Jacobs & Cushman Food Bank
About
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, in collaboration with the North County Food Bank chapter, operates alongside nearly 500 nonprofit partners and stands as the largest hunger relief organization in San Diego. The Food Bank distributes 44 million pounds of food annually, catering to around 400,000 individuals every month.
The Food Bank receives food from a range of sources including locally-run food drives, the USDA, growers, retailers, and wholesalers. Once the food arrives at the warehouse, volunteers inspect and sort the food, which is categorized by food group, boxed, and bagged for distribution to the community.
Import Things To Know
Volunteers who have not registered for a shift on SDFB’s website will not be allowed to volunteer (scroll down for instructions).
For each shift, SLC reserves slots for its members to volunteer as a group at SDFB. The registration window for our group opens 30 days prior to the shift and closes 7 days in advance of the shift. When the registration window closes, any unregistered volunteer slots will be released so that other community volunteers may sign up. Members of SLC can still register within 7 days of the shift, but slots may be full.
Before each shift, find the SLC coordinator that has a paper sign-in sheet and check in with them.
After each shift, log your volunteer hours at https://www.trackitforward.com/site/slc.
● First-time volunteers at SDFB must bring a signed food bank waiver form to their shift
● Volunteers must be 11 years old or older
● Volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes
● Plan on arriving 10-15 minutes early for the shift
● The food bank address is 9850 Distribution Ave, San Diego, CA 92121
Registration Instructions
To register for a shift, volunteers must have a SDFB account and be part of the SLC volunteer group (joined with the code “aapasd” on the SDFB website).
For Volunteers without SDFB Accounts
1. Visit http://sdfb.volunteerhub.com/account/signin and click “get started”
2. Create a username and password, click “next”
3. Enter join code “aapasd” (join code is case sensitive), click “next”
4. Fill out account information and click “next”
5. Scroll to the shift date and time, register for the shift by clicking on the green “sign up” icon
6. Fill out SLC’s Food Bank Signup Form
For Volunteers with Existing SDFB Accounts But Have Not Joined the SLC Volunteer Group
1. Visit http://sdfb.volunteerhub.com/account/signin and sign in to your account
2. Click your name in the upper right corner of the screen and click “enter join code”
3. Enter join code “aapasd” (join code is case sensitive), click “next”
4. Fill out account information and click “next”
5. Scroll to the shift date and time, register for the shift by clicking on the green “sign up” icon
6. Fill out SLC’s Food Bank Signup Form
For Volunteers with Existing SDFB Accounts & Have Joined the SLC Volunteer Group
1. Visit http://sdfb.volunteerhub.com/account/signin and sign in to your account
2. Scroll to the shift date and time, register for the shift by clicking on the green “sign up” icon
3. Fill out SLC’s Food Bank Signup Form
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