Sustainable Sourcing Lead Volunteer

About

The Sustainable Sourcing Lead volunteer is an organized, logistically-minded individual with a passion for food, food sourcing, and feeding others. This volunteer also needs to have access to their own vehicle, and weekday daytime availability (2pm or earlier Mon-Thurs + 12pm or earlier Fridays), as well as occasional evening availability until 7pm. This volunteer is knowledgeable about food use/substitutes, salvaging items appropriately as needed, and has some food service/food quality experience.

Skills

• Administrative Support
• Cooking / Catering
• Delivery
• Food Delivery / Distribution
• Food Service
• Inventory Management

Requirements

• Driver's License Needed
• Orientation or Training
• Background Check
• Time Commitment:3-5 hours per week
• Other Requirements:-Access to personal vehicle, clean driving record, weekday daytime availability (2pm or earlier Mon-Thurs, 12pm or earlier Fridays), occasional evening availability until 7pm.
• Minimum Age:18

About the Organization

Teen Feed at a Glance
Teen Feed works with the community to offer support to meet basic needs, build strong relationships, and ally with homeless youth as they meet their future off the streets. With the tremendous support of the community, Teen Feed responds to the most basic needs of homeless youth with integrated programs: Teen Feed Meal Program, Street Talk Outreach Program (STOP), and Service Links for Youth (SLY).

Thanks to your partnership in 2024 Teen Feed will:

• Open its doors to 25 - 50 youth each night
• Offered over 20,000 nutritious meals to hungry youth
• connected with over 400 individual youth in need
• worked with over 2,100 volunteers, who donated over $600,000 in food and goods

History

In 1987, nurses from the University of Washington Medical Center noticed that many street youth accessing the emergency room were severely malnourished. The community responded, and faith groups, service providers, and neighbors came together to provide food to the University District’s homeless youth population. Teen Feed was born, serving youth with healthy lives, nutritious meals. Teen Feed is the only provider of meals specifically to youth and young adults in the University District open regularly every night of the week for food and support since 1984.