Grocery Volunteer, Shifts Available Monday - Thursday (9 -12pm or 1-4pm)

Food is a huge part of culture, community, and wellness. With the Supplementary Grocery Program, our goal is to increase access to healthy, culturally appropriate food for people in our community at no cost. Our Grocery Program is open approximately 25 weeks per year, and we look for volunteers who are available each month to help out.

Morning Volunteers (Mon, Tues & Wed 9-12pm): this shift requires the ability to stand, lift, and carry food items 
-main focus is receiving and unpacking food deliveries, including stocking/shelving items, breaking down cardboard, and organizing food that gets delivered within the storage areas
-this shift may also include preparing grocery bags for pick up, assisting with unloading of the delivery trucks, stacking inventory items in storage area, ensuring that the grocery is well stocked and ready for distribution and general clean-up

 Afternoon Volunteers (Tues & Wed, 1-4pm)
- Ribbon Community clients come to "shop" (for free) in our Grocery area
-Volunteers are part of creating a safe and respectful space for all of our diverse clients 
-Volunteer roles include greeting clients and check them in to the grocery using our online confidential database, and check clients out after they finish shopping as well as:
-Assisting clients in the distribution space
-Assisting clients with bagging their groceries 
-Restocking and organizing shelves when necessary
-Assisting with general clean-up (i.e. put away the perishable food items, break down and discard empty boxes, sweeping etc)

Thursday Morning Volunteer (Thurs, 9-12pm)
Thursday morning is a grocery time available only to marginalized genders (women, trans people, nonbinary people, Two-Spirit people). This shift is only open to people who are part of these communities. 

During this time, Ribbon Community clients who are women, trans people, nonbinary people, Two-Spirit people  come to "shop" (for free) in our Grocery area. It is generally a quieter shift.
-Volunteers are part of creating a safe and respectful space for all of our diverse clients 
-Volunteer roles include greeting clients and check them in to the grocery using our online confidential database, and check clients out after they finish shopping as well as:
-Assisting clients in the distribution space
-Assisting clients with bagging their groceries 
-Restocking and organizing shelves when necessary
-Assisting with general clean-up (i.e. put away the perishable food items, break down and discard empty boxes, sweeping etc)

All volunteers are required to maintain confidentiality.
All volunteers are required to do a criminal record check.