Food Pantry Volunteer

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry served over 1,311 clients from its LaSalle Street distribution center over the past year. Each month food allocations are received from the Racine Food Bank and Community Action of Kenosha and Racine.

The Food Pantry relies upon volunteer support, with volunteers helping with a variety of tasks. Tasks include: greeting, verifying identification, and registering new clients as well as taking groceries to their cars via their drive-through pantry. Volunteers also help with recording, weighing, and sorting groceries, stocking shelves, filling bags for distribution and helping with office administrative responsibilities. Food Pantry follows COVID guidelines and facemasks are required in the pantry.

The Food Pantry relies on volunteers who are willing to make a commitment. Volunteerism at the Food Pantry is flexible, volunteers can work one day per month, one day per week, or a few days per week, normally 1 ½ hour per shift. The Pantry is looking for volunteers Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.

The Food Pantry is a dynamic community innovator, providing mutual satisfaction to its volunteers and clientele. If a client needs additional help beyond food the volunteers direct them to the appropriate agency.