Nonprofit

Furniture Bank Shopping Assistant

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Tacoma, WA
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime), Weekends (daytime)
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    10
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Housing & Homelessness, Volunteering
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Other Requirements:
    weekly or bi-weekly shifts

    Description

    Transform empty rooms into homes by becoming a volunteer shopper at NW Furniture Bank! Shoppers work in pairs to guide client families through our shopping floor to help them pick out furniture and housewares. Shifts are 10:00am - 1:00pm and available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Get started by attending a short orientation & furniture bank tour.

    Client families come to NW Furniture Bank by referral from over 200 agencies. Items are donated by furniture companies, hotels, restaurants and the community. NWFB is the consummate champion of "reuse". Through our programs we distribute - and diverted from the landfill - over 3 million pounds of furniture annually.

    The engine of NW Furniture Bank is our volunteers who fulfill our mission through their dedication, annually we have over 500 volunteers who give us some 10,000 hours of their time. Volunteers include retirees, civic groups, corporate teams, school and church clubs. Volunteers assist in the warehouse, sort incoming goods, take clients shopping, provide office support, do furniture assembly/repair and drive trucks.

    1 shift available:

    • Shifts available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday ; weekly or bi-weekly volunteer preferred: 10:00 to 13:00 PST

    Transform empty rooms into homes by becoming a volunteer shopper at NW Furniture Bank! Shoppers work in pairs to guide client families through our shopping floor to help them pick out furniture and housewares. Shifts are 10:00am - 1:00pm and available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Get started by attending a short orientation & furniture bank tour.

    Client families come to NW Furniture Bank by referral from over 200 agencies. Items are donated by furniture companies, hotels, restaurants and the community. NWFB is the consummate champion of "reuse". Through our programs we distribute - and diverted from the landfill - over 3 million pounds of furniture annually.

    The engine of NW Furniture Bank is our volunteers who fulfill our mission through their dedication, annually we have over 500 volunteers who give us some 10,000 hours of their time. Volunteers include retirees, civic groups, corporate teams, school and church clubs. Volunteers assist…

    Location

    On-site
    117 Puyallup Ave, Tacoma, Washington, US

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