Opportunity Details | 2023-24 Bakersfield Produce Boxing Project @ CAPK Food Bank

Volunteer duties may include:

• Setting up tables in assembly line format and ensuring work surfaces are clean.
• Unloading and carrying cases of fruits and vegetables (weighing up to 50 pounds) 
• Sorting through produce to identify and discard spoiled items.
• Placing fruits and vegetables into the Brighter Bites boxes/bags.
• Breaking down boxes and cleaning tables and floors during packaging/sorting.
• Lifting and stacking full produce boxes and bags in order to build large pallets of produce.
• Transferring completed pallets of produce to the produce storage room.
• Cleaning the work area by disposing of compost, trash, and recycling.

Important Requirements:

• Bring a government-issued photo ID. You MUST check in at the lobby and then proceed directly to the Brighter Bites location. 
• Wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty and sturdy, closed-toe shoes and no leggings/yoga pants of any kind.
• In order to protect yourself, other volunteers, the Brighter Bites staff, and the families we serve, please do not volunteer if:
• You feel unwell or have any new or worsening signs and symptoms of COVID-19 as described by the CDC within the last 72 hours (Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Chills, Repeated shaking with chills, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat, Loss of taste or smell, Diarrhea, Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit, Known close contact with a person who is lab confirmed to have COVID-19).

If you sign up and then wake up on the day of the shift feeling unwell, please contact us to cancel. It is no problem at all.

Note:

Since Brighter Bites receives mostly donated produce, the fruits and vegetables may not always look perfect. However, looks can be deceiving. Most of the produce is edible and nutritious. Brighter Bites staff members are trained to decide which produce is truly unusable (rotten, moldy, etc.), and which produce may look unusual but is still acceptable for distribution. Volunteers should ask and follow instructions from the Brighter Bites staff member at the site if there are any questions.