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Repack in Hunts Point (Bronx)
Project Description:
Food Bank’s Warehouse and Food Distribution Center in The Bronx distributes food to member agencies throughout the five boroughs, supplying over 70 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:
- Limited onsite storage is available for small personal belongings (i.e., purses), but we cannot guarantee locked storage for larger items like backpacks, laptop bags, etc. 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 and comfortable with moderate lifting.
- All volunteers must agree to our Volunteer Waiver and Photo Release Waiver in order to participate.
- Please arrive on time and ready to work! Here is an overview document to provide you with more information on directions to our warehouse.
Dress Code:
- 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, such as athletic sneakers or boots, are required for safety. Ballet flats, loafers, slides, 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.
Age Requirements:
- Volunteers must be at least 10 years old to participate.
- All volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian.
- All volunteers under the age of 18 must have our Volunteer Waiver and Photo Release Waiver complete by a parent/legal guardian in advance of their volunteer shift.
- All volunteers under the age of 18 should contact volunteer@foodbanknyc.org at least 3 business days in advance of their first shift to confirm they have met our chaperone and waiver requirements.
- Please note that our capacity to accommodate youth volunteers is subject to availability.
Hunger & Homelessness
Families, Low-income communities
Collecting, Sorting & Packaging
Age Minimum (with Adult): 10+, Minimum Age:18+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed
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Food Bank For New York City, 39 Broadway, 10th Floor | New York, NY | 10006
General Inquiries: volunteer@foodbanknyc.org
Phone: 212.566.7855 Dial 5
