In light of Governor Schwarzenegger’s statewide declaration of Fresno County as a disaster area due to drought, we will be distributing 3 million pounds of food a month in emergency aid to hunger-stricken rural communities in west Fresno County. We are looking for volunteers who are interesting in helping distribute food for this Disaster Response in the following communities:
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Huron — 53 miles from Fresno•
San Joaquin — 33 miles•
Firebaugh — 42 miles•
Mendota — 35 miles•
Selma — 17 milesThese distributions will generally be scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Volunteers can choose between serving in the Morning Shift 8 a.m. to 1p.m., or the Afternoon Shift 1p.m. to 6 p.m.
Volunteers May Also Serve in Fresno at the Community Food Bank to help pre-package food for the distributions. Volunteers are needed at the Food Bank Mon-Fri 8am-1pm.
Volunteers are also needed to help package food on Saturday Oct. 3rd in 2 shifts 8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm
Volunteers may serve over 4 hours at their own discretion.
We need volunteers to assist with the following jobs:
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Distributing food to clients: restocking and food handling on an assembly line•
Ongoing cleanup: moving boxes, plastic, and trash as needed•
Hand out water to volunteers, clients, and staff•
Client Registration: (TBD) Bilingual volunteers needed
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Crowd Control Please fill out form and send to:•
Helping clients transport food to their cars vols4disaster@handsoncentralcal.org*Training for these positions will be provided on-site or Fax to: 559-237-6860
Important Volunteer Information:
Due to the high heat we highly encourage all volunteers to bring their own snacks, lunches,
water and/or electrolyte drinks, and take breaks at least once every two hours. We will provide
a break area with shade, water (as available), and snacks (as available).
Locations:
Please Click Here Download the Information and Volunteer Checklist
Emergency Food Distribution Calendar
Distribution Location Information
To Volunteer Contact:
HandsOn Central California
(559) 237-3101
Drought Relief Emergency Food Distributions
