Needs From: The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center

Hannah's Community Kitchen at Greater Orange Grove Church needs volunteers to package and load food boxes into cars. The days are the first Tuesday, monthly between the hours of 8:30 -11:30am. Second and fourth Wednesdays at the same time - 8:30 to 11:30 am.The style is “drive through”.
Some of the duties are:
1) unloading and loading vehicles
2) sorting items
3) bagging items
4) setting up and taking down tents
5) setting up and taking down tables
6) lifting heavy Commodity Senior Food Program boxes; app. 10-15 lbs each
7) crashing boxes
8) placing trash on back of truckThe location is 5524 N. Roxboro Road at Orange Grove Missionary Baptist Church from 8:30 am- 11:30 am. Contact Theresia McGee, 919-358-2048, genellasdaughter@gmail.com for additional information.

 

 

As a Durham Community Food Pantry volunteer, you are part of a collaborative effort to end food insecurity in Durham and Orange counties. Roles vary day-by-day, as described below:

Monday: Building non-perishable boxes of food for distribution [standing, lifting is optional]

Tuesday: Sorting produce, food drive materials, deli, dessert, break, and other items for distribution [standing, sorting]

Wednesday/Thursday: Servicing clients with food distribution: car loader, runner, warehouse organization [walking, light lifting, car loading involves 15lbs lifting'

Wednesday: Sorting boxes, recycling, warehouse cleanup and produce box-making [standing]

 If interested, Contact RSVP Program Manager Lauren Holloway at 919-321-6932.

Root Causes Fresh Produce Program is in need of volunteers to call and text 5 patients between Tuesday and Thursday each week to confirm that they would like a fresh produce delivery. Volunteers will be provided a script to ask patients about the different programs offered by Root Causes that the patients are eligible for. This role is KEY for ensure the right bags or produce get to the right people's addresses, and helping us stay in touch with our patients. Relationship building is encouraged! IMPORTANT: Root Causes manages volunteer sign-ups on a Google Sheet outside of HandsOnTriangle. Please use this link for instructions and to sign up! If the volunteer opportunity you are interested in has no open slots left, please consider signing up for a different day or role!  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13kwD_jAYZm4i8R07SM3S-M3clualf2pAFOAeI6nfC8Q/edit#gid=1311006634  Dates/Shift Times: Tuesdays – Thursdays, various times (every week), 1 hour/week Location: Virtual Contact person: Trevor Sytsma (trevor.sytsma@duke.edu)