Thank you for choosing to support the Friedens community during this crucial time of need. We will continue to operate our Zion Rock pantry with precautions to keep our staff, staff, volunteers, and community safe. Deliveries are essential to our operation, we will limit our volunteer size for deliveries during this pandemic for safety reasons.
Please come help unload our Hunger Task Force Delivery at the pantry! Food will be unloaded and stocked on the shelves. With teamwork we can expect to wrap up ahead of schedule, so groups are great! But individuals should also feel welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and note that there is a parking lot for your convenience.
Contact Volunteer@FriedensPantry.org with any questions!
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING FRIEDENS COMMUNITY MINISTRIES' COVID-19 RESPONSE - PLEASE REVIEW! ***
Before you volunteer, we have some basic information we’d like to share with you about the precautions we are taking at our pantries to keep everyone safe. There’s a lot here - thank you for taking the time to familiarize yourself with it:
CDC Guidelines
- We are limiting our volunteer teams to no more than 6 and trying to maintain at least 6 ft of distance within the pantry at all times. As such, it’s very important that we know in advance if your plans change and you are no longer able to make a scheduled shift. Please contact us as soon as possible if you need to reschedule to allow us time to find a replacement.
- Groceries are currently being pre-bagged by volunteers and delivered to community members at the door to limit contact.
- All volunteers will wear wear masks and disinfect surfaces during their shift for the safety of everyone. If you have any personal protective equipment at home, please bring it the day you volunteer, otherwise gear will be provided to you.
- We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available Monday - Saturday: pantry service, unloading deliveries, pre-bagging food, and rescuing produce from grocery stores. Please consider signing up for more than one opportunity, and sharing this request with friends and family.
- In addition to volunteering, know there are many other ways to support the pantries:
- Consider hosting a food and supply drive - ask us what is needed!
- Did you know our pantries are purchasing more food right now? It only costs us $5 to feed 1 person for 5 days. Consider helping us with our “purchasing power” by making a donation through our website.
- For updates on our operations, make sure to follow us on Facebook
To help us help you, we have developed a short questionnaire. Please take a moment to reply to my email with your answers - thank you in advance! Please note: we will never share your personal information with anyone.
- First and Last Name
- Contact Information (Email AND phone)
- Which site/s are you most interested in volunteering at?
- Have you or anyone you have been in contact with in the past week tested positive for Covid-19 or had symptoms related to Covid-19 (fever, cough, sore throat)?
- Are you comfortable letting us know if you develop symptoms of Covid-19 within one week after volunteering with us?
- Are you willing to be on a "On-Call" list so we may call you to see if you are available to volunteer the day-of should someone else have to cancel? (You may always decline the request if you are called. If yes, please share any times that you are not available and we will never call you during those times.)
We greatly appreciate your support and we thank you for your patience. There’s been a lot to learn these days and we are immensely grateful to our community of volunteers who shared their creativity and passion with us to develop new systems to keep people fed, safe AND loved. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns - we are here for you!
