Opportunity Details

THE MINT food pantry seeks to remove the barrier to healthy food options and to eliminate food insecurity in the communities it serves. This program aligns with our mission by serving the community by nurturing while promoting self-reliance and empowerment. The food pantry does this by addressing a basic need, food security, to alleviate poverty and improve overall quality of life. Volunteers will assist clients as they shop , stock and restock shelves and provide a friendly experience to those in need

Opportunity Details

Affton Christian Food Pantry serves an average of 900 individuals every month. We process food donations almost everyday! We are flexible on the dates and times for group volunteers. Processing includes but not limited to, checking the donated items for expiration, sorting into like categories, marking through bar codes and boxing up for temporary storage.

Opportunity Details

On Tuesday nights, volunteer groups from the community prepare, provide, and serve meals to the families in our Transitional Housing and at our Transitional Living and Learning Center (TLLC). Our families are working hard to make the transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency and we like to bless their efforts with a meal
so that they can focus on Tuesday Life Skills Classes. This is a great opportunity to serve SAMMinistries’ families first hand.

MEALS MUST BE SERVED AT 5:30PM
Past meals have included:
- Side: Salad, Green beans, fruit, corn-on-the-cob, chips, mashed potatoes.
- Main Dish: Casserole, pasta, barbeque, hamburger, hot dogs, subs.
- Desert: Fruit salad, pudding , brownies, cookies, cake, ice cream
- Beverage: Tea, lemonade, and punch. (TLLC has an ice machine)

Meals usually consist of 4 parts with one of each of the preceding items, but they do not have to.
Attendees:
- Volunteer teams should consist of at least six group members
- Youth volunteers are welcome to help as long as accompanied by parents or guardians
- Teams should expect to feed an average of 100-120 people
The Average cost of this meal is reported to be $200-$300.

Schedule:
- Volunteer Teams can arrive as early as needed to properly prepare the meal on the day of service.
- If the meal will be prepared in the TLLC kitchen, then we suggest arriving around 3:30 to
begin preparing the meal.
- If the meal will be prepared off-site then allow your team enough time to set-up (i.e., wipe
down tables, place chairs at tables, prepare drinks and ice cups, and set up meal for
distribution).
- Life Skill Classes begin at 6:30, so clean-up may begin as early as 6:15pm. In order to ensure that
all families receive a meal, we ask that seconds not be served until 6:10 p.m.
What to bring:
- Cooking Ware
- Dish Soap (for your use only) and Cleaning sponge (optional)
- Any serving utensils necessary

Optional Supplies (SAMMinistries has these items, but we would appreciate any donations):
- Disposable plates and cups
- Plastic Ware
- Napkins

In order to volunteer for this opportunity, you must become a part of the SAMMinistries volunteer program. To be a part of this program you have to fill out an application, attend an orientation, pass a background check, and then will receive details about signing up for a volunteer shift. Please visit our website to begin the process of becoming a volunteer. https://www.samm.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/apply-to-volunteer/

Opportunity Details

Help us restock our food pantry! Can you help us put cans on shelves? Or can you pick out fresh tomatoes or help pack a clients bags? Then we need your help at Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry.

Available Shifts

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Opportunity Details

This opportunity raises funds for food purchases for the local Fish & Loaves Comunity Food pantry. You can help us take steps against hunger by volunteering at the event or by participating as a runner or walker in the Happy Soles 5K Run/Walk.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Thank you for thinking of the families we serve for your service project!

-- Children 4 and up are welcome (or younger in a contained stroller)
-- Corporate Social Responsibility projects welcome (for large groups an event sheet will be provided on request)

We look forward to serving with you!


VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

:: (MONDAY) PANTRY HELPERS -- Unloading, sorting, setup, distribution, and breakdown of food distribution event.
:: ASSISTANT -- Stock, pack food bags, clean, assist as needed (heavy lift involved)
:: CLEANERS -- Clean refrigerators, outdoor bins, kitchen, and bathrooms
:: GRABnGO -- Clean/sanitize/arrange shelves and bins, compost, assist shoppers
:: PACKERS -- Pack Student Snack, Homeless Care Kits, Food Boxes
:: ROAD CLEANUP -- Help clean up liter on West Point Ave
:: SERVERS -- Hot Meals setup, prep, and serving for the unhoused

Opportunity Details

Kohl's employees are invited to volunteer in the Repack Room, sorting and boxing food items in preparation for distribution to families and individuals through our programs and/or member agencies.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Repack	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Kohl's employees are invited to volunteer in the Repack Room, sorting and boxing food items in preparation for distribution to families and individuals through our programs and/or member agencies.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Repack	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Volunteers needed Tuesday March 19th from 12-2pm at Ulster County Community Action, 70 Lindsley Avenue, Kingston for a Farm to Food Pantry apple processing. We will be making apple sauce from apples donated by Prospect Hill Orchards. The apple sauce will be frozen for winter distribution through local food pantries, shelters & soup kitchens. Volunteers (of all ages) are welcome.

Thank you so much to our incredibly generous local growers who donated over 102,000 lbs of produce through the Farm to Food Pantry Collaborative in 2018; to Ulster County Community Action for allowing us use of your kitchen; to RVGA and Family of Woodstock for your leadership of this beautiful collaboration; to the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, FeedHV, and the NoVo Foundation for your support; and to our awesome Glean Team volunteers!!

Learn more about our Glean Team:
http://www.ulstercorps.org/about/the-glean-team/

Learn more about the Farm to Food Pantry Collaborative:
http://www.familyofwoodstockinc.org/collaborations/farm-to-food-pantry-partnership/

Locate your local food pantry in Ulster County:
http://www.ulstercorps.org/agencies/food-pantries/

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Processing Volunteer	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We will be expanding the Feed My People warehouse this summer so it is critical that we are ahead on packing items for the Summer Meal Program for Kids. The food packed will go into bags to support low income children and youth during months when school meals are not available.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Packing for Summer Kids Meals	8	n/a	n/a