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Volunteer Opportunities - St. Charles
Vicki Escarra, President of America's Second Harvest, volunteering for Express Stamps Program

Food Stamp Outreach Worker Express Stamp Program Volunteer
NIFB is in search of committed, friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of people without enough money to purchase food for themselves or their families. Be part of a national pilot project designed to increase access to the food stamp program and to simplify the process.

Volunteers will:

  • Receive comprehensive training from NIFB and the Illinois Department of Human Services to include use of the computer internet system, the application process, the project goals and an overall understanding of the benefits of the federally funded food stamp to a hungry family or individual.

  • Work directly in food pantries assisting individual pantry clients complete an on-line application for food stamps.

Volunteers are needed for pantries in the following cities and times:
 

City

Days

Time

Zion

Wednesdays

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Waukegan

Tuesdays, Wednesdays

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Aurora

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays

9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

West Chicago

Wednesdays

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Braidwood

Tuesdays

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Carpentersville

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays

9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

***Spanish-speaking volunteers are especially needed for pantry sites in Waukegan and Aurora. ***

For more information about any of the above volunteer opportunities or to sign up, contact NIFB at 630.443.6910 or email vc@northernilfoodbank.org.

 
 
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