Opportunities From: University District Food Bank

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role. 

This role helps to check-in customers of the food bank to begin thier shop with us! 

This position is seated, and works with a computer and with the public. 

You will be recording each shopper in our computer system and handing out shopping cards based on household size as well as answering any questions about shopping if have if they are new to the food bank! 

NOTE: If you are the second person to sign up, please plan to assist the main check in volunteer by orienting new customers, handing out vouchers, retrieving shopping carts, etc.

Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

Do you have an interest in helping to pick up donations from area grocery stores? This is the opportunity for you! 

Ride along with a staff member in our van to pick up donations set aside by grocery stores and return back to the food bank to unload. 

This role is a super important in the chain and flow of food supply, and also an interesting look inside how the food bank works to stock our shelves and the ways the area business partner with us to keep our foodbank full.

If you have time there is also a prior shift from 8:00 am- 11:00 am, that is helpful to have the same person in that role for the day if you have the availability!

This fun and active role meets at the food bank at the start of the shift with Eric, our grocery rescue manager. 

Please wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather and allows you to be active and lift!

Ability to lift at least 40 pounds is essential in this position. 

Front of House   

Includes:  Checkout role; Bagging up groceries for customers; Clean-up of front of house area; Sanitizing work spaces and double bagging bags in down time. 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

Clipboard Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role. 

This role helps to check-in customers of the food bank to begin thier shop with us! 

This position is seated, and works with a computer and with the public. 

You will be recording each shopper in our computer system and handing out shopping cards based on household size as well as answering any questions about shopping if have if they are new to the food bank! 

NOTE: If you are the second person to sign up, please plan to assist the main check in volunteer by orienting new customers, handing out vouchers, retrieving shopping carts, etc.

Do you have an interest in helping to pick up donations from area grocery stores? This is the opportunity for you! 

Ride along with a staff member in our van to pick up donations set aside by grocery stores and return back to the food bank to unload. 

This role is a super important in the chain and flow of food supply, and also an interesting look inside how the food bank works to stock our shelves and the ways the area business partner with us to keep our foodbank full.

If you have time there is also a second shift following from 11:00 am- 2:00 pm, that is helpful to have the same person in that role for the day if you have the availability!

This fun and active role meets at the food bank at the start of the shift with Eric, our grocery rescue manager. 

Please wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather and allows you to be active and lift!

Ability to lift at least 40 pounds is essential in this position. 

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with vendors and managers, and be kind and respectful with our partners. 

The address for the Ballard Fred Meyer store is: 

915 NW 45Th St Seattle,WA 98107

Times for this pickup are flexible between 8am-11am

For more information on training and vendor information please contact Eric and eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Vehicle Info: Donations can vary but on average, 10-12 banana boxes is the usual. A larger passenger size vehicle or larger should be just fine.

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with vendors and managers, and be kind and respectful with our partners. 

The address for the Safeway on Brooklyn store is: 

4732 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Times for this pickup are flexible between 8:30am-11:30am

Parking is available in their garage accessible from Brooklyn Ave

For more information on training and vendor information please contact Eric and eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Vehicle Info: Donations can vary but on average, 10-12 banana boxes is the usual. A larger passenger size vehicle or larger would work great.

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. This usually involves a first shift walk trhough with UDFB grocery rescue manager Eric. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

The address for QFC at U village pick up is:

For more info on stores and training contact Eric at eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

An SUV or a larger sized vehicle is best for this role. 

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

The address for the Roosevelt Trader Joe's is: 

4555 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

For more information on training and store information please contact Eric and eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Vehicle Info: Minivan/Truck or multiple trips in a smaller vehicle. 20-30 boxes/totes each trip 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house for stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role.

Do you have an interest in helping to pick up donations from area grocery stores? This is the opportunity for you! 

Ride along with a staff member in our van to pick up donations set aside by grocery stores and return back to the food bank to unload. 

This role is a super important in the chain and flow of food supply, and also an interesting look inside how the food bank works to stock our shelves and the ways the area business partner with us to keep our foodbank full.

If you have time there is also a prior shift from 8:00 am- 11:00 am, that is helpful to have the same person in that role for the day if you have the availability!

