Opportunity Details
Community Exchange Volunteer
QUICK OVERVIEW
Help build capacity at the Hollywood Food Coalition.
IMPACT
Hollywood Food Coalition’s Community Exchange Program rescues food and other donated goods and re-distributes them to our partner nonprofit organizations. These recipient organizations serve the community in need, therefore, you would be directly helping nutritious and high-quality food that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill reach food insecure folks consistently. As we are a nonprofit organization, support from volunteers like you is crucial to help keep our services going.
VOLUNTEER ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Volunteers assist warehouse coordinator and assistant, liaison between staff and volunteers, put together tickets, weigh food, load vehicles, interact with recipients, unload vehicles, sort & weigh food, repackage and store items, and interact with donors. Making sure that the warehouse is clean and orderly is also always needed. Training will be provided.
REQUIREMENTS
- This volunteer opportunity requires standing for long hours and lifting at least 50 lbs.
- The minimum age to volunteer without adult supervision for any activity is 15.
- Able to take direction from the staff but also work with minimal exposure and having the flexibility of doing different tasks depending on the circumstances are qualities we are looking for.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dress Code: Due to safety concerns from working in a warehouse environment, we require all staff and volunteers to wear:
- Comfortable, closed-toed safe footwear (NO open toe-d shoes, sandals, heels etc. are allowed)
- Long pants that covers your legs
- T-shirts or long sleeve shirts (NO sleeveless shirts or tank tops are allowed)
- Please leave your purses, jewelry, and other valuables at home or locked in your trunk.
- Necklaces and long earrings are not allowed
Important Note: The Hollywood Food Coalition is currently unable to sign off on court ordered volunteer hours, but we are working on getting this reimplimented in the future! We apologize for any inconvinece this may cause.
All volunteers participating in this volunteer opportunity should adhere to the health and safety guidelines outlined here: https://volunteer.laworks.com/health-and-safety.
By clicking “Sign Up,” I acknowledge that I am aware and understand that I am signing up for Activities that may be inherently dangerous and may expose me to a variety of foreseen and unforeseen hazards and risks including exposure to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”). The Activities may involve a degree of contact with clients who need assistance and other volunteers who may be carriers of COVID-19 and that personal protective equipment may not be available for my use and/or effective against preventing transmission of COVID-19 whether as a result of my own actions or otherwise.
By clicking “Sign Up,” I acknowledge that I am voluntarily participating in the Activities and have considered those risks. I hereby expressly and specifically assume such risks, including any and all risk of injury, illness, harm, or loss that I may incur as a result of my participation in the Activities. I hereby fully and forever release and discharge L.A. Works from, and expressly waive, any and all liability, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature, either in law or in equity, that may arise from my participation in the Activities.
Food Security
Age Minimum (with Adult): 15+, Minimum Age:15+
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