Opportunities From: Houston Food Bank

The welcome desk is looking for friendly faces to greet volunteers and community members. These ACLs are the first impression that people have when walking into the food bank. The duties are as follows:

Please arrive at the time listed on the opportunity. Check-in for each volunteer shift starts 15 minutes before the hour. If this is your first time signing up for this opportunity, you may not sign up for first shift (8:00am) on a Saturday. Please contact Christine Mompoint for more information. cmompoint@houstonfoodbank.org 

Join VS daily for production floor shifts in the following areas:
-Backpack Buddy
-Unsorted Dry
-Meat Sort
-Carousel (First Sort)
-Carousel (Second Sort)
-Carousel (Side of the Line)

Shift Times are as follows:6

6pm-9pm 
Tuesday-Friday

Please arrive 15 minutes before shift.
If you are there to take a lead position or to assist a rep in a particular area please find your contact person.
For all production shifts clock in and out via the Galaxy Digital kiosk located in Volunteer Services.

Support Crew Expectations:

ACL Support encouraged to join huddle an hour before shift time.

Thank you for choosing to serve with the Houston Food Bank. Your leadership and dedication are essential to advancing our mission of Food for Better Lives. We are grateful for your generous donation of time and your commitment to strengthening our community.

Student Heroes must arrive 30minutes prior to the start of the shift (e.x. arrive at 8:30 AM for the 9:00 AM shift).

You have a 15-minute grace period to arrive at the Dedicated Volunteer Hub (e.x. must arrive by 8:45 AM) - Student Heroes who arrive later than the grace period will not be allowed to volunteer for that shift.

Student Heroes are expected to assist HFB personnel by leading, supervising, and supporting volunteers during assigned projects. Duties may include:

Closed-toe shoes and appropriate volunteer attire are expected.

ACL shirt 

Your leadership truly makes a difference. Thank you for helping us advance our mission of Food for Better Lives.

The Trinity River Community Resource Center (CRC), is a vital extension of the Houston Food Bank's mission to combat food insecurity in Liberty, Trinity, San Jacinto, and Walker counties. This center offers a free, neighbor-choice market providing nutritious food, including fresh produce and shelf-stable items, and connects individuals to additional resources such as SNAP, Medicaid, and other benefits. 

Volunteer Opportunities:

Volunteers are essential to the CRC's operations. Apple Core Leaders interested in volunteering can participate in the following shifts:

These roles involve tasks such as organizing food items, preparing the pantry for distribution, and directly assisting community members during distribution hours.

Location: 1768 County Rd 3558, Cleveland, TX 77327.

Customer Service Support for the Community Resource Center (CRC)

Shifts:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8am to 12pm.
The expectation of commitment for this dedicated space is to be scheduled and accountable for at least 2 shifts per month, please.

General Tasks:
This opportunity is for any ACL who would like to participate in the efforts going on in our CRC. The CRC functions like a mini-grocery store for our neighbors. They place orders online for groceries and then schedule pickup at the CRC.  Duties include building projects, re-stocking, box and bag packing, order review, carrying bags.

Customer Service Lead for the Community Resource Center (CRC)

Shifts:
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm
The expectation of commitment for this dedicated space is to be scheduled and accountable for at least 2 shifts per month please.

General Tasks:

● Welcome regular shift volunteers in the lobby and walk back to the project area. Always remind them for safety purposes no cell phones or drinks while walking in the warehouse. Introduce yourself, give the volunteers a brief introduction on what activities will be happening throughout the shift and specific instructions on their tasks.
● Check and log refrigerator temperatures AM.
● Ensure shelves and cooling units are stocked for the neighbors to shop. If items are missing, lead traditional volunteers to complete this task.
● Ensure the area is clean, organized and welcoming to provide the best experience for neighbors shopping.
● Assign volunteers to specific tasks for the neighbors shopping experience process and support as needed.
● Monitor the distributions while engaging with neighbors to strengthen relationships, capture feedback and share ways to improve our process.
● Coordinate alternating 15 min. breaks for the volunteers.
● Move the identified pallets in/out the CRC space as needed for project builds.
● Ensure all trash and cardboard is taken to the back dock and recorded in the system.
● Thank the volunteers, provide impact numbers for the shift, remind them how wonderful they are for donating their time and walk them back to the lobby.
● Delegate tasks on cleaning log and ensure log is signed.
● Ensure closing log is completed and signed.
● Set the iPad back to charge