This fun and active role meets at the food bank at the start of the shift with Eric, our grocery rescue manager. 

Please wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather and allows you to be active and lift!

Ability to lift at least 40 pounds is essential in this position. 

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with vendors and managers, and be kind and respectful with our partners. 

The address for the Go Puff store is: 

4620 Union Bay Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Times for this pickup are flexible between 10am-1pm

For more information on training and vendor information please contact Eric and eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Vehicle Info: Donations can vary but on average, 5-8 banana boxes is the usual. A larger passenger size vehicle or larger should be just fine.

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role. 

Labeling bags for our home delivery program! This important role labels the bags for the home delivery program that serves our home bound and elderly clients who are unable to come in to the food bank. This shift is office related and off the food bank floor. 

Bring a podcast or friend! 

Please email homedelivery@udistrictfoodbank.org prior to starting to set up the first time you are shift 

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

U District Market is located at: 

University of Washington, Alder Hall, 1315 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA 98105

For more info on stores or on training please contact Eric at eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Best vehicle for the job: passenger, hatchback or smaller car, 5-6 totes/boxes each trip 

Help us shop for our home delivery program! Shop off of customer sheets within the food bank to fill bags within our food bank and get them ready to go out to be picked up for delivery. 

Ability to pay attention to detail and diet related health restrictions helpful.

This very important job, selects groceries based on preferences listed for our customers who are disabled or otherwise homebound and unable to get to the food bank on their own. This service helps keep our most vulnerable community members fed!

Do you have an interest in helping to pick up donations from area grocery stores? This is the opportunity for you! 

Ride along with a staff member in our van to pick up donations set aside by grocery stores and return back to the food bank to unload. 

This role is a super important in the chain and flow of food supply, and also an interesting look inside how the food bank works to stock our shelves and the ways the area business partner with us to keep our foodbank full.

If you have time there is also a second shift following from 11:00 am- 2:00 pm, that is helpful to have the same person in that role for the day if you have the availability!

This fun and active role meets at the food bank at the start of the shift with Eric, our grocery rescue manager. 

Please wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather and allows you to be active and lift!

Ability to lift at least 40 pounds is essential in this position. 

On call home delivery driver for Wednesday! This position is flexible but must be between the hours of 8am and 2pm on Wednesday. This position stays within the food bank, unless called on to drive. 

You will work a shift at the food bank double bagging shopping bags, and be on-call for a delivery route that might be left behind by a regular driver calling out. 

When you come in please introduce yourself to the home delivery program coordinator and they will show you to the room where you will be working. 

This is a great position for someone looking to get community service hours.

You must have a vehicle and be okay to drive for this role! 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations, repackaging bulk items, receiving donations, delivering restock items to door for front of house re-stockers to put on shelves, cardboard management, bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions, clean-up of warehouse, sanitizing work spaces, double bagging paper bags.  

This role supports our Wednesday home delivery day! We are closed for regular distribution, and we use the time to shop for our home delivery customers. These customers are disabled or otherwise unable to physically be at the food bank.

This role stocks the floor so that we have enough food to shop for the day's customers! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role. 

This route goes to houses and apartments in 98103, 98105, and 98115. This is a time-sensitive route, as some of the customers have standing appointments shortly after the delivery time. Please arrive at the food bank at 9:00 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 7 households, it should take about 1- 1.5  hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a black or silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

Roosevelt Safeway is located:

7300 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

For more info on stores and training please contact eric at eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Best vehicle for the job: passenger car or hatchback, 5-8 totes/boxes each trip for this stop. 

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

Pete's is located at:

58 E. Lynn St.

Seattle, Washington 98102

For more info on training and store info contact Eric and eric@udistrictfoodbank.org 

Best Car For The Job: Any sized car - at most a few boxes each trip for this one

This route goes to two apartment buildings in 98105. Please arrive at the food bank at 9:15 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 8 households, it should take around 1-1.5 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to houses and apartments in 98125. Please arrive at the food bank at 10:00 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 8 households, it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

Wedgewood Safeway is located at: 

7340 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

For more info on stores and training please contact Eric at eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Best vehicle for the job: Hatchback or larger SUV, or multiple trips in a smaller vehicle. About 10-12 boxes/totes each trip for this. 

