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Published 7/31/25 8:00PM

WE NEED HELP! Food Pantry - Mission District

The Salvation Army - San Francisco, CA
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near San Francisco, CA
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime), Weekends (daytime)
    Commitment Details:
    7 am to 9 am. This is a weekly pantry. We will be flexible with volunteer's availability. Mandatory sex offender screening.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    4
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Hunger, Food Security, Seniors & Retirement
    Good For:
    Public Groups, Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    17+
    Other Requirements:
    Walk, squat, stand, lift medium to heavy weights (10-30 pounds). Must be physically well.

    Description

    WE NEED HELP! Food Pantry - Mission District

    Our food pantry in the Mission District urgently needs volunteers to help serve around 150 households every Thursday morning, largely from the low-income elderly community.

    Volunteers will unload pallets and sort the food to be passed out to each participant. Volunteers will be given one or two items of food to be passed out during distribution. Volunteers may also be asked to assist with check-in, managing distribution lines.

    Time frame: Every Thursday - 7:00am-09:00am. Pantry will be closed on November 27th 2025, December 25th 2025 and January 1st 2026.

    Volunteers required: 4 volunteers each week.

    Requirements: Must be able to stand, walk, lift medium-heavy weights and be physically well with no underlying health issues.

    The Food Pantry takes place in the at 1325 Valencia St, San Francisco (Garage at 24th & Orange Alley).

    To register for this activity, volunteers will need to complete on-line registration through The Salvation Army's volunteer website to attend to required volunteer waivers. See link

    https://volunteer.usawest.org/OpportunityDetail.aspx?ID=8585

    1 shift available:

    • Every Thursday: 07:00 to 09:00 PST. Pantry will be closed on November 27th 2025, December 25th 2025 and January 1st 2026.

    Location

    On-site
    1325 Valencia St, (Garage at 24th St and Orange Alley), San Francisco, California, US
    (Garage at 24th St and Orange Alley)

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