Come see what’s in season - from peaches to beans and rice - and get it out the door! Help us sort, package and distribute these nutritious foods for our community.
Schedule a visit for any of the following times:
- Weekdays: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- Evenings: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 6:00-8:00 pm and Thursdays 4:00-6:00pm
- Children are welcome to volunteer, too! Our minimum age limit is 8 years old during Saturday projects, and 4 years old during Sunday projects. Each elementary-aged child must be accompanied by an adult. (Middle School and High School students are welcome to participate in all project shifts.)
Current Opportunities:
PROGRAMS OVERVIEW:
The San Francisco and Marin Food Banks’ mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin. We are the primary source of food for over 400 nonprofit and faith-based organizations of all sizes that provide meals, snacks, and groceries to people in need. We will distribute over 45 million pounds of food this year. Our largest initiative is expanding and enriching a coalition of over 220 pantries offering groceries to more than 28,000 households weekly. Some pantries are open to the community and others target to serve families, older adults, immigrants and residents of subsidized and supportive housing.
Pantry to Plate:
Pantry to Plate food demonstrations are designed to increase product utilization by educating participants on selected products, nutrition, recipes, and cooking techniques. Pantry to Plate provides ideas on utilizing the food provided by the San Francisco and Marin Food Banks, as well as educate on nutrition, recipes and cooking techniques.
Examples of Past Demonstrations:
Given the vast diversity of the areas we serve, Pantry to Plate delivers demonstrations based on the audience. Demonstrations may teach people how to cook with foods that are unfamiliar to them; they may focus on special dietary needs or on foods that the pantries receive often; or they may teach adults living in Supportive Housing how to prepare meals with limited cooking equipment.
Volunteer Availability:
Volunteers should be able to commit a minimum of 20 hours to the program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attend a training session. The session will provide basic information about the role of the Food Bank in the San Francisco and Marin Communities and program overview
- Volunteers will assist and potentially lead the Pantry to Plate demonstrations
- Volunteers will help facilitate questions and make the experience interactive
- Volunteers may be asked to assist with translations
- Potential for increased responsibility will be based on capacity and commitment to the program
Ideal Candidates:
- Ability to work well with others, including Food Bank staff, participants, and community liaisons
- Good Verbal communication skills
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, Cantonese, Russian or Tagalog a plus
- Passion for food and nutrition
- Interest in social justice, community organizing, hunger/ food insecurity
- Must be flexible and able to adapt well to change
- Must be able to commit to at least 20 hours
- Availability within Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00
Location:
This volunteer position is based out of our San Francisco location.
To Apply:
If interested in this position please contact: Annie McShane, Volunteer Services Manager at (415) 282-1900 x246 or by email at: amcshane@sffb.org
Purpose:
In San Francisco County only about half of those people eligible for CalFresh participate in the program. Given this information, SF Food Bank’s Benefits Outreach Program is seeking volunteers to assist San Franciscan’s in signing up for CalFresh. We are currently recruiting volunteers to help educate and pre-screen community members in the Mission, Excelsior, Bayview, and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods. As a volunteer you will provide community members a brief explanation of the CalFresh program, discuss eligibility guidelines, dispel common myths about CalFresh participation, gather pre-screening contact information, and make follow-up calls to interested participants.
Volunteer Availability:
Volunteers should be able to commit a minimum of 30 hours to the program. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Volunteers who join the outreach team will be expected to:
- Attend a training session. The session will train volunteers on the basics of CalFresh participation guidelines, the application process, and how to pre-screen participants.
- Understand and explain the misconceptions, fears, and myths about CalFresh participation.
- Potential for increased responsibility will be based on capacity and commitment to the program.
- Maintain client confidentiality.
- Attend food bank distributions and assist our participants with the pre-screening process.
- Some on site office work: follow up calls, logging pre-screening data, etc.
Ideal Candidates:
- Ability to work well with others, including food bank staff, CBO staff, and volunteers.
- Bilingual a plus (Spanish, Cantonese, English).
- Interest in social justice, community organizing, hunger/ food insecurity.
- Willingness to work with diverse communities.
- Some knowledge of the community will be outreaching to: Mission, Excelsior, Bayview, Visitacion Valley
- Basic Computer skills and ability to learn new software programs.
- Good Verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to commit to at least 30 hours.
Orientation/Training:
Must attend our training session prior to community outreach. Call/email to hold a spot at next training.
Contact Information:
Annie McShane
Volunteer Services Manager
amcshane@sffb.org
(415) 282-1907 x246
