Needs From: The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center

Join our Durham team to help us pack BackPack Buddies! We are looking for volunteers to assemble BPB for our monthly school distributions. 

This is a great opportunity for individuals or a group of up to 14 members.

Shifts are typically 9:30-11:30 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  Some afternoon shifts also available.

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BackPack Buddies are designed to provide children experiencing food insecurity with nutritious, kid-friendly, pre-packed meals on the weekends—a period when they do not have access to a free school lunch and breakfast. The Food Shuttle works with school guidance counselors and social workers across our seven-county service area to help identify students with the greatest risk of food insecurity to receive BackPack Buddies.

If you are interested in learning more information, please contact Emily at Emily@foodshuttle.org or 919.390.1968 to discuss this more in detail.

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Volunteer participation directly helps our organization distribute hundreds, even thousands, of pounds of food and resources to our community. Volunteers can tag along with our Food Shuttle drivers to learn the behind-the-scenes work of a food bank! They will act as the driver's right-hand for the day.

As our drivers make their way on their route, volunteers will help them load/unload food donations and record food weight. Volunteers should feel comfortable lifting approx. 40 lbs. (a medium bag of dog food).

This opportunity is perfect for active retirees, individuals seeking service hours, and more!

If you are interested, please follow the link below to be directed to the Food Shuttle's volunteer platform to complete registration! You will see that Driver's Assistant shifts are organized by the day of the week.

For questions, please email the Volunteer Team at volunteers@foodshuttle.org or call our office at (919) 390-1968.

Volunteers are needed for Food Smarts curriculum, workshops, and other educational events! Backgrounds in culinary arts, nutrition, or education are highly encouraged.

To help our neighbors reach their health goals, we believe it is important to provide access to fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Our programs empower participants to lead healthy lifestyles, participate in joyful movement or physical activity, prepare and eat meals with their families, meal plan and budget, and enhance their favorite recipes. Our programs emphasize cultural strengths and have diversity, equity, and inclusion views. Our work is designed to give power back to our neighbors and communities. We look to our communities to be the leaders and voice for what they need, and we support them.

Contact volunteers@foodshuttle.org or click here for more information and to get started.

Due to increased need caused by changes to federal food assistance, you can help the Food Shuttle support our neighbors during this time by hosting a food drive. Please consider sharing this amongst your friends, family, and network to inspire action. Thank you for standing with us. Fill out the form HERE to initiate the process.

Drop off your donations at any of our locations or if you’d like to arrange a pickup, please contact us directly.

Point of Contact: fooddrives@foodshuttle.org

Raleigh Locations:
1001 Blair Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
2300 Dover Farm Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606

Durham Location:
2436 S. Miami Blvd, Ste. 200-9, Durham, NC 27703

Drop-offs can be made Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 2:30 PM. Please contact us for arrangements outside these hours.

And don’t forget to maximize your impact while hosting your traditional food drive. As part of your drive, we can create a custom donation page for you, making it easy to collect funds and boost your drive’s success!

If interested volunteering with this opportunity be sure go to the Geer Street Learning Garden’s volunteer page, https://foodshuttle.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=93790

Regular focuses will be on tasks such as weeding, planting and other jobs necessary for our garden to thrive! Please wear closed toed shoes and clothes that you do not mind getting dirty. We will supply gloves and all other necessary garden equipment. 

*Mulching will be an activity for the beginning of September* Regular Volunteer Hours are Tuesday & Thursday 8:30-11 am.

Please be sure to review our Geer Street Learning Garden Policies and Procedures especially if this will be the first time volunteering with us, have questions about what to wear or bring, or volunteering with youth. 

Address:

110 E Geer Street,

Durham 27701

Parking:

*FREE street parking is available on N Mangum and N Roxboro St. Please, DO NOT park at Reinvestment Partners. For a detailed map CLICK HERE 

Red- Where to park  Yellow- Where to enter the garden on foot 

If interested volunteering with this opportunity be sure go to the Geer Street Learning Garden’s volunteer page, https://foodshuttle.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=93790

The Agriculture Education Intern will assist in implementing educational programs focused on sustainable agriculture, food security, and community engagement. The intern will work closely with the Agriculture Education Coordinator to ensure successful delivery of programs such as the Growing School Gardens (GSG) Program, field trips, workshops, and community activities. This role provides hands-on learning and community involvement opportunities, with a laptop provided for computer work.

Internships are for 3 – 4 months, based on the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters (Jan – May, May – August, August – December). 

Apply: See full job descriptions and requirements here.