Posted:  May 2008

Contact:  Christine Dutton, christined@foodbankwma.org, (413) 247-9738 x104
Weekly Time Commitment:  4-20 hours
Duration: Continuous
Supervision:  Brown Bag Program Manager
Compensation: Mileage from Food Bank to Brown Bag sites
Location:  Most of the work will take place in The Food Bank’s Hatfield, MA office, with occasional travel to Brown Bag sites.

Internship description: This internship will increase student's awareness of hunger issues through involvement with The Food Bank; provide direct service experience working with emergency and non-emergency food providers; provide experience in a non profit environment.  Academic credit can be arranged.

Background:  The Brown Bag for Elders Program is a monthly food distribution program for low-income elders. Members receive a bag of nutritious groceries each month from a site within their community. 50 sites currently exist serving more than 4500 households each month.

Tasks Include: Assist department with administrative, coordinative, and clerical tasks. Position includes data entry, filing, making phone calls, internet research, writing, event planning assistance, and field work.

Qualifications:

• General office skills
• Data entry and Microsoft Office
• Research
• Report preparation
• Good communication skills
• Event planning a plus
• Spanish language skills a plus

About The Food Bank:

Founded in 1982, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is a 501(c)(3) organization and a member of America’s Second Harvest, a national network of 200 regional food banks.We are a central clearing house of food from the food industry, accepting donated food by the truckload and distributing it to 396 hundred smaller, independent programs serving people in need.The mission of The Food Bank is to work with our community to reduce hunger and increase food security in the four counties of western Massachusetts.