Saturday Morning Produce Distribution Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Northside Food Pantry Advisors
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You will arrive at the location listed, parking is available in a parking lot or on street parking. We gather under the portico of the large high rise. Produce arrives from another group of volunteers.
We unload the vehicles and organize the produce being delivered in a line starting at the glass doors and ending at the end/edge of the portico roof. We open and prep boxes of produce so that they are ready for clients and distribution which begins promptly at 9:30am.
Approximately from 9:30am-10:30, clients and neighbors come through the line and are asked to take a certain number of each item per household. Example - 3 tomatoes per household and 1 bunch of bananas.
We invite people to come through the line until all produce is gone. We break down boxes and clean up our trash and take them to the dumpster across the street. The 10:30 am ending is approximate. Sometimes we are done sooner and sometimes we stick around longer than that to give everything away.
You would be participating in providing fresh and free produce to a community that is in a food desert. We have officially been doing this for a year and it's a great program to log community service hours, get to know people that live in Pittsburgh, and participate in a program that is working to provide fresh and healthy produce to a community in the Pittsburgh area.
1 Shift
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morning /
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM EST
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FULL
You will be carrying boxes and bags of produce, setting them up for distribution, and then organizing and helping clients through the line of produce
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About Northside Food Pantry Advisors
Location:
1601 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, US
Mission Statement
Northside Food Pantry Advisors ensure sustainable health and food security for our neighbors by donating time, money, and goods.
Description
Not only does our organization help to fund our local food pantry on the Northside, but we also organize and fund a Saturday morning produce distribution at Northview Heights every week. This area is a food desert and we provide vegetables and fruit in a consistent and dependable way for our clients and neighbors.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
525 Mount Pleasant RoadPittsburgh, PA 15214
DATE POSTED
November 11, 2024
SKILLS
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Multi-Tasking
- Organization
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Time commitment varies based on the week however 1 hour and 45 minutes is a typical Saturday