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Food Box Distribution Volunteer

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ORGANIZATION: Second Harvest Heartland

  • 1 person is interested
Senior

Program Overview:

Through our Senior Hunger Program, Second Harvest Heartland provides a box of nutritious food each month to low-income seniors 60 years and over. We are all in this together and with your partnership we can deliver nutritious food to more seniors at risk of hunger. In addition to being the first point of contact for our senior clients, you'll be supporting the team with all aspects of the distribution process.

What you'll do:

  • Greet and welcome clients and other volunteers on-site
  • Provide a meaningful and productive experience for clients by being available for questions and providing direction
  • Prepare items for pick up
  • Bring items from distribution center to clients cars and support with loading them if requested
  • Keep the distribution space clean and organized
  • Perform additional tasks as needed - including but not limited to supporting program needs in the warehouse (training provided)

What's in it for you:

  • Hands-on food insecurity experience at one of the largest Feeding America food banks
  • Networking opportunities & educational events
  • Resume builder

What you're committing to:

  • Weekly 3-hour shift for at least 6 months
  • Lifting 30 pounds and having the ability to bend and twist
  • Bringing a mindset of listening, learning, and growth to your professional development
  • Providing excellent customer service
  • Having the ability to pivot tasks based on current operational needs

When and where you'll volunteer:

  • Volunteer Location: 7101 Winnetka Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
  • Days of the week: Tuesdays 9am - 12pm or Fridays 9am - 12pm

What's Next?

To Apply: Visit the opportunity on our portal, volunteer.2harvest.org, and click "Respond" and complete the required initiative questions. Someone from Second Harvest Heartland will contact you about next steps.

Second Harvest Heartland conducts background checks on all volunteers in this position. We reserve the right to decline a volunteer, or dismiss a current volunteer, based on the results of the background check.

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About Second Harvest Heartland

Location:

7101 Winnetka Ave No., Brooklyn Park, MN 55428, US

Mission Statement

The mission of Second Harvest Heartland is to end hunger together. At Second Harvest Heartland, our volunteer partners do more than enrich our work, they ground us to our mission of ending hunger together. We integrate volunteers into all aspects of creating and delivering solutions that will free our neighbors of hunger.

Description

More than a food bank, Second Harvest Heartland is a leading partner in the policies and programs that work to end hunger, like SNAP, school meals and senior nutrition programs, and we’re an innovator in the areas where food can be the solution, like FOODRx and Kitchen Coalition.

Second Harvest Heartland is a member of Feeding America, a national network of more than 200 food banks serving every state in the United States. Membership means access to millions of pounds of surplus food and grocery donations from manufacturers and producers throughout the country.

Working with our network of partners, volunteers, donors, and advocates as well as people like you, our 90,000+ square feet of dry, refrigerator and freezer space is constantly accepting and distributing donations. Our fleet of trucks travels nearly half a million miles a year, picking up food donations and delivering them to local food shelves, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, senior community centers and children's after school programs. Each year we distributed more than 100 million meals to our partners in hunger-relief. Learn more at 2harvest.org.

Click here to visit our volunteer portal and view all available opportunities.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Hunger
Seniors
Community, Hunger, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

7101 Winnetka Ave. N.Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

(45.08354,-93.3834)
 

DATE POSTED

November 8, 2024

SKILLS

  • Food Delivery / Distribution
  • Multi-Tasking
  • Organization
  • People Skills

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Weekly for a minimum of 6 months

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