How can I help?

Reporting to Community Food Box staff, assist with a variety of roles including:

• Driver/runner
• Packer/support
• Drivers for product pick up

What is expected of me?

Drivers/Runners required each Friday. Packers/supports required Monday through Friday. Drivers for product pick up required Monday through Friday. Flexible shifts based on your availability with a time commitment of 1-2 hours.

Driver/Runner:

• Pick up food boxes from the Whitby/Oshawa Community Hub (typical start time is between 10-11am)
• Deliver boxes along an assigned route (average route is 1 hour) using your own vehicle
• Deliver the food box items to the clients’ kitchen (in some cases)
• Option of mileage reimbursement for volunteers using their own vehicle to deliver food boxes (paid monthly and based on km driven)

Packer/Support (Whitby/Oshawa Community Hub):

• Packers required to assemble food items (up to 3-hour shifts, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays)
• Support may include administrative tasks, cleaning/disinfecting food boxes and inventory (up to 3-hour shifts, Mondays and Tuesdays)
• Responsibilities include receiving deliveries, opening cartons, lifting and stacking, filling food boxes and organizing food boxes for delivery

Driver for product pick up: 

• Using the CCD refrigerated cargo van, pick up product throughout the Durham Region/Peterborough and deliver to Whitby/Oshawa Community Hub

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About Community Care Durham

"Supporting People, Strengthening Community"

Community Care Durham (CCD) is a multi-service registered charitable organization providing a broad range of community support services for adults and their caregivers who have needs related to aging, physical and/or mental health throughout Durham Region. We assist clients with services that support independence, health and quality of life and help clients to remain in their own homes – where they want to live.

For more information about Community Care Durham, visit our website: https://www.communitycaredurham.on.ca/