Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, SF-Marin Food Bank has ratcheted up its fulfillment of resources to the communities they serve.
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Doubling the households, the bank reaches to 60,000 and providing nearly 1.3 million meals every week.
This massive undertaking has left the food bank with a dire need for volunteers.
A quick glimpse of volunteers hard at work at our Marin warehouse this morning. We couldn’t continue to distribute food out to the community without the help of our amazing volunteers!
— San Francisco-Marin Food Bank (@SFMFoodBank) October 20, 2020
Consider signing up for a shift today: https://t.co/kFgw6a8n3y pic.twitter.com/yyr1td2zK2
According to our media partner the Marin I-J, the food bank has 60 open slots for volunteers at its San Rafael warehouse and 38 slots to work at its six pop-up pantries in Marin county.
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The organization emphasizes the need for workers during the weekdays. Volunteers are welcome from ages 11 and up, visit their site to learn more.
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