Volunteers

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

April 25th to April 30th is National Volunteer Week!

All of us at the Clarington East Food Bank (CEFB) would like to thank the incredible volunteers dedicating their time and energy to work with us!

The theme for the National Volunteer week is Volunteering is Empathy in Action. Empathy is a quality that can help people relate to and connect with others. Empathy helps to build awareness around different experiences. Empathy requires connection, reflection, and heart and our community of volunteers demonstrate these qualities through their work each day.

Our volunteers at CEFB are essential to the emergency food services and support we offer our community. Throughout the past year, our volunteers have assisted us at food drives, helped us sort food and assisted us in serving our neighbours.

Our programs are also supported by a strong volunteer Board of Directors. Our Board is committed to ensure that we provide the best quality of service to our community. They value the support our community shows through donations and food drives and work behind the scenes to ensure that the staff and volunteers have the resources to deliver support to people experiencing food insecurity.

The entire team at CEFB is thankful for our volunteers’ support and we celebrate their contributions which have a positive impact on our success.

A very sincere thank you to our volunteers.

The Staff of Clarington East Food Bank

VOLUNTEER

CEFB’s volunteers are the backbone of our organization and we simply could not do what we do without them. ** DUE TO COVID-19 WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS FOR INSIDE THE FOODBANK : WE WILL MAKE UPDATES HERE AS THEY HAPPEN. **

Download our Volunteer Application and email us at claringtoneastfoodbank@gmail for more information. We will always keep your resume on file for future opportunities. All volunteers must be able to provide references and be ready for the challenge of sorting food cans and minor lifting.

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

Effective September 22, 2021 – All volunteers are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before volunteering. Volunteers are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine.

If you have questions or a written, approved medical exemption from the vaccine, please email claringtoneastfoodbank@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER ROLES

Below are some of the volunteer positions within our organization

Food sorter

Food Packager

Assist with food drives (may including attending events, picking up food from an event and delivering it to the food bank)

Food Bank 2 Home delivery driver

Assist with the Community Garden