementary School
- Drivers License
- Adults 18 and over
For additional information or questions, please contact Anita Knazze, Volunteer Services Manager at anitaknazze@blessingsinabackpack.org or 312-893-5513.
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About Blessings in a Backpack, Inc.
Location:
4121 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40207, US
Mission Statement
Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals and resources to provide food on the weekends for elementary school children across America who might otherwise go hungry.
Description
Our Vision:
Every school-aged child in America has the nourishment needed to learn and grow. As a leader in the movement to end childhood hunger, Blessings in a Backpack strives to ensure children do not go hungry on the weekends by empowering individuals and communities to take action.
Why Do We Do It
More than 13 million children in this country are at risk of hunger. The consequences of hunger are much more than a growling stomach. Poor nutrition can result in a weaker immune system, increased hospitalization, lower IQ, shorter attention spans, and lower academic achievement. Federal government programs feed children during the school week, but we also want to ensure they get nutritional meals over the weekend.
How Much Does it Cost?
$150 will feed one child on the weekends for one 36-week school year through the Blessings in a Backpack program. The Results: Nourished Kids Ready to Learn.
Food is an essential building block; in this case, it truly is a blessing, especially to a hungry child!
Visit the Get Involved section of our website to find out how you can help Blessings in a Backpack feed more children.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
436 Ridge AvenueEvanston, IL 60202
DATE POSTED
October 30, 2016
SKILLS
- Organization
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Thursday, 4pm throughout the school year
- Enthusiasm and Energy