Volunteer Opportunity Details:

You would be trained to help in our food pantry, which serves local families and individuals who are affected by HIV/AIDS. Pantry hours are Tues., 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Thurs., 4 - 7 p.m., and Friday 10 - 1:30 p.m. Normally, you would only be helping one time per week. Your job would be to assist clients in picking out their groceries and helping them load their bags into their vehicle. We have several long time volunteers in this part of our program and they seem to truly enjoy this direct contact with our clients.

As a volunteer for this position, you would need to be able to comfortably lift grocery bags and load them into vehicles. Most important, you need to be nonjudgmental and caring. If you're friendly and enjoy helping people in a direct way, this could be for you.

Training is mostly informal but you would be required to attend occasional trainings (2x year).

This opportunity is sponsored by: Pacific Pride Foundation

Volunteers will work with the following groups Seniors (55+) Students Adults (26-54) Women Men Young Adults (18-25) We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Gay / Lesbian / Bi / Trans We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Advocacy Outreach Programs Do You Have A Minimum Commitment For This Volunteer Opportunity? Doesn't Matter At What Time Of Year Does Does This Volunteer Opportunity Depend? Year Round Types Of Volunteer Work You Would Most Like To Perform Are: All Around Volunteer (does A Little Of Everything) Work directly with many clients Doesn't Matter Work one on one with individual client Office Work Georgraphic Location Santa Maria Area

Contact Person: Jocelyn Smalley, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all organization contacts

Address:

819 West Church Street Santa Maria, CA 93458 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.pacificpridefoundation.org

Last updated on June 30, 2009