Volunteer: DIY Donation DriveHost your own drive to support JFS service programs! JFS accepts donations of various essential items throughout the year, and group drives are a fantastic way to stock our shelves. Drive options include food, hygiene products, art supplies, coats, and much more! Number of volunteers: No limit Location: Your chosen site Scheduling: Flexible Program: Group Volunteering Host your own drive to support JFS service programs! JFS accepts donations of various essential items throughout the year, and group drives are a fantastic way to stock our shelves. Drive options include food, hygiene products, art supplies, coats, and much more! Number of volunteers: No limit Location: Your chosen site Scheduling: Flexible Program: Group Volunteering Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Flexible Zip Code: 98122 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Food Bank ExperienceTake a deep dive into the Polack Food Bank! Tour our food bank, take part in an educational shopping simulation, and portion bulk food for distribution. Learn more about how you can support food access in our community. Groups are asked to help cover the cost of food used in this activity (about $0.75/lb.; several hundred lbs. are typically needed depending on group size). Number of volunteers: Up to 50 Location: JFS Capitol Hill Scheduling: Weekdays + Sundays as available Program: Group Volunteering Take a deep dive into the Polack Food Bank! Tour our food bank, take part in an educational shopping simulation, and portion bulk food for distribution. Learn more about how you can support food access in our community. Groups are asked to help cover the cost of food used in this activity (about $0.75/lb.; several hundred lbs. are typically needed depending on group size). Number of volunteers: Up to 50 Location: JFS Capitol Hill Scheduling: Weekdays + Sundays as available Program: Group Volunteering Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Flexible Zip Code: 98122 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Community Bagging InitiativeYour group can support the JFS Polack Food Bank from anywhere! Looking to bring an element of service into your next event? Sign up for our Community Bagging Initiative, and you’ll get all the tools you need to set up an engaging, hands-on, and fun volunteer activity! Your group can support our Polack Food Bank by bagging bulk food (e.g., rice, beans, oats) into smaller portions, so that we can distribute them to the 2,000+ neighbors we serve! Help us provide culturallyappropriate food to our visitors with our consumer-choice model that enables them to choose the foods they want. Make a difference at your next birthday party, B’nai Mitzvah event, or workplace gathering with our ready-to-go volunteer kit! How to get a kit: Request Kit: Email volunteer@jfsseattle.org to request the kit, free of charge. (Note: Kit requests require at least three weeks' notice).Purchase Bulk Food: We’ll provide a list of items needed and where to buy them locally. Pick Up Kit: Collect the kit at JFS Capitol Hill, 1601 16th Avenue, during office hours. Drop Off: Return supplies and bagged food to our Food Bank during open hours.What’s included in the kit: Trays (for loose product) Milk crates (for bagged product) Metal scoops Plastic bags Tape dispensing machines Gloves “How to Bulk-Bag” instructionsQuestions? Please reach out to volunteer@jfsseattle.org. Program: Group Volunteering Your group can support the JFS Polack Food Bank from anywhere! Looking to bring an element of service into your next event? Sign up for our Community Bagging Initiative, and you’ll get all the tools you need to set up an engaging, hands-on, and fun volunteer activity! Your group can support our Polack Food Bank by bagging bulk food (e.g., rice, beans, oats) into smaller portions, so that we can distribute them to the 2,000+ neighbors we serve! Help us provide culturallyappropriate food to our visitors with our consumer-choice model that enables them to choose the foods they want. Make a difference at your next birthday party, B’nai Mitzvah event, or workplace gathering with our ready-to-go volunteer kit! How to get a kit: Request Kit: Email volunteer@jfsseattle.org to request the kit, free of charge. (Note: Kit requests require at least three weeks' notice).Purchase Bulk Food: We’ll provide a list of items needed and where to buy them locally. Pick Up Kit: Collect the kit at JFS Capitol Hill, 1601 16th Avenue, during office hours. Drop Off: Return supplies and bagged food to our Food Bank during open hours.What’s included in the kit: Trays (for loose product) Milk crates (for bagged product) Metal scoops Plastic bags Tape dispensing machines Gloves “How to Bulk-Bag” instructionsQuestions? Please reach out to volunteer@jfsseattle.org. Program: Group Volunteering Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Flexible Zip Code: 98122 Allow Groups: No |