Intown Collaborative Ministries Food Pantry

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT INTOWN 

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ABOUT THE FOOD PANTRY 

Every Saturday, the Food Pantry seeks to alleviate the immediate hunger of our neighbors experiencing food insecurity while providing guests a sense of dignity and control. As a client choice food pantry, we provide a selection of shelf stable food, fresh baked goods, produce, and refrigerated meats and dairy from which our guests can choose. 

The Pantry serves 80-100 men, women, and children each Saturday of the year. Guests make over 6,400 visits to the Pantry each year, receiving 69,000 pounds of food—enough food for 58,000 meals. Supporters of the pantry donate half of the food that is served.

Pantry guests can customize their selections to best fit their unique situation and prepare a week's worth of meals for their family. 

Director of Food Ministries: Sally Oakes 

FOOD PANTRY LOCATION: 

Druid Hills Presbyterian Church Campus, 

1026 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE, 

Atlanta, GA 30306

Saturday Distribution Schedule

• 10:00 a.m.    Volunteers arrive and begin preparation

• 10:30 a.m.    Volunteer orientation, food sorting and packaging

• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Guest Food Shopping

• 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.    Clean up/ Departure

JOIN ONE OF THE FOOD PANTRY'S VOLUNTEER TEAMS 

HOW to Get Involved: Sign up yourself or as a whole group to volunteer on a Saturday from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. The Pantry needs? on average 15–20 volunteers every week with no specific training needed. 

Supervised youth groups as well as children as young as 7 years old can volunteer. 

*Commitment 

FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION TEAM: (Saturdays 10:00 am- 1:00 pm)

1. Food Distributors (or grocery clerks): help guests choose food and portions appropriate for their family (the director or distribution leader will train each department individually after the pantry overview)

2. Weigh Out: Preferably an adult who can keep organized and control crowd when crowded  (must be firm when needed – no children or youth should serve in this position)

3. Shopping Assistant: assist guests with mobility issues or who have large families. May sometimes be asked to do “odd jobs” such as refilling stock or mopping up a spill.

FOOD PANTRY GUEST CHECK-IN: (Saturdays 10:00 am- 1:00 pm) 

Preferably Volunteers who are comfortable with computers, friendly and firm as needed to check in pantry guests. Volunteers are trained by distribution to operate the system for checking in guests. 

FOOD PANTRY STOCK TEAM: (Fridays 9:30 am- 11:00 am)

Assist with putting items out on tables; Receive scheduled food bank deliveries; Label all USDA items; Store product in stock closets or put out for distribution; 

FOOD PANTRY PICK-UP (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings)

Director of Food Ministries will contact when needed. to work on rotation to accompany pick up and help deliver orders from the Atlanta Community Food Bank (for the times when there is not a delivery). Orders will be no more than 750 lbs. This can be done on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday mornings. Pick up donated bread from Publix.

FOOD PANTRY GREETERS AND HOSPITALITY TEAM: (Saturdays 10:00 am- 1:00 pm) 

Greet and direct guests and volunteers. Volunteers should be directed to the volunteer check-in table and guests should be directed to the distribution leaders for guest check-in.

FOOD PANTRY KITCHEN TEAM AND SERVERS: (Saturdays 10:00 am- 1:00 pm) 

Guests are served refreshments by the kitchen team and servers while they wait to get items from the shopping  line. This may involve using a crock pot or convection oven, but no cooking from scratch; Clean the kitchen except for the floor and appliances used.