Power Packs Project is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that aims to improve the mental and physical health of children by helping their parents provide nutritious meals over weekends when school breakfast and lunch programs are unavailable to them.
We are in 45 schools in 13 school districts in Lancaster and 3 school districts in Lebanon. We have over 500 volunteers and serve over 1600 families. The many volunteers at the warehouse and distribution points give their time each week to ensure that the participating parents have the groceries and the tools to provide complete meals to their families over the weekends. It’s nothing short of inspirational! And the feedback from families that they are now sitting down to have complete and nutritious meals over the weekends is gratifying to the project volunteers.
We are currently recruiting for the following positions...
- Power Packs Warehouse Car loader Volunteer:
- Availability: Thursdays 11AM-3PM
- Requirements: Candidate must be able to lift heavy boxes (10 – 25 lbs.) and load onto delivery vehicles.
- Task description: Load Power Packs meal boxes into volunteer school site pickup driver’s vehicles.
- Warehouse Inventory:
- Availability: Thursdays 2PM- 4PM and/or Fridays 11AM-1PM or 1PM-3PM
- Requirements: Attention to detail, good computer skills, working knowledge of Microsoft and Google, and dependable.
- Task description: Volunteer will assist Warehouse Coordinator with monitoring inventory levels. Take physical inventory food items, record food donations, helps to move and stock food items.
- Warehouse Driver:
- Availability: One day a month (depending on when item is ready for pick up)
- Requirements: Valid PA Driver License, Large Capacity Vehicle, ability to lift heavy boxes (10 – 25 lbs.)
- Task description: Each month (4th Friday or Monday following) volunteer will pick up Fresh Express items from Columbia location and deliver to Power Packs Project warehouse.
* Child Abuse, Criminal, FBI clearances required for all positions.
Interested individuals may contact Lancaster Region Director, Annette Rosa-Pabon at 717-615-3784 or annette@powerpacksproject.org.