Volunteers in the Food Pantry are crucial to getting food from intake to distribution - meaning we can not feed people without your help! Volunteers help sort food stock (donated and purchased), take inventory and create bags for distribution to CUMAC clients and partner agencies.

This opportunity is suitable for individuals and/or groups of all ages (over 12). There is a short 15 minute orientation. Light lifting and bending will be required. Appointments for orientations will be set up on Mondays/Fridays.
Bi-lingual (Spanish) not required but helpful.

This opportunity is sponsored by: CUMAC/ECHO, INC.

Volunteers will work with the following groups

Adults (26-54) Men Families / Parents Minorities Homeless Older Adults (55+) Low-income / Poverty Women

We need volunteers who are free at these times

Weekdays

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers

Adolescents (13-17) Individual Adults (26-54) Large Group (11+) Adults (55+) Small Group (2-10) Court-appointed Unpaid Interns Families Young Adults (18-25)

This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests

Human Services Poverty Hunger / Food Public Assistance Nonprofit Organization Urban

We are looking for volunteers with the following skills

Advocacy Language Translation / Interpretation. Food Preparation / Delivery

Contact Person:
Patrick Carty, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

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Address:

223 Ellison Street Paterson, NJ 07509 (See a map)

Directions:

Route 4 West turns into Broadway. Broadway will become Martin Luthern King, Jr. Way in Paterson. Follow Broadway up hill into Paterson. Pass Barnet Hospital on left. Pass McDonald's , New Jersey State Employment offices.. Pass Straight Streeet, drive under Railroad overpass - Make a left at next traffic light. Make left unto Ellison (second traffic light). CUMAC is first building on left hand side.   Nearest Bus Stop: 744/712/703/166, 5 minute walk

Web Site: http://www.cumacecho.org