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6 people are interested
Food 4 Kids Rescue Hero - Muir Academy
ORGANIZATION: Food Finders, Inc
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6 people are interested
This Food 4 Kids rescue is specifically to Muir Academy.
Rescue occurs on Fridays on a biweekly basis.
Time: 10-1PM
Pickup: Food Finders Warehouse - 10539 Humbolt St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Drop-off: Muir Academy - 3038 Delta Ave, Long Beach, CA 90810
Rescue contents: 13 meal boxes
Food 4 Kids rescues entails picking up 10-25 meal boxes from our warehouse in Los Alamitos and delivering them to the school assigned to you.
Food 4 Kids rescue serves the students + their families in the Long Beach Unified School District. We provide about 1,900 meal boxes per month to over 40 schools--elementary, middle, and high schools.
Become a Food 4 Kids rescue hero and be the reason students + their families at Muir Academy receive their meals for the weekend!
1 Shift
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10:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST
Rescue occurs on Fridays on a bi-weekly basis; volunteer can complete rescue anytime between 10-1PM.
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About Food Finders, Inc
Location:
10539 Humbolt St, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, US
Mission Statement
To eliminate food waste while improving nutrition in food insecure communities.
Description
Our Food Rescue Program began in 1989 in response to the disparity between the amount of wholesome food going to waste and the amount of people facing food insecurity. Food Finders initially rescued a few thousand pounds of food per year with only the Founder and several volunteers running the program. Today, we have 17 full-time staff and 6 interns, and we have an army of more than 300 volunteers. We serve more than 400 recipient agency partners and engage more than 700 food donors. Our focus is on perishable and prepared food. This food is immediately delivered to our partner agencies, not warehoused, providing an average of 30,000-40,000 meals a day, 365 days a year. So far in 2023, we have rescued over 13.7 million pounds of food, and we have the possibility to reach a Food Finders all-time high of 16 million pounds of food by the end of the year.
In September, our Food 4 Kids program will start again with the Long Beach Unified School District. We will provide 1,844 meals per month to over 40 schools to ensure that students + their families who are struggling with food insecurity have meals to eat on the weekends.
CAUSE AREAS
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3038 Delta AvenueLong Beach, CA 90810
DATE POSTED
October 9, 2023
SKILLS
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REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed