• August 2022 Food Distribution

    Packing & Delivering

  • Thank you for your commitment to fighting hunger in our community. This sign-up form is for individuals and families to sign up for any of our August Food Distribution volunteer opportunities, including packing boxes of food and delivering them to community members in need.

    If you are interested in bringing a group of 10 or more, please do not fill out this form. Instead, please email Jenny Rubin at volunteering@jewishrelief.org with your request.

    The opportunities take place at our Northeast Philadelphia warehouse, located at 10980 Dutton Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154.

    Masking: JRA will continue to modify its masking policy according to Covid-19 trends in the region and following mandates from the City of Philadelphia. We will notify you of any masking updates in your volunteer reminder email prior to the distribution.

    The schedule for the August Food Distribution is below:

    Weekday Packing

     Friday, August 12th  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM  Pack boxes of food


     Distribution Sunday (August 14th)

     JRA Juniors  9:00 AM - Start Time  A reserved hour for families with children under 12.
    All Ages Packing  10:00 AM - Start time  Our "traditional" JRA packing style.
     Delivery Route Pick-Ups  9:00 AM - 2:00 PM  Deliver boxes of food and critical supplies to families in our community. 

    Weekday Delivery Pick-Ups (August 15th, 16th, 17th)

     Monday, August 15th  9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
     Tuesday, August 16th  9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
     Wednesday, August 17th  9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ONLY

     
    If you have any questions, please email volunteering@jewishrelief.org.

  • Basic Information

  • Yellow Capper Sign-Up

  • We will do our best to assign you to a role you most enjoy, but we may ask you to jump into a new or different role if necessary. We will need Yellow Cappers both inside the warehouse and outside in the loading area. Shift times will change depending on the job you are assigned. Please let us know within the form if you have a time constraint.

    Below is a sample list of roles for Yellow Cappers. This list is, of course, subject to change.

    • Line monitor
    • Restocking
    • Box taper
    • Box closer
    • Pallet mover
    • Trash breakdown
    • Assigned to stations to pass out food
    • Box loader outside 
    • Outside runner
    • Check-in table

    Masks will be required at all times inside the warehouse. Please wear comfortable clothing and close-toed shoes.

  • Volunteer Opportunity Date Selection

    If you would like to volunteer on more than one day, please resubmit the form for each day.

  • Sunday Volunteer Opportunities

  • Delivery Route Selection

  • Using the list of delivery routes below, please select the route(s) you are committing to deliver.

    • PRODUCE BOXES : Some delivery routes have fresh "produce boxes" in the description. Volunteers will be expected to deliver routes with those items directly after they pick up or have a way to safely store the produce if they plan to deliver hours later or even on a different day. 
    • Due to the size of our delivery routes, only up to 3 routes may be selected per submission . 
    • How many boxes can I fit?  On average, a cleared-out sedan can hold about 8 boxes in the trunk and another in the backseat; a cleared-out SUV/Van with all of the seats down can hold about 30 boxes.
    • If you would like to deliver on  multiple days , please resubmit the form.
    • Apartment designation : You will also see Apartment Building and Garden-Style Complex listed in the routes below. An apartment Building means it's one building with multiple units inside. Garden-style means there are multiple buildings on the property with multiple units inside each building. Volunteers who choose to deliver at any of these buildings will be asked to enter the building and drop boxes off at individual units. This is crucial as many of our seniors cannot easily climb stairs or carry the food boxes down hallways.
    • If you need help choosing the route best suited for you, please reach out to our Volunteer Program Manager, Jenny Rubin, at volunteering@jewishrelief.org or by calling 610-660-0190 ext. 104.  

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