This route goes to one building in Greenlake (98115). Please arrive at the food bank at 10:30 pm, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 13 households, it should take around 1 -1.5 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Make sure to grab a collapsible wagon for this one! A larger car like an SUV or a good sized hatchback is also best for this route.

Help us shop for our home delivery program! Shop off of customer sheets within the food bank to fill bags within our food bank and get them ready to go out to be picked up for delivery. 

Ability to pay attention to detail and diet related health restrictions helpful.

This very important job, selects groceries based on preferences listed for our customers who are disabled or otherwise homebound and unable to get to the food bank on their own. This service helps keep our most vulnerable community members fed!

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations, repackaging bulk items, receiving donations, delivering restock items to door for front of house re-stockers to put on shelves, cardboard management, bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions, clean-up of warehouse, sanitizing work spaces, double bagging paper bags.

This role supports our Wednesday home delivery day! We are closed for regular distribution, and we use the time to shop for our home delivery customers. These customers are disabled or otherwise unable to physically be at the food bank.

This role stocks the floor so that we have enough food to shop for the day's customers! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role.

This route goes to houses and apartments in 98115. Please arrive at the food bank at 11:00 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 4 households, it should take about 1 hour total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a black or silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to one building in Capitol Hill (98102). Please arrive at the food bank at 11:45 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 13 households, it should take about 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Make sure to grab a collapsible wagon for this one! A larger car like an SUV or a good sized hatchback is also best for this route.

This route goes to one building in Capitol Hill (98102). Please arrive at the food bank at 12:00 pm, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 15 households (1 bag each), it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Make sure to grab a collapsible wagon for this one!

This route goes to multiple buildings in Magnuson Park (98115). Two of the buildings have residents on the 3rd floor with no elevator. Please arrive at the food bank at 12:00 pm, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 10 households, it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to houses and apartments in 98103. Please arrive at the food bank at 12:30 pm, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 8 households, it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to two buildings in 98115. Please arrive at the food bank at 1:00 pm, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 5 households, it should take about 1 hour total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to apartments and houses in 98115 and 98125 . Please arrive at the food bank at 1:00 pm, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 6 households, it should take about 1-2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to one apartment buildings in Greenlake (98115). Please arrive at the food bank at 1:15 pm, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 2 households, it should take about half an hour total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to one senior low income building in Lake City. Please arrive at the food bank at 1:30pm, and pull into the garage. This is a large route! It requires 2 volunteers with 2 vehicles. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 50 households, it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total between 2 volunteers. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

6514 40th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

For more help with training and store information please reach out to Eric at eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Best vehicle for the job: Hatchback or Sedan sized vehicle, or multiple trips in a smaller vehicle. 10-12 boxes/totes collect each time for this trip.

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

Wedgewood Safeway is located at: 

7340 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

For more info on stores and training please contact Eric at eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Best vehicle for the job: Hatchback or larger SUV, or multiple trips in a smaller vehicle. About 10-12 boxes/totes each trip for this. 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

Truck or larger vehicle is needed for this one, or a smaller car with multiple trips, we pick up about 25-35 boxes/totes picked up each trip. 

Trader Joe's in Ballard is located at:

 4609 14th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

For more info and training please reach out to Eric at eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Vehicle info: SUV or truck is good for this one, or multiple trip in a smaller vehicle. 12-20 boxes/totes of baked goods usually each trip.

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role. 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role.

Help us shop for our home delivery program! Shop off of customer sheets within the food bank to fill bags within our food bank and get them ready to go out to be picked up for delivery. 

Ability to pay attention to detail and diet related health restrictions helpful.

This very important job, selects groceries based on preferences listed for our customers who are disabled or otherwise homebound and unable to get to the food bank on their own. This service helps keep our most vulnerable community members fed!

Help with Saturday duties! 

This role stocks the front of house floor as we shop for home delivery. 

Provides support for floor staff in back of house, lots of time to chat and be a kind of 'floating' help for the two home delivery programs. Reports to front of house floor manager for duties on the day, just ask! 

This position is generally stocking or doing back of house sorting or other work, but can change depending what is the priority, sometimes shopping, sometimes packaging up produce, or helping with box building! 

