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Feed Hungry Families - Behind the Scenes Support of a Food Bank
ORGANIZATION: White Center Food Bank
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59 people are interested
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…
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About White Center Food Bank
Location:
10016 16th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA 98146, US
Mission Statement
OUR MISSION Our mission is to minimize hunger while nourishing community, nurturing self-reliance, and embracing our rich cultural diversity. La misión del Banco de Comida de White Center es minimizare hambre, mientras alimentamos la comunidad, fomentamos confianza en uno mismo y abrazamos nuestra rica diversidad cultural. Sứ mệnh của White Center Food Bank là giảm đói, trong khi nuôi dưỡng cộng đồng, nâng cao tính tự lập và bảo vệ sự đa dạng phong phú của các dân tộc. Продовольственного Банка Белого Центра- свести голод до минимума и в тоже время способствовать развитию местногообщества,воспитывать самостоятельность и
Description
White Center Food Bank provides food access to Washington state residents for no fee.
The White Center Food Bank began in the mid-1970’s as an emergency response to assist struggling families and individuals in the greater White Center and Highline areas during a major economic downturn. Much like today, many in the community were facing difficult economic conditions that left them in need of food resources.
In 1982 the White Center Emergency Food Association was formally incorporated and is today known as the White Center Food Bank, serving 57,989 individuals (19,569 families) in 2017. Current programs include daytime and seniors-only food distributions; a mobile food bank for seniors and disabled clients; a Baby Pantry for diapers and formula; culturally relevant food grown onsite; cultural foods buying program; and grocery rescue. Intake services are provided in five languages, and all written materials are provided in six languages.
In 2024, we moved into our new, permanent home, making way for affordable housing at our old site. Join us in our beautiful new site to serve the community with dignity and care!
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Hunger,
Immigrants & Refugees
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
Weekdays - Daytime
WHERE
10016 16th Avenue SouthwestSeattle, WA 98146
(47.513176 ,-122.35483 )
DATE POSTED
September 9, 2024
SKILLS
- Warehousing
- Customer Service
- Food Delivery / Distribution
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 15
- Orientation or Training
- Most volunteers help weekly for 2-4 hours - but if you need a different schedule, ask. We ask that any volunteer interested in this role is able to commit to three months of service at the start to reduce a need for constant recruitment.
- Complete a volunteer application and basic background check.