COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKERS

While no one likes to “have” to volunteer, the Brazos Valley Food Bank is happy to provide opportunities for members of the community to give back. Our mission is to help alleviate hunger in the Brazos Valley. Your time with us, no matter how long or how short, will greatly help us in this mission.

All individuals appointed by the Court (Brazos County, City of Bryan, City of College Station, TAMU) to perform community service hours at the Brazos Valley Food Bank must attend a required Orientation session at the Brazos Valley Food Bank before beginning work with us.

Age Requirements: You must be 17 years old or older to perform Community Service Hours at the Brazos Valley Food Bank. If you are younger, you will have to have a parent or guardian accompany you while you complete all of your hours with us.

Offenses We Will Not Accept: The Brazos Valley Food Bank will only accept Community Service appointments of 25 hours or more (if you have less than 25 hours assigned to you, you must be reassigned to another community service site). The following offenses will not be accepted at the Food Bank, no matter how many hours have been assigned to you:

Robbery/theft

Violent offenses (assault, domestic violence, sexual assault, etc)

Required Orientation: Orientation sessions, which last approximately 1.5 hours, are held Tuesdays at 9:00 am and Wednesdays at 2:00 pm. It is only necessary to attend one of these sessions. The hours you attend Orientation count against the total hours you need to complete with us. During Orientation, you will learn the policies and procedures for Community Service Workers, how to carefully sort through food donations for us and other practical information necessary to safely perform tasks during your time with us. We can accommodate Spanish-speaking volunteers.

Please click to download our Community Service Worker application. Please fill this out and bring with you to the Orientation session. Please also bring photo ID with you when you come for Orientation. It is not necessary to sign up for an Orientation session ahead of time.

After You have Attended our Required Orientation: Community Service Hours are Monday-Friday. Monday-Thursday, available hours to work are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Friday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. It is not necessary to sign up, just show up.

It is required that you “work/volunteer” in 2 hours shifts minimum.

You will be required to clock in and clock out each time you work with us. You will also need to sign in and sign out each time (this will be explained in greater detail at Orientation).

Type of Work that will be Performed: The Brazos Valley Food Bank is a very fluid, dynamic organization. Every day is different. You may be asked to help sort food donations, load/unload donations, help complete food orders, accompanying staff on deliveries, assemble food bags or boxes, or clean. If you have physical limitations, please let us know at the Orientation.

Documentation of Hours Completed: The Brazos Valley Food Bank has a full-time Volunteer Coordinator whose job is to train all volunteer workers, assist in providing tasks to be done, as well as help keep track of hours completed by volunteers/community service workers. Our Volunteer Coordinator can supply for you written documentation of hours completed when you are finished, upon request. If the Court supplies you with its own form, we are prepared to complete this for you upon completion of your hours as well.

Attire: The Warehouse is not heated nor air conditioned. So, dress accordingly. Closed-toe shoes are required (no sandals, absolutely no flip flops). Shorts in the summer are acceptable.

Please do not hesitate to contact us.
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