Do you have an interest in helping pick up donations from area grocery stores? This is the opportunity for you! Interested in an active position?

Ride along with a staff member in our van to pick up donations set aside by grocery stores and return back to the food bank to unload. 

This role is a super important in the chain and flow of food supply, and also an interesting look inside how the food bank works to stock our shelves and the ways the area business partner with us to keep our foodbank full.

This fun and active role meets at the food bank at the start of the shift with Ron, our grocery rescue staff at the food bank at 5017 Roosevelt Way NE. 

Please wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather and allows you to be active and lift!

Ability to lift at least 40 pounds is essential in this position. Some lifting stooping, twisting and pulling is necessary. 

This shift helps pack boxes for our Amazon home delivery boxes. We partner with United Way King County and delivery drivers to deliver over a hundred families groceries every Saturday.

You will pack identical boxes in the warehouse.

This route goes to one building in Capitol Hill (98102). Please arrive at the food bank at 9:45 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 5 households, it should take about 1 hour total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Make sure to grab a collapsible wagon for this one! A larger car like an SUV or a good sized hatchback is also best for this route.

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with store department managers, and be kind and respectful in stores and with our relationships with store managers. 

The Safeway in Roosevelt is located at: 

7300 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

For more info on stores or training please contact Eric at eric@udistrictfoodbank.org 

Best vehicle for the job: mid-sized car. About 6-10 boxes or totes each trip with this stop.

This route goes to houses and apartments in 98125. Please arrive at the food bank at 10:30am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 7 households, it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to one building in Capitol Hill (98102). Please arrive at the food bank at 10:45 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 5 households, it should take about 1 - 1.5 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations, repackaging bulk items, receiving donations, delivering restock items to door for front of house re-stockers to put on shelves, cardboard management, bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions, clean-up of warehouse, sanitizing work spaces, double bagging paper bags.

This shift may also help support Door Dash box building. This program involves us building uniform boxes to fulfill orders from our partners at United Way (who then uses the Door Dash Delivery App for deliveries). 

The last hour or so of this shift also help stock and clean get the food bank ready for Monday open as best as we can! 

This route goes to houses and apartments in 98105 and 98103. Please arrive at the food bank at 11:00 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 7 households, it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

On call home delivery driver for Saturday!

You will help with tasks like shopping, double bag bags, (that are used in our store for distribution) and be on-call for a delivery route that might be left behind by a regular driver calling out. 

When you come in please introduce yourself to the home delivery program coordinator and they will show you to the room where you will be working in. 

This is a great position for someone looking to get community service hours.

You must have a vehicle and be ok to drive for this role! 

This route goes to houses and apartments in 98125 and one stop by U-Village. Please arrive at the food bank at 11:30 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 6 households, it should take about 1.5 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

This route goes to multiple apartment buildings in Capitol Hill (98102). Please arrive at the food bank at 11:45 am, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 9 households, it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Help with organizing the pick up of Door Dash home deliveries! Get carts ready for drivers to pick up, and help our program lead assist drivers in picking up the right orders and loading in their cars.

Ability to bend, twist, load and lift up to 40 pounds in this role is essential. 

Please dress warmly! We will be outside.

This route goes to one building in Capitol Hill (98102). Please arrive at the food bank at 12:00 pm, and pull into the garage. If the garage is currently occupied, you can park on the street and come inside. We will find someone to help you wheel the rack full of groceries out to your car to help load. With about 9 households, it should take about 1.5 - 2 hours total. We have dash flyers that explain that you are with the food bank, please ask to grab one if you don't have one! 

When you come to the food bank, there will be a silver rolling rack full of your route's groceries, along with a paper taped to the front of the rack with each stop listed in order. 

If you cannot get in the building when delivering, you can leave the food in an out-of-sight spot as close to their front door as you can. Text or call the customer to let them know where it is. Leaving the bags at the door, knocking loudly, and saying "food delivery!" is the preferred way to deliver. If a customer asks for help with bags, only do so to your comfort level. 

This role is a great way to get out in the community and learn more about your neighbors and the different buildings that you may never get to see. 

