Pet Food Bank Delivery Volunteers Urgently Needed Save To Favorites
Recruiting Organization: Shanti Project of San Francisco
ABOUT PETS ARE WONDERFUL SUPPORT FOOD BANK & BECOMING A VOLUNTEER:
The PAWS Pet Food Bank is the very first service provided by the PAWS program of Shanti Project and has been in operation since 1987.
The Food Bank provides PAWS clients with a supplemental allotment of pet food, litter and a variety of pet supplies every month. This basic but essential service can often mean the difference between our clients meeting their own nutritional needs and sacrificing their needs to feed their animal companions, or being able to keep their pets in their lives at all.
Many of our clients are unable to come to the Pet Food Bank due to their disability. We rely on the generosity and commitment of volunteers to deliver food and supplies to all of our homebound clients. Pet Food Bank volunteers are urgently needed during this period of the pandemic to ensure our community members and their pets receive these crucial supplies. Thats where you come in!
VOLUNTEER DUTIES:
- Deliver bags of pet food/supplies to 8-10 homebound clients in SF neighborhoods
- Delivery team consists of two people – you must choose your own rider anyone you feel comfortable with during COVID
- On the day of your shift, you will pick up the delivery routes and bags from the PAWS office, and deliver items to all the clients in that route
- Client address and contact information will be provided in each delivery route
- Shifts take around 2-3 hours to complete
Food Support Is Available In All Regions That Jfcs Serves Through Food Banks And Grocery Store Gift Cards Food Banks Are Located At Our Offices In San Francisco Marin San Mateo And Palo Alto
With more people than ever in our community at risk of hunger, we have heightened our efforts to reach those in need. We have been aided by our friends, who have helped to keep our Banks shelves well stocked with nourishing goods.
Direct contributions of food, toiletries and personal hygiene items can be brought to the JFCS nearest you >
For those who do not have time to shop, but want to ensure that all who are hungry can eat, we welcome your online donation.
- A $72 gift will feed a struggling single parent and his or her family for two days
- $100 will feed a retired couple on SSI fixed income for a week
- $500 will buy groceries for a single-parent family for a month
Donate to the JFCS Food Bank
Volunteer as a Food RunnerJFCS is looking for volunteers to grocery shop and deliver items from our Food Bank directly to clients homes. Apply to be a JFCS volunteer here >
Learn more about how you or your organization can participate in JFCS High Holiday Food Drive every fall.
Additional San Francisco County Free Food Program Phone Numbers
The churches, agencies, and non-profits listed above are just examples of local food banks, soup kitchens and free pantries. Call 415.282.1900 or 800-870-3663 to find additional locations or get further help near you. Referrals are given to USDA programs including free school lunches, surplus commodities, and more. Or get help from government commodities, Cal-Fresh food stamps and other benefits.
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The Food We Serve Is Tangible Love Shared Across Barriers Of Language Age And Culture
Every Thursday, we partner with our neighbors and the SF-Marin Food Bank to serve the Tenderloin by hosting Food Pantry. We’ve served more than 400 tons of food to our neighbors. Distributing food is a simple but powerful way to share God’s love.
We need your help! Volunteer with us on Thursdays!
Starting at 12 pm we pack up food, this is a low-contact opportunity to serve during the shelter-in orders. This shift ends at 1:30 pm, there is an opportunity to stay until 4 pm to help with the delivery and distribution of food. Because of contact with seniors you must not have been exposed to corona virus and not be at risk of exposure, nor show any symptoms. To sign up to volunteer, please contact us by be sure to indicate what date and time slot you are interested in serving.
To Make A Donation Or Volunteer:
SF-Marin Food BankThe Marin and San Francisco Food Banks merged in 2011 to become the SF-Marin Food Bank, which distributes enough food for more than 100,000 meals every day. During this time of year, the organization collects nearly half of its annual operating budget through donations and gathers thousands of pounds of non-perishable food.
Donate:You can drop off food donations at any of the locations listed in San Francisco or Marin. You can also host your own food drive.
Volunteer:either in Marin or San Francisco.
St. Anthony FoundationSt. Anthony’s Dining Room serves 2,400 meals every day of the year. It also provides a number of programs, including medical assistance and a free clothing program.
Donate:Food can be dropped off during weekdays. There are also ongoing donations needed.
Volunteer:Volunteer positions are available in the dining room and free clothing clinic, with a heavy demand around the holidays. They’re also in need of highly skilled volunteers in the technology lab and medical clinic.
Glide Memorial ChurchGlide’s mission is to welcome everyone into their community and help those in need. That happens through a number of programs, one of the biggest of which is a daily meal program that serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner .
Donate:Donate on their website.
Volunteer:Serve meals or help prep the daily free meal program, though spots often fill up around the holiday season. More volunteers are also needed long-term.
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Our Mission & Core Values
We collectively serve our community by procuring and distributing culturally-appropriate and nutritious food to ensure the well-being of families and individuals. We are motivated by love, respect, and a desire to provide dignity to our Latino people who are experiencing hunger and are in need of food.
Popup Food Bank In San Francisco’s North Beach Sees Soaring Demand
SAN FRANCISCO – On the cusp of the Christmas weekend and the New Year, local food banks are making one last plea for help. The San Francisco Marin Bank says it still needs financial support to help offset inflation costs, as demand for help continues to grow.
“So usually our staff gets here around 7:30,” explained Rico Jones, site supervisor for Rico Jones supervisor for San Francisco Marin Food Bank’s North Beach Pop Up.
On a bitter cold morning, Jones was leading a team of volunteers, packing up bags of food. Launched in 2020, the site is now serving about 1,000 people every Thursday.
“Demand has gone up,” he said. “Certainly, since the pandemic.”
“Mostly elderly,” Beverly, a volunteer, said of the patrons. “And 90% are monolingual, which is why I volunteer. If they have problems, they know to come to me.”
Beverly has been volunteering since this site was launched. She says the crowds that form every week reflect a population in need that is often overlooked.
“They are kind of hidden,” she said. “They all live in their SROs or apartments and people don’t see them. So I think the need is very strong.”
On top of financing and securing enough food, one of the challenges facing the region’s food banks is traffic control, trying to manage the crowds that, in this case, will stretch out over four hours.
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Our Holiday Party December 2019
Thank you to EVERYONE who is part of The Food Pantryour volunteers, the hundreds of families who come for groceries, our friends at the SF Food Bank, Food Runners,The Garden Project, Live Oak School and St. Gregorys, and all our donors. We are so grateful to be doing this work together with you!
Please give generously: every dollar buys groceries for one family each week! Make your checks to The Food Pantry, and mail to The Food Pantry, 500 DeHaro, San Francisco CA 94107, or donate here.
What To Do
Our people are facing a great deal of change in the coming years. Its hard to know what to do as individuals, and as communities: yet we know its crucial to continue to act. And so we welcome all people to The Food Pantry to feed and to be fed, to take care of each other, and to build community.
Our deepest thanks to our volunteers, to our donors, and to everyone who makes the work of The Food Pantry possible.
Volunteer sorting oranges at The Food Pantry
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