Fight Food Insecurity with 360 Eats! Multiple positions available

360 Eats Volunteer Opportunities

Location: 

• 3100 Teal Terrace, Tampa FL 34695
• 107 Dunbar Ave suite G, Oldsmar, FL 34677

Overall Description:  Get GEARED UP to fight food insecurity in our community with 360 Eats! 360 Eats is a partner nonprofit based in Tampa, which reshapes the food system with an innovative “360-degree” solution. The programs include a mobile food rescue service, a mobile gourmet soup kitchen, compost, and community food garden. Contact Rita Sibaja in the form at the bottom of this page to sign-up for any of 360 Eats Open Positions!

Open Positions: 

1. Food Rescue

• Time Commitment: Multiple shifts available. 
• Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Receiving and loading rescued Food into the Food Rescue van.
  • Weighing the food.
  • Packing Food into the storage facility.
• Training: N/A
• Qualifications:
  • Be at least 55 years old.
  • May be asked to be on their feet for two hours at a time.
  • Although volunteers can opt-out of jobs that they do not feel physically capable of performing, some lifting may be required.

2.Food Service- The Kitchen 24 in Oldsmar 

• Time Commitment: ​​Multiple shifts available. 
• Responsibilities and Duties:
• Packaging meals at The Kitchen 24 in Oldsmar.
• Handing meals out to the community(Safety Harbor at The Mattie Williams Neighborhood Center every Thursday in one location. Other locations to be determined.
• Qualifications:
• Be at least 55 years old.
• May be asked to be on their feet for two hours at a time.
• Although volunteers can opt out of jobs that they do not feel physically capable of doing, some lifting may be required.
• Training: N/A

3.Meal Prep / Clean Up- The Kitchen 24 in Oldsmar

• Time Commitment: ​​Multiple shifts available. 
• Number of needed volunteers:  The more, the merrier. 
• Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Cook and prepare the week’s meals.
  • Move items to their appropriate places.
• Qualifications: 
  • Be at least 55 years old. 
  • May be asked to be on their feet for two hours at a time.
• Training: If you are a professional chef, this is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your skills and represent your restaurant! Also, a perfect opportunity for those new to cooking to learn a thing or two. The best part about it is the satisfaction of knowing the nutritious gourmet meals you made will go directly to those in need.

4.Special Events:

• Time Commitment: ​​Flexible
• Number of needed volunteers:  The more, the merrier. 
• Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Event Set-Up.
  • Event Break Down.
  • Working at the booth.
  • Serve Food and engage with people
• Qualifications: 
  • Be at least 55 years old. 
  • May be asked to be on their feet for two hours at a time.
  • Enjoy engaging with people.
  • Good communication skills.
• Training: We are spreading the word of what we are doing and educating people about food waste.

5 .Composting / Gardening:

• Time Commitment: Multiple shifts available. 
• Number of needed volunteers:  The more, the merrier. 
• Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Haul food scraps on a weekend day from a local farmer’s market.
  • Arrange for compost distribution.
  • Ensure a clean and odor-free compost site, with a diligent eye on rodent prevention.
• Qualifications: 
  • Be at least 55 years old. 
  • Gardening experience is a plus but not required.
• Training: The gardens are not yet established, and plans are underway to make that a reality!