Thank you! This service is so helpful to customers who may be homebound or otherwise unable to access our on-site services. For some folks, it is the only interaction they have with others during the week.

Grocery Rescue in your own vehicle!

Please complete training and qualifications for this role*. 

This is an awesome way to see the food systems and how it influences food security and stocks the food bank shelves. 

This role is so important to keeping food stocked in the food bank! 

Must be able to lift 20-30 pounds, navigate stores and check in with vendors and managers, and be kind and respectful with our partners. 

The address for the University District Farmer's Market is: 

5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

*For more information on training and vendor information please contact Eric at: eric@udistrictfoodbank.org

Vehicle Info: Varies from season. In the summer months the pickup can be larger, 6-8 banana boxes. In the colder months maybe only 1 or 2 banana boxes. A passenger size vehicle or larger should be just fine. Its also super close so second trips aren't too big of a pain! 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

 Front of House   

Includes:  Checkout role; Bagging up groceries for customers; Clean-up of front of house area; Sanitizing work spaces and double bagging bags in down time. 

This role helps to check-in customers of the food bank to begin thier shop with us! 

This position is seated, and works with a computer and with the public. 

You will be recording each shopper in our computer system and handing out shopping cards based on household size as well as answering any questions about shopping if have if they are new to the food bank!

NOTE: If you are the second person to sign up, please plan to assist the main check in volunteer by orienting new customers, handing out vouchers, retrieving shopping carts, etc.

Clipboard Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

Front of House Shopping Area

Includes:  Checkout role; Bagging up groceries for customers; Clean-up of front of house area; Sanitizing work spaces and double bagging bags in down time. 

Clipboard Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

This role helps to check-in customers of the food bank to begin thier shop with us! 

This position is seated, and works with a computer and with the public. 

You will be recording each shopper in our computer system and handing out shopping cards based on household size as well as answering any questions about shopping if have if they are new to the food bank!

NOTE: If you are the second person to sign up, please plan to assist the main check in volunteer by orienting new customers, handing out vouchers, retrieving shopping carts, etc.

Front of House   

Includes: Checkout role; Bagging up groceries for customers; Clean-up of front of house area; Sanitizing work spaces and double bagging bags in down time. 

This is one of our hardest to staff shifts! If you can make any amount of time in that window that would be great! Please put in the notes what time you can make! 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

Clipboard Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role. 

This role helps to check-in customers of the food bank to begin thier shop with us! 

This position is seated, and works with a computer and with the public. 

You will be recording each shopper in our computer system and handing out shopping cards based on household size as well as answering any questions about shopping if have if they are new to the food bank!

NOTE: If you are the second person to sign up, please plan to assist the main check in volunteer by orienting new customers, handing out vouchers, retrieving shopping carts, etc.

Front of House   

Includes:  Checkout role; Bagging up groceries for customers; Clean-up of front of house area; Sanitizing work spaces and double bagging bags in down time. 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

This is a closing shift for the day and we end the shift with some clean up and get the food bank ready for the next day! 

This shift tends to be a little more relaxed and individual task oriented. 

Clipboard Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role.

This role helps to check-in customers of the food bank to begin thier shop with us! 

This position is seated, and works with a computer and with the public. 

You will be recording each shopper in our computer system and handing out shopping cards based on household size as well as answering any questions about shopping if have if they are new to the food bank!

NOTE: If you are the second person to sign up, please plan to assist the main check in volunteer by orienting new customers, handing out vouchers, retrieving shopping carts, etc.

Front of House   

This shift includes preparing the store before open, working as a group. (The Food Bank opens at 11am) 

Includes:  Checkout role; Bagging up groceries for customers; Clean-up of front of house area; Sanitizing work spaces and double bagging bags in down time. 

Bagging up customers groceries and making folks feel welcome. 

This role helps to check-in customers of the food bank to begin their shop with us! 

This position helps to prepare the store before the food bank opens at 11am, as a group, then takes a seated position at the desk.

This position is seated, and works with a computer and with the public. 

You will be recording each shopper in our computer system and handing out shopping cards based on household size as well as answering any questions about shopping if have if they are new to the food bank!

NOTE: If you are the second person to sign up, please plan to assist the main check in volunteer by orienting new customers, handing out vouchers, retrieving shopping carts, etc.

