Opportunity Details
Justice Served - Warehouse Repack Volunteer Day
Join Food Bank For New York City at our Warehouse and Distribution Center in The Bronx for a Justice Served volunteer day! Volunteers will assist with high-impact food packing and donation sorting.
Project Description:
Food Bank's Warehouse and Food Distribution Center in The Bronx distributes food to member agencies throughout the five boroughs, supplying over 100 million meals per year to New Yorkers in need! Volunteers at our warehouse help our staff with our highest-impact initiative by sorting and repacking bulk shipped food and goods for redistribution around the city.
Things to consider:
Project Description:
Food Bank's Warehouse and Food Distribution Center in The Bronx distributes food to member agencies throughout the five boroughs, supplying over 100 million meals per year to New Yorkers in need! Volunteers at our warehouse help our staff with our highest-impact initiative by sorting and repacking bulk shipped food and goods for redistribution around the city.
Things to consider:
- Onsite storage is available for personal belongings, but we recommend traveling light and leaving valuables at home. Please bring a reusable water bottle.
- Volunteers should be prepared to work in a warehouse setting. We ask that volunteers are prepared to stand for the duration of the shift.
- Adult volunteers should be comfortable with lifting 15-30 lbs.
- All volunteers must agree to our Volunteer Waiver and Photo Release Waiver in order to participate.
- Youth volunteers ages 5 and up are welcome to participate.
- All youth volunteers must be accompanied by an adult chaperone.
- Volunteers under the age of 18 must have all waivers completed and signed by a parent or legal guardian.
- To register as a youth volunteer, please email Ed Ilsen at eilsen@foodbanknyc.org by Wednesday, February 28th.
- Please include the full name(s) and age(s) of any youth volunteers and full name(s) and email address(es) of adult chaperone(s). Please note that volunteer spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
- Volunteers are expected to present a neat appearance and dress according to the requirements of the volunteer shift.
- We ask that volunteers do not wear revealing attire such as muscle shirts, crop tops, short shorts, or see-through clothing.
- Sturdy, closed-toe, closed-heel shoes are required for safety. Ballet flats, loafers, sandals, flip flops, Crocs, and high-heels are not allowed.
- We recommend dressing in warm layers in fall and winter months as our warehouse may be chilly.
- Our staff reserves the right to turn away or reassign volunteers not dressed appropriately for their shift.
Hunger & Homelessness
Families, Homeless, Low-income communities
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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