Your help is needed to pack emergency food boxes and bags for families and seniors across southern Arizona! Production volunteers participate in an assembly-line style activity and work together to pack non-perishable food items and more for those in need.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR INDOOR VOLUNTEERING AND WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19
Please note that the warehouse assembly-line does get hot and is in a limited space.
Check in: Meet in the lobby, and a member of the Volunteer Services Team will be there to check you in and direct you to production. Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early for the check-in process.
Dress code: We ask that you don't wear tank tops, short shorts or sandals/flip flops when volunteering--all shirts must have sleeves and must cover armpits, abdomen, and chest. All shoes must be closed-toe-and-heel shoes. Please be aware that failure to follow the dress code may result in dismissal from volunteer activity for the day.
Please follow these safety rules to have a great volunteer experience:
- No cell phones, radios, iPods or headphones in the warehouse
- Please follow the dress code above (closed-toe shoes, shirt with sleeves)
- No eating, drinking, smoking or chewing gum in the warehouse
- Warehouse tasks may require you to stand for long periods of time, lift approximately 25 pounds.
Tasks for this opportunity:
- Building emergency bags/boxes
- Placing items in the bags/boxes
- Opening up product for the person putting items in the bag/boxes
- Rolling bags or stacking boxes at the end of the line (This is hard work and support is very needed!)
- Cleaning up cardboard and waste from the assembly line
Ideal volunteer qualifications:
- Has the ability to place, pick-up, and move materials
- Comfortable working as part of a team
- Interest & ability to work in a robust to fast-paced environment
- Able to lift between 20-30 pounds
- Able to stand for shift duration (breaks will be given during the shift as well)
- Flexibility with assigned tasks
- Able to adhere to our warehouse dress code to maintain all safety precautions
If you have any additional questions, please e-mails us at volutneer@communityfoodbank.org
Parking Directions
- Please approach from the NORTH on Country Club moving SOUTH to the entrance gate at our country club location, 3003 S. Country Club Rd. That is, do not move north from Ajo on Country Club. Come south from 36th or Country Club (arrows in the image indicate this pattern of movement).
- We are asking this because the client line for our food distribution will stretch south along Country Club road (that is, towards Ajo). If you approach from the south moving north, you will get caught in the client line and turning around will be difficult.
- You will come through a middle gate to park in the designated area on the attached picture, labeled "Park". We will have a check-in station set up in the lobby set up in the lobby and will greet volunteers as they come in.