Clipboard Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

Front of House   

This shift includes preparing the store before open, working as a group. (The Food Bank opens at 11am) 

Includes:  Checkout role; Bagging up groceries for customers; Clean-up of front of house area; Sanitizing work spaces and double bagging bags in down time. 

Bagging up customers groceries and making folks feel welcome. 

Clipboard Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

Front of House   

Includes:  Checkout role; Bagging up groceries for customers; Clean-up of front of house area; Sanitizing work spaces and double bagging bags in down time. 

From 4pm-5pm this role shifts into restocking and store cleanup after the food bank closes and the last customer is out. 

Back of House  

Includes: Sorting pallets of donations including produce, no-cook and bread; Repackaging bulk items; Receiving donations; Delivering restock items to door for front of house stockers to put on shelves; Cardboard management; Bagging up produce like apples, potatoes and onions; Clean-up of warehouse; Sanitizing work spaces; Double bagging paper bags.   

This role supports our distribution hours! Help keep our shelves well stocked with our freshly sorted donations and back of house (warehouse) supply, so that our shoppers can have enough available to choose from for our customers! 

This role is super important in making sure that customers can get what they have requested! 

Helpful skills in this role are attention to detail, an understanding of food groups, with an eye on food safety and cleanliness and ability to work independently within a group! 

Lifting of 25-35 pounds is necessary for this role.

Clipboard Greeter!

This very important role is the first person customers of the Food Bank first interact with! If you like making people feel welcome this is the job for you! 

Manage the line, hand out new customer forms, and allow folks to step up when the check in volunteer is ready . We also hand out sandwiches and water in line if requested. Thank shoppers as they exit. 

Strong customer service skills are necessary for the role as well as ability to work with a diverse amounts of people.

Are you a people person and would like to work work in a customer facing role? This is a great fit. 

Some de-escalation experience and understanding of trauma would be helpful in this role. This role is standing.

Working on a volunteer team to help run the Apple a Day Cafe. 

On the day you will decide which role to preform: 

Check in volunteer - takes orders and records those served, this is much like the 'greeter' position in the food bank 

Cook/Food Prep volunteer- prepares food and serves 

Cleanup volunteer- clean up during and after shift 

You will be working with the Cafe manager to keep the cafe open to serve customers during your shift! 

***There is currently no training you need to do before hand to sign up for these shifts. Go ahead and sign up and when you arrive for your first shift, head to the cafe. 

Ask for the staff member in charge, and they will train you on the spot and get you settled into your shift**** 

Thanks for signing up!

Volunteers will support the sorting and loading of various groceries into the Food Bank van which is located at the U District Food Bank. These groceries are then transported to our North Seattle mobile food pantry for distribution.

The efficiency of the van getting loaded really sets the pantry distribution up for success. 

This position meets the van at the back of the Mercy housing building where the pantry is held to help unload the food for the day, bringing supplies into the room where the pantry is held and help set up for the day! 

Some heavy lifting with this one. Please be able to lift at least 35 pounds.

This is a super big help in helping us to get going for the day! 

Magnuson Park Community Food Pantry is a collaboration with Solid Ground, University Family YMCA, and Mercy Housing Northwest. Our Magnuson pantry serves residents of Mercy and Santos and Solid ground housing as well as nearby community members.

The Magnuson Park neighborhood was designated a food desert and was an area of concern for hunger due to the limited pubic transportation options and lack of surrounding grocery stores. To try and combat the food insecurity in this area, we opened a pantry with a small variety of food including some fresh produce.

We began operations in August of 2019 and serve about 110 households each week.

Located in the community room of Mercy Magnuson place, (7101 62ND AVE NE), the pantry is open to Mercy housing and Solid Ground residents at Sand Point and our nearby neighbors, and runs every Wednesday from 11:00 AM- 2:00PM 

Volunteers will help to pack bags at tables for customers that come in and chose what they would like from our stock for the day. Some unloading of the truck before hand and setting up the space starts at 10:00 AM as well as some clean up from 2:00pm- 2:30pm 

Ability to lift 20-30 pound and be on your feet for several hours is helpful. 

Thank you!