Multiple Needs | Denton Community Food Center
The Denton Community Food Center has some great volunteer opportunities! Their hours of distributing food to the public are 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Monday and Wednesday. Their volunteer hours are 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
Logistics
Monday mornings and every other Tuesday volunteers unload food trucks from TAFB. This involves mechanical ability to run an electric pallet jacks. There is involved movement but seldom heavy lifting.
Seated positions
Repacking food in cleanroom (food handling certification required)
Sorting and inspection of donated food
Administrative Jobs
Knowledge in EXCEL, QUICKBOOKS, ACCESS and GRAPHIC DESIGN.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Drive food center trucks to pick up palletized loads of donated or purchased food from Aldi/Target /Walmart/Albertsons grocers. No heady lifting as trucks have pallet jacks and lift gates.
Light duties
Interviewing clients, this is outside and involves walking to cars
Pushing shopping carts
Assembling bags of fresh groceries
Medium duties
Loading shopping carts with pre-assembled bags (10-20 pounds)
Occasionally help clients load their groceries in their transportation
Heavy duties
Lifting boxes of frozen foods or produce in to carts (10 to 25 lbs.)